Handbook for 2011

Is it really June already?  I'm glad time is flying because that just means I'm one month closer to seeing Tone, but still...where does the time go? I was cleaning out my inbox while Darb's was in school and came across this forward from my good friend Phuong Dinh - Fin Dog :)  This was written in January for the new year, but thought it fitting to share as we've now entered the half year mark. 

Me likey:)

The 2011 Handbook
by D. Mckinney

Health:
1. Drink plenty of water.
2. Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince, and dinner like a beggar.
3. Eat more foods that grow on trees and plants and eat less food that is manufactured in plants.
4. Live with the three E’s --- Energy, Enthusiasm and Empathy
5. Make time to pray.
6. Play more games.
7. Read more books than you did in 2010.
8. Sit in silence for at least 10 minutes each day.
9. Sleep for seven hours.
10. Take a 30-minute walk daily. And while you walk, smile.
    
    Personality:
    
11. Don’t compare your life to others. You have no idea what their journey is all about.
12. Eliminate negative thoughts and things you cannot control. Instead invest your energy in the positive and in the present moment.
13. Don’t overdo. Know your limits.
14. Don’t take yourself so seriously. No one else does.
15. Don’t waste your precious energy on gossip.
16. Dream more while you are awake.
17. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.
18. Forget issues of the past. Don’t remind your partner of his/her mistakes of the past. That will ruin your present happiness.
19. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone. Don’t hate others.
20. Make peace with your past so it won’t spoil the present.
21. No one is in charge of your happiness except you.
22. Realize that life is a school and you are here to learn. Problems are part of the curriculum; they appear and fade away but the lessons you learn last a lifetime.
23. Smile and laugh more.
24. You don’t have time to win every argument. Agree to disagree.
    
    Society:
    
25. Call your family often.
26. Each day do something good for others.
27. Forgive everyone for everything.
28. For a learning experience spend some time with people older than 70 and younger 8.
29. Try to make at least three people smile each day.
30. What other people think of you is none of your business.
31. Your job won’t take care of you when you are sick. Your friends will. Stay in touch.
    
    Life:
    
32. Do the right thing!
33. Get rid of anything that isn’t useful, beautiful, or joyful.
34. GOD heals everything.
35. However good or bad a situation is; it will change.
36. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up, and show up.
37. The best is yet to come.
38. When you awake alive in the morning, thank GOD for it.
39. BE HAPPY EACH DAY!

Summer FUN!

It's just too much fun toting Darby to all of her summer activities.  She's evolving right in front of my eyes as I sit at a distance watching her blow kisses under water or do a soccer stop with helicopter arms out of nowhere...tongue out and all.  I LOVE it when she looks back at me with that proud grin after her underwater dunk - making sure I saw what she just did.  I LOVE when she puts her arms out towards her coach when it's her turn to do a skill.  And I LOVE watching her scream with excitement as she kicks her soccer ball all around the gym...with her left foot.  That's MY baby!  I love every minute of this and I'm one proud mama.

My Soccer Tot...a lefty???

How am I doing mom?  Or...mom, you still there?

 Future Rancher?  Helping Auntie Court and once again wearing a jersey.  She's obsessed with "shirty's" and has to pick out her own every morning - Not too into the dresses at the moment.

Going to feed the horsies.

Awww....SUMMER!!!