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 3 E's — Energy, Enthusiasm and Empathy
5. Make time to pray.
6. Play more games
7. Read more books than you did in 2009 .
8. Sit in silence for at least 10 minutes each day
9. Sleep for 7 hours.
10. Take a 10-30 minutes 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. Don't have negative thoughts or things you cannot control.
Instead invest your energy in the positive present moment.
13. Don't over do. Keep 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 with 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 simply part of the curriculum that appear and fade away
like algebra class but the lessons you learn will last a lifetime.
23. Smile and laugh more.
24. You don't have to win every argument. Agree to disagree…

Society:
25. Call your family often.
26. Each day give something good to others.
27. Forgive everyone for everything.
28. Spend time w/ people over the age of 70 & under the age of 6.
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. Your Inner most is always happy. So, be happy.

Antique Cape Bridgewater, Massachusetts
12 Room 4 Bedroom 2+ Baths 4 Fireplaces

ONE OF A KIND EXPANDED 1847 ANTIQUE CAPE SITED ON 3.64 ACRES. LOVINGLY RESTORED THIS HISTORIC HOME HAS ALL THE WARMTH AND CHARM OF YESTERDAY AND COMFORTS OF TODAY.SPECIAL FEATURES INCLUDE A BEE HIVE OVEN, GOURMET KITCHEN WITH SOAPSTONE COUNTERS AND CUSTOM PAINTED CABINETS, BREATHTAKING GARDENS AND LANDSCAPING, HEATED BARN/GARAGE,GORGEOUS BUILT-INS AND MOLDINGS,PINE FLOORING THRU-OUT,THREE SEASON ROOM,THE LIST GOES ON AND ON! 

I SAW THIS WHILE SEARCHING FOR A FEW HOUSES TO SHOW MY CLIENT THIS WEEKEND AND I JUST HAD TO SHARE IT.  I AM PARTICIAL TO ANTIQUE CAPES AS I OWN ONE MYSELF.  BUT THIS ONE IS ALSO IN AN AREA I LIVED IN FOR MANY YEARS.

THE "TINKHAM HOUSE". IS FOR SALE FOR AN ASKING PRICE OF $359,900.  FOR ANTIQUE LOVERS THIS IS A HIDDEN TREASURE. CAREFULLY RESTORED CAPE IN HISTORIC ROCK VILLAGE MIDDLEBORO, MA. NEW COUNTRY HAND CRAFTED KITCHEN. 2 FULL BATHS. 4 FIREPLACES. HUGE ATTACHED BARN AND SEVERAL OUT BUILDINGS. WONDERFUL FLOORS. AWESOME SUMMER KITCHEN WITH BEEHIVE OVEN.

THIS 10 ROOM, 3 BEDROOM, 2 BATH ANTIQUES WAS BUILT IN 1678 AND HAS 5 FIREPLACES.  2,216 SQUARE FEET OF LIVING AREA ALL ON A 1.03 ACRE LOT.

I KNOW SOME PEOPLE MIGHT CRINGE, BUT I CAN SEE THIS KITCHEN ALL WHITE WASHED AND HOW MUCH BRIGHTER IT WOULD LOOK.  I LOVE IT AND HOPE TO SOMEDAY OPEN MY CEILING UP TO THE ROOF LIKE THIS ONE.

I USED TO LIVE IN ROCK VILLAGE AND LOVED DRIVING AROUND THE AREA LOOKING AT ALL THE BEAUTIFUL ANTIQUE HOMES.  MOST HAVE BEEN PAINSTAKINGLY RESTORED AND ARE JUST GORGEOUS.  IF YOU KNOW ANYONE LOOKING TO PURCHASE THE HOME LET ME KNOW AND I CAN HEAD YOU IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.

The following is the philosophy of Charles Schulz, the creator of the ‘Peanuts’ comic strip.

You don’t have to actually answer the questions.
Just read through, and you’ll get the point.

1. Name the five wealthiest people in the world.
2. Name the last five Heisman trophy winners.
3. Name the last five winners of the Miss America pageant.
4. Name ten people who have won the Nobel or Pulitzer Prize.
5. Name the last half dozen Academy Award winners for best actor and actress.
6. Name the last decade’s worth of World Series winners.

How did you do? The point is, none of us remember the headliners of yesterday. These are no second-rate achievers. They are the best in their fields. But the applause dies.. Awards tarnish. Achievements are forgotten. Accolades and certificates are buried with their owners.

Here’s another quiz. See how you do on this one:

1. List a few teachers who aided your journey through school.
2. Name three friends who have helped you through a difficult time.
3. Name five people who have taught you something worthwhile.
4. Think of a few people who have made you feel appreciated and special!
5. Think of five people you enjoy spending time with.

Easier? The lesson: The people who make a difference in your life are not the ones with the most credentials.. the most money…or the most awards. They simply are the ones who care the most. Pass this on to those people who have made a difference in your life.

Today Mackenzie is 9 years old!  I can’t believe she is 9 already!  She came to live with me when she was almost 3 and that seems like it was yesterday!  I look at all my granddaughters and I can not believe how time flies by.  My own children are adults and it is so amazing to see them making lives for themselves.  Four kids with 4 different lives, issues, happiness and despair.  I did the best I knew how to do raising them and some days I wish I had another chance to change some of it.  Now raising my oldest granddaughter I have been making totally different decisions on raising her.  Things are so different for me with her.  I have her Dad, my son, in despair most of the time, not knowing how he will find his way to adulthood the way he should of already done.  Will he ever be a responsible grown-up able to take care of himself and his beautiful daughter?  Will her drug addicted mother ever break free from her own horrors of drug addiction?  I look at this little nine year old gorgeous girl and just wonder what lies ahead for the both of us.  Some days, I wonder if I can handle it all, raising a child again after having raised my own 4 already, then I look at that happy little face with those big blueberry eyes and I know that we will be just fine with whatever comes our way.  Happy Birthday my first born granddaughter, life is just beginning for you and I know it will be something special, just like you!  I love you so very much.

Well, since my last post a lot of things have happen around here! First of all we added a new member to the family, and she is the cutest little girl!  Her name is Sophie, which was changed from Beatrice as no one liked my choice, sorry Grandma!  She is just 4 months old!  She has been really good as puppies go.  She sleeps in her crate all night without a peep and doesn’t use it for a toilet which is the best! 

We celebrated Michael’s birthday Saturday the 22nd by going to eat lunch at a restaurant that gives the birthday boy a free lunch and a sweet chocolate pudding with crushed cookie’s and whipped cream.  As you can see, he enjoyed every bite and is still such a child!  I guess that’s why I love him so much!! 

We also had a baby shower to go to, but we just couldn’t fit it in because we also had a wedding to go to. One of my daughters best friends wedding,  Christine was the most beautiful Bride with her Prince Charming husband Jeff.   We had a great time at the wedding dancing and hanging out!

Earlier in the week Mackenzie and I had eye appointments.  Oh those were not so good.  I had laser eye surgery about 8-9 years ago so I could stop wearing my glasses, which was truly a wonderful experience.  Not needing contacts or glasses has been wonderful.  I had to get glasses when I was in 3rd grade and was pretty blind, so getting the laser surgery was great, but like anything else it doesn’t last forever,  so I am now in need of reading glasses and distance glasses.  I opted to get 2 pairs as I didn’t want to get used to using bifocals!  Poor Mackenzie also has to have glasses!  She has not only gotten our front teeth, that’s another post someday, but she has also inherited our bad eyes!  So poor girl is going in 3rd grade and has to wear glasses so she can see the board!  Well, this has been a busy week and will just get worse as the days go by with school starting soon and my mother coming to visit.  Hope your summers end is going great and you are making lots of fun memories.

We haven’t gone away this summer really but we have done a lot of things so far.  Lil Mack had her first dance recital….

Jilly Bug Bug & I hung out in the hammock before it finally fell apart from being outside all year long for the past 4 years!

Jilly Bug Bug also enjoyed some luscious fresh cherries….

She also LOVES yogurt……

Scituate Harbor was a gorgeous site….
Flowers from our neighbors garden are always a treat!

This is another bouquet I got..

 
Clever idea, a gift card bouquet
 
Livvy Pie & Lil Mack played softball on the same team!

They also played several different yard games with the net…

We love trying on hats at Wally World…Why? Who knows…

The girls and Fatty Pants go to the beach a lot with Auntie

Both of my daughters have bought houses this year!

  
We played Putt Putt too…..

Dill also had a DARE graduation…

and Lil Mack was a mouse @ breakfast….

Tom let us enjoy the farm he lives on…..

 
We also had to visit the Dentist to keep that smile white!

 
We hope your summer is wonderful! 
Til next time…mooah

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