As Time Goes By.....: September 2009

Update TaTa mobile

The latest pictures of the TaTa Mobile

Hooks - the perfectionist

(Tom the 2nd in line of perfectionists

took the pictures)

Waiting for wheel covers and seats , then she will be done !!

GREAT JOB GUYS !!!

Sept 28

Happy Birthday to you

Happy birthday dear Tom

Happy Birthday to youuuuuu !!!

Love

Linda, Serena, John & Jack

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Have I ever thanked you for all you do??

If I haven't , I want you to know that

without you I would be lost .

North Little Rock TaTa mobile

This is the fire

truck that will eventually be "PINK"

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Tom & Hooks have put in a lot of volunteer hours on this thing

Neither of them has had a day off in over a week

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Right now parts of the TaTa mobile are pink,

some are red and some are ?????

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It is going to have pink seats also .

This is for the Komen Race for The Cure

( I hope they don't leave the wheels red )
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Yard Work

Since we are in monsoon season. Tom has not been

able to mow the front yard

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He waited as long as he could , but we think we saw

giraffes hiding in the front yard , so he took

the riding mower to mow down the growth.

He carried all of this from the

front yard to the back yard after mowing.

I am not sure how many trips he made carrying that

20 gallon trash can full of grass from front yard to back.
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He saysthat pile represents 45 to 50 mower bags

worth of growth.

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September reminder

40 Things

That you need to remember :

1. Take a 10-30 minute walk every day. And while
you walk, smile. It is the ultimate anti-depressant.
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2. Sit in silence for at least 10 minutes each day.
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3. Buy a DVR and tape your late night shows and get more sleep.
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4. When you wake up in the morning complete
the following statement, My purpose is to __________ today.
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5. Live with the 3 E's -- Energy, Enthusiasm, and Empathy.
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6. Play more games and read more books than you did in 2008.
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7. Make time to practice meditation, and prayer.
They provide us with daily fuel for our busy lives.
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8. Spend time with people over the age of 70
and under the age of 6.
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9. Dream more while you are awake.
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10. Eat more foods that grow on trees and
plants and eat less food that is manufactured in plants.
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11. Drink green tea and plenty of water. Eat blueberries,
wild Alaskan salmon, broccoli, almonds and walnuts.
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12. Try to make at least three people smile each day.
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13. Clear clutter from your house, your car,
your desk and let new and flowing energy into your life.
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14. Don't waste your precious energy on gossip,
OR issues of the past, negative thoughts
or things you cannot control. Instead invest your
energy in the positive present moment.
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15. 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.
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16. Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and
dinner like a college kid with a maxed out charge card.
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17. Smile and laugh more. It will keep the
NEGATIVE BLUES away.
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18. Life isn't fair, but it's still good.
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19. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone.
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20. Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does.
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21. You don't have to win every argument. Agree to disagree.
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22. Make peace with your past so it won't spoil the present.
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23. Don't compare your life to others. You have no idea what
their journey is all about.
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24. No one is in charge of your happiness except you.
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25. Frame every so-called disaster with these words:
In five years, will this matter?
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26. Forgive everyone for everything.
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27. What other people think of you is none of your business.
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28. REMEMBER GOD heals everything.
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29. However good or bad a situation is, it will change.
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30. Your job won't take care of you when you are sick.
Your friends will. Stay in touch.
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31. Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful or joyful.
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32. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.
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33. The best is yet to come.
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34. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.
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35. Do the right thing!
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36. Call your friends often. (Or email them to death!!!)
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37. Each night before you go to bed complete the
following statements: I am thankful for __________.
Today I accomplished _________. Thank you Lord for all
my blessings you've given me!
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38. Remember that you are too blessed to be stressed.
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39. Enjoy the ride. Remember this is not Disney World and
you certainly don't want a fast pass. You only have one
ride through life so make the most of it and enjoy the ride.
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40. Please Forward this to everyone you care about.

JACK

You can kind of see the skinned up nose in this picture ..

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Big boxes are wonderful things .. They can be a space ship
or a submarine or a cave .
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Jack and his friends .. Jack is such a polite well mannered
boy .. He brought his friends into the garage during
the yard sale and introduced them to us ..

"Elizabeth -- This is Maa -- my Maa"
"Maa- this is my friend Elizabeth"

and then repeated the process when Tom came out .
Such good manners!!!
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Sept 2009 Texas Road Trip

These are from our most recent Texas Road Trip

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This is a Bed & Breakfast

I love the building because of the wrap

around porch.

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This is just sooo strange I had to take a picture of it .
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A single wide trailer ,
that has a 2nd floor add on
and what appears to be a 2nd floor "deck".
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Our Day at Burns Park

North Little Rock, AR

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My Maa could not bend her leg enough to get

on the train, and I was very very sad.

While me and Mom were riding the train, Pa went

to the booth and bought a big box of popcorn for me

so that made me happier.

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This is a REAL train car !!

Can you believe they just left it in the park???

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YES, I am riding a motorcycle
and it had the name of my Pa's work on it .

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My Mom does not like the round & round rides.

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Make believe swimming pool

My Maa & Pa do not have a swimming pool,

so I have to use the hot tub.

There are these airy jets that pushed me

all the way across to the other side !!

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That's not the jets .. It's me JACK

kicking water at my Pa

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The naked water fountain

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Pa, getting even with Jack

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These are multi use foam hoses..
They make great swords and they also make great
squirt guns !!

Tom hit me with one of these and Jack jumped in front of
me and told Tom.
"You don't hit my Grandma"
and he had mean face and mean voice
when he said it .
Usually , he just calls me Maa,
but that is his version of an adult using a kids full name
when they are introuble .
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I LOVED IT !!!!

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