Words of Wisdom...

I received this in an e-mail today. It is so true. So enjoy!

A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE...
A set of screwdrivers,
A cordless drill, and
A black lace bra and a black nightie...

A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE...
One friend who always makes her laugh...
And one who lets her cry...

A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE...
A good piece of furniture not previously owned by anyone else in her family...

A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE
Eight matching plates,
Wine glasses with stems,
And a recipe for a meal that will make her guests feel honored.

A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE...
A feeling of control over her destiny...

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...
How to fall in love without losing herself...

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...
How to quit a job.
How to break up with lover.
How to confront a friend without ruining the friendship

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...
When to try harder...
And when to walk away...

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...
That she can't change
The length of her calves,
The width of her hips, or
The nature of her parents...

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...
That her childhood may not have been perfect...but; it’s over...

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...
What she would and wouldn’t do for love or money...

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...
How to live alone... Even if she doesn't like it...

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...
Whom she can trust, Whom she can't,
And why she shouldn't take it personally...

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...
Where to go…
Be it to her best friend's kitchen table…
Or a charming inn in the woods...
When her soul needs soothing...

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...
What she can and can't accomplish
In a day...
A month...
And a year...

Author: Unknown

I love my job!

I enjoy my job. You know that saying; "If you want to be happy, find something you enjoy and do it for a living." I'm doing that. I don't make a lot of money, but i love being a leader. Everyday my team -"the pickers" - picks orders for people and companies from all over the world. Our orders have been sent all over the US and to London, China, Canada, Mexico, and Brazil; just to name a few. We have a wide range of books that we distribute and my team picks them for the customer. You can get cookbooks, how-to-build books, how-to-quilt books, how-to-crochet, knit, or plastic canvas books, how-to-decorate your home books, how-to-decorate your cake books, how-to-scrapbook books. Some days our work is heavy and very tiring - we have no problem getting to sleep at night. Our job starts early, so we get off work early - which is another thing I like about it. We also get to wear casual dress - no fancy clothes or shoes are necessary. My team consists of 18 ladies, some of them have been at this company for over 15 years and a few are lifers with 20 years under their belt. We use radio frequency scanners to pick our orders. Our warehouse is beautiful. It's huge, it's air-conditioned, it's huge, it's real close to my home, it's huge, and really big. It is a really great place to work.

Tim's Canvas - Now OPEN.

My honey's in business. Last year we built a new shop on on our property. It's really huge, 30 x 70. My husband uses it for his "hobby" (and to store his baby - the Harley.) By trade he is an upholsterer. He works in his dad's shop with his brother and my youngest brother. They only work on automobile, marine and aircraft - NO Furniture. So now with our new shop, he has set up "Tim's Canvas." He will work on big boats (yachts) making the canvas covers and screens they use to cover the windows and patio areas. He also has a friend that restores old jaguars. Tim will do the interior for him. He had one delivered last night. WOW. It's a really cool old car. He said this type of jag was the first car to go at the speed of 140 mph. It's almost restored fully, it just needs a new convertible top - that Tim has to make piece by piece by hand. Tim is very talented in many areas, he's been doing upholstery for over 30 years. He pretty much knows his way around a sewing machine, a glue gun and your car. I've seen some beautiful cars restored at his dad's shop over the years. Many of them have won awards at car competitions for their uphosltery. When I get this blog thing really figured out I'll post some pictures of his work.

Did you miss the Reunion?

Saturday was the Annual Family Reunion (dad's family.) We had a pretty good turn out - but we were missing quite a few too. Mom, Daddy-Bill, Me, Sis and her boyfriend; as well as my two nephews- Billy and Dillon represented our family. For some reason, my two brothers were a no show. Bonnie had to work. Uncle Pat was there but Aunt Leeny was missing due to illness, Kera was with her mom and we missed Brett and Teresa. Aunt Kathleen, Cecil and Chris were there; we missed Lynn and Marnita. Aunt Liz, Kim and Robert made it, but we missed Mike, Cheryl, and Pam. Uncle Butch, Aunt Edith and Tim were there as well as Aunt Edith's brothers and sisters, but we missed Bart and Stacy. Uncle Joe and Aunt Syble, Aunt Margaret (who made a homemade coconut pie) and Uncle Buck came. Aunt Earline, Carol (who made homemade sugarfree coconut and chocolate pies - that everyone was happy to see) and Bob. Aunt Babe and Uncle Harvery were there. Barbara and Mitchell came. Judy and Noble were there, as well as Stephanie, Taylor and Peanut. June and James, with her boys. Aunt Jean and Dianne, and many of our neighbors, the Lucky's. I didn't stay all day so some may have showed later and I know I'm missing someone, but after all these years - some of my kin I couldn't tell ya their names. But it was good that they came. Our reunion is held about the same time every year. For those of you who didn't make it - MARK YOUR CALENDARS and plan to go next year. I'll let you know later the exact date. It's always at Maumelle Park - everyone knows where that is.