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Friday, December 19, 2008

Random Thoughts Before Christmas

I've been thinking randomly today as I bake cookies and some thoughts come to my mind. Yeah, it's dangerous for me to be doing cooking. All sorts of things come to mind!! Hahhh.......
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An outstanding woman or man will take loss graciously; a truly great outstanding woman or man will take a WIN graciously. I've done both at times and smiled and actually meant it even through the hurt.
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Sometimes it pays to "whine" and sometimes it doesn't. The secret is to know which is which.
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Does it truly matter if the cookies you're giving to friends at holidays are baked from scratch or from the store bought dough? The love still is there when you give them to your loved ones and they can still "smell" the love.
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I think of our Savior much of the time during these holidays. I wonder if he's happy with us forgetting the real reason and how it must make Him sad for some of us to not know Him at all. What's wrong with telling your kids that Christmas will be a bit less this year because of the economy? My parents did it and hubs' parents did it and a lot of other parents have done it years ago. But today it isn't just "keeping up" with the Jones', it's trying to "pass" the Jones'. Let's live within our income and see how much happier we are. The only thing that goes in that box that takes us out of this world is our bodies. Everything else stays here except for our families. I'm just grateful they give me a set of clothes and don't bury me in the nude like I came into this world! Frightening thought, huh? ;-)
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There isn't an ex-football player alive that doesn't live on ibuprofen or some form of pain killers! I wonder if it was worth all the money they make to live the majority of their lives like that. It wouldn't be for me. I know a man who would give all he has to have his health back and he's very serious when he says that.
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I think the worst job would have to be secret service agent. They're prepared to "take a bullet" for someone they're perhaps not in awe of. That must be true love. But then I'd "take a bullet" for Love Bunny in a heartbeat. Oh, wait a minute, maybe there is one worst job - proctologist.
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Why don't they food companies list all the "spices" on the labels? It just says "spices" but there may be a "spice" that someone is allergic to. (Egads, another sentence ending in a preposition!)
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Airlines now ask the passengers on the plane if there is anyone allergic to peanuts. If one person out of 300 says yes then they don't pass out the snacks. Makes one wonder why they simply don't switch to pretzels or cheezits, which are a lot cheaper. And what happened to all those people who were allergic to peanuts before they started asking the question? Hmmmm??? Here the majority truly is the minority.
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And now for the "eye candy" if you'd care to even call it that!! Hahhh..... Pictures of me as a child.

My cousin and me on our "new" car in California in the early 40s. I'm sitting on the tire well.

I always seem to have the same scowl on my face in all my photos.

Okay, they caught me with a smile this time! ;-)

Back to the scowl. My baby sister and brother in Texas in the 50s.


That silly smile again in a school photo somewhere in the 40s.
At a very early age I detested having my picture taken. "Get that camera outta this face!!!"

Living in Hawaii in the 40s. Aren't those quonset huts just the "shabbiest" thing going?!?!?!
Hope you enjoyed the trip down "Nostalgia Lane" today........

24 comments:

  1. Cute pics connie!Hmm those things do make ya think...Jen

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  2. oh you are too cute..to say the least..loved your comments too..keeping it real and we certainly need to do that..have a great weekend..:)

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  3. I love pictures! Thanks for sharing them and great random thoughts too by the way *smiles*

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  4. Hey Connie... Love the pictures of you... How cute and the comments were funny.... I used my fabulous camera bag last night and I must say it was a HIT... Several people commented on it... I LOVE it!!!

    Thanks again

    (((HUGS)))
    Donna

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  5. Oh my goodness!! I love all those pictures of you as a younger-whipper-snapper. Hawaii in the 40's? Wow!!! Your smile is not goofy, it's unique! Flaunt it like a rockstar, Chic!

    And just so you know, the last few flights I've been on, the snack has been pretzels and cheddar goldfish type crackers. No peanuts. Although, if someone tossed me a bag of honey-glazed peanuts, they would be gone in an instant.

    ~Stacey

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  6. I just love your childhood pics..thank you for sharing them! Boy, were cars something special then. huh! I did some baking today with the kiddos and it was so fun...my son said he wants to be a good 'cooker' for when he gets married...lol. I said, won't your wife cook, too? And, he says..no, she can watch tv..lol! Thank you for your comments recently..my FIL is doing alot better. Have a nice weekend!

    p.s. love the pale pink walls...pretty!

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  7. oh Connie, you have a clever mind...and those pictures are just toooo sweet....where does life go..it is so fleeting, huh?
    My neighbors are get store bought goodies,,,I was not emotionally up for it this year...nor physically..it is the thought that counts, or so they say..but now that is another story, huh?
    Deby

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  8. I have the ickies today~~~flu~~~ and this lifted my spirits and flashed me back to the black and white photo days

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  9. Hi Connie! What a great trip it was! I loved seeing you as a little girl. Just cute as a button. Deb

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  10. What cute memories. And you lived in Texas!! Merry Christmas, Theresa

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  11. Loved all your vintage pics! Especially loved the picture of you on the wheel well. Did I say that right?

    Malisa

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  12. When I first started looking at your pictures in this post...I made a quick stop when I saw your school photo from the 40's. I said to my self...OH MY, how did my my sisters picture get into this post? I seriously must look for her photo that looks just like yours to show you....it's amazing how much you look alike.
    Sondra

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  13. So sweet...what a precious post!
    I was LOL the whole time!
    I share your sentiment about our Savior..sad for those who do not know Him...but it's a choice each and every one of us have to make.Remember the rich man Lazarus? Luke 16:19-31...

    Have a Merry Christmas and blessed Christmas, Connie!!
    xxxoo Ruth

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  14. Hi Connie! Stop by for a treat! If you want a good laugh! Deb

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  15. You were such a cutie baby =) And we told our kids there will be less this year too. Hope you have a blessed Christmas, filled with Christ! Blessings... Polly

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  16. Your musings made me smile, and some of them made me really think! Your photographs are so very cute!

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  17. That was a great post Connie...I really enjoyed it! I can tell the baby pics are you...even in the cute little baby face. Too sweet! I hope you have a very Merry Christmas!!!
    Tania

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  18. Oh, Connie...I loved every single thing about your post today. We must be somewhere around the same age...I was born in '37....will be 71 on New Year's Day. Ahhh, I so remember the old cars, the old houses.....my daddy wore a hat all the time...not a cap.
    We have cut waaaay back on our gifts this year..we just don't have the money to buy all that much. With 10 grandkids, it can get sticky and costly if we aren't careful. When i told them all we had to cut down a little this year, not a single one minded one bit....oh, gosh, how I love 'em all....
    love, bj

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  19. I am with the man that would give anything for good health :) That is never something to take for granted. Hey, the one photo of you with your school picture looks SO much like Nan :) I love it !! What a cute baby you were, but you are still a cutie :) Hugs,

    Rhea

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  20. Connie, I just adore you.
    You come up with the sweetest and most honest posts. This one is so great--your Random Thoughts Before Christmas. Besides the wonderful childhood photos which should be entitled "how many ways can a cute little, skinny legged gal scowl?", I just loved your random thoughts...you were so on target with them, Connie. I certainly appreciated the one that started off as "I think of our Savior much of the time during the holidays....." I for one should be hog tied and sat on, because I find I become focused on allllll the wrong aspects of Christmas. I forget to think about WHY we celebrate this season. I think about all of the silly trappings---the decorating, entertaining, shopping, wrapping, etc.. I do thank you for making me STOP and ponder what this time of year is supposed to mean!
    Dana

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  21. What fun pictures. I loved seeing you as a little girl. Your random thoughts are pretty thought provoking! I wonder the same things some time!

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  22. Oh how I LOVE seeing these precious pictures!!

    And those cookies...ummm...smells so good!

    You have a very merry. merry Christmas sweet Conniekins. I think you are just a delight!!

    Love,
    Sue

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  23. LOVE this post! All so true. Cute pictures. I love your mom's lipstick. What a glamour girl and you are a cutie!

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  24. Wow Connie:
    Your photo could be my photos. I am amazed at how much we looked alike as kids. I also lived in a Quonset hut, very weird to have wavy walls. Any hoo I loved this post especially your random thoughts.
    Roberta Anne

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