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January 11, volume 7-issue 2

Happy ONE YEAR birthday to my darling grand-daughter,

Madison! Grandma loves you more than words can say!

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Publisher's Spot

Featured Article: End Of The Year Questions

Positive Quotes

Feedback

Recommended eZines

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Today is Madison's first birthday and Grandma, Mommy

AND baby are all sicker than dogs, as the saying goes-

with sinus infections that have hit all over MO!

We have had no winter to speak of so none of the allergents

have been allowed to freeze off- everything is still

growing and the air is full of sneezy, coughy things.

I could not go for my usual Wednesday day with my

girls yesterday because I have been too sick to drive

more than to my store and then home and, of course, they

are 94 miles away. To make my illness even worse, when

I called to tell my daughter I could not come she let

me know she and the baby had been sick since Sunday,

same as ME, and did not want to worry me! Eek!

Madi's big birthday blast is Saturday and I was supposed

to go meet the rest of Daddy's family, enjoy the party

and then get to bring my Princess home with me until

Monday but if I do not get much better QUICKLY, that will

just not be happening. The party is still on, Madi is

happy in between crabby bouts and the doctor told my

daughter that they could carry on as usual since the

angel is responding so well to the antibiotics.

I just cannot see *wasting* my precious visiting time

if I am feeling miserable plus would not drive with

her in the car if I was not 100%- and as badly as I

will hate to miss her first birthday bash THERE-

I have her one planned here, as well and it can be

anytime at all. Luckily, one year olds do not know

or care and then we can really stretch out the

celebrations! Sorry for rambling, but ... ya know.

:-)

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Featured Article

End Of The Year Questions

(Ideas For Excellence in the New Year, Part One)

What false, unreasonable, or otherwise non-truthful

expectations from myself or others am I bearing that

need to be constructively dealt with or completely

laid aside?

Reviewing my current needs and desires, are there any

routines or disciplines from my past I should seriously

revisit at this time?

If neither time nor money were issues in my life...

Who would I pay more attention to?

Who could I pay more attention to?

Who should I pay more attention to?

Names of the people who immediately come to mind:

If my paying more attention to someone who comes to mind

seems to add more pressure than peace, could I still do so

through small, achievable chucks of time? What could make it

work for me?

Initial ideas for small, achievable actions in small units

of time might be:

If neither time nor money were issues in my life...

What would I pay more attention to?

What could I pay more attention to?

What should I pay more attention to?

What I may pay more attention to:

If my paying more attention to whatever comes to mind seems

to add more pressure than peace, could I still do so through

small, achievable chucks of time? What could make it work

for me?

Initial ideas for what could make it work for me:

Should I journal anything I have not yet recorded?

What life lessons from this past year should I record or pay

attention to? Not simply general lessons about life.

Rather... the deeper, most meaningful reflections that

should be recorded or acted on in some way.

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Positive Quotes

Failure is the opportunity to begin again more intelligently.

-- Henry Ford (1863-1947) American Industrialist

and

To aim at the best and to remain essentially ourselves

is one and the same thing.

-- Janet Erskine Stuart

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Feedback

Hi Jan,

There's nothing like a first birthday party. My twin

grandbabies each had their own little cakes and let

me tell you they were wearing most of them! They

had icing on their faces, clothes, hands and in their

hair. Poor Kyle even had icing in his eyes! A few

tears helped wash it out!

I hope you have as good a time as we did, and I

just KNOW you're going to take a million pictures!

Have fun,

Peg Bastin

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Jan,

Glad to hear about your seeing the oldest *and* for the

grandchild. Sherry and I have 5 grandchildren now...

pictures around the house and all!

I also wanted to share two articles with you that I just

wrote: maybe you can use them sometime. I'll send those

separately.

It appears that things are "settling down" for you a bit

since some of the recent more difficult times you past

through: super.

The best to you in all things, Jan.

Lee

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Hi Jan,

Hope your holidays with your children and precious grandchild

were enjoyable! Our holidays were especially wonderful this

year and I am always excited about starting a New Year!

The paintings by Jim Warren on the link below are good

and some I thought you would like!

Take care and I hope your 2007 is one of your very best!

Faye Bowring

go see: http://www.sonnyradio.com/jimwarren.htm

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