one step closer

Thank you goes out to a great family friend!

Jayden is now one step closer to his career.

This is the 'CRUSHER'

Time

A close friend of mine sent this to me, I found it quite helpful. I thought I'd share it with you.

Rocks and Sand
A philosophy professor stood before his class and had some items in front of him. When class began, wordlessly he picked up a large empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with rocks, rocks about 2" in diameter.

He then asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was. So the professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar. He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles, of course, rolled into the open areas between the rocks.

He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They agreed it was.
The students laughed. The professor picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of course, the sand filled up everything else.

"Now," said the professor, "I want you to recognize that this is your life. The rocks are the important things - your family, your partner, your health, your children - anything that is so important to you that if it were lost, you would be nearly destroyed.

"The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house, your car.
"The sand is everything else. The small stuff.

"If you put the sand into the jar first, there is no room for the pebbles or the rocks. The same goes for your life. If you spend all your energy and time on the small stuff, you will never have room for the things that are important to you.

"Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Play with your children. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your partner out dancing. There will always be time to go to work, clean the house, give a dinner party and fix the disposal.

"Take care of the rocks first - the things that really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."

A little something I learned over the weekend

This is not the Sun

This is the Sun

For those of you who know the story, I thought you might enjoy this!! :)

CST (Critical Support Team)

Kevin Owens (Becky's other half) Ray Young

(Linda's other half)

Gene Jefferies (Cami's other half) and of course

Mark (my other half)

This is the "critical" support team for the bowling team I'm on. They're always willing to give us critical advice on our bowling techniques. Plus they always go and get our drinks for us. How nice. Notice that they're not our better halves. :)

Have you seen the Crusher Man?

We were on our way to Boise, when we pull up beside a semi-truck. I asked Jayden "Do you want to drive one of those?" (Jayden hates to be on the freeway) "NO, but I would like to be a Crusher Man!" Any guesses as to what a Crusher Man is? Let me tell you that he used to want to be a Cleaner Man (Janitor), he always watched Tom Rorabaugh at the church. Tom made coffee and he always let Jayden help him. His next aspiration was a Trucker Man, (monster truck driver) that ought to be cool. Well if you have not figured out what a Crusher Man is, just visit your local dump. (the guy who drives the tractor that crushes garbage) Hope it pays good.

Y oh Y?

So, we joined the Y a couple of weeks ago. yahoo!! I have completed 4 workout sessions, this is a minor miracle. They say you will feel better after working out? I'm still waiting for that to happen. My legs and arms hurt sooooo bad, and I won't mention the other parts of my body that are suffering as well. How do people do this everyday? I'm only going every other day. hmmm??? But the kids love it there, and I love that they love it, so I will continue to torture my body in the gym. I'll let you know when that 'feel better' thing happens :)