I got this email from my dad, and I had to share it!
One day a farmer's donkey fell down into a
well. The animal cried piteously for hours as
the farmer tried to figure out what to do.
Finally, he decided the animal was old, and the
well needed to be covered up anyway;
it just wasn't worth it to retrieve the donkey.
He invited all his neighbors to come over and
help him. They all grabbed a shovel and began
to shovel dirt into the well. At first, the
donkey realized what was happening and cried
horribly. Then, to everyone's amazement he
quieted down.
A few shovel loads later, the farmer finally
looked down the well. He was astonished at what
he saw. With each shovel of dirt that hit his
back, the donkey was doing something amazing.
He would shake it off and take a step up.
As the farmer's neighbors continued to shovel
dirt on top of the animal, he would shake it
off and take a step up.
Pretty soon, everyone was amazed as the donkey
stepped up over the edge of the well and
happily trotted off!
Life is going to shovel dirt on you, all kinds
of dirt. The trick to getting out of the well
is to shake it off and take a step up. Each of
our troubles is a steppingstone. We can get out
of the deepest wells just by not stopping,
never giving up! Shake it off and take a step up.
NOW ............
Enough of that crap . . The donkey later came back,
and bit the farmer who had tried to bury him.
The gash from the bite got infected and
the farmer eventually died in agony from septic shock.
MORAL FROM TODAY'S LESSON:
When you do something wrong, and try to cover
your ass, it always comes back to bite you.
a self portrait of Connor.
My other little Jedi.
cheese?
My little peanut.
Connor wanted Austin to take a picture of his Star Wars Lego's. Why? I have no clue.
Austin bought some slippers from http://www.simpleshoes.com/ and they are called Stitch-it. You stitch the shoes yourself! How fun! So, Austin spent all Sunday stitching some new slippers. They are pretty cool! I think he had fun doing it too! I am going to get some for my dad for Father's Day. I think he would enjoy them! Check them out, maybe the man in your life would want some great shoes from a company that has Eco-friendly, vegan, hemp, recycled, or recyclable shoes! Great company!
Clara's new vest
Just because Lucy never gets any blogging love...
Connor Skywalker
Our snowflakes that we made!
Clara's new outfit from Grandma Debbie
I recently read that in 12 ounces of soda, there is the equivalent of 10 tsp of sugar. 10 tsp!! GROSS! That is a lot for just a 12 oz can of soda!
