I am a retired 44-year veteran of the Real Estate Assessment field. As with real estate assessing and how it applies to real estate taxes, one can make many acquaintances, but not many real friends. It was a great career choice.
It has been nearly 10 years since I reclaimed my home and my real passions within my home. I enjoy it more each day and tip my hat to those who I left behind.
Each day I try to stretch myself with the use of my computer as it relates to this site and using it to print out labels for quilts for trying to incorporate photos into my sewing. Life is so full and I know that I have room for more.
Decades ago, telephones were used only for important messages. Long distance phone numbers that were called were especially placed sparingly as each call was evident on the phone bill that came in the mail and how much it had cost per the minutes used. Does anyone trust happenstance on being in the right place at the right time to receive a message?
This is a great summary of how I have always felt about my life and how I have lived it and will continue to live it.
“Life is an opportunity, benefit from it.
Life is beauty, admire it.
Life is a dream, realize it.
Life is a challenge, meet it.
Life is a duty, complete it.
Life is a game, play it.
Life is a promise, fulfill it.
Life is sorrow, overcome it.
Life is a song, sing it.
Life is a struggle, accept it.
Life is a tragedy, confront it.
Life is an adventure, dare it.
Life is luck, make it.
Life is life, fight for it.”
author: Mother Teresa
I believe that I am right where my Lord needs me to be at this time in my life.
I did see this quote during the last week and I believe it warrants to be used as one of my fleeting thoughts.
“If you don’t design your own life plan, chances are you’ll fall into someone else’s plan. And guess what they may have planned for you? Not much.” — Jim Rohn
Yes, there is quite a bit of me that keeps memories close. My current realization is that “In the old days” times were tight with money, times were physically harder and people leaned on each other to make it. No one had their own full set of tools or equipment from A to Z. Hiring outside services to keep the farms and homes going was not thought of. People came together and pooled their talents, equipment and tools. Of course, I am remembering my Dad and his five brothers. No building too large, no amount of concrete to be mixed and poured too much, no amount of harvest to be finished before winter hit was considered . . . it was tackled and completed. Today, the fierce independence takes away any chance or possibility of needing someone else coming into the mix. Independence is great, but much is lost. I think the “Good old days” had a lot to offer mankind.
When all those who lost their bid in the election that was held today realize how much money was thrown away, I hope it brings them to their knees and they cry. This money represents the amount of funds that could have funded school programs, fixed roads and bridges in our state and the list could go on. Shame, shame, shame on adults that want affirmation of their popularity by a mark on the ballot, as we know, it has nothing to do with their ability.
1969 would have been the first crop year owning the farm via a contract for deed; the prior two years we were renting the farm. On a day just as great as this, big sister, four-year-old Carrie, would have been helping mind year-and-a half-old Kevin as I was behind the wheel of an older pickup, heading down the tar road pulling a flare box full of soybeans to the Buffalo Lake Elevator. Seat belts . . . were in 1968 new vehicles. We only had Carrie’s arm across Kevin’s chest as he was in between us. Grand times farming.
There is nothing sweeter in my memories than picking up my children when they were toddlers and fixing all their boo boos. Priceless.
Nice days bring pests. Wikipedia says, “These no-see-ums are smaller than fleas and have a supreme itch.” Those little critters drove me right into the house. Yuk!
“Rain, rain, go away. Come again another day.” Though it’s thundering and raining I am very thankful we have not had the hail, flooding and high winds that the folks north of us have had. It’s a day to stay indoors.