Kittens
When I was a kid I loved finding the baby kittens each spring. The mother cats always had their kittens in the hay loft of the barn. It was an adventure to find the kittens. Once we found them we would spend hours playing with them and making a special home for them.
I guess finding kittens is a genetic thing, because it is a favorite thing for my kids. Each year we have a stray mother cat that makes her home in our barn for her family. The kids usually find the kittens when they are beginning to play and still do not have fear of humans. This year we have four kittens in the barn and of course the boys have them named -- Snickers, Indiana Jones, Runt and Mickey.
A couple of years ago, we had several mother cats that had kittens in the barn. I think we had 11 kittens. The boys thought it would be a good idea to find the kittens new homes. So they set up a Lemonade and Kitten stand on the corner.
Lemonade 50 cents
Kittens $2.50
By the end of the day the sign changed to kittens FREE! The boys had a great time, but they were unable to find homes for the kittens. They did agree that they sold a lot of lemonade that day!
Blessings
Robin
Monday, June 8, 2009
Saturday, June 6, 2009
June 6 - Point to agree on
Find a point to agree on
We are rolling out an important project at work and this week I sat in on the training for the representatives. The project has to do with building relationships with customers. Tonight as I prepared to write “Blessings” I decided that you may enjoy the story I shared with my staff.
Last fall, Andrew’s football team scrimmaged the other Dell Rapids team. It was clear that the other team out performed Andrew’s team. When Andrew got in the van to go home he just could not hold back his feelings. He had fear of the teasing that would take place the next day at school. After talking about it, Andrew decided that if anyone said something about the game, he would reply, “Your team played very well last night, good job.”
The next day a boy started with the teasing and Andrew replied, “Your team played very well last night, good job.” The other boy was a little surprised by the comment, but replied, “You did good, too.” and that was the end of it.
Think of how many arguments could be avoided if we could all find a common point to agree on. It is hard to argue with someone that agrees with you.
Blessings
Robin
We are rolling out an important project at work and this week I sat in on the training for the representatives. The project has to do with building relationships with customers. Tonight as I prepared to write “Blessings” I decided that you may enjoy the story I shared with my staff.
Last fall, Andrew’s football team scrimmaged the other Dell Rapids team. It was clear that the other team out performed Andrew’s team. When Andrew got in the van to go home he just could not hold back his feelings. He had fear of the teasing that would take place the next day at school. After talking about it, Andrew decided that if anyone said something about the game, he would reply, “Your team played very well last night, good job.”
The next day a boy started with the teasing and Andrew replied, “Your team played very well last night, good job.” The other boy was a little surprised by the comment, but replied, “You did good, too.” and that was the end of it.
Think of how many arguments could be avoided if we could all find a common point to agree on. It is hard to argue with someone that agrees with you.
Blessings
Robin
Friday, June 5, 2009
June 5 - Help
Why are we embarrassed to ask for or need help?
I enjoy helping people. I get great satisfaction from knowing that I have help someone. I do not know about you, but I do not like needing help or asking for help.
There was a time in my life that I need help. I needed support and encouragement to get through a difficult time. I could not ask for help, it was just too hard to do. Fortunately, I had some good friends that supported me and got me through the challenging times. I remember saying to a friend, “I am the person that helps others, not the person in need.” She was so kind as she told me, “Today, you get the receive. Please allow me to help you.”
I hope that I am never the person that is in need of help, but if I am, and I know a time will come that I need help, I will accept the help, support and love. In the mean time, I want to help others.
Blessings
Robin
I enjoy helping people. I get great satisfaction from knowing that I have help someone. I do not know about you, but I do not like needing help or asking for help.
There was a time in my life that I need help. I needed support and encouragement to get through a difficult time. I could not ask for help, it was just too hard to do. Fortunately, I had some good friends that supported me and got me through the challenging times. I remember saying to a friend, “I am the person that helps others, not the person in need.” She was so kind as she told me, “Today, you get the receive. Please allow me to help you.”
I hope that I am never the person that is in need of help, but if I am, and I know a time will come that I need help, I will accept the help, support and love. In the mean time, I want to help others.
Blessings
Robin
Thursday, June 4, 2009
June 4 - Baseball
Those were the days…
As I sit in my office I can see about ten boys in our neighborhood playing a friendly game as baseball in the backyards. This brings back memories of when I was a kid and we played baseball.
I grew up on a farm in central South Dakota. We had neighbors that lived close, but it was not like it is in town. In town, my kids can always find someone to play with. Many nights, on the farm, we would play baseball as a family. We had old disk plates as bases and the pitcher’s mound. For those of you from town, disk plate are a parts from farm machinery. I need to remind you that we were a family of four! So that means, Dad or Mom pitched, one person is up to bat and the other two are in the field. Home plate was close to the barn so the ball could bounce off the barn as a backstop since the batter was also the catcher.
I was a homerun queen in those days. It was so easy to get a home run! First of all, there were only three people in the field. Secondly, we had a slight hill on our yard, so if the batter was able to get the ball rolling down the hill, it would keep going and going as the fielder chased it. By the time the ball was return to home plate the runner was sure to have a home run!
Those were the days… Life was so simple.
Blessings
Robin
As I sit in my office I can see about ten boys in our neighborhood playing a friendly game as baseball in the backyards. This brings back memories of when I was a kid and we played baseball.
I grew up on a farm in central South Dakota. We had neighbors that lived close, but it was not like it is in town. In town, my kids can always find someone to play with. Many nights, on the farm, we would play baseball as a family. We had old disk plates as bases and the pitcher’s mound. For those of you from town, disk plate are a parts from farm machinery. I need to remind you that we were a family of four! So that means, Dad or Mom pitched, one person is up to bat and the other two are in the field. Home plate was close to the barn so the ball could bounce off the barn as a backstop since the batter was also the catcher.
I was a homerun queen in those days. It was so easy to get a home run! First of all, there were only three people in the field. Secondly, we had a slight hill on our yard, so if the batter was able to get the ball rolling down the hill, it would keep going and going as the fielder chased it. By the time the ball was return to home plate the runner was sure to have a home run!
Those were the days… Life was so simple.
Blessings
Robin
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
June 3 - Old or Overweight?
Old or Overweight?
Not long ago we had dinner with a childhood friend of Todd’s and his family. It was a wonderful evening of friendship and fun. My friend made a wonderful comment that I would like to share with you.
She said, “We are getting to that age, we can either be older looking or overweight. Skinny just does not work for me. My skin needs all the extra fill to keep it in place. If I lose weight, I will get wrinkles, so I choose to be a little overweight, verse looking older.”
Blessings
Robin
Not long ago we had dinner with a childhood friend of Todd’s and his family. It was a wonderful evening of friendship and fun. My friend made a wonderful comment that I would like to share with you.
She said, “We are getting to that age, we can either be older looking or overweight. Skinny just does not work for me. My skin needs all the extra fill to keep it in place. If I lose weight, I will get wrinkles, so I choose to be a little overweight, verse looking older.”
Blessings
Robin
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
June 2 - Hope
Hope is being able to look at our world
with all of the joy and wonder of a child.
~ Jack Croft
May you be blessed by hope today!
with all of the joy and wonder of a child.
~ Jack Croft
May you be blessed by hope today!
Monday, June 1, 2009
June 1 - Warren Buffet quote
Only when the tide goes out
do you discover who's been swimming naked.
do you discover who's been swimming naked.
~Warren Buffet
I heard this quote this morning in a business meeting. I really liked it considering the times in our economy and social events.
I heard this quote this morning in a business meeting. I really liked it considering the times in our economy and social events.
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