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11 April 2001
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The Sweet Roll, or Seeing what
you really have.
L Tom Perry and the sweet roll
I looked to mamma
her face a mask of apology
"We just finished the last loaf
there if none other
than this sweet roll from dinner."
That? I thought?
I would be laughed at!
The other children would mock
my simple roll
misshapen, though precious to us
certainly not understood
to those not so aware
it was a treat.
Yet, a familiar lunch
I decided
was better than none at all.
and so to school I,
the hall-monitor did go.
I hid.
At lunchtime
so as to not
be ridiculed
as I enjoyed, what I was certain
others would scoff at.
Imagine my chagrin
when they all wanted to see
my treasure.
I had to share,
but now the surprise was mine.
Instead of cruel laughter
they each
wished for a precious piece.
That turned out
to be my *best* lunch trade day
ever!
How often, do we
forget
that our precious
sweet rolls in life
may be just what
everyone else
will covet
and be eternally grateful for
I learned to share
what was most precious.
--<--{© Marsha Steed 3/31/01 Story by
L Tom Perry
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It
is a beautiful thing, not to be forgotten... but exquisite pleasure to
be remembered. - ---<--{© M Steed
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Link for the Week
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Historical Remedies
http://www.historicalremedies.com/home.html
Tiny mints for a pick-me-up,
for minor aches and pains and even for a bit of stress.
Delicious Homeopathic
blends help instantly. I've been a convert for months. Give
them a try.
( I derive no benefit
from the Link for the Week. Implied or monetarily )
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Chantaclair's
Musings
April
The month of resurrection. Time to put away
sweaters and coats, thick socks and long sleeves and pull out all your
shorts and cotton and smiles. Daffodils and primroses, violets and
tulips are the signature colors of the season. Take a deep breath,
cast away something that has lingered on the outskirts of your thoughts,
close the door on a relationship that is damaging, clean a room completely.
Scrub it down to the corners of the floorboards and the inside of the window
tracks.
Pull out an old address book, write a long overdue
letter. Remember something you loved from childhood and do it again.
Play dress-up. Choose something to be your signature article of clothing.
A broach or a tie pattern, a kind of fabric that makes you feel simply
marvelous. GO through your old music, records if you have them, and
play one. Buy the cd of an old group you loved in high school.
Update your make-up or your after shave. Shop around for a new scent
or find one that is just 'you', if you have never had one before.
Just stretch and find one old habit that you don't
want to keep. Change one tiny thing about it. For instance, for years
I wanted to read my scriptures daily. Never could manage, no matter
what goals I set, to actually keep it up for any length of time.
Finally, I simply changed one simple tiny thing. I set the scriptures
on the bathroom countertop. Now, when I brush my teeth, ( which I
already had the habit of doing daily ) It is so simple to open the scriptures
and read a bit. Also has the hidden benefit of making me brush longer!
Try it. Change just one thing. If you eat too many cookies,
try changing the hand you eat them with. If you frown too much, try
touching your bottom lip whenever you catch yourself frowning. Just one
tiny thing different. Resurrect the wonder inside of you. . .
Happy Spring!
--<--{© 2001 Marsha Steed (Chantaclair
Rose)
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Tip for the Month
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Heart Attack
Let's say it's 6:15 p.m. and you're driving
home (alone of course), after an
unusually hard day on the job. You're
really tired, upset and frustrated.
Suddenly you start experiencing severe pain
in your chest that starts to
radiate out into your arm and up into your
jaw. You are only about five
miles from the hospital nearest your home.
Unfortunately you don't know if
you'll be able to make it that far.
What can you do? You've been trained
in CPR but the guy that taught the course
did not tell you how to perform it
on yourself.
HOW TO SURVIVE A HEART ATTACK WHEN ALONE
Since many people are alone when they suffer
a heart attack, this article
seemed to be in order. Without help,
the person whose heart is beating
properly and who begins to feel faint, has
only about 10 seconds left before
losing consciousness. However, these victims
can help themselves by coughing
repeatedly and very vigorously.
A deep breath should be taken before each
cough, and the cough must be deep and prolonged,
as when producing sputum from deep inside
the
chest. A breath and a cough must be repeated
about every two seconds without
let up until help arrives, or until the heart
is felt to be beating normally
again. Deep breaths get oxygen into the lungs
and coughing movements squeeze the
heart and keep the blood circulating. The
squeezing pressure on the heart
also helps it regain normal rhythm. In this
way, heart attack victims can
get to a hospital. Tell as many other people
as possible about this it could
save their lives!
From Health Cares, Rochester General Hospital
via Chapter 240s newsletter
"AND THE BEAT GOES ON ..."
(reprint from The Mended Hearts, Inc. publication,
Heart Response)
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Humor
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"Do you believe in life after death?" the
boss asked one of his
employees.
"Yes, Sir," the new employee replied.
"Well, then, that makes everything just fine,"
the boss went on. "After
you left early yesterday to go to your grandmother's
funeral, she
stopped in to see you."
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Quick and Easy
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Mexican Lasagna
by Marsha Steed
1 can chicken broth
Hamburger 1 lb.
2 c Instant Brown rice
1/2 c cheddar cheese -grated
1/2 c mozzarella -grated
1 t pepper
1 t parsley
1 t onion salt
1 t garlic
3 T salsa
Tomato soup 1 can
1 c Frozen white corn
1/2 c ( more ) cheddar cheese - grated
Flour Tortilla shells
Brown hamburger in the chicken broth.
Add salsa and spices. Add dry instant rice. Simmer over low heat
for 10 minutes. Stir in grated cheeses. Let simmer 5 minutes.
Layer like lasagna, Tomato soup, flour tortilla's,
meat mixture, corn; Soup, tortillas, meat mixture, corn; Tortilla's,
soup, last of the cheese on top.
Bake at 400 for about 15 minutes or till
the cheese on top is a light golden brown.
Serve with Fresh tomatoes and sour cream
and chips and salsa.
Fresh Salsa recipe
5 large tomatoes
2 yellow peppers
1 green chili pepper
5 green onions
1/4 c cilantro
1 t parsley
1 t garlic ( fresh is best )
2 t salt
1 t pepper
1 large carrot
Chop everything to a fine texture and chill.
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Quote for the Month
~"To quote copiously and
well, requires taste, judgment, and erudition,
a feeling for the beautiful, an appreciation
of the noble,
and a sense of the profound. " C. Nestell Boves
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For Your Information
EASTER AROUND THE WORLD
Bulgaria: People take turns tapping their
egg against the eggs of others,
and the person who ends up with the last unbroken
egg will enjoy a year of good luck.
Germany: On Easter Eve young people dance
around bonfires.
Spain, Portugal, and Latin America: Fireworks
are lighted on Easter Saturday.
Holland: Country children make green wreaths
on Palm Sunday and carry them from house to house begging for eggs.
Sweden: Children dress up like witches
and put Easter greetings into friends? mailboxes.
Italy: Agnellino (roasted baby-lamb) is
very popular for Easter dinner, and most times is served with roasted artichokes.
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Victorian Conundrumn
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"The conundrum is one of the most favored forms
of amusement for the social circle; the answer to this style of riddle
generally contains a pun, and the merriment occasioned can be better imagined
than described. "
~ Conundrums, Riddles, Puzzles and Games
by Sarah J Cutter circa . 1896
~What is that which increases the more it is
shared?
~ What English word is there the first two
letters of which signify a man,
the first three a woman, the first four a
great man, and the whole a great woman?
~ My first denotes equality, my second, inferior,
and my whole, superiority. What word am I?
My first brings joy to all around;
My second may bring sorrow;
My whole but once a year is found,
And may be yours to-morrow.
--- What am I?
Click HERE
for answers.
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