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Goosfraba....I must say that there are a lot of things that I could complain about right now, ...HOWEVER....it will get me no where but down a negative path which we all know I AM NOT GOING! Let's focus on the positive.

Yesterday was a great day! My classes are filling up, my clothes are fitting better, I was surrounded by wonderful people at my store last night and I got a lot done for this weekend. My mom helped me get ready for a 17 kid birthday party on Sunday. The kids are decorating quart sized paint cans in which the mom is using to put the goodies inside. What a cute idea! This is a joint birthday party between sisters. Mom and I got everything cut and the ribbon picked out. All we need now is the directions. I also talked to a woman named Linda who owns The Healing Place right here in Hellertown. She was next to me at the Farmer's Market this past Sunday. I invited Linda to come to the Open House so that she could talk to us about what she does. Linda has been living her life by The Secret for years. (Funny how I am meeting more people all the time that live like me.) Linda specializes in removing your negative energy. Yes, that is her job. And, she has learned a technique called No Touch Therapy which is wonderful for those who do not like to be touched (at least by a stranger). I have made an appointment for myself on June 22nd. Linda has expressed how many people love to come to her because it is so hard for someone to empty their head of all thoughts and to release all of the stress that they carry every day. And, it will also help with all sorts of stress related issues; headaches, backaches, trouble sleeping and so on. I am so thrilled to have her coming to our Open House!!

Last night ended with me closing my store early and heading to Crossroads for pizza with some friends. Jenny, mom my, Kathryn, and Tricia all went. I have decided to do this more often since us positive people need to be surrounded by each other. It really helps motivate and elevate the positive energy when you are in a group. We had a great time. I left with Jenny and was very full. However, we still managed to get a walk in and it was one of the best walks ever. My butt hurts today! Thank you once again Jenny for walking (off that pizza) with me last night!

Today I woke up to see that Diane joined facebook...LOL! Now I can pest her even more! I have reconnected with so many people through facebook and it has greatly helped my business. I am so grateful for so many things today!

What I am thankful for today:
Jenny, our long walks, long talks, and amazing friendship
Linda from The Healing Place
Diane
my day off today
Crossroads with the girls last night
everyone who offered to bake for the open house
Jamie
Rachel for telling me that I am her cheerleader of life
Judy for stopping by my store yesterday just to say hi
my parents
my children
getting laundry done
my energy
my health
my appointment on the 22nd
facebook
full classes
birthday parties
new and old customers
getting the cans ready for the birthday party
hot showers
a great day today
an awesome day tomorrow!

Daubin, Dakoda, Don Diego and a Tiny Kitten (& an Old Friend)

It was brought to my attention last night that I have not blogged since June
5th ...thank you Diane! She is my ever so faithful blog reader, advice giver, baby sitter, store organizer, therapist, best friend, and neighbor (or pesty neighbor so she says). I am so blessed to have the neighbors that I do. Not everyone is as fortunate as I.

Finally on Saturday night I was able to go to the farm that my mother-in-law volunteers at. Makenna and Melissa (Diane's daughter) were already there. I have not been to the farm since the fall. I missed it so much. Don Diego is my alpaca boyfriend. He is such a love....with very bad breath. LOL! He lets me scratch his head and his neck and he will even lay his head on my chest. He is the sweetest. My mother-in-law had to groom a horse after she drove us around the farm on the Gator. The kids did not want to get off the trailer so I decided to take the wheel. It has been a very long time since I raced anything around. I got the hang of it quickly and before you know it I was racing Shannon on her 4-wheeler. The kids were screaming...GO FASTER! The German Shepherd Baily, was chasing us. This one little boy who was sitting next to me in the front begged me to go down this path in which we were very unsure of where it lead. Me being the daring one decided to try it. Well, it was barricaded with pine tree branches and other trees. There was no turning back so I made everyone duck and we went through it. We survived but were covered in Daddy Long Leggers. Apparently we went through a nest. Well that ended the adventure since Makenna and this other little girl were screaming. It was a lot of fun though. It brought back all those memories of racing my go-cart and my motorcycle around my parents property.

When we got off, my mother-in-law was riding a horse. We watched for a while and played with this tiny kitten that had more spunk than any kitten I have ever seen. And, this kitten had NO fear. Recently the barn cats delivered a litter of kittens. There was only one who would come out of the hole in the barn. He let us hold him and play...sooooo cute. I was asked if I wanted to ride Daubin, a horse that is boarded there but unfortunately the owners never come to see or ride him. Of course I jumped on that chance. What a sweet horse. I was able to learn how to steer him. It is very peaceful to ride. I totally enjoyed myself. Dakoda is a new rescue horse that they just got. Makenna wanted to ride him all by herself. She had no fear at all. She got right up there and looked so tiny. She had so much fun that it was a chore to get her off. I think she could have ridden him all night long. I am sure that this was one of many trips I will take to the farm this summer. Animals are one of my absolute favorite things. Then to get me out in nature racing around.....it is just such a joyful, peaceful experience.

I needed to blog about how The Secret recently worked for me. About three months ago I had asked the universe to bring an old high school friend back into my life. I have wanted to thank him for helping me through some really tough times. We lost touch after our senior year. At the Farmer's Market this past Sunday I was helping some children make Father's Day cards for their dads. There was this guy just standing there at my booth drinking coffee. I didn't recognize him until he smiled and said hi to me. It was Shawn. And of course I ran to hug him since I was over joyed that once again The Secret delivered what I wanted. I asked him why he was there and he said it was to get coffee. ??? The Farmer's Market was the only place he could get coffee?? Didn't matter because I knew why he was there. We talked briefly and he has mentioned that he will come into my store to see me sometime soon. All day I kept thanking the universe for delivering what I had asked for. Now I know I will get my chance to thank him for all he did for me our senior year.

Remember, ask and the universe will deliver. Just be careful what you wish for.

What I am thankful for today:
Shawn
The Secret
the farm
Don Diego
Daubin
the little kitten
Dakoda
the Gator
kids laughter
my health
the health of my children
the health of my friends
Diane
Crossroads tonight with the girls!
the walk with Jenny last night
her fiance' Mark for making me laugh
My mom for helping me get ready (tonight) for this huge birthday party at my store on Sunday.
All the people who are helping me and coming to my Open House on Saturday.
Sally's Card Club being full
Sally's Stamping Class being full
the new people I am meeting at the Farmer's Market
getting adjusted on Sunday (been way too long!)
the Healing Hands ladies who were next to my booth
eating dinner with the Borelli's last night (thanks for the presidential drink Rudy!)
Bryer's Mint Chocolate Chip ice cream with sprinkles (thank you Diane!)
Gavin who was so sweet and helped me at the Farmer's Market and told customers that I taught him everything he knows about scrapbooking....LOL!!! What a great kid!
school being over soon
SUMMER!! WHHOOOO HOOOO!
days at Long Island Beach State Park with my Gal Pals and their kids!
Melinda who inspires me constantly
my open mind
all negativity being eliminated from my life
loyalty
forgiveness
honesty
love

Long Walks and Ice Cream

Yes Jenny I took your title....it was just too perfect. Jenny and I went for a long awaited walk last night. We have not been able to walk much this week at all due to the weather and her being 'under the weather' as well. I think Jenny will agree with me that negativity in someones life can totally break down ones spirit. And, when you are no longer feeling positive your body can harbor illness whereas, when you are totally in harmony with the universe and feeling positive in every way possible, illness cannot exist. Hence, why I have not been sick. There was only one night that I had to leave the store early and come home to clear my head. I knew if I didn't do this I would end up like Jenny and not feeling so well. It is so amazing that one negative person can ruin someones day. And, of course there is no way to be completely away from all negative people. All we can do is try to find the things we appreciate about that person and focus on that so that the negative aspects of that person are not our focus. Because Jenny and I care about the people in our lives so much, it is hard to not allow those who are negative to consume our lives. We just have to keep picturing them in joy. We also have to ask that we are only surrounded by positive people. It has worked for me. I am only surrounded by positive people in my life now. I am so thankful that Jenny is feeling better.

So you are wondering where the ice cream comes into play...On our walk we decided to hit Vassie's for some ice cream. Nothing like taking a long walk on the road to a healthier body only to purchase an evil fattening ice cream cone (with rainbow sprinkles). However, Jenny and I have been extremely well behaved in the eating department. So, one ice cream cone is not going to kill us...it may add a few inches to the hips...but it is nothing we cannot walk off. Our motivation is fed off of each other. I am so thankful to have someone who is able to motivate me the way she does. We laughed the entire walk. I call our walks my therapy sessions. (It is a lot cheaper than the therapy sessions I go to once a week.) We always laugh and try to think positive. We talk about what we are thankful for, how our day has gone and how we wish it would have gone. We tell jokes, talk about funny movies we have seen and all the stupid moments that we have had. One came up last night about me. When I was living with an ex named Bob, Gavin was about 2 and not sleeping through the night. After a few months of sleepless nights...I was a mess. I woke up in the middle of the night because I had to go to the bathroom soooooo bad. I walked out the door, turned to go into the bathroom and walked directly into the wall. Oh yeah, it was loud. Bob almost needed to get in the bathroom due to laughing so hard. Funny thing is that I never fully woke up which is a good thing since I could have really hurt myself. Thankfully I was so relaxed that I didn't even bruise. Bob actually had a hard time falling back to sleep since he was so awake laughing, worried about me since I came back to bed and fell right asleep! Jenny and I talk about things like that. It is a wonderful thing when you can laugh at yourself. It is even better when you have a friend to laugh with you. So you know, bras make excellent money holders. Only problem is they are only good for bills. When Jenny and I got tons of coins back we put it in the jar on the counter that said, "pretend I am a cow and tip me". We left laughing...we tipped the cow! See why I am so thankful for long walks and ice cream? Thank you Jenny for last night and for giving me an excellent title to my blog today!

Today I am thankful for:
long walks
ice cream
funny moments
laughter
motivation
my health
rainbow sprinkles
positive people
mall walkers...ha ha ha! (Jenny will understand)
music
Vassie's
Jenny
playing My Little Pony with Makenna this morning
life lessons
an open mind
my positive attitude
a healthy mind, body and spirit...minus the ice cream (:

Time to Myself & Snow Buddies

Last night was an interesting night. Jeremy was taking Makenna to 48 Hours Video to pick out a movie so I decided that it was a great evening for hot tea, candles and a bubble bath. My back was bothering me due to the way I slept the night before so I used this opportunity to pamper myself. Unfortunately this opportunity doesn't pop up often enough. I did give Jer some money to purchase Yes Man if they had it, with full intention of watching it when I got out. In fact, I was going to call Diane to see if she wanted to join me since Rudy is out of town on business. In the tub, I wrote in my Gratitude Book. By the time I was done I hear, "MOMMY! We're back!" That was short lived. I told her she could come in the bathroom. Her eyes lit up like big saucers! She said, "Mommy it looks so beautiful in here with the candles and the lights off!" Thank God for PartyLite! LOL! Before I could blink an eye she was naked getting in the tub with me. She loves the bubbles. I thought to myself, it is never to early to teach a child the importance of relaxing and taking time to yourself. I only hope as she grows, she will appreciate time to herself as much as I do. Makenna started swimming in the little space she had calling herself her T-dil...aka turtle. I asked her what her name was and she said "Tie". Then she told me that I was a t-dil and my name was Bow. Ha ha ha! I said hmmm, bow and tie turtle. How funny. When we got out I allowed her to blow out the candles, something us PL Consultants never do, we always SNUFF them out. However, it is more fun at 3 to blow them out. We then put her movie in which was Snow Buddies. I never ended up watching Yes Man with Diane because Makenna wanted me to watch the movie with her. If you have never seen this movie, I highly recommend it. There is a Golden Retriever puppy who I swear read The Secret. Everything out of her mouth (yes, they could talk in this movie) was very positive and sounded like a quote from the book. I just started laughing. The concept of this movie was amazing. Not that a small child would get it but still it was great for an older child and adults. Makenna was just very impressed by the talking dogs. I think that is what kept her attention. Anyway, the entire concept of this movie was how life moves you into places at the right time. It shows how one mistake, or at least that is what you would think it is, is actually meant to happen in order for your life to fall into place. And, even though it may seem like a horrible position at first, the outcome and experience is amazing. What I learned from this movie was that although we go through trying times, we will end up in a better place when it is all said and done. We just need to keep the faith and believe. God will put us in places where we are like, Hello? Why am I here? If you have doubts or feelings of confusion, just pray. You will get your answers whether it be through someone you meet, a lyric in a song or a sign or headline. Just be open to it and accept the signs with open arms. You will be amazed at the way your life will turn and how you will get this feeling of peace knowing you are doing the right thing.

I know in my heart that I was meant to watch that movie last night. And, I am so glad I did.

What I am thankful for today:
signs from my angels
the movie Snow Buddies
Makenna dancing and singing to her audience of stuffed animals lined up on the couch
time to myself
new customers and friends I am meeting through the Farmer's Market
owning the movie Yes Man
my Thermo Web order that came yesterday
Play-Doh (I forgot how fun it is to play with that)
PartyLite candles
hot tea
Wednesdays off
Deigo (even though he will never be a sled dog)
bubble baths
Jamie returning home safely from her vacation
Rachel for sending me the funniest emails, daily
Jenny feeling better
new Avon customers
my health
a great day today
a wonderful night's rest tonight
an awesome day tomorrow