Quote of the week

I found this quote on my cousin Rose's post on her MySpace. I liked it so I am reposting it here.

ATTITUDE
by: Charles Swindoll

The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude on life.

Attitude, to me, is more important than facts. It is more important than the past, than education, than money, than circumstances, than failures, than successes, than what other people think or say or do. It is more important than appearance, giftedness or skill. It will make or break a company... a church... a home.

The remarkable thing is we have a choice every day regarding the attitude we will embrace for that day. We cannot change our past... we cannot change the fact that people will act in a certain way. We cannot change the inevitable. The only thing we can do is play on the one string we have, and that is our attitude... I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me and 90% how I react to it.

And so it is with you... we are in charge of our attitudes.

10th

On the tenth day of Christmas, Anonymous gave to me....
....10 Lords a peeping,

LORD VADER

LITTLE LORD FAUNTLEROY

LORD OF WAR

LORD GANESH

LORD STANELY'S CUP

LORD OF THE DANCE

JACK LORD
LORD BYRON

LORDS OF FLATBUSH

LORD OF THE RINGS

9 Barbies dancing,

8 Gates a milking,

7 Swanson Dinners,

6 Eeyores laying,

5 onion rings,

4 missed calls,

3 french fries,

2 bars of dove,

and a beagle in a Christmas Tree

We interrupt the word of the week..for a BONUS RIDDLE

He who has it doesn't tell it. He who takes it doesn't know it. He who knows it doesn't want it. What is it?

(hint, it's a two word answer, an adjective and a noun)
(shhhh, don't tell anyone that I told you.)

9th

On the ninth day of Christmas Anonymous gave to me...


...9 Barbies dancing,

8 Gates a milking,

7 Swanson Dinners,

6 Eeyores laying,

5 onion rings,

4 missed calls,

3 french fries,

2 bars of dove,

and a beagle in a Christmas Tree.

CHRISTMAS

Although the offices of the LO-Down are closed for the holiday, I would like to wish all my faithful readers a very meaningful and lovely Christmas.

I am fortunate to be blessed with a wonderful family to spend my day with.

All my best to you and yours. Have yourself a Merry Little Christmas.

Laura

Quote of the week

"And there were in the same country shepherds, abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them! And they were sore afraid ... And the angel said unto them, "Fear not! For, behold, I bring you tidings o great joy, which shall be to all my people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ, the Lord."

"And this shall be a sign unto you: Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger." And suddenly, there was with the angel a multitude of the Heavenly Host praising God, and saying, "Glory to God in the Highest, and on Earth peace, and good will toward men."

"That's what Christmas is all about, Charlie Brown."

- Linus Van Pelt

8th

On the eighth day of Christmas Anonymous gave to me....


















...8 Gates a milking,

7 Swanson dinners,

6 Eeyores laying,

5 onion rings,

4 missed calls,

3 french fries,

2 bars of dove,

and a beagle in a Christmas Tree

7th

On the seventh day of Christmas Anonymous gave to me....








....7 Swanson Dinners,

6 Eeyores laying,

5 onion rings,

4 missed calls,

3 french fries,

2 bars of dove,

and a beagle in a Christmas Tree.

6th

On the sixth day of Christmas, Anonymous gave to me....


...6 EEYORES LAYING,

5 onion rings,

4 missed calls,

3 french fries,

2 bars of dove,

and a beagle in a Christmas Tree.

Bonus holiday riddle

Here is a bonus holiday riddle, since my sister is way too clever and got the first one in record time. It is a 2 word, fill in the blank jokey one. Here it is:

HOW COME SANTA DIDN'T KNOW HOW LONG HE WAS IN FRONT OF THE FIREPLACE?

BECAUSE HE DIDN'T ________ A ________.

Riddle for the Week

The maker does not want it.
The buyer does not need it.
The user can not see it.

What is it?

Movie Monday

NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN is a difficult movie for me to review. On a whole, I liked it. But the ending and unresolved issues it left, was very disappointing.

The movie is about a drug deal gone wrong, and those people who are chasing a case of money found by an previously uninvolved passerby. This character becomes immersed in a cat and mouse chase with a vicious, creepy psychopath. If you enjoy watching a "good" bad guy, this ones for you. There is plenty of suspense, but I like closure in movies, and this did not have it at all. I was lead to follow and become concerned with how certain characters would end up, and left without the explanation that should have been.

Directed by the Coen brothers (famous for Fargo)it was certainly well done and kept my attention. Brutal violence and snappy dialog. But that ending...very frustrating.

Quote of the Week

To disagree, one doesn't have to be disagreeable.

-Barry M. Goldwater

reading

Just to let you know dear reader, I put my blog through a site that determines its reading level. Congratulations, you are reading at a genius level!!

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Word of the week

This week's word is:

MOIETY

moi·e·ty [moi-i-tee]
–noun, plural -ties.

1. a half.
2. an indefinite portion, part, or share.
3. Anthropology. one of two units into which a tribe or community is divided on the basis of unilineal descent.

[Origin: 1400–50; late ME moite < MF < L medietāt- (s. of medietās) the middle, equiv. to medi(us) mid + -etāt-, var., after vowels, of -itāt- -ity]

5th

On the fifth day of Christmas, Anonymous gave to me...

...5 ONION RINGS,

4 missed calls,

3 french fries,

2 bars of dove,

and a beagle in a Christmas tree.

4th

On the fourth day of Christmas, Anonymous gave to me...

....4 MISSED CALLS,

3 french fries,

2 bars of Dove,

and a beagle in a Christmas tree.

Tuesday = Riddle

Not born, but from a Mother's body drawn,
I hang until half of me is gone.
I sleep in a cave until I grow old,
then valued for my hardened gold.

What am I?

3rd

On the third day of Christmas, anonymous gave to me....

...THREE FRENCH FRIES,

2 bars of Dove,

And a beagle in a Christmas tree.

Quote of the Week

Hope is a thing with feathers, that perches on the soul.

-Emily Dickinson

2nd

On the second day of Christmas, Anonymous gave to me...




...2 bars of Dove,

And a beagle in a Christmas Tree.

Word of the Week

Here is this week's word. Memorize it. Use it in a sentence. Impress your friends. Have fun with the word of the week, it needs some excitement in its life!

QUOTIDIAN

quo·tid·i·an /kwoʊˈtɪdiən/ [kwoh-tid-ee-uhn]

–adjective

1. daily: a quotidian report.
2. usual or customary; everyday: quotidian needs.
3. ordinary; commonplace: paintings of no more than quotidian artistry.
4. (of a fever, ague, etc.) characterized by paroxysms that recur daily.
–noun 5. something recurring daily.
6. a quotidian fever or ague.

[Origin: 1300–50; < L quotīdiānus, cottīdiānus daily, equiv. to cottīdi(é) every day (adv.) (*quot(t)ī a locative form akin to quot however many occur, every + dié, abl. of diés day; cf. meridian) + -ānus -an; r. ME cotidien < OF < L, as above]

—Related forms
quo·tid·i·an·ly, adverb
quo·tid·i·an·ness, noun

The Kolachy Experience

Kolachies are a traditional pastry that my family enjoys. It takes a bit of work, and they are made (usually by me) for special occasions. This past weekend we celebrated my brother Mike's and my Mom's birthdays, so it was the perfect time for some Kolachies.

My nieces have helped me make them for a few years, but until this year, the help was more of me watching over them nervously putting the filling on and letting them play with some dough.

This year however, they stepped it up and really did a fine job of helping. They did most everything: From rolling the dough, cutting the circles, putting them on the tray, making the "extra special Nana Rose three finger indent", putting on the filling, removing the finished product from the pan, putting on the powder sugar, and putting them in the containers. Of course, after the clean up (that included letting them WASH MY FLOOR after they begged me to do so) we had a taste test. They were delicious! Here are some photos of the fun evening, followed by some pictures from the birthday party.







AND A SPECIAL HAPPY BIRTHDAY TODAY TO MY BROTHER MIKE!