A Hug Certificate For You.

Post 474 ~ ~ ~ Thursday, 3rd July, 2008.

Hello my friends ~ ~ I hope all is well with you. I am fine
and all is well at my place. It has been cold here lately -
around 13 degrees C which is about 55.4 F. but not a
lot of rain, which would be most welcome.

A very Happy Independence Day tomorrow for all the
American friends. Hope you have a great holiday.

I am posting some photos that we took while Kathy
and kids were here for their very short visit.


This is my youngest granddaughter, Jorja who is 10 and is now taller than me.
Darn it. Only my Great granddaughters are shorter than I am. I think I am
helping them a bit by shrinking !!!



This is Kathy and her younger son, Nick who is now a dreaded teenager, 13.

Kristen 15 and Jorja 10. Can you read Jorja's top, it has a warning on it.



This is all of us, Nick, Jorja, Kristen, Merle and Kathy. Taken by my
Home Care lady, just before they left for home.

Tomorrow, my cousin, Bill turns 80. Have a great day Bill, and many,
many more of them. ( None of this aiming to be the star attraction.)
You have always been a star to many of us, and well loved.

Tonight I have a short poem called a Hug Certificate for you.
My other daughter, Julie sent this one to me. Thanks Julie.

If I could catch a rainbow
I would do it just for you
And share with you its beauty
On the days you're feeling blue.

If I could build a mountain
You could call your very own;
A place to find serenity,
A place to be alone.

If I could take your troubles
I would toss them in the sea,
But all these things I'm finding
Are impossible for me.

I cannot build a mountain
Or catch a rainbow fair,
But let me be what I know best,
A friend who's always there.
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Time for some jokes ~ ~ ~

One from my friend Barbara with the unlikely name of
Four Worms and a lesson. Thanks Barbara, once again.

A minister decided that a visual demonstration would
add emphasis to his Sunday sermon.

Four worms were placed in four separate jars.

The first worm was put in a container of alcohol.
The second worm was put in a container of cigarette smoke.
The third worm was put into a container of chocolate syrup.
The fourth worm was put into a container of good clean soil.

At the conclusion of the sermon, the Minister reported the
following results :

The first worm in alcohol -- Dead.
The second worm in cigarette smoke -- Dead
The third worm in chocolate syrup -- Dead.
Fourth worm in good clean soil -- Alive.

So the Minister asked the congregation - - -
What can you learn from this demonstration?

Maxine was sitting in the back, quickly raised her hand
and said,

"As long as you drink, smoke and eat chocolate, you
won't have worms."

That pretty much ended the service. . . . . . .
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This next one was sent by my friend Gina. Thank you.
My Living Will.

Last night, my sister and I were sitting in the den and I
said to her:

"I never want to live in a vegetative state, dependent on
some machine,
And fluids from a bottle to keep me alive,
That would be no quality of life at all,
If that ever happens, just pull the plug."

So she got up, unplugged the computer, and threw out
my wine. She's such a bitch,
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And one from Warren called "An E Mail from God."
Thanks Warren.

One day God was looking down at earth and saw all the
rascally behaviour that was going on. So He called one
of His angels and send the angel to earth for a time.

When he returned, he told God, "Yes, it is bad on Earth;
95 % are misbehaving and only 5% are not."

God thought for a moment and said, "Maybe I had better
send down a second angel to get another opinion."

So God called another angel and sent him to Earth also.

When this angel returned he went to God and said,
"Yes, it's true. The earth is in decline; 95% are misbehaving,
but 5% are being good."

God was not pleased.

So He decided to email the 5% who were good, because He
wanted to encourage them, give them a little something to
help keep them going.
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"Do you know what the email said?"
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No?
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Okay, just wondering. I didn't get one either.
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Flying Start.

It seems that a young man volunteered for military
service during World War II.

He had such a high aptitude for aviation that he was
sent right to Pensacola, skipping boot camp. The very
first day at Pensacola he solos and is the best flier on
the base. All they could do was give him his gold wings
and assign him immediately to an aircraft carrier in
the Pacific.

On his first day aboard he took off and single-handedly
shot down 6 Japanese Zeros. Then climbing up to
20,000 feet, he found 9 more Japanese planes and shot
them all down, too. Noting that his fuel was getting low,
he descended, circled the carrier and came in for a perfect
landing on the deck. He threw back the canopy, climbed
out and jogged over to the captain..

Saluting smartly he said, "Well sir, how did I do on my
very first day?"

The captain turned around, bowed and replied, "Aah soo,
you only make one velly impoltant mistake."
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What do you do if a blonde throws a grenade at you?
Pull the pin and throw it back.
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Why are blonde jokes so short?
So men can remember them.
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A blonde calls Jet Star and asks, "Can you tell me
how long it'll take to fly from Sydney to Brisbane?"

The agent replies, "Just a moment, madam."
"Thank you," the blonde says, and hangs up.
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A man goes to the doctor and says, "I can't stop
singing 'The Green, Green Grass of Home.' "


That sounds like 'Tom Jones syndrome," the
doctor says.
"Is that common?" the man asks.
:It;s not unusual."
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A few fun sayings ~~ ~~

Those who jump off bridge in Paris are in Seine.

A man's home is his castle--in a manor of speaking.

A man needs a mistress just to break the monogamy.

Dijon vu -- the feeling you've experienced this mustard
before.

What's the definition of 'hangover' ?
It is the wrath of grapes.
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Time to close for tonight. Enjoy the last day of the
week and have a wonderful weekend. Again a very
Happy Independence Day. Love and best wishes
to you all. Cheers, Merle.

Post 474 ~ ~ ~ Thursday, 3rd July, 2008.
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