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for the love...

I really don't like to be a blog-lifter but I found THIS browsing Cathy Zielske's blog the other day. SO IRRESISTABLY CUTE. I just had to link it for the rest of you who may have missed the LOVE.

Many advantages of technology.

Since I get bored of TV quite easily, I have been finding myself with more time to waste on the internet. I decided to check out what the new and bestselling toys are on Amazon.com. I mean, why not start a little Christmas shopping while I'm sitting here in bed. Isn't technology great? Anyway, while perusing Amazon.com, I came across this.

Have you heard of these? I hadn't so I looked up the website. (click on take a tour).

My first thought was, "what the craziness?"

Then my second thought was, "Addie and Hollynd would LOVE one of these."

Then I thought, "What the heck? No wonder 95% of the kids who come over to our house are terrified of Laci and Todd. THEY are actual real live dogs. These kids have probably never seen or played with actual real live dogs before."

Have they?

Anyway, I thought it was quite the clever toy.

So, may I just say that althought there are tremendous advantages and irreplacable lessons that can come with owning and caring for live animals, there ARE some great advantages of technology: Christmas shopping in bed and owning a pet without the slobbers and fur all over the carpet. Who knew?

By the way, happy October 1st!

Merry Christmas to me...

Christmas comes in September, RIGHT? Merry Christmas to me:

http://www.creatingkeepsakes.com/shop/item.ihtml?idx=648

and Kristen, and Holly, and whoever else LOVES Becky's sketches...

in your face, addie.

Just when I thought I couldn't get any cooler....

edited to note:

youtube of Neil Diamond singing "Cracklin' Rose" is no longer available so I added this:

inspiration.

I really like this quote. It's by Marianne Williamson:

Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us; it's in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.