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This is a page of a...musings
 
                                            
                   
 
 
 
     
                                   
 
 
 
 
 
I received this in an email and thought it was a....musing:
 
 
WHY GOD CREATED CHILDREN (AND IN THE PROCESS GRANDCHILDREN)





To those of us who have children in our lives,
whether they are our own,
grandchildren,
nieces,
nephews,
or students...
here is something to make you chuckle.

Whenever your children are out of control,
you can take comfort from the thought that
even God's omnipotence did not extend
to His own children.

After creating heaven and earth,
God created Adam and Eve.

And the first thing he said was
"DON'T!"


"Don't what?"
Adam replied.


"Don't eat the forbidden fruit."
God said.

"Forbidden fruit?
We have forbidden fruit?
Hey Eve..we have forbidden fruit!"


"No Way!"


"Yes way!"
"Do NOT eat the fruit! "
said God.


"Why?"

"Because I am your Father and I said so! "

God replied,
wondering why He hadn't stopped
creation after making the elephants.

A few minutes later,
God saw His children having an apple break
and He was ticked!

"Didn't I tell you not to eat the fruit? "
God asked.


"Uh huh,"
Adam replied.
"Then why did you? "
said the Father.

"I don't know,"
said Eve.

"She started it! "
Adam said.
"Did not! "
"Did too! "

"DID NOT! "

Having had it with the two of them,
God's punishment was that Adam and Eve
should have children of their own.

Thus the pattern was set and it has never changed.


BUT THERE IS REASSURANCE IN THE STORY!

If you have persistently and lovingly tried to give children wisdom and they haven't taken it,
don't be hard on yourself.

If God had trouble raising children,
what makes you think it would be
a piece of cake for you?

THINGS TO THINK ABOUT!

1. You spend the first two years of their life
teaching them to walk and talk. Then you spend
the next sixteen telling them to sit down and shut up.

2. Grandchildren are God's reward
for not killing your own children.

3. Mothers of teens now know why
some animals eat their young.

4. Children seldom misquote you.
In fact,
they usually repeat word for word
what you shouldn't have said.

5. The main purpose of holding children's parties
is to remind yourself that there are children
more awful than your own.

6. We childproofed our homes,
but they are still getting in.
 


ADVICE FOR THE DAY:

Be nice to your kids.
They will choose your
nursing home one day.

AND FINALLY:
IF YOU HAVE A LOT OF TENSION
AND YOU GET A HEADACHE,
DO WHAT IT SAYS
ON THE ASPIRIN BOTTLE:

"TAKE TWO ASPIRIN"
AND "KEEP AWAY FROM CHILDREN"!!!!! 

 
 
 
 
 
and some serious musings...                 
 
Care of Your Silver Jewelry
 
Have you ever left a piece of sterling jewelry sitting in your jewelry box and came back to find this once shiny piece now covered with shades of black? What happened to your lovely silver jewelry? How did it tarnish so quickly?
 
This happens because silver undergoes a chemical reaction with sulfur-containing substances in the air. Yes, the air we breathe has sulfur-containing substances that create an ugly mess of your silver!
 
I always recommend that my customers keep their sterling silver jewelry in a sealed plastic bag. While this doesn’t totally prevent tarnish, it does help to retard it. Retarding the tarnish keeps you from having to frequently clean off the black (chemical changes) caused by the air.

Silver tarnishes when it combines with sulfur and forms silver sulfide. Silver sulfide is black. When a thin coating of silver sulfide forms on the surface of silver, it darkens the silver. The silver can be returned to its former shine by removing the silver sulfide coating from the surface.

What do you do if your silver is an ugly shade of black? There are two ways to remove the silver sulfide. You can remove the silver sulfide from the surface or reverse the chemical reaction and turn silver sulfide back into silver. Some silver is removed in the process of polishing in the first method. The silver remains in place in the second method. Abrasive polishes rub off the silver sulfide and some of the silver goes along with it. Other tarnish removers dissolve the silver sulfide in a liquid. You either dip the silver into the liquid, or by rub the liquid on with a cloth and wash it off.

You can save yourself a lot of time and effort by storing your silver jewelry in a sealed bag or container.
 


Zodiac - Sun Sign Birthstones

Aries
March 21 - April 19 Fire

Bloodstone, Garnet, clear Quartz, Ruby, Jasper, Red Carnelian
(Traditional: Diamond)

Taurus
April 20 - May 20 Earth
 
Kyanite, Topaz, , Aventurine, Serpentine, Rhodonite, Azurite, Mookaite, Rhyolite
(Traditional: Emerald)

Gemini
May 21 - June 21 Air
 
Agate, Citrine, Green Tourmaline, Tourmalinated and Rutilated Quartz, Ziosite
(Traditional: Agate)

Cancer
June 22 - July 22 Water
 
Moonstone, Pearl, Rose Quartz, pink Tourmaline, Moss Agate, Lavender Jade
(Traditional: Ruby, pearl)

 
Leo
July 23 - August 22 Fire
 
Sunstone, Carnelian, Tiger Eye, Cat's Eye, Fire Agate, Citrine, Garnet, Amber, Red Obsidian, Muscovite, Quartz
(Traditional: Sardonyx)

 
Virgo
August 23 - September 22 Earth
 
Peridot, Sodalite, Kambaba Jasper, Chrysocolla, White Jade, Dumortierite, Amazonite, Picture Jasper
(Traditional: Zircon)

Libra
Sept 23 -October 22 Air
 
Opal, Green Tourmaline, Green Jade, Rhodonite, Chiastolite, Lepidolite, Ametrine, Aventurine
(Traditional: Sapphire)

Scorpio
October 23 - November 21 Water
 
Malachite, green Turquoise, Garnet, Russian Amazonite, Red Tiger Eye, Kunzite, Obsidian, Charoite
(Traditional: Citrine)

Sagittarius
November 22 - Dec 21 Fire
 
Lapis Lazuli, Sugilite, Turquoise, Snowflake Obsidian, Smoky Quartz, Gold Sheen Obsidian
(Traditional: Lapis Lazuli)

Capricorn
December 22 - January 19 Earth
 
Black Onyx, Black Tourmaline, Mahogany Obsidian, Hematite, Smoky Quartz, Botswana Agate, Aragonite, Azurite
(Traditional: Garnet)

Aquarius
January 20 - February 18 Air
 
Amethyst, Aquamarine, Labradorite, Fluorite, Chrysoprase, Iolite, Angelite, Celestite, Pietersite
(Traditional: Amethyst)

Pisces
February 19 - March 20 Water
 
Fluorite, moonstone, Ocean Jasper, Unakite, Blue Lace Agate, Calcite, Chrysoprase, Howlite
(Traditional: Bloodstone)