January 4th 2011
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Try to go toward happiness;don’t go away from it.
~ Carey, age 8, in “Children on Happiness”
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shoveling snow in last weeks storm
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the cat has backup….
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always positive,
Helcha 🙂
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1/3/11
Fortunately for ME I am STILL on vacation.
I LOVE having that extra day — one more day to ease
back into reality…. I should have played the lottery so I
could have days like this everyday….. Of course I’d first have to win.
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my “cooties” are back – I’ve had this before –
it is a skin rash called lichen planus –
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(http://www.aocd.org/skin/dermatologic_diseases/lichen_planus.html)
it kind of lives inside me & never leaves –
MARRIED to me I guess. And the rash just comes
when it wants. This is my second time in 4 years
having “the cooties”. Fortunately this time we
knew what it was – unlike last time.
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One treats “cooties” with an expensive steroid cream.
note the retail value: $260.99 –
Thank GOD I have insurance!!!
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Michael will be so proud of this picture.
A line of COMCAST trucks with cones!!!
That’s Comcastic!!
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If you see a Comcast truck doing the right thing –
please feel free to pass on the photo!
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METRO DASH
I’m doing this race with a friend from Volleyball. At this point we DEFINITELY
need one more for our team. Who is up for the Challenge????
http://www.metrodash.com/the-course/
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Things pass,
and the best we can do is to let them really go away.
Paulo Coelho
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stupid police blotters
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dog drivers
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What have you LEARNED recently
that has CHANGED the way
you LIVE?
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always positive,
Helcha 🙂
http://helentdiehl.posterous.com/
January 2nd, 2011
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and you? any tips for organization, in general??
please share.
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Michael installed this Cardinal Wind Spinner
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in our back yard.
Now EVERY DAY can be a GREAT DAY!
certainly you know the CARDINAL STORY?
learn more here:
http://helentdiehl.posterous.com/great-i-saw-a-cardinal
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Chester & Weasel having a little snack TOGETHER
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most dogs cannot do this – not sure how we
trained them but they will actually eat together
& not get all testy with each other.
Weasel will NOT share food/treats with other dogs.
Only Chester gets the privileged Princess treatment.
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Got this “dessert mail” from my pen pal Stefanie
who lives in Minnesota. Do you have a pen pal?
If not, you are really missing out on the
opportunity to develop a unique relationship.
I’m LUCKY!
Love the card – Stef is a librarian & has cats.
it’s perfect. (friendly cats)
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“Take the attitude of a student,never be too big to ask questions,
never know too much
to learn something new.”
– Og Mandino
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photo in Bucks county during last weeks snow storm
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What are the top three qualities
you look for in a friend?
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a dog’s Flow Chart
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always positive,
Helcha 🙂
http://helentdiehl.posterous.com/
Saturday 1/1/11
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Our first ride up the ski lift……
We were almost the only ones there…… we were
FIRST TRACKS on most of the ski runs.
Conditions were perfect like every day this week!
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We like hanging out at the bottom of this mountain
where the EXPERT runs are. Michael knows the guy
they named SMOKE after. It was quite challenging.
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the lifts on the Expert slopes
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Turkey on the left – can you see him?
He was gobbling up a storm!
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Checking out the Chair Ice Sculpture
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WE got all the way up to RHINOCEROS today –
then we quit skiing…. this was the lodge when we left.
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Check out the BUMP RUNS in the sky…..
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Happy New Year Day!
On our way home we stopped to see
neighbors Roman & Denise at their Mountain House.
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We came to Nick’s for lunch.
Skiing makes you HUNGRY!
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View from our table…..overlooking the lake….
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a round of Spicy Bloody Mary’s!
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WEASEL – loving us being HOME.
She likes to “nurse” on her “babies” (stuffed animals).
We sat on the couch & caught up with
THREE episodes of Men of a Certain Age.
I really like that show.
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New Year’s Day is every man’s birthday.
~Charles Lamb
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what’s that girl in the background thinking……??
“OK, then I’ll just go by myself…..”
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always positive,
Helcha 🙂
http://helentdiehl.posterous.com/
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People can sign up there to get PotD too!!!
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Friday 12/31/10
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Thursday 12/30/10
Today we went skiing at Blue Mountain.
It’s maybe 1 1/2 hours from Ivyland, PA
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If you are thinking of skiing this weekend —- Conditions are STELLAR.
SKI ON!
But keep in mind – you MUST go early — unless you want to PAY to stand in line –
because late in the day that’s about all you are doing.
We’re skiing ELK on Friday & SNO on Saturday if anyo
ne wants to join us!!
ne wants to join us!!
See you on the slopes 🙂
December 29, 2010 Wednesday
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Rockefeller Center, NYC
~ My friends sent me this picture from NYC —
I was tempted to go with them but that little thing
called WORK got in the way……
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yummy guacamole – my sister & I often have competitions
in the best guac contests….I won tonight b/c she didn’t
make her batch…..
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Misconception: I shouldn’t eat avocados because they’re high in fat.
Why they’re good for you: A lot of attention centers on the fact that avocados are rich in monounsaturated fat, the heart-healthy kind. scientists are now more interested in the active compounds in avocados that might help prevent cancer. Researchers found avocados are loaded with a variety of antioxidants. EAT UP!!!!! just not lots of them…..
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Michael gave me a Christmas gift that he forgot about.
It’s a cover for your ski boot. The “MANUAL” is one page.
REALLY? is that really considered a MANUAL? really?
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We play Walleyball on Wednesday nights at a gym in Philadelphia.
It’s maybe 30 minutes from us. They also have a basketball
league in case anyone is interested. The courts are band new.
They’re pretty…..
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On our way home we stopped to see these
Christmas Lights on last time.
They’re quite cool. Let me know if you need directions.
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What would helen do? 