Ben and Me - week 1 - TEMPERANCE

I've been mulling this over for awhile now and have found a place to start. As a way of honoring and remembering my dad, I decided to occasionally try to be a better person. At the funeral and after, several people made comments that I've summed up as "he made me want to be a better person". And it's true. Dad didn't have a lofty, self important style and yet, he always strove to be do the best he could. In generational comparison, I think that's something I (and my peers) forget to do. Anyway, it's something I've been thinking about alot lately - and as I was looking up Ben Franklin to see what he considered virtues - I stumbled upon this book, "Ben and Me" where the author is doing exactly what I want to do. As Ben said about his self help course - I certainly haven't reached moral perfection, but I am definately a better person for having tried. (Something like that.)Anyhow, I'm loving this book and having company as I take them one at a time.

WEEK 1 - Temperance.
"Don't eat so much you can't move, and if you drink, don't throw up on yourself." - that's not Ben's version that's Cameron Gunn's verson. I'm thinking I've got this one. I love the low bar start. I can eat, I can drink - just try not to go nuts.

I made this for Nana to send out - first draft

A free invite by Smilebox

YOU DO THE MATH

Story Problem:

On Monday, Colleen promises to make 48 cookies for the class Halloween goodie bags. She makes 48 cookies that first day. By Tuesday, 1/2 of the cookies are gone. Thursday morning, there are only 13 cookies let. At this rate, how many cookies will Colleen have by Friday morning? (answer: -11)

Wait! There's a moral too

Geez, I better go make some more cookies!

Deja Vu

Yep, if I'd had that book at 3:30 a.m., I probably would have read it. Picking it up today.

Kids back to school today, I'm over at moms - first time since we returned from vacation.

Just me and my Thyroid

3:30 a.m. - I'm told this is a thyroid thing. I need to get the book "why am i still having thyroid symptoms when my lab tests are normal", because I grow weary of this insomnia. It used to be a productive thing with studying (my with honors is probably a direct result of it), but combined with job hunting - it's counter productive.

So much to do - and I'd rather do it wide awake!

The opiate of the people

The opiate of the masses . . . maybe it used to be religion. If my own getting through on automatic pilot existence is any indication however, I think Television is now the numbing/albeit not too happy making - drug of choice.

I'm actually trying to induce a good cry lately, but mostly I'm getting numb.

Now I'm up with a wicked case of insomnia.

It is Labor Day weekend, and again I have the feeling that we are all letting the holidays go by with just a little fanfare. No parties, just having mom over for a bbq and going to the pool.

Maybe Ill get mom to come along for a visit to meet her nieces grand baby . . . what would that be in the second cousin twice removed category? Anyhow, Roberta is going through a similar bout of hanging in there.

The girls are swimming, Caitlin is doing karate, abi is doing speech and tutoring - we are kind of girl scouting, and I am about to start working out 2 hours a day to get myself out of the doldrums. Oh, fall break starts tomorrow - 3 weeks off, planning to see King tut, Pikes peak train, Royal Gorge? and Kansas City for the week.

So, why not try going back to be now? Excellent suggestion. Good night!

OK, I'm trying to shrink this picture to put it in the header... and it's not cooperating!