A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day....06-01-05....Another Finest Play Day

Mama_Bear

[Mama_Bear]

A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day

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We're having fun and hope you are!
~ Billie, Mama_Bear, Dutchess, Aquamarine, DollyCali ~

Yes, FRiends, it's another
Finest "Play Day"!

We should be visiting another state today, but the 'Finest Tour Bus' is in the shop for repairs (again!). So, we will be staying home and having a play day instead.

For those of you who have your heart set on traveling, you are welcome to re-visit any or all of our Finest states below..... :-)

05-23-03 Alabama 06-27-03 Maryland 07-11-03 Vermont 07-25-03 Utah 08-05-03 Texas 08-22-03 Nevada 08-26-03 Wash DC 09-05-03 Tennessee 09-17-03 Florida 09-19-03 Minnesota 10-03-03 New Mexico 10-14-03 Georgia 10-17-03 Louisiana 10-22-03 Michigan 11-04-03 South Dakota 11-14-03 California

01-09-04 South Carolina 02-06-04 West Virginia 02-20-04 Oregon 03-09-04 Pennsylvania 03-30-04 Wyoming 04-13-04 Mississippi 04-27-04 Missouri 05-25-04 Indiana 07-21-04 Virginia 08-18-04 Colorado 09-29-04 Idaho 10-20-04 New Hampshire 12-07-04 Hawaii 02-09-05 Maine 03-09-05 North Carolina 04-13-05 Arizona

...the rest of us will
stay here and









Being 8 Years Old Again

I am hereby officially tendering my resignation as an adult. I have decided I would like to accept the responsibilities of an 8 year-old again.

• I want to go to McDonald's and think that it's a four star restaurant.
• I want to sail sticks across a fresh mud puddle and make a sidewalk with rocks.
• I want to think M&Ms are better than money because you can eat them.
• I want to lie under a big oak tree and run a lemonade stand with my friends on a hot summer's day.
• I want to return to a time when life was simple. When all you knew were colors, multiplication tables, and nursery rhymes, but that didn't bother you, because you didn't know what you didn't know and you didn't care. All you knew was to be happy because you were blissfully unaware of all the things that should make you worried or upset.
• I want to think the world is fair. That everyone is honest and good.
• I want to believe that anything is possible.
• I want to be oblivious to the complexities of life and be overly excited by the little things again.
• I want to live simple again. I don't want my day to consist of computer crashes, mountains of paperwork, depressing news, how to survive more days in the month than there is money in the bank, doctor bills, gossip, illness, and loss of loved ones.
• I want to believe in the power of smiles, hugs, a kind word, truth, justice, peace, dreams, the imagination, mankind, and making angels in the snow.

So, here's my checkbook and my car-keys, my credit card bills and my 401K statements. I am officially resigning from adulthood. And if you want to discuss this further, you'll have to catch me first, 'cause...

"Tag! You're it!"

And have a wonderful Wednesday!

03-29-05 ~ Hall of Fame #11

THIS WEEK'S THREADS 05-27,28,29,30-05 Remembering Them Then ~ Honoring Them 05-31-05 Military Monday on Tuesday

Opinions by our own 'King of Ping' Every Thursday at the Finest The guy's good, folks!

[Pippin]

Not selfish, I'd worry that you weren't concerned for you BIL.

[luvie]

Very awesome, Pippin! Hope your e-mail gets something started there in Washington! *pat-on-the-back*

[Mama_Bear]

Good morning, Texagirl. Thank you for posting "The Positive Side of Life". They are all great, but this one:

12. My Best One: Don't cry because it's over; smile because it happened.

........has special meaning to me. :-)

Have a wonderful day, Finest Texagirl.

[Mrs.Nooseman]

Beautiful thread and I wish I could be 8 again!

Live was simple then!

[luvie]

Prayers to your nephew, Travis, and ALL our brave troops!

[Mrs.Nooseman]

LOL.

Love the story!

[Mama_Bear]

The color test.....

LOL!!! That was fun. My score = 0%......a truly shameful performance!

I apparently misread the instructions.....gosh, I HOPE that's what it was. I need to try it again.

Thanks Dolly, I needed a good laugh and who better to laugh at then oneself? :-)

love the military prayer list set up.. welcome/ping & pledge.

Thanks so much. You have yourself a fun play day. :-)

HUGS!

[Mrs.Nooseman]

LOL.

I read the instructions correctly, but still only got 25%,the first time around and the second time I still messed up!To funny!

Thanks for the link!

[Socratic]

Please convey to your nephew our gratitude for his service.

I certainly shall and, "Thank you."

[Pippin]

Thanks, LuvW!

[luvie]

You're welcome! (((hug)))

[Socratic]

Thanks!!!

[Mama_Bear]

Love that pledge Cuz!

Thanks muchly, Rus. You know, you can use any of my pledge graphics that you like. If you are ever in a bind and need a pledge graphic real quick, you are welcome to any of them. I don't delete them from my server, so you can just link to them there. :-)

That goes for my Sistahs too. My welcome graphics are Finest community property also. What's mine is yours. :-)

[luvie]

Cool test--and yes I failed it the first time! LOL!

[Mama_Bear]

Good morning, Gail. Hope your day is a Fine one. :-)

[Mama_Bear]

Love your screen name.

I see from your profile page that you are from Poland. Welcome to our humble thread. We are glad to have you here. :-)

I also see that this is your one year FReeper Anniversary too! So, happy FRanniversary to you!

[Mama_Bear]

That's cute. What a dear, sweet husband. LOL

Yes, I'd like to be (size) eight again also. In my dreams. LOL!

Thank you for your freepmail this morning, Colleen. I appreciate it so much. Today is a better day and tomorrow will be even better. :-)

[Mama_Bear]

What an adorable animation! Poor Odie always seems to get the worst of it, doesn't he? LOL.

[dutchess]

Hi Lori. Love Wednesday play day (although my play is limited due to work!) Is your Military Prayer thing new??? It's lovely! ((((Lori))))

[luvie]

Yeah! Once a dork, always a dork I guess, in his case! LOL!