My Birthday was AWESOME!!!

My birthday was AWESOME - I promise you that this was the BEST birthday I have ever had! So, as promised - here is a glimpse at our Random(ish) Acts of Kindness! 1 - We left our mailman a yummy box of girl scout cookies and a note thanking him for bringing us our mail! 2- At the top of our neighborhood sits Fire Station #4 - we have been fortunate enough to never need their services, but I assure you that I sleep better at night knowing how close they are. 3 - About a mile from our house sits an assisted living facility that we drive past daily - we have never been in. This was one of our favorites - she just LOVED Xander - she hugged and hugged on him. 4 - Many of you are familiar with the great saga that is known as the Coach's truck. 5 - We took two vases of flowers (picked out by Xman) to the hospital. 6 - While at the hospital, we left home made coloring books and crayons in the waiting areas. 7- We left change on the vending machines for others! And, we left a gift for our waitress

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Dream comes true | Sanguine's journal The countdown is getting closer and I can’t believe it’s eight days to the D DAY!!! OH MY GOD!!! As you guys now, I almost cancelled the trip because something bad happened last Sunday. I won’t let material things ruined my optimism for my Europe Trip! Let me update you everything. Total damage for the Pre-trip Let me tell you the most important thing for planning Euro Trip: BUY MUSEUM TICKET ONLINE. The pre trip budget is paid for: Air ticketsTrain reservation + EuropassLodging feeAny tour booking, theatre booking, excursion etcVisa (both UK and Schengen)Travel InsuranceMuseum passes, museum tickets. Here comes my final pre-trip budget. Kindly take note that Paris Museum Pass and Neusch-something castle are not paid yet. Bandi’s cost of course is cheaper than me because he refused to pay that much money to enter museum. I will post here my budget for lodging and I must say I’ve done a pretty good work because it’s surprisingly under-budget! The on-the-trip budget The Final Itinerary

مصطفى سويف: لا مستقبل للإبداع فى زمن الإخوان.. وما يمارسه السلفيون ضدنا «قهر» (حوار) هربت من سعار السياسة المحموم، وطنينها المخترق الآذان، وغبارها المؤذى للعيون إلى ظل شجرة معرفة، ومن صقيع الليالى الباردة إلى دفء عقل كبير، هو عقل الدكتور مصطفى سويف، رائد علم نفس الإبداع، أحد فروع علم النفس الـ37. في محطة هذا الرجل، الإبداع يئن ويعانى الحصار والخوف. وأنا لا أبغى من حواراتى الصحفية إلا «الإضافة» لذهن قارئ فى زمن التهم «فيس بوك وتويتر» أوقات الناس، فصارت العقول ضحلة، والزمن ضحلاً، والكتاب الورقى ينزف. وعندما أتلفت حولى أجد طحناً ولا أحصد غلة، وأجد صراخاً، ولا أعرف قضية، وأجد خلافات ولا أحصل على اتفاق واحد يتيم. أردت أن أثقب- بكل تواضع- هذا العقم وذلك الجمود، فالثقافة تراجعت وانحسرت ومعارض الكتاب صارت نزهة أسرة بأطفالها، ودور النشر صارت تغامر بكتب جديدة فى سوق متقلبة، أردت أن أتزود بقطرات من نبع فكر يعيش فى زماننا بصمت العلماء، فطاف فى ذهنى اسم مصطفى سويف. كان يجلس حاضر الذهن- رغم العمر- يتناوب على تمريضه اثنان من الممرضين، طلبا منى قبل أن أفتح فمي، ألا أرهقه وأعطيه راحة بضع دقائق، كل ثلث ساعة، وقد امتثلت للطلب. ■في البدء.. - تخذلنا أجسادنا وإن ظلت عقول البعض منا يقظة. سويفيات:

The Art of Manliness | Men’s Interests and Lifestyle Lots of Jokes - Did You Know? Q. Why do men's clothes have buttons on the right while women's clothes have buttons on the left? A. When buttons were invented, they were very expensive and worn primarily by the rich. Since most people are right-handed, it is easier to push buttons on the right through holes on the left. Q. A. Q. A. Q. A. Q. A. Q. A. Q. A. Q. A. Q. A. Mary liked this a lot and when returned to Scotland (not a very good idea in the long run), she took the practice with her. Q. A. Q. A. Bible | To Love, Honor and Vacuum Usually I write about marriage, but I took a detour recently to compile a list of my 50 favourite Bible verses. After all, if we want our relationships to go well, we need God at the center of them. So let’s learn more of God’s Word! I’ve put together this list of the 50 Bible verses I think are wonderful to memorize. Of course, these aren’t the ONLY great verses in the Bible, and you may have your own favorites that aren’t here. I know many families want to memorize verses together, but they don’t know where to start. Why not make little memory verse cards out of 3×5 cards, and keep them at the dinner table? I chose these because they’re a cross-section of doctrine, promises, and comfort. God Genesis 1:1 Wall Decal Isaiah 9:6 For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. Isaiah 40:28 Do you not know? Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Salvation Revelation 3:20 Here I am! 2 Corinthians 5:17 Wall Decal–$25.00 1.