Divine Lil' Diva

Trivia…True or False

noreply@blogger.com (Jolene West) — Mon, 14 May 2012 07:27:00 +0000

Can you guess which of the following are true and which are false?

Apples, not caffeine, are more efficient at waking you up in the morning.
Alfred Hitchcock didn't have a belly button.
A pack-a-day smoker will lose approximately 2 teeth every 10 years.
People do not get sick from cold weather; it's from being indoors a lot more.
When you sneeze, all bodily functions stop, even your heart!
Only 7 per cent of the population are lefties.
Forty people are sent to the hospital for dog bites every minute.
Babies are born without kneecaps. They don't appear until they are 2-6 years old.
The average person over 50 will have spent 5 years waiting in lines.
The toothbrush was invented in 1498.
The average housefly lives for one month.
40,000 Americans are injured by toilets each year.
A coat hanger is 44 inches long when straightened.
The average computer user blinks 7 times a minute.
Your feet are bigger in the afternoon than any other time of day.
Most of us have eaten a spider in our sleep.
The REAL reason ostriches stick their head in the sand is to
Search for water
The only two animals that can see behind themselves without turning their heads are the rabbit and the parrot.
John Travolta turned down the starring roles in 'An Officer and a Gentleman' and 'Tootsie.'
Michael Jackson owns the rights to the South Carolina State anthem.
In most television commercials advertising milk, a mixture of white paint and a little thinner is used in place of the milk.
Prince Charles and Prince William NEVER travel on the same airplane, just! In case there is a crash.
The first Harley Davidson motorcycle built in 1903 used a tomato can for a carburetor.
Most hospitals make money by selling the umbilical cords cut from women who give birth. They are used in vein transplant surgery.
Humphrey Bogart was related to Princess Diana. They were 7th cousins.
If coloring weren't added to Coca-Cola, it would be green.

They are all TRUE....Now go back and think about #16!!!

Thoughts You May Have Heard B-4

noreply@blogger.com (Jolene West) — Thu, 10 May 2012 21:10:00 +0000

"Be kinder than necessary because everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle."
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A sharp tongue can cut my own throat.

If I want my dreams to come true, I mustn't oversleep.

Of all the things I wear, my expression is the most important.

The best vitamin for making friends.... B1

The happiness of my life depends on the quality of my thoughts.

The heaviest thing I can carry is a grudge.

One thing I can give and still keep...is my word.

I lie the loudest when I lie to myself.

If I lack the courage to start, I have already finished.

One thing I can't recycle is wasted time.

Ideas won’t work unless ' I ' do.

My mind is like a parachute...it functions only when open.

The 10 commandments are not a multiple choice.

The pursuit of happiness is the chase of a lifetime!

It is never too late to become what I might have been.

Life is too short to wake up with regrets.

So love the people who treat you right. Forget about the one's who don't.

Believe everything happens for a reason. If you get a second chance, grab it with both hands. If it changes your life, let it. Nobody said life would be easy, they just promised it would be worth it.
Friends are like balloons; once you let them go, you might not get them back. Sometimes we get so busy with our own lives and problems that we may not even notice that we've let them fly away. Sometimes we are so caught up in who's right and who’s wrong that we forget what's right and wrong. Sometimes we just don’t realize what real friendship means until it is too late. I don't want to let that happen so I'm gonna tie you to my heart so I never lose you.

A Penny Angel

noreply@blogger.com (Jolene West) — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 23:03:00 +0000

That Little Penny In The Parking Lot

I found a penny today
Laying on the ground.

But it's not just a penny,
This little coin I've found.

Found pennies come from heaven,

that's what my Grandpa told me.

He said when an Angel misses you,

They toss a penny down;

Sometimes just to cheer you up,

To make a smile from your frown.

So, don't pass by that penny

When you're feeling blue.

It may be a penny from heaven

That an Angel's tossed to you.

An Angel is now watching over you.

Have A Great Day!“Live as if you'll die today'

'Dream as if you'll live forever”

A Dog's Purpose, (from a 6-year-old)

noreply@blogger.com (Jolene West) — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 22:01:00 +0000

Being a veterinarian, I had been called to examine a ten-year-old Irish Wolfhound named Belker. The dog's owners, Ron, his wife, Lisa, and their little boy, Shane, were all very attached to Belker, and they were hoping for a miracle.

I examined Belker and found he was dying of cancer. I told the family we couldn't do anything for Belker, and offered to perform the euthanasia procedure for the old dog in their home.

As we made arrangements, Ron and Lisa told me they thought it would be good for six-year-old Shane to observe the procedure. They felt as though Shane might learn something from the experience

The next day, I felt the familiar catch in my throat as Belker's family surrounded him. Shane seemed so calm, petting the old dog for the last time, that I wondered if he understood what was going on. Within a few minutes, Belker slipped peacefully away.

The little boy seemed to accept Belker's transition without any difficulty or confusion. We sat together for a while after Belker's death, wondering aloud about the sad fact that animal lives are shorter than human lives. Shane, who had been listening quietly, piped up, "I know why."

Startled, we all turned to him. What came out of his mouth next stunned me. I'd never heard a more comforting explanation.

He said, "People are born so that they can learn how to live a good life - like loving everybody all the time and being nice, right?" The six-year-old continued, "Well, dogs already know how to do that, so they don't have to stay as long."

Live simply.
Love generously.
Care deeply.
Speak kindly.

Remember, if a dog was the teacher you would learn things like:

When loved ones come home, always run to greet them.

Never pass up the opportunity to go for a joyride.

Allow the experience of fresh air and the wind in your face to be pure ecstasy.

Take naps.

Stretch before rising.

Run, romp, and play daily.

Thrive on attention and let people touch you.

Avoid biting when a simple growl will do.

On warm days, stop to lie on your back on the grass.

On hot days, drink lots of water and lie under a shady tree.

When you're happy, dance around and wag your entire body.

Delight in the simple joy of a long walk.

Eat with gusto and enthusiasm. Stop when you have had enough.

Be loyal.

Never pretend to be something you're not.

If what you want lies buried, dig until you find it.

When someone is having a bad day, be silent, sit close by and nuzzle them gently.

Being always grateful for each new day and for the blessing of you.

ENJOY EVERY MOMENT OF EVERY DAY!
That's what dog's teach us...

In Loving Memory of

Sir Bosley Bigg’n

June 11, 2008 – August 10, 2010

Pony Cuteness!

noreply@blogger.com (Jolene West) — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 20:45:00 +0000

“Laugh when you can,

apologize when you should,

let go of what you can't change.”

Small White Dot

noreply@blogger.com (Jolene West) — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 23:29:00 +0000

A kindergarten class had a homework assignment to find out something exciting and relate it to the class the next day. When the time came to present what they'd found, the first little boy the teacher called on walked up to the front of the class, and with a piece of chalk, made a small white dot on the blackboard and sat back down.

Puzzled, the teacher asked him what it was.

"It's a period," he replied.

"I can see that," said the teacher, "but what is so exciting about a period?"

"Darned if I know," he said, "but this morning my sister was missing one. Mommy fainted, daddy had a heart attack and the boy next door joined the Navy."

My Resignation

noreply@blogger.com (Jolene West) — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 21:15:00 +0000

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. I want to see who can blow the biggest bubble. I want to think M&M's are better than money because you can eat them. I want to drink Kool-Aid, and eat lemonheads with my friends.

I don't want to change clothes because I got a little dirty. I want to enjoy everyday like its summer vacation. I want to return to a time when life was simple.

When all you knew were colors, multiplication tables, and TV show theme songs, 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, like a new hot wheel. 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 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 and mankind. I want to be in the roller derby and actually believe The Three Stooges are real.

So...here's my checkbook and my car-keys, my credit card bills and my 401K statements, my pager, my Cell Phone, my palm pilot, my fax machine and my DVD player, and last but not least my mortgage book. 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 YOU HAVE COOTIES"

Twelve Wonderful Commandments

noreply@blogger.com (Jolene West) — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 06:43:00 +0000

And don't forget to always be THANKFUL!

Forever Friends

noreply@blogger.com (Jolene West) — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 21:04:00 +0000

Credit to http://Nubiagroup.blogspot.com/

Awesome Mom

noreply@blogger.com (Jolene West) — Mon, 02 May 2011 06:44:00 +0000

Before I was a Mom,
I never tripped over toys or forgot words to a lullaby. I didn't worry whether or not my plants were poisonous. I never thought about immunizations.

Before I was a Mom,
I had never been puked on. Pooped on. Chewed on. Peed on. I had complete control of my mind and my thoughts. I slept all night.

Before I was a Mom,
I never held down a screaming child
so doctors could do tests. Or give shots. I never looked into teary eyes and cried. I never got gloriously happy over a simple grin. I never sat up late hours at night watching a baby sleep.

Before I was a Mom,
I never held a sleeping baby just because I didn't want to put her down. I never felt my heart break into a million pieces when I couldn't stop the hurt. I never knew that something so small could affect my life so much. I never knew that I could love someone so much. I never knew I would love being a Mom.

Before I was a Mom,
I didn't know the feeling of having my heart outside my body. I didn't know how special it could feel to feed a hungry baby. I didn't know that bond between a mother and her child. I didn't know that something so small could make me feel so important and happy.

Before I was a Mom,
I had never gotten up in the middle of the night every 10 minutes to make sure all was okay. I had never known the warmth, the joy, the love,
the heartache, the wonderment
or the satisfaction of being a Mom.
I didn't know I was capable of feeling so much, before I was a Mom

Send this to someone who you think is an awesome Mom.

Happy Keester

noreply@blogger.com (Jolene West) — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 18:53:00 +0000

Everything I Need to Know, I Learned From the Easter Bunny...

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Walk softly and carry a big carrot.

Everyone needs a friend who is all ears.

There's no such thing as too much candy.

All work and no play can make you a basket case.

A cute little tail attracts a lot of attention.

Everyone is entitled to a bad hare day.

Let happy thoughts multiply Like rabbits.

Some body parts should be floppy.

Keep your paws off other people's jellybeans.

Good things come in small-sugarcoated packages.

The grass is greener in someone else's basket.

An Easter bonnet can cover the wildest hare.

To show your true colors, You have to come out of your shell.

The best things in life Are still sweet and gooey.

Cuppa Jo: Women are Angels in Disguise

noreply@blogger.com (Jolene West) — Sat, 16 Apr 2011 07:29:00 +0000

Cuppa Jo: Women are Angels in Disguise: "In case you didn't know...Women are AngelsAnd when someone breaks our wings.... We simply continue to fly....On a broomstick.... ..."

Give Thanks

noreply@blogger.com (Jolene West) — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 17:41:00 +0000

Credit to http://Nubiagroup.blogspot.com/

HERE'S TO THE GIRLS!!!

noreply@blogger.com (Jolene West) — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 20:13:00 +0000

What's so poignant about this picture? Well, it shows a line of little girls holding hands facing the immensity of ocean waves. Alone they might be washed away, but together they stand strong.

Thank you each for holding my hand somewhere along the way when I was facing a wave of my own. I hope you will reach for my hand when your own wave threatens.

All of us girls..
Old and young...
Near and far...
Hold special memories of good times we've shared.
We've had our share of hard times when our friends were there to make us feel better..
We've shared...
our hearts
our time
our secrets
our fears
our hopes
and our dreams.

Let us never break the chain of friends!

Someone will always be prettier.

Someone will always be smarter.

Their house will be bigger.

They will drive a better car.

Their children will do better in school.

And their husband will fix more things around the house.

So let it go, Be Happy!
And love yourself and your circumstances.
Think about it.

The prettiest woman in the world can have trouble in her heart.And the most highly favored woman on your job may be unable to have children.And the richest woman you know, she's got the car, the house, the clothes....might be lonely.
And the word says if 'I have not Love, I have nothing.'

So, again, love you.

Love who you are.

Look in the mirror in the morning and smile and say

'I am too blessed to be stressed and too anointed to be disappointed!'

'Winners make things happen. Losers let things happen'

Be Blessed ladies and pass this on to encourage another woman.

'To the world you might be one person, but to one person you just might be the world'.

SEND THIS TO YOUR FAVORITE WOMEN - I JUST DID!

HERE'S TO YOU MY FRIENDS!

My Divine Lil’ Diva’s

noreply@blogger.com (Jolene West) — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 18:12:00 +0000

A sharp tongue can cut my own throat.

If I want my dreams to come true, I mustn't oversleep.

Of all the things I wear, my expression is the most important.

The best vitamin for making friends.... B1.

The happiness of my life depends on the quality of my thoughts.

The heaviest thing I can carry is a grudge.

One thing I can give and still keep...is my word.

I lie the loudest when I lie to myself.

Ideas won't work unless ' I ' do.

My mind is like a parachute...it functions only when open.

If I lack the courage to start, I have already finished.

The pursuit of happiness is the chase of a lifetime!

It is never too late to become what I might have been.

One thing I can't recycle is wasted time.

Friends are like balloons; once you let them go, you might not get them back.

Sometimes we get so busy with our own lives and problems that we may not even notice that we've let them fly away.

Sometimes we are so caught up in who's right and who's wrong that we forget what's right and wrong.

Sometimes we just don't realize what real friendship means until it is too late.

I don't want to let that happen so I'll tie you to my heart to never lose you.

HOW BIG IS WAL-MART?

noreply@blogger.com (Jolene West) — Sun, 09 Jan 2011 07:12:00 +0000

At Wal-Mart, Americans spend $36,000,000 every hour of every day.
This works out to $20,928 profit every minute!
Wal-Mart will sell more from January 1 to St. Patrick's Day (March 17th) than Target sells all year.
Wal-Mart is bigger than Home Depot + Kroger + Target + Sears + Costco + K-Mart combined.
Wal-Mart employs 1.6 million people and is the largest private employer. And most can't speak English.
Wal-Mart is the largest company in the history of the World.
Wal-Mart now sells more food than Kroger & Safeway combined, and keep in mind they did this in only 15 years.
During this same period, 31 Supermarket chains sought bankruptcy (including Winn-Dixie).
Wal-Mart now sells more food than any other store in the world.
Wal-Mart has approx. 3,900 stores in the USA of which 1,906 are Supercenters; this is 1,000 more than it had 5 years ago.
This year, 7.2 billion different purchasing experiences will occur at a Wal-Mart store. (Earth's population is approximately 6.5 billion.)
12. 90% of all Americans live within 15 miles of a Wal-Mart
WHY NOT LET Wal-Mart bail out Wall Street!!