Have you ever noticed the quotes printed on the Starbucks cups? The one from my most recent cup of coffee was actually pretty good. And it was from Leeza Gibbons, go figure. Anyway, thought I'd share it ...
"The way we get to live forever is through memories stored in the hearts and souls of those whose lives we touch. That's our soul print. It's our comfort, our emotional nourishment at the end of the day and the end of a life. How wonderful that they are called up at will and savored randomly. It seems to me we should spend our lives in a conscious state of creating these meaningful moments that live on. Memories matter."
Saturday, February 28, 2009
The Way I See It #292
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Obama in the Valley
Last week, President Obama paid a visit to Arizona. It just happened to be on the day that I head in to the office, so we were able to see the motorcade from our 5th floor window. And, since the building is also located directly south of the airport, we could see Air Force One taking off. It was pretty cool! Below are some pictures!
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Monday, February 23, 2009
Life Lesson
For some reason, all of these quotes and such just seem to keep popping up. Or perhaps I'm just more aware of them. So, I'm going to share them as I see them. Bear with me. Be inspired! Have a great week!
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Quote for the day
Do not spoil what you have
by desiring what you have not;
but remember that
what you now have
was once among the things
you only hoped for.
~ Epicurus (Greek philosopher, BC 341-270)
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Out of the mouth of ... Cam
Just sharing some recent comments/conversations from Cameron. Some of the things kids say are incredible. He just cracks me up!
The other night at bedtime, Hayden jumped up on Cam's bed and was attempting to get comfortable. He walked up to Cam's pillow and starts to lay down right next to his head when Cam intervened: "Uh, I'm sorry, Hayden, but that is NOT an option."
*****
We were driving to Cam's skate lesson and one of the on-ramps to the freeway had a pretty sharp curve to it. Bryan turned to Cam in the backseat and said, "Hold on to your Gatorade so it doesn't tip out of the cup holder." A few minutes later, another curve came up and he told Cam to hang on to his drink. Cam's response? "Dad! Come on! I'd rather not make a career out of this!"
*****
In Kohl's: "I will NEVER do that. So don't expect me to." I turn around and see him pointing at the "fake" picture that comes with a picture frame. It was of two kids laying on their stomachs, with their hands under their chins.
So I asked him, "You will NEVER do what?"
"Lay down in that crap. Especially for a picture."
"Cam, it's a wheat field."
"I don't care. Do you know what kind of stuff lives in fields?"
Mental note: scratch wheat field off of my list for possible family picture locations.
*****
Last night before bedtime, Cameron turns to me and says, "Dad missed out on a LOT tonight." (He fell asleep on the couch for a while after dinner).
"Like what?" I asked.
"You know, lots: "Chuck", a new iCarly, a new True Jackson, Yard Crashers, we had ice-cream, AND we played Mario Kart."
"You're right, he sure did."
"Yeah, HIS loss."
:)
****
Bryan to me after walking in the door from picking up Cam from school today: "Uh, honey .... did you forget something today?" Probably. Chances are pretty damn good. But let me think: Let's see ... dropped Cam off at school, I know he had his backpack, didn't pack him a lunch because hot lunch was corn dogs, he had his water bottle, a check for replacing his library book (apparently it just "disappeared out of his desk") ... think I got everything there, I came straight home, and I know the car is in the garage, so I didn't leave it anywhere, been working all day ... "Nope, can't think of anything ... why?"
"Did you know Cam got out of school early today?"
Shit. "Uh - yep. I did, actually."
Rewind a half hour earlier. Cameron to Bryan today at school when he went to pick him up:
"WHERE have you been?"
"What do you mean? It's barely 3:00 - I'm actually early ..."
"Noooo, you're not .... we were out at 2:00 today."
"Oh. Well does your mom know?"
*****
We were driving to Cam's skate lesson and one of the on-ramps to the freeway had a pretty sharp curve to it. Bryan turned to Cam in the backseat and said, "Hold on to your Gatorade so it doesn't tip out of the cup holder." A few minutes later, another curve came up and he told Cam to hang on to his drink. Cam's response? "Dad! Come on! I'd rather not make a career out of this!"
*****
In Kohl's: "I will NEVER do that. So don't expect me to." I turn around and see him pointing at the "fake" picture that comes with a picture frame. It was of two kids laying on their stomachs, with their hands under their chins.
So I asked him, "You will NEVER do what?"
"Lay down in that crap. Especially for a picture."
"Cam, it's a wheat field."
"I don't care. Do you know what kind of stuff lives in fields?"
Mental note: scratch wheat field off of my list for possible family picture locations.
*****
Last night before bedtime, Cameron turns to me and says, "Dad missed out on a LOT tonight." (He fell asleep on the couch for a while after dinner).
"Like what?" I asked.
"You know, lots: "Chuck", a new iCarly, a new True Jackson, Yard Crashers, we had ice-cream, AND we played Mario Kart."
"You're right, he sure did."
"Yeah, HIS loss."
:)
****
Bryan to me after walking in the door from picking up Cam from school today: "Uh, honey .... did you forget something today?" Probably. Chances are pretty damn good. But let me think: Let's see ... dropped Cam off at school, I know he had his backpack, didn't pack him a lunch because hot lunch was corn dogs, he had his water bottle, a check for replacing his library book (apparently it just "disappeared out of his desk") ... think I got everything there, I came straight home, and I know the car is in the garage, so I didn't leave it anywhere, been working all day ... "Nope, can't think of anything ... why?"
"Did you know Cam got out of school early today?"
Shit. "Uh - yep. I did, actually."
Rewind a half hour earlier. Cameron to Bryan today at school when he went to pick him up:
"WHERE have you been?"
"What do you mean? It's barely 3:00 - I'm actually early ..."
"Noooo, you're not .... we were out at 2:00 today."
"Oh. Well does your mom know?"
"Yes."
And rewind a few days ago to a conversation between Bryan and I regarding Cam's cell phone. We got him one last year (a pre-paid phone) to keep in his backpack during skate camp. We felt more comfortable knowing he had a phone and could get a hold of us if he needed, since he was there for 6 hours a day. Charged it up for him so he could take it to the 4 hour open skate session on Monday, and thought about putting it in his school bag, you know ... just in case. But decided against it. Well apparently we weren't the only ones who forgot today (does it count that I knew about it this morning?) ... Bryan said there were about 35 kids or so there. Great. And they don't start calling parents until about 4:00 or so. Great. Think we might be sticking that phone in there ... just in case mom's having one of those days where everything SEEMS to be going too well ...
And rewind a few days ago to a conversation between Bryan and I regarding Cam's cell phone. We got him one last year (a pre-paid phone) to keep in his backpack during skate camp. We felt more comfortable knowing he had a phone and could get a hold of us if he needed, since he was there for 6 hours a day. Charged it up for him so he could take it to the 4 hour open skate session on Monday, and thought about putting it in his school bag, you know ... just in case. But decided against it. Well apparently we weren't the only ones who forgot today (does it count that I knew about it this morning?) ... Bryan said there were about 35 kids or so there. Great. And they don't start calling parents until about 4:00 or so. Great. Think we might be sticking that phone in there ... just in case mom's having one of those days where everything SEEMS to be going too well ...
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