Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Fun ideas for celebrating the 4th of July.. Independance Day

Here at farm funnies we love the 4th of July.
We love to find fun ways to celebrate and of course  we enjoy all the sharing.

We are so grateful for our freedom..
a big THANK YOU to our military,and their families, past present & future.
We owe a great deal to you.

JULY 4th 2010,
We often have a camp out ,dogs and all.
I use to let the horses loose to graze on the yard, amongst our tents & picnic tables.
For me it  is great to enjoy a real TRIBAL experiance. (we have Indian heritage).
I loved this,but with lots of little ones ,during recent years, I haven't let our horses enjoy the 4th with us, in this capacity. I may let Barbie(our 40" pony) join us for part of our "wild" pony/tribe experiance this year.

I truly believe in America as a melting pot, so I  like to take the best of all of our heritages
and mix them all together for loads of fun.
My little "plug" ,for those of us who agree,to become  a "tipping point" 
Let's go back towards how America use to be, and stop letting others change us into their
singular ideas.

A few years ago, we painted a 4x8 sheet of plywood white and set it up outside,
for a  huge movie screen.
We had a  borrowed  DVD projector and we  played fun kid movies until the kids were tucked into their
sleeping bags, then  us grownups  stayed up & watched  the "boring" movies.
This was a hit for one and all.

Fireworks ,of course.
RATS, did I mention, I hate rats, big small or paper. 
Everyone else  seems to love finding ways to stick these
little grey paper exploding ones  where I will step on them, one day they may be sorry...YIKES

One of my daughters is helping me plan a treasure hunt for  the grandkids.
I use to create these for our kids.
I created  wacky rhyming clues,some with scripture riddles, some with odd family sayings,some with quotes from favorite books.
The clues would  lead the kids on wild goose chases throughout our  yard,pasture & woods to find
our dinner.
Any item that could be easily contained (to protect it from would be critter investigations) I buried, put up in trees or wherever I thought of at the time).
The highlight was finding a watermelon buried in wet sand on our riverbank.
I created a wacky riddle from the Hobbit of  Lord of the Rings.
It became one of our past most treasured clues :


You will find the next food item ...
Where there are critters who are ever thirsty, always drinking,
All in mail,never clinking.
Run past Bonnie's hideaway, to the wild bee tree where many  a summer book was read,
find an x marking the "spot" ,
proceed with a Tiffany "manuever" minus the gopher, to  find your treasure...


----------------------------------------------It's your turn-----------------------------------------

Make up your own treasure hunt, set up a mini golf course(the tuna can challenge or ?)
Let your kids, or neighbor kids help you. 
Set up a dunk tank,slippy slide for prizes  or obstacle course,
Set up  a scavanger hunt.

Our 4th menu
BBQ ribs (what else?) hot dogs, potato salad
roasted corn, green salad, a blackberry cobbler and homemade icecream
chips and dips cans of pop in an ice chest cooler.  and of course S'mores.

Even if you live in a itty bitty apt( I have too)  you can be inventive and creative. 
Why not pack your lunch and head to the mall,  a park, beach, zoo, or ? 
Plan a fun menu,  you could even create clues for each dinner item,even if it simply lead from one place to another (a backwards dinner is fun, I'll get you started... In stead of runing in a circle, find our favorite store for our 3 ringed circus dessert ( donuts), kind of lame, but you get the idea.
Go to the$1 store for small favors/prizes  etc. Be sure to have sparklers and snakes for the kids to enjoy
with adult supervision,of course.

BOND as your own family TRIBE..BOND with your neighbors. 
ENJOY, CELEBRATE,  each of us in America have much to be thankful for.

You have time to do this..yes, you do... If I can you can.

I would love hearing what you plan to do, or have done in the past.

Whatever else you do, please be thankful for our wonderful freedoms.
If you believe in prayer,remember to pray for our military and their families

p.s.
Any of our kids reading our watermelon clue, may disagree as to the content ..
You are no doubt CORRECT,
but using my poetic license and my  spotty clue recollection, this is what seemed close to the 
ancient actual clue.

extra..this just came in, daughter who is helping with the treasure hunt just sent me thes clues, wow I was way off on the watermelon clue, dare I claim a senior moment?

her clues are so good i had to  come back and share them with you
(even if hubby is outside waiting for  a sawdust mover helper)

1. It's time to eat, so shake a leg! See if you can find a "dinosaur egg". They like to nest where it's nice and cool, so look for our "egg" at a shady pool. (Watermelon hidden at the river bank -- assuming there is still an accessible bank somewhere).


2. In Moses' time, God sent bread from the sky. Not a bad idea, let's give it a try. Search through the woods, look high and low. But hurry it up before we all have to go! (Hot dog/Hamburger buns in a basket/bucket hanging from a tree).

3. The base of this dish came from where you've just been. When we finally eat, think of that place again. Head out back and into the shade. And by the way, you might need a spade. (Potato salad in a jar inside a ziplock bag, buried in the back yard).

4. Even the horses like a good snack. We know you do too, but please bring these back! Look where the snacks for the horses are stored. And keep moving briskly, we're all getting bored! (Chips/sealed snacks by the grain).

5. Let's grill up some dogs without any fur, so go to the place where our dogs once were. If you're confused, no need to give in: Search for a chest where your dad used to swim. (Meat inside an ice chest, possibly under a tarp, in the area where the old dog run/swimming pool used to be).

I can come up with more, I just need to know more about the menu

Monday, June 21, 2010

A new day is dawning..Isn't it TIME to change ? MAKEOVER...start today


A new day is dawning...

Today, right NOW, is the first day of the rest of your life.










The past, no matter what it was or contained is simply that...PAST, over, done..

Why not give yourself the FREEDOM to let it go.Today and tomorrow is waiting for YOU...

SO...it is MAKEOVER week! Isn't it about time ?
We ALL ( a little secret : even us successful coaches, did )
hang onto our "baby blankies" aka "comfort" in some form or another.

Isn't it time to let go & learn to walk? Your own spectaular future is waiting.

The steps you make today & tomorrow, will impact the rest of your life.
 A wise trusted friend or personal coach can shine a light on where you are stuck.

Why not give yourself the gift of freedom to be who you were created to be.

Morning coffee ... WAKE UP...anything less, is not only robbing you, it is robbing others.
I  just KNOW you are not a thief.  
An honest Abe Lincoln, George Washington type person,
this very thought is what jumped started my forward movement. I hope it does the same for you.

SO, why not give yourself a gift today.. stop stealing and start depositing  Freedom ..
FREEDOM to be YOU, the REAL you.

The world is waiting for you...I will be excited to  hear what today's gift unfolds for you.

If you need someone to shine a light in the darkness, ask me. 
I may have some time available.
If not, I know some personal coaches I would trust.

Many of us offer a free 1/2 session to see if there is a match.
But these are limited, and must be scheduled, of course.
Contact me if this resonates with you.

Friday, June 18, 2010

Last night I dreamed of CHICKENS

oh no....my  computer ATE my chicken photo's...

Oh well ...at least there is a picture of a chicken at the start of this video

I love this poem....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kW1A76F3IPw

The pancake man...YUMMM

Looking for something in youtube I found PANCAKE MAN..
This is especially for my grandkids...and anyone who likes cooking, fun and PANCAKES..

Only thing...Pancake man forgot the one with peanutbutter and honey...ahhhh
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6exGspNcnw&NR=1&feature=fvwp

for a great  pancake recipie check out this video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6exGspNcnw&NR=1&feature=fvwp

Thursday, June 17, 2010

Just sharing the GOODS

I love to share good things...
I have enjoyed becoming part of the RenPro and CC family..( a sharing giving online family)

Our CC class is over now, but we are still holding group calls..
Yesterday Richard & Lee Wise shared what they have been doing .
Today in facebook I saw  Jerry's  link about how to get rid of annoying facebook things..

With no further fanfare....here are these amazing guys links for their stuff
(all  RenPro guys who created these items  within the past few months by the way..GO guys...)

LeeWise's book  http://www.attractionmarketinghandbook.com/
Richards free webinar http://www.live-event-networking.com/ 
Jerry's free solution for annoying things at facebook http://buildamagneticnetwork.com/2624

Tuesday, June 15, 2010

So you had a bad day...STOP IT, NOW..

What kind of a bad day was it?
Was "it" your hair, your job, your spouse,family,mom,dad , kids ?
Maybe it was something you ate, or something some one said..
MAYBE it was none of those, but one of what I call  the  internal(and infernal) naggy nellies...

You know what I mean..those voices of the past... You're too ... LITTLE/BIG
so ...SLOW , you'll ...NEVER GET.." it" ,be GOOD enough, YaDa YaDa YaDa...

Right now....STOP...THINK...those are "only" voices in your PAST...
They are neither here, now or in YOUR  FUTURE..UNLESS... you decide to let them be.

Look in the mirror...YES I am serious, LOOK even if you have tears streaming down your face
as the naggy nellies play their broken record AGAIN.. I did this years ago during what I call one of my
Anne of Green Gables... in the DEPTHS of DESPAIR days...

Then ,I  made a conscious decision toSTOP &  move forward..and believe me I had a  whole team of naggy nellies.
Now I can view them as a blessing in disquise, even if they rear their heads and  try taunting me at times.
(and they will)
If you are "there" and the naggy nellies are trying to choke you, remember with every black rain cloud, AFTER ...there can be growth and beauty.
In nature this will happen on it's own..with us humans, we have the ability to let the sun come out or not..
It's our CHOICE.

Ok , are you looking in that mirror?   Let the pain, the past be validated ...it's not too late..
Then let yourself be recipient
of the love, understanding, comfort, warmth you should have had.
Isn't it about   time to heal?
Picture/imagine  yourself in the crushed "spot" , then let a  Leave it to Beaver, Ozzie & Harriet ,supernanny  kind of mom & dad  
wrap loving arms around you , holding you safe & secure EVEN if the "spot" was after you were grown..we all can use the love and warmth of a loving mom & dad, no matter how old we are, what kind of parents we had or didn't have (because in a perfect world we would have, but we are not in a perfect world,are we?)..( Oh, you don't know who the Harriets and others  are? watch  the links below) ,

NOW
 Exale , breathe deep and let go of the past..STOP the naggy NELLIES...Yes , you can...
( I do have several  helpful  ways in related posts, in the archives, at my http://www.amerryheart4u.blogspot.com/  )

THEN
#1  Get out a piece of paper, write down your dreams,give yourself freedom to let yourself go..the bigger the better.
#2  Do a reality check...where are you right now? 
      a. what is stopping/hindering you?
      b. what do you need to do..Yes ...YOU... don't wait for someonelse to do "it",
          because they can't, not even with a million dollars or a bag of gold..because this is YOUR LIFE
          . Your life is a gift and your choices are what  can make the difference....
       c.  if you can't let go of the past, I encourage you to find good councilling
       d.  if you can let go of the past and have decided to move forward , FANTASTIC,
            the sky is the limit..
#3   write down a plan with action steps, be accountable, then DO it...(if you slip up, just climb back on and keep moving forward to your goal.
#4   seriously consider aquiring your own personal coach, ...especially if you are stuck,  if you can't see the forest for the trees, or are trying to put together some of your great ideas and are unsure of which comes 1st..the chicken or the egg ( well ,this blog isn't called farm funnies for nothing..even when there is yolk on your face, life can be  great..
In reality ,it can be, even if  you're at the bottom of Anne's pit of despair and it seems awfully dark and lonely, been there done that , as I said.

...I encourage you to aquaint yourself with what GOOD  coaching qualifications should be.
Our  Coaching Cognition adheres to the International Coach Federation requirements & standards.
So please, whether you hire, trade or just have a friend assist you for free,  remember ,you deserve the best .

#5  celebrate even little successes...

I am a celebration coach and a certified health/biz coach.
While my  free offer is still  available call me to set up your personal 1/2 coaching session
I will be limiting them soon.
Let me light you way to successes and  discover the power of  celebration..
( watch for my new book on the power of celebrations)

To schedule your coaching session call 971-998-3171 
To watch the videos mentioned above click on the following links:
.....p.s. you may be wondering what the alpaca cria pic  has to do with this post...actually a lot....
However ,here at farm funnies, artist that I am,  my writing and art (especially my mud) often has a life of it's own...
Rocky's broken leg  inspired this post, but the words went where they wished...
I have much to share with you about Rocky, our brave little Christmas Cria, but those  are  stories for another day....Rocky a lover and a fighter....
  

ozzie harriet http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XF0ctNtK8xA

leave it to beaver http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1toyAfNO_CA&feature=related
supernanny http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmCAWAC9fy0


           

  
    

Friday, June 4, 2010

dog training can be smelly

Katie, she is such a sweetheart,
but sadly something happened in her  puppy past, before  she came to live with us.
While she is brave and so willing to please, sometimes she thinks she's in trouble when she is not
and she'll go to her bed. 

I decided to try a new technique,  it seemed reasonable enough, even though I'm not
one who agrees with the  current methods of leader of the pack , top dog  type training.

Let your dog have it's head above yours to boost confidence...hmmm, well maybe?
I'll give it a go I thought, hmm, I can't say it did much for either of us,
Kate just kept trying to get her head under mine. I have a painful neck so
I really don't want to do this unless we have some terrific response.

OK , I'll  carefully give it another go I thought , while we were outside between chores.
I worked to get my head under hers, Kate equally trying hard to do the same.
OH NO>>>> what have you been doing???
KATE...phew.......

I'll bet you can guess who both got a good bath....with some super good smelling soap!

So... if you plan on being  the submissive dog  to boost your dog's confidence,
you'd better get a good whiff of her first, is what I have to say!


  

Thursday, June 3, 2010

e-mail, snail mail,I am FEMALE

OK so it is  getting late,
I totally "get" that part...

Just why can't my computer co-operate, is it fate?
I've pleaded,whined ,  info it just won't impart ,

My e-mail, my folders ...are they all gone?
The good ol' days ,  give me a pony and that there mail "express"

'Cause you could hold it ,fold it and see it come dawn,
then entice pony  with a carrot, and give pony a loving caress.

This computer,  has no feelings,  "she" crashed ,her motherboard did flipflop
 leaving me with  picking up pieces, and wringing my hands

Why even  the online e-mail is non compliant,  , yep it too came to a stop
are they in cahoots?  if not, then what  gives ? I ask ,as they both  RUIN my plans

So stop I say, no more e-mail tonight, not even just one more
no lessons, no webinars , I cry .. away with you too

I have had it with all of you , it's time to snooze,perhaps even snore
and when I awake you'd best be good or I'll be really blue

Good thing  for you,   I am WOMAN, I am FEMALE
Tomorrow,  is  a brand new day..I'll wake with  chin up , a smile and a song

Yes, I'll  wake and I'll be looking for some hope in my mail, e or slow snail
oh no, it's late, I wandered onto blogging , morning will be here before too long...

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