Hey all. It's been a while since I been here. I want to thank all of my 360 friends for not taking me off of your friends list!!

I have been busy working and doing some remodeling my house. I got great news: I will be a grandmother around June 14th. I can't wait. It's the reason I am doing some remodeling to my home. I have a three bedroom, but only two are occupied by the family....so guess what we're turning the third bedroom into? Yep, a nursery!!! We're painting it a light green with medium green trim, and the theme of the room will be Pooh Bear and his little friends!!!

Blog with you in a few.

Loves, hugs, and kisses, Aeni

Today we mourn the passing of a beloved old friend, Common Sense, who has been with us for many years. No one knows for sure how old he was, since his birth records were long ago lost in bureaucratic red tape.

Common Sense lived by simple, sound financial policies (don't spend more than you can earn) and reliable strategies (adults, not children, are in charge).

His health began to deteriorate rapidly when well-intentioned but overbearing regulations were set in place. Reports of a 6 -year-old boy charged with sexual harassment for kissing a classmate; teens suspended from school for using mouthwash after lunch; and a
teacher fired for reprimanding an unruly student, only worsened his is
condition.

Common Sense lost ground when parents attacked teachers for doing the job that they themselves had failed to do in disciplining their unruly children. It declined even further when schools were required to get parental consent to administer Calpol, sun lotion or a band-aid to a student.

Common Sense lost the will to live as churches became businesses; and criminals received better treatment than their victims.

Common Sense took a beating when you couldn't defend yourself from a burglar in your own home without the burglar suing you for assault.

Common Sense finally gave up the will to live, after a woman failed to realize that a steaming cup of coffee was hot. She spilled a little in her lap, and was promptly awarded a huge settlement. Common Sense was preceded in death by his parents, Truth and Trust; his wife, Discretion; his daughter, Responsibility; and his son, Reason.

He is survived by his 3 wicked stepbrothers; I Know My Rights, Someone Else Is To Blame, and I'm A Victim.

Not many attended his funeral because so few realized he was gone. If you still remember him, pass this on. If not, join the majority and do nothing.

It's amazing the power we ALLOW insultive people. I always wondered where are all the good people. Is it me, or am I getting to the point of being a bitter, sad, angry person I nevered wanted to be, the same ones that insult others, who take their anger out on other people out of pure ignorance. So after being treated badly one too many times, I took time to think this through one day, and this is what I came up with - I ALLOWED myself to wallow in the hate of someone's attitude, all the while ALLOWING all the good people to pass me by. I actully convinced myself that in order to "straighten these people out I had to give them a taste of their own medicine". That's not what well-adjusted, smart, fair, unbiased people do. I finally had to say ENOUGH. So I ignore the drama now, at all cost. Oh sure, I had to stop going to certain places and doing certain things, but that's ok - that's where all the drama was anyway, and I was ALLOWING it. I found better things to do with my precious time, better friends to share my precious time with. I have control over that, I AM ALLOWED!!