tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59719185824075427022024-03-13T04:44:12.198-06:00Daydreaming Haven~ A place for the starving artist inside me to vent ~Janeen Steerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14509300974508751532noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5971918582407542702.post-60032014693728526552011-11-01T08:12:00.007-06:002011-11-01T10:12:54.581-06:00Talents<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-cyQFcKZkmgY/TrAaaCPfxCI/AAAAAAAAAG4/yUSokTBbjX8/s1600/Use%2Bwhat%2Btalent%2Byou%2Bpossess.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 228px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-cyQFcKZkmgY/TrAaaCPfxCI/AAAAAAAAAG4/yUSokTBbjX8/s320/Use%2Bwhat%2Btalent%2Byou%2Bpossess.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670060965440242722" /></a><br />Use what talent you possess ... by Henry Van Dyke. We are all songbirds of a sort, singing praises to the One who gifted us such talents, for our song is sweet to Him!Janeen Steerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14509300974508751532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5971918582407542702.post-72101802560185745542011-08-06T14:42:00.003-06:002011-08-06T14:59:44.329-06:00We can enjoy life or we can survive life.<div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#6600cc;">We can enjoy life or we can survive life.<br />Our daily responses to the little things determine which it will be. </span></strong></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><strong><br /></strong>If the carpet is worn, vacuum it anyway.<br />If the furniture is old, dust it anyway.<br />If the linoleum is scuffed, sweep it anyway.<br />If the tub is stained, scour it anyway.<br />If the sink is leaky, clean it anyway.<br />If the toilet needs fixed, scrub it anyway.<br />If the bedspread needs updated, make your bed anyway.<br />If the rug is frayed, straighten it anyway.<br />If the pillows are lumpy, fluff them anyway.<br />If the clothes are out-of-date, iron them anyway.<br />If the shoes are cheap, shine them anyway.<br />If the closet is too small, organize it anyway.<br />If the dishes are chipped, wash them anyway.<br />If the table is rickety, wipe it anyway.<br />If the kids are fussy, hug them anyway.<br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">If the hubby is cranky, kiss him anyway.<br /></span></strong>If the neighbors are loud, wave at them anyway.<br />If the clerk is rude, smile at her anyway.<br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#009900;">IF LIFE IS LESS THAN PERFECT… ENJOY IT ANYWAY!<br /></span>We can live in Order without perfection;<br />Peace without luxury,<br />and Joy without convenience.<br /><span style="font-size:180%;color:#33ccff;">Life is what you make of it… so do it anyway. </span></div><br /><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><br /><div align="center">Borrowed from <a href="http://choosingsimplicity.blogspot.com/">http://choosingsimplicity.blogspot.com/</a></div>Janeen Steerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14509300974508751532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5971918582407542702.post-56142081639971908382011-08-02T12:45:00.002-06:002011-08-02T13:46:36.164-06:00It seems logical to me that if Heavenly Father were to reveal all His wisdom to me, I would be so unable to get my head around it all that my brain would just shut down. Therefore, He provides bits and pieces much like a 500-piece puzzle. He gives me stories and examples in parables and scripture. When I understand one concept, He provides another one to learn and understand. After a while I can begin to see a bigger picture. Just like the puzzle! I think I get it. :)<br /><br />It's funny, this is not new to me, I just saw it in a new light today when trying to help a customer register her business. It appears I was providing too much information and she wasn't ready for the it yet. She was still trying to understand the entity types and what she needed to file.<br /><br />Anyway ... just thought I'd share that tidbit. :)Janeen Steerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14509300974508751532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5971918582407542702.post-45186827227208344942011-06-30T10:46:00.001-06:002011-06-30T10:49:34.617-06:00Egos Pride and feelers<div>Wednesday, I had a customer call and was very upset that I returned her document. She was rude and felt I was incompetent because her ATTORNEY filed the documents and HE has been schooled and I was just being unreasonable.<br /><br /></div> <div> </div> <div>Unfortunately, I let her push my buttons. My current challenges were consuming my right mind. I became upset and told her to send the documents to her attorney and he could call me. This was not acceptable. Anyway ...</div> <div> </div> <div><br />This woman called again yesterday apologizing for the way she treated me. She had just found out she has cancer and it was a very serious situation. She said when she remembered how she treated me, she was embarrassed. She called to apologize for being rude.</div> <div> </div> <div><br />Can you imagine? She was apologizing to me. My place was to be patient and helpful. I was almost in tears. She had every right for being upset. I was just the first person in her way and she took it out on me. I apologized for getting upset with her, then helped her with her filing so she could send it back to me. </div> <div> </div> <div><br />How quickly life can change our priorities. How fragile our egos. How delicate our mortal bodies. How easily we bruise. How easy we are offended. God forgive me.<br /></div>Janeen Steerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14509300974508751532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5971918582407542702.post-43637184475425363382010-12-21T12:55:00.002-07:002010-12-21T12:59:07.127-07:00Time just sweeping by ...Well, I cannot believe 2010 is almost over! What a year! We are all another year older and wiser (I hope). Looking forward to a new year. Hoping it will be good to all of us. And if not, that we can "endure to the end."Janeen Steerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14509300974508751532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5971918582407542702.post-54791869651369449742010-01-10T21:52:00.003-07:002010-01-10T22:03:04.342-07:00Day TenWe attended the YW Evening of Excellence combined with the New Beginnings. It was a lovely event featuring the quilts the girls made as a project. They each made a quilt for themselves, however, this was a team effort as everyone worked on each quilt. One side of the quilts is denim squares and the other is flannel squares. The teen and tween each chose three different patterns. They turned out great! Something they can keep, use, and will bring many good memories for years.<br /><br />The New Beginnings is to introduce the new Beehives. My tween is the sole beehive. I had the opportunity to intoduce her and share some insight about this lovely young woman. My teen printed some pics to be used. It was a good evening. I cried. I love my girls. They build me up and keep me going.<br /><br />I love my girls.Janeen Steerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14509300974508751532noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5971918582407542702.post-16589867424366118412010-01-09T23:23:00.006-07:002010-01-10T22:05:25.653-07:00Day NineWell I missed Day Eight... it was Friday and Elvis' birthday ... that's my story and I'm stickin to it.<br /><br />Day Nine is Saturday. Full of takin care of business w/the family. We purchased a bed for the tween and will be saying goodbye to the futon bunk bed. Ohhh and the tween got a cute new hair cut. Yeah, she be stylin! She is so funny.<br /><br />Anway, time to bid goodnight.Janeen Steerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14509300974508751532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5971918582407542702.post-25681008840836098412010-01-07T12:17:00.003-07:002010-01-07T12:20:50.683-07:00Day Seven<a href='http://cheezburger.com/view.aspx?ciid=5061084' ><img src='http://images.cheezburger.com/completestore/2009/8/25/128957330861615278.jpg' alt='funny pictures' /></a>Janeen Steerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14509300974508751532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5971918582407542702.post-30395332088650186322010-01-06T20:33:00.006-07:002010-01-06T21:10:43.674-07:00Day Six<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_vJ98U2FvcMg/S0VeRfPTvcI/AAAAAAAAAGY/E7N8WrZ8ZVk/s1600-h/Photo_013108_007.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423844980774124994" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 160px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_vJ98U2FvcMg/S0VeRfPTvcI/AAAAAAAAAGY/E7N8WrZ8ZVk/s200/Photo_013108_007.jpg" border="0" /></a> <div><br /><div><br /><p align="left"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_vJ98U2FvcMg/S0VcW5rJeAI/AAAAAAAAAGA/d1sbeBtM-gc/s1600-h/Rachael.jpg"></a></p><br /><div>Can you believe? 5 out of 6 days! The girls are at YW tonight where they are announcing this year's theme: "Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest" (<a class="featureslink" href="http://scriptures.lds.org/en/josh/1/9#9" target="_blank">Joshua 1:9</a>; italics added). </div><br /><div><div><div><div>I love my girls! They are good kids. I can't remember life before them. Not sure what I'll do when they're all grown up and gone away. (sniff, sniff) Makes me cry just thinking about it.</div><div> </div><div>Anyway, they're home now and need to finish homework. G'nite all.</div></div></div></div></div></div>Janeen Steerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14509300974508751532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5971918582407542702.post-68617928755895336382010-01-05T21:15:00.008-07:002010-01-05T21:44:40.362-07:00Day Five<div>Work has become crazy long enough. So much to do and so little time. The backlog of amds, mrgs, convs, etc are driving my co-worker crazy. She likes all the work to be done and gone by the end of the day. I keep telling her it's like the dinner dishes but lately there are way too many dishes and they're piling up. She likes that restaurant game on fb. Too bad she can't just wash them all away.</div><br /><div></div><div>Then there's the D-Man who's gonna have a knee replaced next week. He's tired of the pain but hesitant about the surgery and recovery and since he's D-Man, he's gotta let someone else run the roost while he's gone. Hey! An uneventful surgery and smooth recovery is way more important than any little (or big) drama that pops up at work. Besides, there are plenty of bosses and boss-wanna-be's around to take care of it.</div><br /><div></div><div>Today I had to cancel a podiatry appt. for my dad. Hated to do that but my poor honey was feeling pretty awful. The pod clinic is only open on Tuesdays and I work Tuesdays. I don't work Fridays. Why can they have the clinics on Friday? blah, blah, blah.</div><br /><div></div><div>Good thing my honey is feeling better tonight. We enjoyed some <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_vJ98U2FvcMg/S0QT0S8DZOI/AAAAAAAAAFg/N-f_T_ggHqI/s1600-h/Friends+taking+a+nap.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423481640418764002" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 142px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_vJ98U2FvcMg/S0QT0S8DZOI/AAAAAAAAAFg/N-f_T_ggHqI/s200/Friends+taking+a+nap.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div>killer pizza that hit the spot!! Thanks honey!! I get home so late from work and there's not much time to spend w/my family. </div><div>Hope everyone else is ok tonight. </div><div>Sweet dreams...</div><p align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_vJ98U2FvcMg/S0QT0S8DZOI/AAAAAAAAAFg/N-f_T_ggHqI/s1600-h/Friends+taking+a+nap.jpg"></a> </p>Janeen Steerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14509300974508751532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5971918582407542702.post-78143415078492341292010-01-04T21:05:00.007-07:002010-01-04T21:29:54.354-07:00Day FourSo I found an article about a mixed-media artist who blogs every day in January. I thought all the time I waste on Facebook I could use to blog every day in January. So then I missed the second day because I spent it shopping and watching movies with my family until way too late.<br /><br />Anyway, so today, the teenager informs me she has to do a poster with the results from her science experiment she was supposed to start several weeks ago. It's due in two days. She wanders over to the computer and promptly resorts to google to find a science project (due in two days). This is what she finds: "The 5 Scientific Experiments Most Likely to End the World" <a href="http://www.cracked.com/article_16583_p1.html">http://www.cracked.com/article_16583_p1.html</a> (warning: there are some four-letter words hiding in the text of this article)<br /><br /><p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423107453992361746" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 412px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 138px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_vJ98U2FvcMg/S0K_fx383xI/AAAAAAAAAFY/tZbZysxM_BI/s320/Not+Pictured+-+Life.jpg" border="0" />Not Pictured: Life<br /></p>I doubt she'll find her science project (due in two days) within this article. And if she does? It may cause the end of the world and it won't matter anyway.<br /><br /><br /><br />Back to work was relatively smooth and uneventful, thank heavens. Mostly doing data entry of documents with 12/31/09 or 01/01/2010 effective dates. My girls are back to school as well. The end of this quarter is in a couple of weeks. The tween is having homework issues. Bright and beautiful she is ... but focused she is not.<br /><br /><br /><br />Time to finish laundry, feed the cats, gather family for prayers and off to dreamland.<br /><br />Goodnight and God bless.Janeen Steerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14509300974508751532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5971918582407542702.post-2243085585977888522010-01-03T14:56:00.004-07:002010-01-03T21:36:31.441-07:00Day Three<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_vJ98U2FvcMg/S0FwH3g_QII/AAAAAAAAAFQ/FQ_YMZ6qLV4/s1600-h/sarah5.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422738706794496130" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 170px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 127px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_vJ98U2FvcMg/S0FwH3g_QII/AAAAAAAAAFQ/FQ_YMZ6qLV4/s200/sarah5.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Here it is the Sunday after the Christmas and New Years holidays. Amazing I made it through and yet sad it is over. However, the beginning of a new year and a new month brings hope. Today the sun shines brightly. Some of the snow and ice melt. Quiet day with family. Teenager wanted to drive. She drove on the freeway TWO TIMES. She'll be a licensed driver before I know it. Then I'll never see my car. Or her.</div>Janeen Steerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14509300974508751532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5971918582407542702.post-69589030676794113692010-01-02T14:20:00.002-07:002010-01-02T14:23:15.276-07:00Day OneWe rang in the new year with a bottle of sparkling cider watching the ball drop on tv. Out with the old and in with the new. So much potential. Happy New Year everyone!!Janeen Steerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14509300974508751532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5971918582407542702.post-47525110315101114462009-03-20T10:26:00.002-06:002009-03-20T10:35:21.246-06:00Happy First Day of Spring 2009!!<span style="font-family:arial;">We have survived the winter. Now is the time for the transition that brings the northern hemisphere more daylight hours. From </span><a href="http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html"><span style="font-family:arial;">APOD</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;">:</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://sunearthday.nasa.gov/2009/index.php"><span style="font-family:times new roman;">Today, the Sun</span></a><span style="font-family:times new roman;"> crosses the celestial equator heading north at 11:44 </span><a href="http://aa.usno.navy.mil/faq/docs/UT.php"><span style="font-family:times new roman;">UT</span></a><span style="font-family:times new roman;">. Known as an equinox, this </span><a href="http://www.phy6.org/stargaze/Sseason.htm"><span style="font-family:times new roman;">astronomical event</span></a><span style="font-family:times new roman;"> marks the first day of spring in the northern hemisphere and autumn in the south. It also marks the beginning </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norouz"><span style="font-family:times new roman;">of Norouz</span></a><span style="font-family:times new roman;">, the Persian (Iranian) new year. Equinox means </span><a href="http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/Hbase/eclip.html#c5"><span style="font-family:times new roman;">equal night</span></a><span style="font-family:times new roman;">. With the Sun on the celestial equator, </span><a href="http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap030923.html"><span style="font-family:times new roman;">Earth dwellers</span></a><span style="font-family:times new roman;"> will experience </span><a href="http://aa.usno.navy.mil/faq/docs/equinoxes.php"><span style="font-family:times new roman;">nearly</span></a><span style="font-family:times new roman;"> 12 hours of daylight and 12 hours of darkness. Of course, in the north the days will grow longer, the </span><a href="http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap040320.html"><span style="font-family:times new roman;">Sun marching</span></a><span style="font-family:times new roman;"> higher in the sky as summer approaches.</span></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;">Welcome Sun. Welcome new life. Here's to new beginnings!! Make the most of it :D</span></div>Janeen Steerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14509300974508751532noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5971918582407542702.post-22349121438010397782009-03-17T11:21:00.002-06:002009-03-17T11:31:35.058-06:00Happy St. Patrick's Day!!<em><span style="font-family:times new roman;">May you live as long as you want,</span></em><br /><em><span style="font-family:times new roman;">And never want as long as you live.</span></em><br /><em><span style="font-family:times new roman;">~Irish Blessing</span></em><br /><em><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"></span></em>Janeen Steerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14509300974508751532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5971918582407542702.post-41570785415895300402009-02-20T23:29:00.002-07:002009-02-20T23:40:38.548-07:00Let it go!Ms Connie sent this to me. I think it's worth posting. You may find something that speaks to you. I did. ;) Thanks Connie!<br /><br />When people can walk away from you let them walk. Your destiny is never tied to anybody that left. The bible said that, "... They came out from us that it might be made manifest that they were not for us. For had they been for Us, no doubt they would have continued with us."<br />1 John 2:19<br /><br />People leave you because they are not joined to you. Let them go. It doesn't mean that they are bad people; it just means that their part in your life story is over.<br /><br />You've got to know when people's part in your story is over so that you don't keep trying to force them to stay. You've got to know and accept when dead is dead.<br /><br />You've got to learn to recognize when it's over. Let me tell you something. I've got the gift of goodbye. It's the tenth spiritual gift. I believe in goodbye. It's not that I'm hateful, it's that I'm faithful, I know whatever God means for me to have He'll give it to me. If it takes too much sweat to keep it, it is no longer mine, therefore I don't need it. Stop begging people to stay. Stop trying to force them back to your story. Let them go! They have their own story to live.<br /><br />LET IT GO For 2009.....<br /><br />If you are holding on to something that doesn't belong to you and was never intended for your life, then you need to.....LET IT GO!<br /><br />If you are holding on to past hurts and pains....LET IT GO!<br /><br />If someone can't treat you right, love you back and see your worth..LET IT GO!<br /><br />If someone has angered you..... LET IT GO!<br /><br />If you are holding on to some thoughts of evil and revenge.... LET IT GO!<br /><br />If you are involved in a wrong relationship or addiction..... LET IT GO!<br /><br />If you are holding on to a job that breaks your inner peace..... LET IT GO!<br /><br />If you knowingly maintain a bad attitude......LET IT GO!<br /><br />If you keep judging others to make yourself feel better.....LET IT GO!<br /><br />If you're stuck in the past and God is trying to take you to a new level in Him...... LET IT GO!<br /><br />If you are struggling trying to hold on to a broken relationship....LET IT GO!<br /><br />If you keep trying to help someone who won't even try to help themselves.....LET IT GO!<br /><br />If you're feeling depressed and stressed......LET IT GO!<br /><br />If there is a particular situation that you can no longer handle yourself, " then you must.....Let God have it....LET IT GO!<br /><br />Let the past be the past. GOD has already built your future! Forget the former things. LET IT GO!<br /><br />You can only make room for God's Love, Peace and Blessings if you drop hatred, useless struggles and LET IT GO!<br /><br />"The past cannot be changed.......the future is uncertain. Enjoy every second of your present!<br /><br />You Are Richly Blessed!<br /><br /><br />40 Tips for Better Life - 2009<br /><br />1. Take a 10-30 minute walk every day. While you walk, smile. It is the ultimate anti-depressant.<br /><br />2. Sit in silence for at least 10 minutes each day.<br /><br />3. Buy a DVR and tape your late night shows and get more sleep.<br /><br />4. When you wake up in the morning complete the following statement, 'My purpose is to __________ today.'<br /><br />5. Live with the 3 E's -- Energy, Enthusiasm and Empathy.<br /><br />6. Play more games and read more books than you did in 2008.<br /><br />7. Make time to practice meditation and prayer. They provide us with daily fuel for our busy lives.<br /><br />8. Spend time with people over the age of 70 and under the age of 6.<br /><br />9. Dream more while you are awake.<br /><br />10. Eat more foods that grow on trees and plants and eat less food that is manufactured in plants.<br /><br />11. Drink green tea and plenty of water. Eat blueberries, wild Alaskan salmon, broccoli, almonds & walnuts.<br /><br />12. Try to make at least three people smile each day.<br /><br />13. Clear clutter from your house, your car, your desk and let new and flowing energy into your life.<br /><br />14. Don't waste your precious energy on gossip, OR issues of the past, negative thoughts or things you cannot control. Instead invest your energy in the positive present moment.<br /><br />15. Realize that life is a school and you are here to learn. Problems are simply part of the curriculum that appear and fade away like algebra class but the lessons you learn will last a lifetime.<br /><br />16. Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a college kid with a maxed out charge card.<br /><br />17.. Smile and laugh more. It will keep the NEGATIVE BLUES away.<br /><br />18. Life isn't fair, but it's still good.<br /><br />19. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone.<br /><br />20. Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does.<br /><br />21. You don't have to win every argument. Agree to disagree.<br /><br />22. Make peace with your past so it won't spoil the present.<br /><br />23. Don't compare your life to others'. You have no idea what their journey is all about.<br /><br />24. No one is in charge of your happiness except you.<br /><br />25. Frame every so-called disaster with these words: 'In five years, will this matter?'<br /><br />26. Forgive everyone for everything.<br /><br />27. What other people think of you is none of your business.<br /><br />28. REMEMBER GOD heals everything.<br /><br />29. However good or bad a situation is, it will change.<br /><br />30. Your job won't take care of you when you are sick. Your friends will. Stay in touch.<br /><br />31. Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful or joyful.<br /><br />32. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.<br /><br />33. The best is yet to come.<br /><br />34. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.<br /><br />35. Do the right thing!<br /><br />36. Call your family often. (Or email them to death!)<br /><br />37. Each night before you go to bed complete the following statements: I am thankful for __________. Today I accomplished _________.<br /><br />38. Remember that you are too blessed to be stressed.<br /><br />39. Enjoy the ride. Remember this is not Disney World and you certainly don't want a fast pass. You only have one ride through life so make the most of it and enjoy the ride.<br /><br />40. May your troubles be less, May your blessings be more, May nothing but happiness come through your door!Janeen Steerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14509300974508751532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5971918582407542702.post-39326561437819459192009-01-31T23:04:00.004-07:002009-02-03T10:36:33.485-07:00Trever<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_vJ98U2FvcMg/SYX19f795eI/AAAAAAAAAC4/Mbp1WqoA2LQ/s1600-h/Trever+Glore+camping+at+Scofield+Reservoir+June+1991.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 168px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_vJ98U2FvcMg/SYX19f795eI/AAAAAAAAAC4/Mbp1WqoA2LQ/s200/Trever+Glore+camping+at+Scofield+Reservoir+June+1991.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297910973565101538" /></a><br />Today, I said goodbye to Trever, my second husband, father of my Sarah. He was diagnosed with an agressive form of brain cancer in 2007 on his birthday. The disease is known as Glioblastoma Multiforma, a grade 4 Astrocitoma. He is now staying at his mom's where he is being cared for and kept comfortable. It appears he is tired of the struggle and is no longer fighting. Communicating with him is difficult. He holds onto my hand. He looks into my eyes. I cannot know his thoughts for they never make it to his lips. He watches his girls. He ate his wife's delicious lasagna tonight. I shared a couple of pictures of him back when we were together and a couple pictures of Trista when she was about Hayley's age. He loved life. He loves his family. Here's to Trever. May his last few days be good days spent with his girls he loves so much, his mom Donna, his wife Danielle and his daughters Trista, Sarah and Hayley.Janeen Steerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14509300974508751532noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5971918582407542702.post-80218352702110396242009-01-10T21:12:00.010-07:002009-01-17T19:46:24.584-07:00My Dad<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_vJ98U2FvcMg/SXEl-Ej1gfI/AAAAAAAAACo/qqehGF-OF8A/s1600-h/Vaughns+Pics006.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292052785443209714" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 159px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_vJ98U2FvcMg/SXEl-Ej1gfI/AAAAAAAAACo/qqehGF-OF8A/s200/Vaughns+Pics006.jpg" border="0" /></a> My Dad...<br /><div><br /><div></div><div>is awesome! He was my "knight in shining armor" when I was growing up. My heart belonged to my Dad first. He is awesome! He is my Dad!</div><br /><div></div><div>My Dad ... is getting older and having a difficult time taking care of himself. I don't see him as an 81 year-old-man. I see him as my Dad! But 81 year-old men move slower, remember less, take frequent naps. </div><br /><div></div><div>My Dad ... isn't able to drive anymore. He is losing his independence. He has been scammed and relinquished of his hard earned money. He doesn't eat much anymore. He doesn't get outside enough. He doesn't get many visitors. Life is fairly uneventful as of late.</div><br /><div></div><div>My Dad ... I love my Dad! My Dad is awesome! He taught me not to cheat at games because there wasn't any challenge to playing a game if you're gonna cheat. He taught me to be tolerant because he wants to be tolerated (and he's not a difficult man!) He taught me to love others and to be mindful of those who are less fortunate than I am. </div><br /><div></div><div>When I was a teenager we invited friends and co-workers to our Thanksgiving Dinner who couldn't be with their families. This was at a time when we were estranged from some of our family members. To this day I always have an extra place at my Thanksgiving table. Anyone is welcome. Because I would want to be welcome in someone's home when/if I am alone. </div><br /><div></div><div>We have shared some very difficult times and are better off because of them. For now, we appreciate more and require less. We love more and judge less. I am a better person because of my Dad. I know that no matter what, I can start over if I have to and be just fine. My Dad loves me and believes in me and he always will.</div><br /><div></div><div>I love you Dad!</div></div>Janeen Steerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14509300974508751532noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5971918582407542702.post-91842135616386861702009-01-02T22:29:00.003-07:002009-01-02T22:33:49.760-07:00U OF U ROCKS the Sugarbowl<strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">UTAH UTES </span><span style="color:#000000;">ROCK THE SUGARBOWL AND SPILLED SOME CRIMSON TIDE!! YEAH!! 31 TO 17 !!!!!!!!!</span></strong>Janeen Steerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14509300974508751532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5971918582407542702.post-66548622691903002582009-01-02T10:04:00.005-07:002009-01-02T22:33:12.095-07:00Plan for 2009I found my plan for 2009!<br /><br /><blockquote><div align="left"><span style="color:#003300;"><strong>“If you want to reach a state of bliss, then go beyond your ego and the internal dialogue. Make a decision to relinquish the need to control, the need to be approved, and the need to judge. Those are the three things the ego is doing all the time. It’s very important to be aware of them every time they come up.” </strong></span></div><div align="left"><span style="color:#003300;"><strong></strong></span></div><div align="left"><span style="color:#003300;"><strong>~Deepak Chopra, Indian Ayurvedic Physician and Author</strong></span></div></blockquote>I have a friend. A friend who is happy and content %99.9 of the time. It's not that he's rich, or doesn't have to work for a living. He has found a comfort zone. Life isn't always perfect (duh). He's a student, works during the day, has a delightful lady, good family and friends. He is very happy with his life.<br /><br />That's where I want to be. My life does not have to be perfect in order for me to find joy. In fact, there is another saying about "<span style="color:#000099;"><strong>finding joy in the journey</strong></span>." Of course! That's it!<br /><br />I am official moving to the <span style="color:#330000;"><strong>State of</strong> <strong>Bliss</strong></span>!<br /><br />I wonder if they have a Div. of Corporations there. Hmmmmmmm ...Janeen Steerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14509300974508751532noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5971918582407542702.post-53458898439125407742009-01-01T16:00:00.001-07:002009-01-01T23:25:44.491-07:00Happy New Years Day!<span style="font-family:georgia;color:#660000;">This is the first day of the new year, new month, first day of the rest of my life. Where will it take me? Where do I want to go? What shall I take with me? Decisions, decisions, decisions!</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#660000;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#660000;">No matter. I will decide as I go. Or I can go with the flow to see where the tide takes me. Where ever that is, I will take you with me.</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#660000;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#660000;">Now please understand, this is not necessarily procrastination. As a Pisces, it is my nature to change my mind, or not.</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#660000;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#660000;">And here we go ...</span>Janeen Steerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14509300974508751532noreply@blogger.com0