Quote Of The Day

"The biggest difference between you and God is that God doesn't think he's you." - Anne Lamott

A blog for Aunt Ruth Ann

This is for you, Aunt Ruth Ann! Here are some more pictures of our sweet girl. I do not have your email address and I want to send you more. Please send me your email address. There are plenty more where these came from. We miss you and wish we could just hop in the car and drive over. I hope that we can get together soon and show off our little bundle to her great-aunt Ruth Ann! In the meantime, enjoy these pics.

She Has Arrived!

Our little baby bundle of joy has arrived!
Elizabeth, her mom, and I were traveling to our regularly scheduled Dr. appointment this past Friday morning when Elizabeth started feeling some pretty sharp contractions. We all decided it would be good to pack some hospital overnight stuff just in case and boy did we make the right decision because Friday was the day!!!

Our Dr. called the hospital and told them we were headed over with a baby on the way. We got there and about 5 hours later a little Mitchell was in the world! We are so excited, exhausted, overjoyed and overwhelmed! The mixture of emotions make for a giddy daddy and mommy!! Here are some pictures of the sweet little girl.

Jenniva Elizabeth Mitchell
Born: January 5, 2007
Weight: 8 lb 5.5 ounces
Length: 20.5 inches
Hair: Full and Dark

Perpetual Resolution

"Let this coming year be better than all the others. Vow to do some of the things you've always wanted to do but couldn't find the time.

Call up a forgotten friend. Drop an old grudge, and replace it with some pleasant memories. Share a funny story with someone whose sprits are dragging. A good laugh can be very good medicine.

Vow not to make a promise you don't think you can keep. Pay a debt. Give a soft answer. Free yourself of envy and malice. Encourage some youth to do his or her best. Share your experience, and offer support. Young people need role models.

Make a genuine effort to stay in closer touch with family and good friends. Resolve to stop magnifying small problems and shooting from the hip. Words that you have to eat can be hard to digest.

Find the time to be kind and thoughtful. All of us have the same allotment:24 hours a day. Give a compliment. It might give someone a badly needed lift.

Think things though. Forgive an injustice. Listen more. Be kind.

Apologize when you realize you are wrong. An apology never diminishes a person. It elevates him. Don't blow your own horn. If you've done something praiseworthy, someone will notice eventually.

Try to understand a point of view that is different from your own. Few things are 100 percent one way or another. Examine the demands you make on others.

Lighten up. When you feel like blowing your top, ask yourself, "Will it matter in a week from today?". Laugh the loudest when the joke is on you.

The sure way to have a friend is to be one. We are all connected by our humanity, and we need each other. Avoid malcontents and pessimists. They drag you down and contribute nothing.

Don't discourage a beginner from trying something risky. Nothing ventured means nothing gained. Be optimistic. The can-do spirit is the fuel that makes things go.

Read something uplifting. Deep-six the trash. You won't eat garbage – why put it in your head? Don't abandon your old-fashioned principles. They never go out of style. When courage is needed, ask yourself, "If not me, who? If not now, when?"

Look at the person you have blamed for your unhappiness, and ask yourself was the criticism legitimate? Did I do anything to help them or did I just decide I am better than he or she and walk away?

Walk tall, and smile more. You'll look 10 years younger. Don't be afraid to say, "I love you". Say it again. They are the sweetest words in the world."
Ann Landers