Showing posts with label clever. Show all posts
Showing posts with label clever. Show all posts

Sunday, August 4, 2013

WHY DIDN'T I THINK OF THAT ?

occasionally
my father will forward an email.
some are spirititual thoughts
to uplift and encourage...l
this was just plain clever.
the ingenuity of others
left me wondering,
"NOW WHY DIDN'T
 I THINK OF THAT?"

i can hardly wait to put these 
suggestions to the test:

You can flip a toaster on its side and grill cheese in it.  
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You can divide and store ground meat in a Ziplock bag. Just break off how much you need and keep the rest in the freezer for later! 
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If you place a wooden spoon over a pot of boiling water, it won't boil over! 
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Marshmallows can cure a sore throat. Perfect for kids who don't like medicine. Really?
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You can run a paper bag through your printer!
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Cereal canisters make the perfect rubbish bin for your car! 
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Take your bananas apart when you get home from the shop. If you leave them connected at the stem, they ripen faster.... 
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Store your opened chunks of cheese in aluminium foil. It will stay fresh much longer and not mould! 
(But you can scrape off any mould and still eat the cheese without changes in flavour!)
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Peppers with 3 bumps on the bottom are sweeter and better for eating. Peppers with 4 bumps on the bottom are stronger flavoured. 
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Add a teaspoon of water when frying minced beef. It will help pull the grease away from the meat while cooking. 
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Use a (clean) dustpan to fill a container that doesn’t fit in the sink 
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Place a rubber band around an open paint can to wipe your brush on, and keep paint off the side of the can 
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Use a staple remover to save your fingernails when trying to add things to your key ring! 
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How to keep the straw from rising out of your fizzy drink can 
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Use a micro-fibre cloth to prevent frost from forming on the windshield. 
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Use a comb to keep a nail steady for hammering 
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Use a post-it note to catch drilling debris. 
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Monday, December 24, 2012

TWELVE DRUMMERS DRUMMING


TWELVE DRUMMERS
 DRUMMING
tonight wrapped up a MIRACLE of miracles
my hope was to put a little
book together to leave
at the door
so that through the years
the TRUE LOVES
could reflect
and remember
the absolute 
joy 
and 
blessings
THEY
brought itno our home

i was too late
while out on my errands
the true loves stopped by
one last time

there at the door was an adorable
santa card
the card read
"on the 12th day of christmas
my true love gave to me
12 ice cream drumsticks
(ingenious)
and an envelope
with 12 twenty's
(incredible)
and a remote control for noah"
(thoughtful)

i do not know
what we have done to receive
so much
it is unfathomable
and yet i am here to say
it was not a dream
it happened

the lord knows 
of our gratitude
and the desire
that
the giver
of these wonderful gifts
be blessed a hundred fold

thank you
true loves, angels, and miracles
 may you enjoy
the gift of  eternal
PEACE
the groendyke family

Monday, December 17, 2012

I BELIEVE IN ANGELS

i don't remember who or where i heard
the saying
that it is in our challenges and trials
that we become acquainted with ANGELS
it is true

i have an ANGEL
that knocks at my door in the evenings
then disappears mystically into the night
but leaves a signature gift behind
clearly, our ANGEL is familiar with the song
"the twelve days of christmas"
so clever and well thought out
each generous and i mean generous gift
ties into the words of the carol
which also matches an essential need
and a great deal of fun

on the first day of christmas
a partridge in a pear tree 
and some gifts to buy some groceries
on the second day of christmas
2 turtle doves
became 16 bars of dove soap
on the third day of christmas
three french hens gave to me
a variety of french foods
(french fries, french toast, french vanilla ice cream)
the hens gave us lots of chicken noodle soup
and a gift card for harmons groceries

on the fourth day of christmas
my true love gave to me
4 calling birds, cats and a DOG
with a gift card to PETCO
and a darling necklace

i was just telling my parents
about this secret act of kindnes
when the knock came
oh the excitment

on the fifth day of christmas
five golden rings
five guys and fries
golden arches
gift card
and 
one from jamba juice

so to our unknown angel
you've filled my heart with love and hope

i have three words
wow
wow
wow








so clever
and love has filled my heart
for the unknown angel

thank you wherever you are

the groendyke family