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Vol. 14, No. 18, November 5, 2001

Contributed by Wally Mahoney HOW DO YOU DECIDE WHO TO MARRY?  (As answered by elementary school students) ”You got to find somebody who likes the same stuff. Like, if you like sports, she should like it that you like sports, and she should keep the chips and dip coming.” - Alan, age 10   “No person really decides before they grow up who they're going to marry. God decides it all way before, and you get to find out later who you're stuck with.” - Kirsten, age 10 WHAT IS THE RIGHT AGE TO GET MARRIED? ”Twenty-three is the best age because you know the person FOREVER by then.” - Camille, age 10 ”No age is good to get married at. You got to be a fool to get married.” - Freddie, age 6 HOW CAN A STRANGER TELL IF TWO PEOPLE ARE MARRIED? ”You might have to guess, based on whether they seem to be yelling at the same kids.” Derrick, age 8 WHAT DO YOU THINK YOUR MOM AND DAD HAVE IN COMMON? ”Both don't want any more kids.”   Lori, age 8 WHAT DO MOST PEOPLE DO ON A DATE? ”Dates are for having fun, and people should use them to get to know each other. Even boys have something to say if you listen long enough.” - Lynette, age 8 “On the first date, they just tell each other lies, and that usually gets them interested enough to go for a second date.” - Martin, age 10 WHAT WOULD YOU DO ON A FIRST DATE THAT WAS TURNING SOUR? ”I'd run home and play dead. The next day I would call all the newspapers and make sure they wrote about me in all the dead columns.”   Craig, age 9 WHEN IS IT OKAY TO KISS SOMEONE? ”When they're rich.” - Pam, age 7 ”The law says you have to be eighteen, so I wouldn't want to mess with that.”  Curt, age 7 ”The rule goes like this: If you kiss someone, then you should marry them and have kids with them. It's the right thing to do.” - Howard, age 8 IS IT BETTER TO BE SINGLE OR MARRIED? ”It's better for girls to be single but not for boys. Boys need someone to clean up after them.” - Anita, age 9   HOW WOULD THE WORLD BE DIFFERENT IF PEOPLE DIDN'T GET MARRIED? ”There sure would be a lot of kids to explain, wouldn't there?” - Kelvin, age 8   HOW WOULD YOU MAKE A MARRIAGE WORK? ”Tell your wife that she looks pretty even if she looks like a truck.” - Ricky, age 10 POTPOURRI ”If there are no dogs in heaven , then when I die I want to go where they did.” - Prince, Oscar, and Dave

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If I Had My Life to Live Over ...
Erma Bombeck

I would have gone to bed when I was sick instead of pretending the earth would go into a holding pattern if I weren't there for the day.

I would have burned the pink candle sculpted like a rose before it melted in storage.  I would have talked less and listened more.

I would have invited friends over to dinner even if the carpet was stained, or the sofa faded.

I would have eaten the popcorn in the  'good'  living room and worried much less about the dirt when someone wanted to light a fire in the fireplace.

I would have taken the time to listen to my grandfather ramble about his youth.

I would have shared more of the responsibility carried by my husband. I would have never insisted the car windows be rolled up on a summer day because my hair had just

been teased and sprayed.

I would have sat on the lawn with my children and not worried about grass stains.

I would have cried and laughed less while watching television and more while watching life.

I would never have bought anything just because it was practical, wouldn't show soil,

or was guaranteed to last a lifetime.

Instead of wishing away nine months of pregnancy, I'd have cherished every moment and realized that the wonderment growing inside me was the only chance in life to assist God in a miracle.

When my kids kissed me impetuously, I would never have said "Later. Now go get washed up for dinner."

There would have been more "I love you's" More "I'm sorry's" But mostly, given another shot at life, I would seize every minute... look at it and really see it...live it... and never give it back.

Stop sweating the small stuff.

Don't worry about who doesn't like you, who has more, or who's doing what.  Instead, let's cherish the relationships we have with those who do love us.

Let's think about what God HAS blessed us with. And what we are doing each day to promote ourselves mentally, physically, emotionally, as well as spiritually. Life is too short to let it pass you by.

We only have one shot at this, and then it's gone.

I hope you all have a blessed day.