Along the Road - posts from 2010
Corn syrup and peanut butter mixed together tastes amazing - from my Papie Kennedy/my Dad
Knowing how to use Excel well is a very necessary and useful skill - from my Dad
A beautiful centerpiece is essential for the proper presentation of a table at nice meal - from my Grandma Shantz
How to cut in butter without a pastry blender - from my Mom
Usually, it's just better to do things properly the first time - realized from my own do-overs, over the course of 30+ years
Washing windows with vinegar and newspaper cuts down on streaks - from my Mom
When people make mistakes that cost you money, count that as the cost of training them. Why turn over the responsibilities to a new person, who could also make that exact mistake. - from a former boss
A wife can throw more money out the back door with a teaspoon, than the husband can bring in the front door with a shovel. - from my Grandma Shantz/Great Grandma Shantz
Knowing how to use Excel well is a very necessary and useful skill - from my Dad
A beautiful centerpiece is essential for the proper presentation of a table at nice meal - from my Grandma Shantz
How to cut in butter without a pastry blender - from my Mom
Usually, it's just better to do things properly the first time - realized from my own do-overs, over the course of 30+ years
Washing windows with vinegar and newspaper cuts down on streaks - from my Mom
When people make mistakes that cost you money, count that as the cost of training them. Why turn over the responsibilities to a new person, who could also make that exact mistake. - from a former boss
A wife can throw more money out the back door with a teaspoon, than the husband can bring in the front door with a shovel. - from my Grandma Shantz/Great Grandma Shantz
Calling gross food by a special name and forbidding it will entice children to eat it happily - from my Grandpa Shantz
Learn wisdom when you are young. Others have paid a high price for it through their experiences, and they will give it away for free - from my parents
Expectations ruin a lot of life's potential joys. Learn to be grateful and content, whatever situation you encounter - from my parents
Milk in Campbell's tomato soup is way better than water - from Grandma Kennedy
Always keep a clear conscience - from Bill Gothard
Think about a subject and everything you know about it, and then consider this: you might be wrong - from my husband
Work harder, and more efficiently, than everybody else - from my Dad
Never use sour goats milk as a replacement for sour cows milk - from my Mom
Don't sit on the counter tops - from Grandma Shantz
Expectations ruin a lot of life's potential joys. Learn to be grateful and content, whatever situation you encounter - from my parents
Milk in Campbell's tomato soup is way better than water - from Grandma Kennedy
Always keep a clear conscience - from Bill Gothard
Think about a subject and everything you know about it, and then consider this: you might be wrong - from my husband
Work harder, and more efficiently, than everybody else - from my Dad
Never use sour goats milk as a replacement for sour cows milk - from my Mom
Don't sit on the counter tops - from Grandma Shantz
don't sit on counter tops unless your Mom has a broken back and you need your shoe laces tied. from your Mom
ReplyDeleteAnd another one you didn't grow up with... a few years ago when it came out of my mouth to your younger siblings I wondered why I had never said that before to my children. "Be lazy. Do it right the first time."
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