October 26, 2016 Wednesday #contrology#angels#rakeinthefresh#spoiled#emergingcountry

Repost from 2015!

Get Fit

Pilates (/pɪˈlɑːteɪz/;^[1] German: [piˈlaːtəs]) is a physical fitness system developed in the early 20th century by Joseph Pilates. It is practiced worldwide, and especially in western countries such as Canada, the United States and the United Kingdom. As of 2005, there were 11 million people practicing the discipline regularly and 14,000 instructors in the United States.^[2]

Pilates called his method "Contrology" (from "control" and Greek -λογία, -logia).^{[3]  I have been doing Pilates for maybe 15 years and find great core strength in it, back, abs, legs everything.}

^{Get Faith}

^{Matthew 18:10  See that you do not despise one of these little ones.  For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of my Father in heaven.  This is Jesus talking about children.  I find the reference to "their angels in heaven"  interesting.  Do we all have a designated angel in heaven?  What do you think? Do they get special face time with God?}

^{On this day}

Autumn, cooler temperatures, beautiful colors - a lot of them laying on my lawn.  In 1987 I started raking in the morning with 2 year old Nicole, went in for lunch and a nap.  Back outside in the afternoon with Nicole, raking then back in for a short nap before dinner.  After dinner, back outside to rake with Nicole.  She went to bed early.  I only have two small trees in my yard on the boulevard now, back then I had a huge Ash tree in the yard and 4 more on the boulevard.  Do you have leaves to rake or does the lawn maintenance company take care of it?  It is a great exercise with fresh air - go ahead, rake some.

1881 - The "Gunfight at the OK Corral" took place in Tombstone, AZ. The fight was between Wyatt Earp, his two brothers and Doc Holiday and the Ike Clanton Gang. For you Don.

Parenting

Nicole didn't nap much, she was on the go from when she got up till she fell asleep mid-sentence at night.  She played outside when weather was permitting and had a lot of neighborhood kids that came over everyday - my house was full.  There was a sense of hierarchy, Nicole had all the toys and shared well so the older kids that came over took care of her, careful to make sure she was having a good time.  The other moms loved me.

Book club - The Other Irish

I am amazed at the history of music in this book - really a great read.

Jekabpils Latvia

 

The rural character of the national identity was promoted by the role of landscape in art and literature. An association of Latvian artists founded in 1929 argued "for art with a Latvian content and form," primarily in landscape painting. The result of this cultural policy was to include not only the recently emerged intellegentsia and middle classes but also those who lived in the countryside and worked the land.

Read more: http://www.everyculture.com/Ja-Ma/Latvia.html#ixzz3pgJfWPsh

Enjoy the day!  Make it Memorable!  Happy Birthday to Nicky and Michelle !