Happy Labor Day!, Quotes and a Verse...

Labor Day Quotes and a Verse

"Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened,

and I will give you rest."

- Matthew 11:28

"God sells us all things at the price of labor."

- Leonardo da Vinci

"Without labor nothing prospers."

- Sophocles

"Everything that is really great and inspiring is created

by the individual who can labor in freedom."

- Albert Einstein

"The secret of joy in work is contained in one word - excellence.

To know how to do something well is to enjoy it."

- Pearl S. Buck

"Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine

percent perspiration."

- Thomas Edison

"Those who say it cannot be done should not interrupt

those who are doing it."

- A Chinese Proverb

"Take rest; a field that has rested gives a bountiful crop."

- Ovid

"Sometimes it's important to work for that pot of gold.

But other times it's essential to take time off and to make sure

that your most important decision in the day simply consists

of choosing which color to slide down on the rainbow."

- Douglas Pagels

"The man who doesn't relax and hoot a few hoots voluntarily

now and then, is in great danger of hooting hoots and standing on

his head for the edification of the pathologist and a trained nurse,

a little later on."

- Elbert Hubbard

"If all the cars in the United States were placed end to end,

it would probably be Labor Day weekend."

- Doug Larson

Fun Games...

I have three websites below that are fun and slightly to moderately

challenging. I saved them for a slow weekend. They are easy to load

and understand. Click on links below to play. How well did you do?

Have fun! Val =)

Parachute Game

Place the States

Match the Cats

Back to School Quotes...

Back to School Quotes

"Labor Day is a glorious holiday because your child will be

going back to school the next day. It would have been called

Independence Day, but that name was already taken."

- Bill Dodds

"He who opens a school door, closes a prison."

- Victor Hugo

"The teacher who is indeed wise does not bid you to enter

the house of his wisdom, but rather leads you to the threshold

of your mind."

- Kahlil Gibran

"Education is not filling a pail, but the lighting of a fire."

- William Butler Yeats

"The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains.

The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires."

- William Arthur Ward

"You send your child to the schoolmaster,

but 'tis the schoolboys who educate him."

- Ralph Waldo Emerson

"If there were no schools to take the children away from home

part of the time, the insane asylums would be filled with mothers."

- Edgar W. Howe

"Schoolteachers are not fully appreciated by parents until it

rains all day Saturday."

- E. C. McKenzie

"When a teacher calls a boy by his entire name,

it means trouble."

- Mark Twain

"Home computers are being called upon to perform

many new functions, including the consumption of

homework formerly eaten by the dog."

- Doug Larson

Joke - Thoughtful Husband...

Thoughtful Husband

George was a thoughtful husband. He wanted to give his wife
something special for her birthday which was coming up soon.

As he sat on the edge of the bed, he watched his wife turning

back and forth and looking at herself in the mirror.

“Rita,” he asked, “What would you like for your birthday?”

His wife continued to look at herself and said, “I’d like to be

six again.”

George knew just what to do. On the big day, he got up early

and made his wife a bowl of Froot Loops. Then he took her to an

amusement park where they rode all the rides. Five hours later,

Rita’s stomach felt upside-down and her head was reeling.

Nevertheless, George took her to McDonald’s and bought her a

Happy Meal with extra fries and a chocolate shake. Next, it was

a movie with popcorn, soda, and her favorite candy.

As Rita wobbled into the house that evening and flopped on the

bed, George asked her, “Well, dear, what was it like to be six

again?”

Rita looked up at him. Her expression changed. She said, “I meant

my dress size!”

Funny, True Stories...

Funny, True Stories From Across America

Thousands wrote in earlier this year to Reader's Digest and the

funniest true story (below) was chosen by readers. It is followed

by more funny, true stories.

Hard of Hearing

I knew that my husband's hearing had deteriorated after our friend,

new to the city, asked where he could meet some singles. "Well," said

my husband, "I see them in the K-Mart parking lot diving for fries."

"Dear," I intervened, "singles, not seagulls."

- submitted by Regen Rose

Running Out of Gas

When my father ran out of gas, he called my mother to pick him up in

her car. They went to a gas station, filled a gas can, and returned to

his car. After a few minutes, he got into her car again. "We need to

go back to the gas station," he said.

"One gallon wasn't enough?"

"It would have been if I'd put it in the right car."

- submitted by Kent T. Critchlow

Young Love

In fourth grade, my son had a huge crush on a classmate. So for

Valentine's Day, he bought her a box of chocolates and took it into

school. When I returned home from work, I found him on the couch

eating the same box of candy.

"What happened?" I asked.

"Well, I thought about it for a long time," he said between chews,

"And I decided that, for now, I still like candy more than girls."

- submitted by Kym Lokken

Smart

My sister is a know-it-all who bristles at anyone's well-intentioned

advice. But when our older sister gave her several clever tips she was

impressed. "I have to hand it to Pat," she told me. "She really is smart.

Not Jeopardy! smart, more Wheel of Fortune smart."

- submitted by Teresa Bruce

First Confession

En route to church to make his First Confession, my nervous seven-

year-old grandson asked me what he could expect.

"Confession is where you tell all the bad things you've done to the

priest," I told him.

He looked relieved. "Good. I haven't done anything bad to the priest."

- submitted by Douglas Matook