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<rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" version="2.0"><channel><atom:link rel="hub" href="http://tumblr.superfeedr.com/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"/><description></description><title>Untitled</title><generator>Tumblr (3.0; @purplegrandma)</generator><link>http://purplegrandma.tumblr.com/</link><item><title>As the shoe said to the hat, &amp;#8216;You go on ahead, and I&amp;#8217;ll follow on foot
.</title><description>&lt;p&gt;As the shoe said to the hat, &amp;#8216;You go on ahead, and I&amp;#8217;ll follow on foot&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://purplegrandma.tumblr.com/post/19486055882</link><guid>http://purplegrandma.tumblr.com/post/19486055882</guid><pubDate>Sat, 17 Mar 2012 21:38:50 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>It's a man's world???</title><description>&lt;p&gt;Old geezers may feel younger, but dating younger women won&amp;#8217;t make them younger. No matter how hard older men try to make the wrinkles and gray hair disappear, the darn things keep showing up in the mirror.  It&amp;#8217;s a man&amp;#8217;s world!&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://purplegrandma.tumblr.com/post/13873723270</link><guid>http://purplegrandma.tumblr.com/post/13873723270</guid><pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 09:58:18 -0500</pubDate></item><item><title>Give Thanks!</title><description>&lt;p&gt;It&amp;#8217;s not what we want&amp;#8230;it&amp;#8217;s what we have&amp;#8230;look around and say &amp;#8220;THANK YOU&amp;#8221;!!  We are truly blessed in many ways!!!&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://purplegrandma.tumblr.com/post/13283847233</link><guid>http://purplegrandma.tumblr.com/post/13283847233</guid><pubDate>Thu, 24 Nov 2011 22:31:47 -0500</pubDate></item><item><title>Sleep!</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;Sleep: a poor substitute for caffeine.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://purplegrandma.tumblr.com/post/12819755479</link><guid>http://purplegrandma.tumblr.com/post/12819755479</guid><pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 22:07:21 -0500</pubDate></item><item><title>Karma!</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Dear Karma, I have a list of the people you missed&amp;#8230;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://purplegrandma.tumblr.com/post/12375321640</link><guid>http://purplegrandma.tumblr.com/post/12375321640</guid><pubDate>Sat, 05 Nov 2011 13:05:29 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>Positive!</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Get rid of the negative people in your life - surround yourself with positive people who believe in you and inspire you. I have that kind of friend and he believes in me and he has always been positive and that puts a smile on my face. You know who you are and I&amp;#8217;m very grateful for your friendship!!!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://purplegrandma.tumblr.com/post/12270809086</link><guid>http://purplegrandma.tumblr.com/post/12270809086</guid><pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 2011 23:03:50 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>Marriage</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;img src="http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/298333_298014463545127_100000097283631_1222219_1098198532_n.jpg" aria-busy="false" aria-describedby="fbPhotosSnowboxCaption" class="spotlight"/&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://purplegrandma.tumblr.com/post/11939310009</link><guid>http://purplegrandma.tumblr.com/post/11939310009</guid><pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2011 00:33:19 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>THE WOODEN BOWL</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;The Wooden Bowl&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;I guarantee you will remember the tale of the Wooden Bowl tomorrow, a week from now, a month from now,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;a year from now.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;A frail old man went to live with his son, daughter-in-law, and four-year&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;old grandson.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;The old man&amp;#8217;s hands trembled, his eyesight was blurred, and his step faltered.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;The family ate together at the table. But the elderly grandfather&amp;#8217;s shaky hands and&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;failing sight made eating difficult. Peas rolled off his spoon onto the floor.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;When he grasped the glass, milk spilled on the tablecloth.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;The son and daughter-in-law became irritated with the mess.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;#8216;We must do something about father,&amp;#8217; said the son.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;#8216;I&amp;#8217;ve had enough of his spilled milk, noisy eating, and food on the floor.&amp;#8217;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;So the husband and wife set a small table in the corner.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;There, Grandfather ate alone while the rest of the family enjoyed dinner.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Since Grandfather had broken a dish or two, his food was served in a wooden bowl.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;When the family glanced in Grandfather&amp;#8217;s direction, sometimes he had a tear in his eye as he sat alone.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Still, the only words the couple had for him were sharp admonitions when he dropped a fork or spilled food.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;The four-year-old watched it all in silence.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;One evening before supper, the father noticed his son playing with wood scraps on the floor.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;He asked the child sweetly, &amp;#8216;What are you making?&amp;#8217; Just as sweetly, the boy responded,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;#8216;Oh, I am making a little bowl for you and Mama to eat your food in when I grow up. &amp;#8216;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;The four-year-old smiled and went back to work.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;The words so struck the parents so that they were speechless. Then tears started to stream down their cheeks.. Though no word was spoken, both knew what must be done.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;That evening the husband took Grandfather&amp;#8217;s hand and gently led him back to the family table.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;For the remainder of his days he ate every meal with the family. And for some reason,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;neither husband nor wife seemed to care any longer when a fork was dropped, milk spilled, or the tablecloth soiled.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;On a positive note, I&amp;#8217;ve learned that, no matter what happens, how bad it seems today, life does go on, and it will be better tomorrow.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;I&amp;#8217;ve learned that you can tell a lot about a person by the way he/she handles four things:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;a rainy day,the elderly, lost luggage, and tangled Christmas tree lights.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;I&amp;#8217;ve learned that making a &amp;#8216;living&amp;#8217; is not the same thing as making a &amp;#8216;life.&amp;#8217;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;I&amp;#8217;ve learned that life sometimes gives you a second chance.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;I&amp;#8217;ve learned that you shouldn&amp;#8217;t go through life with a catcher&amp;#8217;s mitt on both hands.You need to be able to throw something back sometimes.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;I&amp;#8217;ve learned that if you pursue happiness, it will elude you.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;But, if you focus on your family, your friends, the needs of others,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;your work and doing the very best you can, happiness will find you.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;I&amp;#8217;ve learned that whenever I decide something with an open heart, I usually make the right decision.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;I&amp;#8217;ve learned that even when I have pains, I don&amp;#8217;t have to be one.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;I&amp;#8217;ve learned that every day, you should reach out and touch someone.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;People love that human touch &amp;#8212; holding hands, a warm hug, or just a friendly pat on the back.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;I&amp;#8217;ve learned that I still have a lot to learn.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;I&amp;#8217;ve learned that you should pass this on to everyone you care about. I just did!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;FRIENDSHIP CANDLE&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;NOTICE AT THE END,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;THE DATE THE CANDLE WAS STARTED.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;GONNA GIVE YOU GOOSE BUMPS.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;I am not going to be the one who lets it die. I found it believable &amp;#8212;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;angels have walked beside me all my life&amp;#8212;and they still do.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;*********************&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;This is to all of you who&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;mean something to me,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;I pray for your happiness.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;The Candle Of Love, Hope &amp;amp; Friendship&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;img src="http://65.55.187.55/att/GetInline.aspx?messageid=86dca9ea-fe3e-11e0-8a8f-00237de4a738&amp;amp;attindex=0&amp;amp;cp=-1&amp;amp;attdepth=0&amp;amp;imgsrc=cid%3aFBC4BD6D-8A10-4CC8-9E75-0F9EB8B901A0%40local&amp;amp;hm__login=purple.grandma&amp;amp;hm__domain=hotmail.com&amp;amp;ip=10.6.1.119&amp;amp;d=d225&amp;amp;mf=0&amp;amp;hm__ts=Mon%2c%2024%20Oct%202011%2021%3a17%3a09%20GMT&amp;amp;st=purple.grandma&amp;amp;hm__ha=01_3cfda28aa1eaca824e37fbc250d879dad4e09829641eec463c9c9d2518787843&amp;amp;oneredir=1"/&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;This candle was lit on the&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;15th of September, 1998&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Someone who loves you has helped&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;keep it alive by sending it to you.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Don&amp;#8217;t let The Candle of Love, Hope and Friendship die.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Pass It On To All Of Your Friends&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;and Everyone You Love!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://purplegrandma.tumblr.com/post/11878564054</link><guid>http://purplegrandma.tumblr.com/post/11878564054</guid><pubDate>Mon, 24 Oct 2011 17:46:01 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>Really???</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;I have a huge problem said my friend, I placed a screensaver on my computer, but every time I move the mouse, it disappears! Little humor on a Monday morning&amp;#8230;have a great week!!!!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://purplegrandma.tumblr.com/post/11280254284</link><guid>http://purplegrandma.tumblr.com/post/11280254284</guid><pubDate>Mon, 10 Oct 2011 14:09:44 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>Life!</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Life isn&amp;#8217;t about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://purplegrandma.tumblr.com/post/10675242266</link><guid>http://purplegrandma.tumblr.com/post/10675242266</guid><pubDate>Sun, 25 Sep 2011 23:24:31 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>Roads</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;
&lt;pre&gt;Been down a lot of roads and not all of them paved!!!&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://purplegrandma.tumblr.com/post/10665389917</link><guid>http://purplegrandma.tumblr.com/post/10665389917</guid><pubDate>Sun, 25 Sep 2011 19:49:26 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>Walking!</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;The only reason I would take up walking&lt;br/&gt;is so that I could hear heavy breathing again!!!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://purplegrandma.tumblr.com/post/10628204200</link><guid>http://purplegrandma.tumblr.com/post/10628204200</guid><pubDate>Sat, 24 Sep 2011 23:55:00 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>Artwork by Casey…future artist!!!! Just like her big...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lrs17i5lXN1r0pedro1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Artwork by Casey…future artist!!!! Just like her big sister!!! ;)&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://purplegrandma.tumblr.com/post/10404521002</link><guid>http://purplegrandma.tumblr.com/post/10404521002</guid><pubDate>Mon, 19 Sep 2011 11:47:00 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>Moon</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Shine on, shine on, Harvest Moon, up in the sky - I ain&amp;#8217;t had no loving since January, February, March, April, May, June or July - Snow time, ain&amp;#8217;t no time to stay outdoors and spoon - So, shine on, shine on, Harvest Moon, for me and my pal. Can&amp;#8217;t stop singing this silly song because last night the Harvest Moon was awesome!!!!!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://purplegrandma.tumblr.com/post/10152708176</link><guid>http://purplegrandma.tumblr.com/post/10152708176</guid><pubDate>Mon, 12 Sep 2011 23:10:00 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>Football!!!</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;¸¸.•*¨*•♫♪ ARE YOU READY FOR SOME FOOTBALL??*•.*¨*•♫♪ ..&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://purplegrandma.tumblr.com/post/9974122581</link><guid>http://purplegrandma.tumblr.com/post/9974122581</guid><pubDate>Thu, 08 Sep 2011 19:36:02 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>coffee w/friends</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;A cup of coffee shared with a friend is happiness tasted and time well spent&amp;#8230;I miss my Lov A-Da Coffee and crew!!!!!!!!!!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://purplegrandma.tumblr.com/post/9945084549</link><guid>http://purplegrandma.tumblr.com/post/9945084549</guid><pubDate>Wed, 07 Sep 2011 22:58:51 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>True or Fake?</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;True friends are like diamonds, precious but rare. Fake friends are like fall leaves, found everywhere.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://purplegrandma.tumblr.com/post/9867344563</link><guid>http://purplegrandma.tumblr.com/post/9867344563</guid><pubDate>Tue, 06 Sep 2011 00:22:00 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>Missing Someone</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span class="maintext"&gt;Its &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="maintext"&gt;crazy how you can go weeks, months or years without talking to someone but they still cross your mind everyday.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://purplegrandma.tumblr.com/post/9654235755</link><guid>http://purplegrandma.tumblr.com/post/9654235755</guid><pubDate>Wed, 31 Aug 2011 23:21:09 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>;)</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;When you bring happiness to others, you bring out the BEST in yourself.  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://purplegrandma.tumblr.com/post/9455854324</link><guid>http://purplegrandma.tumblr.com/post/9455854324</guid><pubDate>Sat, 27 Aug 2011 10:45:00 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>FYI</title><description>&lt;p&gt;How you get along with your classmates will play a great part in the future with our co-workers.&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://purplegrandma.tumblr.com/post/9414061518</link><guid>http://purplegrandma.tumblr.com/post/9414061518</guid><pubDate>Fri, 26 Aug 2011 09:43:19 -0400</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
