Cary - Raleigh NC Real Estate - Homes by Nellie

My Family is from Ukraine and Russia.  I am first generation in the US. I was born in Philadelphia shortly after my parents arrived in the U.S. 

My Dad was in concentration camps when he was a teenager.  He still hates turnips!  He  doesn't talk  much about what he remembers....just that he won't eat turnips.  I hope he will share more on his next visit....he still refuses to move to NC from NJ...cannot understand WHY!

BUT in the meantime while you're thinking of ways to get your family to move closer to where you are now...

enjoy another great song from the past....Imagine....first I heard this one was from John Lennon...great song for the night and an inspirational story ...

some days I thought I had it hard... not so much.....

Sing along.

Have fun.

Got no guarantees..........enjoy today. enjoy tonight.

"Without AMBITION one starts nothing.
 
Without WORK one finishes nothing.
 
The prize will NOT be sent to you.
 
You have to WIN it.

The man who knows HOW will always have a job.
 
The man who also knows WHY will always be his boss.
 
As to METHODS there may be a million and then some, but principles are few.

The man who grasps PRINCIPLES can successfully select his own methods.
 
The man who tries methods, ignoring principles, is sure to have TROUBLE."

~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

I guess on on a roll = looking at my life each and every day.  Figuring out what's important vs. what other people expect.  What I'm learnng  - one day at a time - is I love my life!  I love my family & friends.  And each and every day the "important issues" list gets a bit smaller.

If I Had My Life To Live Over

by Erma Bombeck

The following was written by the late Erma Bombeck
after she found out she had a fatal disease.

If I had my life to live over, I would have talked less and listened more.

I would have invited friends over to dinner even if the carpet was stained and 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 never have insisted the car windows be rolled up on a summer day because my hair had just been teased and sprayed.

I would have burned the pink candle sculpted like a rose before it melted in storage.

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 have shared more of the responsibility carried by my husband.

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 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 sorrys" ...

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.

© Erma Bombeck

Most of us have had at least a few rough days the last year no matter what our life situation is and we get wrapped up in our individual situations.

When you're driving around and a thought of a  friend you've not talked with in a while floats through your brain, take a minute and give them a call.  You just never know if you'll have another chance.  I learned recently of the death of a long time friend I'd not talked with for 6 months or more has passed away.  Wishing I'd called her those times that I'd thought of her.

This is the song that says it all. To my famly and friends. 
Enjoy each and every day!

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