Tip for a Tuesday...

We need your help. 

Please.

It will only take a few moments of your time.

Kim Montelaro was brutally raped and murdered in 1976 by Christopher Righetti, who was convicted in the 20-year-old's death a year later. When he was 16, Righetti abducted Kim Montelaro in the parking lot of the Paramus Park mall on the morning of August 31st. He then raped and stabbed her before dumping her body in the woods of Washington Township, leaving her to slowly bleed to death.

Kim was a 1974 graduate of Immaculate Heart Academy. She was two years behind me when I attended IHA and was a fellow student of my sister. 

This was not the first time he raped a young woman. Kim was his third victim. He should have been locked up after the first and never released.

Her murderer does not deserve parole.

Please help insure that he never gets released.

Click on the link below. It will direct you to a page with detailed information as to who to write to and what to say.

keepnjsafe.org

Thank you.

Wednesday's Wisdom...

In other words, be where your feet are. 

Don't live the experience until you actually get to it.

Tip for a Tuesday...

 Who doesn't like a sale!

Check out the sale at calendars.com. I found Christmas gift bags, regularly $5.99 for $1.50 and decorative tissue paper regularly $4.99 for just $1.25! There are dozens of items on sale from calendars to cards to window clings. My favorite artist is Susan Winget but there are many more.

Here's the link:

calendars.com

Friday Fotos...

 

Seedlings started...

It's much too early to start seeds outside, despite very warm temperatures today. I'm also delaying a massive clean up of the garden beds, since doing so would disturb bees and insects that hibernate in the leaves and debris. Best not to wake them up too soon - they are vital workers in the garden. Also, it's important not to remove coverings of tender perennials before we are sure warm weather is here to stay without fluctuations.

Wishing everyone a safe and healthy weekend!

May consistent warm weather arrive for us all soon!

Thursday's Thought for the Day...

 

When I taught Third Grade, I had this posted on the back wall of my classroom. On the first day of school each year, I would ask the students if they understood what it meant. Few hands went up. So I would give examples such as would you want someone to help you if you fell down, share their snack if you didn't have one or ask you to play a game with them at lunchtime. 

Several students would nod their heads.

Then I would ask how they would feel if 

someone made fun of them,  tripped them as they walked down the aisle, or didn't include them in a game or an invitation to a party.

Many hands would then go up and share what that would feel like.

Now imagine what the world would be like if everyone actually did this. If before we act or speak or write a comment, we thought

"Would I want someone to say or do this to me?"

Wednesday's Wisdom...

 I sleep better when I do this:

Putting down the phone and IPad a few hours before bedtime really makes a difference.

Carefully choosing who and what to follow is important. I don't need to know everything that goes on in the world every minute of the day. "Decluttering" can also include editing and being selective about the information I absorb.

Tip for a Tuesday...

 Got Legos? Getting dusty? 

Use a large makeup brush to dust them off.
Makes the job much easier and doesn't disturb the tiny pieces and people.