New Baby Ahlberg

Joseph Michael Ahlberg arrived at 1:08 AM on Thursday July 12, 2007.

He weighed 6 lbs. 15 oz. and was 20 inches long. He looks just like big brother Jacob.

Karan

Movie Night July 17, 2007

Greetings Sisters! Just a reminder our Movie Night is July 17 beginning at 5:00 at the Cellar. Doesn't that pizza look delicious? Oh, I can smell it!

Keep cool, Cindy

Just fooling around...

Rememberace of our Sister

We Will Miss You Julia!!

As our hearts break at the loss of our Wonderful Sister and Friend, we also know that she is our Guardian Angel now.

She will be watching over us to make sure that we enjoy every minute of our lives and family.

That we remember to laugh a lot and have fun, to do fun and goofy programs, get homemade treats from Hy-Vee, that any secret sister gift can be made if you have glue and that being "Queen" is the best.

But the most important thing that I will always remember is to "Have the Courage to stay strong and positive when life gets you down" and to
"Never Give Up"!

Wishing you comfort.
Lois

Summer Book Club Selection

The Glass Castle is a remarkable memoir of resilience and redemption, and a revelatory look into a family at once deeply dysfunctional and uniquely vibrant. When sober, Jeannette's brilliant and charismatic father captured his children's imagination, teaching them physics, geology, and how to embrace life fearlessly. But when he drank, he was dishonest and destructive. Her mother was a free spirit who abhorred the idea of domesticity and didn't want the responsibility of raising a family.

The Walls children learned to take care of themselves. They fed, clothed, and protected one another, and eventually found their way to New York. Their parents followed them, choosing to be homeless even as their children prospered.

The Glass Castle is truly astonishing -- a memoir permeated by the intense love of a peculiar, but loyal, family. Jeannette Walls has a story to tell, and tells it brilliantly, without an ounce of self-pity.

Sisters, you're gonna love this book. I've finished it and it was fantastic! I bought my copy at Target for about twelve bucks. It's also available at Amazon for nine dollars. This is a great book for the beach. Now just to find a beach...Lake Storey? Nah, I'd prefer Daytona!

Have a great summer, Cindy

Sit, Relax, Enjoy Your Life

Occasionally, we need to set aside some "me time". Take a few minutes, an hour, whatever and reflect. I like to go to my favorite coffee shop and sit, relax and just daydream. I found the following on the 'net this week. It's from the magazine, Body & Soul. It really made me think. Feel free to print it off and put it on your fridge. It's a keeper.

Ten Thoughts on Whole Living

1. Your home is more than the sum of its walls. Make it a sacred space.
2. Creativity is a lifestyle, not simply an activity. Let is expand you.
3. True forgiveness springs from love, not regret.
4. Learn something new. Emphasize the trying, not the succeeding.
5. Spend some time in the dirt. You'll be amazed at what nature can inspire.
6. You don't have to have a perfect body to feel great in it.
7. Define yourself by who you are, not the roles you play.
8. Find rejuvenation in five minutes of silence.
9. Contribute to abundance. If you no longer need something, pass it on.
10. Find direction in your life by looking where you want to go, not where you don't.

Have a good week,
Cindy

Founder's Day Dinner

We ladies we pulled it off!!

Other than a few snags things went pretty well that day. We had a lot of good comments and that was good to hear. The cakes were a big hit, especially the raspberry one.

There is one thing that we did not get that day and that is OUR chapter's group photo. All of the dinner photos are posted now on our web site.

The only thing that is depressing about Founder's Day is that is means our year is almost up and our summer chores are upon us. Ha. But we have our summer socials to look forward to and of course that involves more eating. Ha.

See Ya soon

Lois