‘Oh, nothing special, it’s just been a long time since we spent a Saturday together with the kids. “‘What brought this on?’ she asked with a smile. ‘C’mon honey, I’m taking you and the kids to breakfast.’ Instead, I went upstairs and woke my wife up with a kiss. I had planned to work on the antenna that morning, and then I was going to meet up with some co-workers to finish a project. I guess he gave us all a lot to think about. “You could have heard a pin drop on the band when this fellow signed off. It was nice to meet you Tom, I hope you spend more time with your family, and I hope to meet you again here on the band.’ And the one thing we can all use is a little more time. I figure that if I make it until next Saturday then I have been given a little extra time. PersonA 'Do you see that Phil's groping my girlfriend' PersonB 'Ok mate, don't lose your rag. This morning, I took the very last marble out of the container. Now let me tell you one last thing before I sign-off with you and take my lovely wife out for breakfast. There’s nothing like watching your time here on this earth run out to help get your priorities straight. “‘I found that by watching the marbles diminish, it focused me more on the really important things in life. I took them home and put them inside a large, clear plastic container right here in the shack next to my radio gear. Every Saturday since then, I have taken one marble out and thrown it away. I ended up having to visit three toy stores to round up a thousand marbles. So I went to a toy store and bought every single marble they had. I got to thinking that if I lived to be seventy-five, I only had about a thousand of them left to enjoy. “‘It took me until I was fifty-five years old to think about all this in any detail and by that time I had lived through over 2800 Saturdays. That is the number of Saturdays that the average person has in their entire lifetime. Now then, I multiplied seventy-five years times fifty-two weeks and I came up with 3900. The average person lives about seventy-five years. You see, I sat down one day and did a little arithmetic. But let me tell you something that has helped me keep my own priorities. Hard to believe a young fellow should have to work sixty or seventy hours a week to make ends meet. I’m sure they pay you well but it’s a shame you have to be away from home and your family so much. “‘Well, Tom,’ he said, ‘It sure sounds like you’re busy with your job. He was telling whomever he was talking with something about ‘a thousand marbles.’ I was intrigued and stopped to listen to what he had to say. Don’t Lose Your Marbles | Things I Need To TileĬheck out this super sweet video about the Lost Panda.Along the way, I came across an older sounding chap, with a tremendous signal and a golden voice. I swear I need like 10 tiles for all the stuff in my life. It can be easily attached to anything you don’t want to lose. I can click the Tile button twice and it will ring my phone even if it is on silent! That ends up causing me problems when trying to find my phone. I keep my phone on silent most of the time so I won’t get distracted by notifications. We probably take it for granted because it’s always been there, we walk over it every day or wipe it. I downloaded the app to my phone, followed the instructions on the screen and got started.īonus, if I lose track of my phone, which happens A LOT. Don’t lose your (Portuguese) marbles In many Portuguese homes, marble features in some form or another, whether it be on the floor inside, or outside in the garden, the steps to your apartment, kitchen surfaces, bathrooms or window sills. Use Tile and the Tile app to be a part of the world’s largest lost-and-found community, where friends and strangers come together to find everything that matters. Tile is the world’s best-selling Bluetooth tracker. Or if we are at home but forgot where he set his dog down I can use the alarm to locate it. That way if we are out and about and he gets lots I can use the app to find him. I used twine to attach the Tile to his little dog. I got this little dog when I was young so it is fun to watch Prestyn with it now. Prestyn has this little black dog that he likes to take everywhere. I find myself spending most of the day looking for my phone, remote, camera, keys, Prestyn’s cup and more. Mom Brain is going full force! Kenny laughs at me all the time because I lose everything. Have you heard the saying, “Don’t Lose Your Marbles”? Well I can say I have officially lost mine! Being a mom of three and a baby on the way I don’t know how I function day to day.
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