author unknown

"The greatest remedy in the world is change; and change implies the passing from the old to the new. It is also the only path that leads from the lesser to the greater, from the dream to the reality, from the wish to the heart's desire fulfilled. It is change that brings us everything we want. It is the opposite of change that holds us back from that which we want. But change is not always external. Real change, or rather the cause of all change, is always internal. It is the change within that first produces the change without. To go from place to place is not a change unless it produces a change of mind--a renewal of mind. It is the change of mind that is the change desired. It is the renewal of mind that produces better health, more happiness, greater power, the increase of all that is good in life. And the constant renewal of mind--the daily change of mind--is possible regardless of times, circumstances or places. He who can change his mind every day and think the new about everything every day, will always be well; he will always have happiness he will always be free; his life will always be interesting, he will constantly move forward into the larger, the richer and the better; and whatever is needed for his welfare today, of that he shall surely have abundance."

"If we don't change, we don't grow. If we don't grow, we are not really living." --Gail Sheehy

A Second Use and Service Auction

Finally, a second use for the Prom dress! A formal dinner and service auction. It felt a little tighter than I remember...Joce and her boy Ronie. He's a good kid. We like him. And so does Joce. He lives in Salt Lake, so it's a real treat when he comes down to visit.
We had a two page, front and back, packet full of services being auctioned off. The Sweet Goodnight Package, including warm treats and bedtime stories sold for $110! I couldn't believe it. We auctioned off homemade ice cream, and it went for $20. There was also a silent auction, mostly sweet treats. There was a really awesome photo someone took of Mt. Timpanogos, which is a really good mountain. I was going back and forth with a girl I didn't know. I went up to $50, then she went to $60. I just felt bad, like I should let her have it. I tried to buy some dinner services so that I didn't have to make dinner tomorrow, but once I got to $20, I gave up. I think I might have won some Sunday treats and grilled Chicken...but we'll see. There were some hard decisions to make.
Some people didn't dress up, and made those of us who were dressed up feel awkward. Such as Vale's brothers, and their roommate. They just came for the catered food, really, then left. Classic.
Vale got pulled into an advertisement for someone's service. We were sitting too close to the front. The service was raquetball lessons with this kid. He's the one that bought our ice cream, by the way.
It was a fun night, and since I got so much done during the day, I didn't even feel guilty about having fun!