Late night hello to you all before I head to bed...been with the grandchildren most of the day so I am "wiped out"  to say the least...they are a hand full when the three of them are in the same room...LOL

Hope everyone had a good day today...it was overcast and windy and chilly here today compared to the past two weeks in the 80 and 90's...

Gonna take one last peek at the news!! 

BEFORE I FADE OFF INTO THE SUNSET, I WANTED TO SAY THIS TO NIECEY


We hope that you had a memorable evening at your prom with your cousins....and that you felt like the beautiful and very special young lady that you are!!❤️😘👍🏻

I couldn't agree with you more Jet...I hope Nieey had an absoutely wonderful and magical time and I am sure she was beautiful and we all know how special she is....HUGS

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And while reflecting on life, we all remember Todd Beamer's heroism and leadership on 9/11.  I have no idea when this interview took place or even its authenticity but I thought it worth thinking about, counting our many blessings in life, and passing it on.  This was sent to us by a friend.


Lisa Beamer on Good Morning America - If you remember, she's the wife of Todd Beamer who said 'Let's Roll!' and helped take down the plane over Pennsylvania that was heading for Washington, DC back on 9/11.
 
She said it's the little things that she misses most about
Todd, such as hearing the garage door open as he came
Home, and her children running to meet him.
 
Lisa recalled this story: "I had a very special teacher in
high school many years ago whose husband
died suddenly of a heart attack. About a week after his death, she shared some of her insight with a classroom of students. As the late afternoon sunlight came streaming in through the classroom windows and the class
was nearly over, she moved a few things a side on the edge of her desk and sat down there.
 
With a gentle look of reflection on her face, she paused
and said, 'Class is over, I would like to share with all of you, a thought that is unrelated to class, but which I feel is very important. Each of us is put here on earth to learn, share, love, appreciate and give of ourselves. None of us knows when this fantastic experience will end.
It can be taken away at any moment.
 
Perhaps this is God's way of telling us that we must make
the most out of every single day. Her eyes, beginning to
water, she went on, 'So I would like you all to make me
a promise. From now on, on your way to school, or on
your way home, find something beautiful to notice.
 
It doesn't have to be something you see, it could be a
scent, perhaps of freshly baked bread wafting out of
someone's house, or it could be the sound of the breeze
slightly rustling the leaves in the trees, or the way the
morning light catches one autumn leaf as it falls gently
to the ground. Please look for these things, and cherish
them. For, although it may sound trite to some, these
things are the "stuff" of life. The little things we are put
here on earth to enjoy. The things we often take for
granted.
 
The class was completely quiet. We all picked up our
books and filed out of the room silently. That afternoon,
I noticed more things on my way home from school than
I had that whole semester. Every once in a while, I think
of that teacher and remember what an impression she
made on all of us, and I try to appreciate all of those
things that sometimes we all overlook.
 
Take notice of something special you see on your lunch
hour today. Go barefoot. Or walk on the beach at sunset.
Stop off on the way home tonight to get a double dip ice
cream cone. For as we get older, it is not the things we
did that we often regret, but the things we didn't do.
 
If you like this, please pass it on to a friend,
If not just delete it and go on with your life!
Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take,
but by the moments that take our breath away."
 
HAVE A GREAT DAY!
 
GOD Bless you every day of your life.
 
The nicest place to be is in someone's thoughts,
 
The safest place to be is in someone's prayers,
 
and the very best place to be is....
 
In the hands of God.

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EXCLUSIVE: Maksim Chmerkovskiy & Peta Murgatroyd Gush Over Their 'Happy' First Date Night Since Son's Birth →


The 'Dancing With the Stars' pros looked divine on the red carpet at the Race to Erase MS gala, but told ET they almost didn't make it!


Maksim Chmerkovskiy and Peta Murgatroyd are enjoying their break from Dancing With the Stars.


The engaged couple, who were eliminated back-to-back during weeks six and seven of the dance competition show, stepped out to the 24th Annual Race to Erase MS Gala at The Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles on Friday, marking their first official date night since welcoming their first child, son Shai, in January.


“We’ve been in baby land. I was so looking forward to tonight,” Murgatroyd, 30, told ET’s Lauren Zima on the red carpet. “I’ve been preparing hair and makeup and dresses for, like, I don’t know, a couple of weeks getting ready, and then the worst thing happened!”


“My dress broke,” she explained. “My whole zipper, as Maks was doing me up, just went [ripping sound]. So, he actually sewed me into this tonight!”


Chmerkovskiy chimed in, telling ET, “First I fixed the zipper, we did it again, and then it broke again. We found out where the problem is, and so, I’m not really sure that was meant to be so good – I think it was just an accident!”


“He did such a good job,” praised Murgatroyd, who confirmed her fiancé knows how to sew. “From the dancing world, we’re with our partners. Back in the competition days, we all had to know how to sew, so, yeah!”


The blond beauty admitted she was just “happy” to be walking the red carpet, because she contemplated staying home after the minor fashion mishap.


“It was sad!” Chmerkovskiy said. “I looked at her and she was like giving up on going. But I was like, ‘No, we got ready!’ And I think she deserves a night out, for sure. You know, I didn’t want to leave [the] baby though.”


“We would plan on going out before, but then like half an hour to 45 [minutes later], 'You sure you want to go?’ 'No, let’s just stay in.’ 'OK, good,’” he continued.


Wardrobe malfunctions aside, Chmerkovskiy and Murgatroyd appeared to be having a blast at the star-studded gala. The charity event touched home for the duo, who said they have friends who suffer from multiple sclerosis.


“We know first-hand what it does to people and how debilitating it is,” Chmerkovskiy explained. “The fact that Nancy [Davis] made this – in this town, it’s hard to make an event prominent, and this is one of the premiere events outside of the Oscars, Emmys, industry standard sort of things. It’s one of the biggest and one of the most successful.”


“It’s a very special event,” added Murgatroyd. “We know Nancy personally. She’s a great friend of ours, and she’s been doing this for so long that it’s such a successful event. It raises so much awareness for MS. We couldn’t help but come out.”


Also in attendance was Murgatroyd’s season 24 partner, Nick Viall, who brought his fiancée, Vanessa Grimaldi. Like the new parents, the Bachelor couple also considered the gala a date night.


But according to pics posted on DWTS pro Sharna Burgess’ Instagram, it appears it later turned into a group outing when they hopped over to E.P. & L.P. in West Hollywood!


While chatting with ET on the carpet at the star-studded charity soiree, Viall opened up about the fatal car crash his close pal, Chris Soules, was involved in last month.