Can You Tell One Nice Thing?

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Permalink Reply by AnnMarie Cunniff on September 18, 2008 at 7:58pm

This week was my 60th Birthday. I know...but I don't feel old, I feel like my life is beginning over again, bigger and better than before. My children bought me a beautiful new bed with amazing linens and then took my friends and I to dinner at my favorite restaurant. We were laughing so hard just walking in the door, I'm sure everyone thought we were drunk, but we were stone cold sober and loving every minute of being together. I did indulge myself in 2 Chocolate Martinis, ( hint...1 is enough), and we laughed and debated and had an amazing time. When we got there, the room was full, 1/2 hour later it was empty. We didn't even notice, but when we did, everything only became funnier.
I have a world filled with beautiful adult children, loving, kind and generous friends, all of which are the foundation of my life. I appreciate them all.

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Permalink Reply by Dawn Green on September 29, 2008 at 5:46pm

I loved your enthusiasm for life AnnMarie. This is how I feel. Too many of us are looking for " the bigger" things in life instead of enjoying all of the wonderful things that we have in front of our noses.
Keep it up.
Dawn Green

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Permalink Reply by Listgirl on November 16, 2008 at 8:22pm

HAPPY BIRTHDAY - VERY LATE :) I loved your post and wanted to tell you that I have never thought of 60's or even 70's to be old. you're a young pup!

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Permalink Reply by John Parker on September 18, 2008 at 8:05pm

Carpe Diem my friend!

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Permalink Reply by NatTopping on September 19, 2008 at 7:13am

My mum helps me everyday, i am in the middle on immigrating to Canada (my husband lives there) and my mum lets me and my son live with her so i have the money to visit my husband every few months. I am VERY grateful. To express my gratitude i try to do something to help her everyday.

My husband sometimes gets up with our son and lets me sleep in!! (on his day off) How sweet............. and he surprises me with cups of tea. and sometimes he puts blankets out in the garden so we can sit and look at the stars all night ..... (So romantic) I love him so much.

I am grateful for my baby boy who wakes up every morning with a smile on his face and makes my day. Love you William (16 months old)

I am grateful for everyone on P I for making this world a more positive place, : )

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Permalink Reply by Lady on a wheelchair w/ THAT dog on September 19, 2008 at 11:46am

I bought three BIG fan tail male guppys a while ago. I didnt know what I was going to do with two of them. I didnt even like their body color but I did like their tail size. Never did put either of those with a female. They lived their lives delightfully out in a ten gallon tank without worry of being eatten by something bigger then they.

The third I was crazy for. I put him with a few females and he mates with them but no what I call Romance. I have seen romance from time to time between guppies and when I see it .... IT IS LOVE.

I have a third yeild female guppy. That means out of maybe 35 babys this is one of the babys that took almost a year to get any size at all. She has give me one batch of beautiful babies. I had a thought...put her with the big fantail since those other two have passed away.

I put her in the tank with him and he began to fight him off. Oh shucks I thought...those rainbow cobra as so picky when it comes to who they will let mate with them. I knew she had let one of the two tequila sunrise Improves mate with her for that is who's baby fry she was dropping. Sure would like to see some rainbow guppys have BIG tails. mmmmm give it to morning, if he has tail damage I will have to pull her.

The next morning ...IT WAS LOVE!! They swam side by side. every where he went she went. Every where she went he went. I saddy knew he was old and she was not. It was just a matter of time she was going to lose her BONDEd mate. SHe let him mate as often as he liked. (thank goodness). He lived another three days, I had had him about 6 months and he was fully mature when I purchased him so he must have been atleast a year old. Knowing guppys as I do that made him a senior citizen guppy plus he was anxious to breed which took a calorie and hormone toll so late in life.

This is the One Nice Thing. In Guppy breeding that I do when I find guppys that BOND I keep them together for LIFE. I have be fortunate to find three pairs of guppys who LOVE so deeply to BOND. They also pine and grieve when the other is passed over and will pass over in about a month. If you are a hobbiest and only buy one or so you will not see this. When you begin to breed in ernest as I do and have 100-300 you begin to see Nice Things. Some day I am going to write a book about guppys with pictures. Yep....



What people do not understand about guppys is that they do have brains and they do think and a lot of research is being done on these tiny fish at schools and universities. They are one of the most complex smartest breeding fish there is. A female guppy fertilizes her eggs smart . She can carry as much as 5 sacks of sperm in her body at one time. She can anaylize which sperm are the best, healthest etc. She can do several things with the sacks: 1) hold the eggs for more sperm and absorb all the sperm to restore her own health and fat reserver, 2) fertilize her eggs, absorb the rest of the sperm into her self, 3) fertilize her eggs, take the best of the remaining sperm into her self and discard the rest back into the water. 4) hold her eggs and discard all the sperm and wait for a better male. That is why these fish are being studied, these are the ONLY fish that do sellective breeding within themselves and thus are so successful in the wild they are found all over the world living in all conditions of water and temperature where other fishs can not.

Guppies could someday feed the world ...........

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Permalink Reply by et on March 11, 2009 at 8:51pm

This is very interesting. I had no idea. I love guppies!

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Permalink Reply by Marcy From Maui on September 19, 2008 at 6:15pm

Gave me night of fun and passion and love and a great kiss this morning and made breakfast for our son while I slept!

OK that was more than one but you know how LOA is! :-}

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Permalink Reply by guyon on September 19, 2008 at 6:45pm

There may have been times when I was not able to get help when needed, but there was never a time when I could not give it!
Throughout my entire earthly experience, it is wonderful to know that I am always able to help others.

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Permalink Reply by Daph8064 on September 19, 2008 at 7:22pm

Hi Marcy
I’m new, my first post…I was not exactly in a great mood when I read your post, I was angry at mom…To answer your post, my mom is wonderful to all her children and grandchildren and she would do anything to help ANYONE. AND thanks Marcy from Maui for getting me out of my funk. :):)

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Permalink Reply by ninja twilight on September 20, 2008 at 7:32am

what a great topic!

here are my nice things:

* yesterday my husband took care or both of the babies (18 months and 3 weeks old) so i could sleep and relax. this is nothing new - he does this whenever i ask him to and sometimes just when he feels i need it. he tells me he loves me and that i am his everything. every day i feel greatful for him, and through practicing the law of attraction have overcome the majority of our unessicary dramas.

* my new baby gives me so much joy. he is the type of baby that is simply comforted by my presence, without too much need for rocking or soothing. he looks at me and i realize how important i am in his life and how inspired i am to be so.

* my big little man who is 18 months is a walking burst of joy. he makes us laugh all day! and is wonderful company...he has a habit of making people fall in love with him, even those who dont nessicarily like children.

i feel so blessed for my life.
thank you for reading:)

ninja twilight

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Permalink Reply by Maricela on September 21, 2008 at 12:38am

ik grateful for my husband he is my best friend, my confidont, my inspiration, my shoulder to cry on. my husband been a big supporter in my life. through my ups and downs in life. he has changed alot through the years he had his ups and downs and i have been there for him. im grateful for having my husband for 15 yrs. we had very rough years through out the past but one way or the other the universe would bring us back together and for that im grateful. maricela

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