>
>In honor of Breast Cancer Month and those
>> > > > > > > > who have suffered you have been tagged by an Angel.
>> > > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > > > Angel Tag
>> > > > > > > > > I'll just take it as a hint if I don't get
>> > > > > > > > this back. How many people actually have 5
>> > > > > > > > true friends? Hardly anyone I know! But some
>> > > > > > > > of us have all right friends and good friends!
>> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > You have been tagged by the Friendship Angel
> > > > > > > > > > Which means you are a great friend! If this
>> > > > > > > > was sent to you it means you are a good friend!
>> > > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > > > In honor of Women's History Month and in
>> > > > > > > > memory of Erma Bombeck who lost her fight with cancer.
>> > > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > > > IF I HAD MY LIFE TO LIVE OVER (By ERMA BOMBECK)
>> > > > > > > > > I would have invited friends over to
>> > > > > > > > dinner even if the carpet was stained
>> > > > > > > > > and the sofa faded.
>> > > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > > > I would have eaten the popcorn in the
>> > > > > > > > "GOOD" living room and worried much
>> > > > > > > > > less about the dirt when someone wanted
>> > > > > > > > to light a fire in the fireplace.
>> > > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > > > I would have taken the time to listen
>> > > > > > > > to my grandfather ramble about his youth.
>> > > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > > > I would never have insisted the car
>> > > > > > > > windows be rolled up on a summer day
>> > > > > > > > > because my hair had just been teased and sprayed.
>> > > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > > > I would have burned the pink candle sculpted
>> > > > > > > > like a rose before it melted in storage.
>> > > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > > > I would have sat on the lawn with my
>> > > > > > > > children and not worried about grass stains.
>> > > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > > > I would have cried and laughed less while
>> > > > > > > > watching television and more while watching life.
>> > > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > > > I would have gone to bed when I was sick
>> > > > > > > > instead of pretending the earth would go
>> > > > > > > > into a holding pattern if I wasn't there
>> > > > > > > > for the day.
>> > > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > > > I would never have bought anything just
>> > > > > > > > because it was practical, wouldn't show dirt
>> > > > > > > > or was guaranteed to last a lifetime.
>> > > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > > > Instead of wishing away nine months of
>> > > > > > > > pregnancy, I'd have cherished every
>> > > > > > > > > moment realizing that the wonderment
>> > > > > > > > growing inside me was the only chance in
>> > > > > > > > life to assist God in a miracle.
>> > > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > > > When my kids kissed me impetuously, I would
>> > > > > > > > never have said:
>> > > > > > > > "Later. Now go get washed up for dinner."
>> > > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > > > There would have been more "I love you's"
>> > > > > > > > and more "I'm sorry's" but mostly, given
>> > > > > > > > another shot at life, I would seize every
>> > > > > > > > > minute.....look at it and really see it
>> > > > > > > > ... live it ... and never give it back.
>> > > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > > > Here is an angel sent to watch over you
>> > > > > > > > > (\ /)
>> > > > > > > > > (\(_)/)
>> > > > > > > > > (_/ \_)
>> > > > > > > > > /___\
>> > > > > > > > > Pass this on to five women that you want
>> > > > > > > > watched over. If you don't know 5 women
>> > > > > > > > to pass this on to, one will do just fine.
>> > > > > > > >
>> > > > > > >
>> > > > > >
>> > > > > >
>> > > > >
>> > > >

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Jaye Randall Anderton
Manager, Rice University Art Gallery
PO Box 1892, MS-59
Houston, TX  77251-1892
713.348.5740; 713.348.5980 (fax)