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Universal Wisdom And The Refrigerator Door

After 45 years of life experience, I've come to the conclusion that the single greatest source of wisdom in the universe is the refrigerator door.

fridge wisdom 1 My first experience with this came on my Mammaw's refrigerator door in Grafton, West Virginia. To this day I can remember her hand written note. It was held first by tape and then by a magnet. It read, "Anger is a substance that does more harm to the vessel in which it is stored, than the vessel on which it is poured." I have no idea how long it was there... I have no memory of it ever NOT being there. Anyone who ever spent time in her kitchen remembers it. Her refrigerator door held much wisdom!

I have found this to be true of every refrigerator door in every home I have ever entered and certainly true of our refrigerator door today.

fridge wisdom 2 We have lots of things stuck to our refrigerator door. It is a magnet for the pieces of life we hold most important. And it's a magnet for wisdom. This is my current favorite piece of wisdom that has found it's place there: "Raising children is like being pecked to death by a chicken." If you have children, you know this is a sincerely profound truth. It is hauntingly accurate. I am left staring at the refrigerator wondering how it can be so profound and keep things cold at the same time.

Of course not all of the wisdom is as obvious at that wisdom. There are things that don't appear to be wisdom right away. They cleverly disguise themselves as plain humor. But because the refrigerator is the greatest source of wisdom known to man, even the humor ends up being wisdom. For example, ths humorous little phrase is on a very large magnet: "Ahhh... I see the screw up fairy has paid us a visit again."

To the unsuspecting passerby that seems like just plain humor, but it's not. It's wisdom because it teaches us to laugh at ourselves and our mistakes. I can't read it without smiling and thinking about the most recent screw up in our kid-filled house!

fridge wisdom 3 But the most important piece of wisdom on our refrigerator is also one of the most important lessons anyone can learn in life. It is prominently placed at child's eye level and reads, "House Rules. Rule #1: Mom is the boss. Rule #2: See rule #1." Most of the children in our house are still to young to fully grasp this eternal wisdom. However, on more than one occasion this week alone, that piece of wisdom has served me very well. I may be the President of my company, but I'm not the President of my house. Thank you for reminding me, oh great and powerful refrigerator door!

So... what piece of wisdom does your refrigerator door have to share?

Jeff Turner aka respres

Posted by Jeff Turner on 01/07/2007 05:39 PM

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JAN

2007

Hi Jeff, TLW placed one on our refrigerator a few years back. I'm not really sure if it's words of wisdom or just her way of trying to get a point across to me. But I like it and it's very true.

"My wife and I had words last night but I didn't get to use mine"

Then there's another one up in the corner that came with the fridge. I haven't quite figured out this one yet. It reads:

Kenmore :)

LOL@ BB LOLOLOL ok ok this is gonna be fun.

I have two on my refrigerator. 1) The only normal people in the world are those I have not met yet.

and 2) A photo of Bob Dylan in his Tangled Up In Blues White Hat blue face era (yer too young maybe). And a line from a song I sing out loud in the car when people are acting like you know whats. The song is Idiot Wind and the line is: We are idiots and babe, it's a wonder we can even feed ourselves.

LOL Sorry but I find those very motivational :-) And you did ask

Ok...I've flagged this one plus a 5!

I have two:

1. Picture of a Cat "Variety is the spice of life. One day ignore people, next day annoy them."

2. Picture of 2 nuns in habits : "And what are you wearing tomorrow".

Guess it says that I'm a Catholic that likes Cats. No deeper than that.

One of my all-time favorites:
"My kids are spoiled because you can't spank grandparents."

LOLOL JT: I can't stop laughing; you said, how can it be so profound and keep things cold at the same time.

I knew this would put a smile on my face- and it did! I have two teens and can tell you I had a vivid picture in my mind when I read" ...is like being pecked to death by a chicken." ( a vicious chicken!)

If Momma Aint Happy- Nobodys Happy!

and I have a hand made fridge magnet our foster child made in Sunday School a few years ago-that simply reads : God Provides . She is no longer with us and now legally up for adoption. That magnet assures me she will be fine and taken care of.

I just knew I'd enjoy the comments on this one!!! : )

BB... How did you beat TLW to this post? Kenmore is a message letting you know that you made a good choice in refrigerators.

Carole... love the Bob Dylan quote!

Linda... don't kid yourself. Nothing could be deeper than the mystical link between catholics and cats. Better theologians than I have pondered the meaning of that for centuries.

Leigh... I am reading this on the iMac next to our kitchen table. Even my kids laughed at that one!

Michele... your refrigerator door is particularly wise. :)

LOL... Ummm... That was actually me above. I was at my wife's computer and had no idea I was logged in as her... I felt very pretty and powerful! :)

Jeff,

Not only do they hold great wisdom, but they must also have a lot of great ideas. Everytime I am opening the door its light goes on inside. I must be a source of inspiration for it, becuase when I leave the light goes off. I wonder what my fridge is thinking right now... oh, a cold beer that would hit the spot right now. Oh, it must have lost its thought... mmmm, beer. That is hitting the spot. j/k :)

I miss my refrigerator - after stainless steel - no more magnets!

I remember one at my mom's that reads "Martha Stewart doesn't live here" and one that was given to me and still wonder why "You could do it my way, or you could be wrong"

When your kids are older, they will be able to appreciate "mom is the boss" rule. The other day Rick was giving the kids instructions and Diego told him that it would be best if they checked with me first.

BTW - Rocky's blog is amazing - what a lucky guy you are.

We don't have much wisdom or any rules on our frig, but we do have pictures of family. That serves as a great reminder of who and what is most inportant in our lives.

Hi Sharon- That counts...we are talking about inspiration and motivation....

I know that Sharon isnt at the fridge much anymore!!!! She is doing a fantastic job losing weight and sticking to her goals! Heres your magnet honey-

Nothing tastes as good as slim is going to feel.

your cheerleader- Michele Connors

fridge Jason :: Hilarious!

Ines :: Thank you! I think she is amazing as well.

Sharon :: That whole "picture worth a thousand words" expression comes to mind. We've got photos on ours as well. The picture to the left is a photo of the very wise refrigerator that served as the inspiration for this post.

Michele :: it appears you have some wisdom as well! :)

What a great read. Thanks! I'm new around here but definitely get the feeling that there's a great group of people posting.

I don't recall words of wisdom on our childhood fridge but tacky plastic strawberries, cherished pictures of loved ones, little cases of Coca-Cola with the removable bottles. Funny that one thing I ask my Sellers to do is remove all that junk before I take the pictures.

Keep the stuff coming guys. This newbie's addicted =)

Maggie :: Welcome to the Rain. Just jump right in without an umbrella! I think you're going to like it here.

JAN

2007

Maggie- welcome. You are right, you are gonna love this place. Many wonderful personalities, informative and thought inducing conversations and simply a wonderful way to share experiences with like kind people.

We do offer therapy for a small fee to the hard core addicts.. ;-}

Michele :: The therapy is not working for me. : )

One Hijack coming up: SVW. Wink. Wink.

Okay. Let's do the rest of my refrigerator...

I only have a kitchen because it came with the house.
The greatest cure for anger is delay.
Doubt: God's way of telling you to step back and wait.
Where the mind goes man follows.
Wisdom operates beyond the realm of mere right and wrong.
Before I tell you what happened Mom, remember God will never give you more than you can handle.
I'm trying to see things from your point of view, but I can't stick my head that far up your a*s.
Grammy will you marry me? (that's a note from one of our Grandson's he was 6 when he wrote it)
Wouldn't it be easier if you just took my salary out of my taxes?
You can keep talking but I fail to see the point in that.

This one is a little long but it is one of my favorites. :)

If you were a dog you would learn this stuff:

When loved ones come home always run to greet them.
Never pass up the opportunity to go for a joyride.
Allow the fresh air and the wind in you face to be pure ecstasy.
When it's in your best interest practice obedience.
Let others know when they've invaded your territory.
Avoid biting when a simple growl will do.
If what you want lies buried dig until you find it.
When someone is having a bad day, be silent, sit close by and nuzzle them gently.

These are a few notes to myself:

When will you break down and admit you need eyeglasses?
Move forward and do it at the speed of light. (coined by TLW)

I have more of these. BB doesn't see them because he has never looked at the little pieces of paper that are on a magnetic paper clip on the side of our frig. :)

P.S. No passion. No tomato

TLW "The Lovely Wife"...I Have A Ton Of These Words To Live By. SVW. ROAR!

Some of these are classics, TLW. My favorite, however, is the personal not to self to admit you need eyeglasses. My arms finally grew too short last year and I was forced to get reading glasses. Damn. Eye glasses on my melon make me feel like a cantaloupe.

LOL...You're not alone. Envision this: A Lion Who ROARS while wearing reading glasses. LOL.

Strawberry. Isn't like a hickey? :)

Where was that strawberry on Friday when we were doing our Fruity signs? LOL.

TLW...ROAR!

JT: Of course, the one I like best of TLW's is the one that starts "I'm trying to look at things from your point of view........" LOL The dog made me laugh the most on no biting when a growl will do :-) This is a fun post!

My refrigerator door says: Please don't leave any, absolutely any, empty containers in the refrigerator or you're dead meat. There's only two of us in the house plus our cat and I didn't write that very large ominous note dead center on the frig door. Hummmmm, who could that note be meant for?

Ken

Carole :: thanks! I had fun writing it. I can't be serious all the time!

Ken :: I'm thinking it's the cat.

JAN

2007

I remember my Mom posting this on her fridge when she started having grandchildren:

NAN don't take no crap!!

Explains a lot :)

Ardell...That cracked me up. LOL. TLW...ROAR!

Ardell, that cracked me up too. TLW, I'm thinking there was a rather large man from your first 'out of the box' comment post that could be on our refrigerators so we don't eat anything IN the refrigerator :-)

ARDELL :: yes, that does explain a lot. I'm thinking the fruit didn't fall far from the tree!

Carole & TLW :: large man?

This is what Carole is referring to. It is a pic in one of my posts. It's actually from the post where I admitted I had issues with hijacking. It got something like 260 comments. But the comments had nothing to do with the post. They were about this picture. SVW.

Feel free to hit the delete button after you see it. LOL. TLW...ROAR!

OK... I guess this falls into the "ignorance is bliss" category. Yikes. And yikes again.

Are you really going to leave that there? LOL.

Oh! Man! I got the PASSION. I love it when that happens. :)

TLW...ROAR!

I got "apple." I love apple, as in computers, as in the new iPhone...

Sorry Guys, but it does belong on a frig no? LOL

Not my fridge!!! :)

I think I would have written an entirely different post if that is what had been my inspiration!

Yes, well, we already had that post LOL I hear you :-)

I have to give you credit Jeff, you caused me to go look at my frig when you first posted and that caused me to throw away some junk that was there for far too long; no message of inspiration, no social redeeming value. Just stuff. So ty! LOL

Truly my pleasure. Glad to be of service!

It was too late. I found the picture after I wrote the post.

We sure had a lot of fun with it. That post is a classic.

I fell asleep in the middle of doing a response to someone on the post :)

Broker Bryant went into the post and told everyone I was asleep with my fingers on my keyboard. LOL.

I don't think the parties to the post will ever forget that I fell asleep. I ain't ever gonna live that down. SVVW.

TLW...ROAR!

Mr Jeff.. great post,. I especially liked the first quote about anger.
Our fridge is filled with photos of family and close friends. If you made the frig, your in our life and thoughts. We also have a magent with a bunch of littlfe faces for different emotions. My wife gets a square and I get one. Normally they are on 'happy' and 'ecstatic'. Whomever is ecstatic gets the spot and moves the other one to happy, but we dont compete for the ecstatic spot. my wife has that one all the time!!

I know it sound so generic and the easy way out.. but again.. great post.

Hi Jeff!

You always make me laugh, but this one made me hoot in my office. When someone stuck their head in the door to check on me, I said it wasn't me. They knew better. Anyway, the one that got me was the "raising children is like being pecked to death by chickens". If I had heard that when I was younger, I would likely have been a much better kid. I've seen my daddy chop the head off many a chicken. :-O

House rules at our house is Mom rules and that would be me. Also a first born of a first born of a first born, you get the picture, extended family, I rule! The guys will tell you otherwise but they will run if they see me comming. :)

Dawn :: That's funny. My grandparents raised chickens and I've had the same experience with watching my Mammaw chop the head off of chickens. It gives you a certain viewpoint on life!

Teresa :: why doesn't it surprise me that you're the first born? :)

Nick :: I need one of those on my fridge, 'cause sometimes I can't figure out what mood my wife is in!

JAN

2007

Jeff...this thread is too entertaining. I wish I had some real wisdom on my fridge, but alas, I have Kenmore, and some wonderful photos..oh and last years calendar. Does that mean I have no wisdom...:( No, but I have an avocado!

Laura :: I hate to be the one to inform you of this, but it may mean that you have a defective refrigerator. If you have a warranty or service agreement, you may want them to come out and look at the wisdom controls to see what might be up. : )

hahaha...you may be right, JT~ I checked my light bulb, and it's a little "dim", and my filter has a red light, not a green light...not good;)

: )

JAN

2007

Jeff, I think my wife realized the same thing about me and my mood sometimes. So it's great to 'give notice' to each other, whether its in a good way or a bad way. "Warning, I'm in a _____ mood."

I can try to get you one if you like. Maybe you can use it with your kids also.. just a thought.

The red squares say, "Today I Feel"

JAN

2007

Dude :: I've got to have one of those!!! I'll happily hunt it down if you can find a name for it!

Jeff, I'm not sure if you can buy them, but I imagine Hallmark stores might be a good place to look. We got it because my wife, the Social Worker, got it from her workplace where they use it as a tool when they works with families. I'll do my best to get my hands on one for you, dude.

My wife knows 'whats up' when my square is on the 'Mischievous' character. :)

Fridge full of pictures, monopoly magnets and important reminders probably wouldn't be on a stagers list of what the fridge should look like but what the heck the house isn't for sale and we enjoy it!

Teri :: LOL!!!

Jeff, I just wanted to let you know that this well-deserving post is included in the ActiveRain Week in Review.

Wow! I'm surprised and honored! Thank you.

JAN

2007

A thoroughly enjoyable read! I loved the saying about being pecked to death by chickens, I can SO relate to that.

My husband HATES having anything on refrigerators, he won't even let me have magnets :(

I'll have to revisit the idea now though....

JAN

2007

Jessica... I've seen this a few times before in my life, when a man eschews wisdom and instead turns to fastidiousness as a way to comfort early childhood pains. He's not shunning the wisdom your refrigerator can bring, he's just hurting. A good therapist may be in order. I know they have a good clinical psychology department there at the University of Colorado. I'd make him an appointment. :)

JAN

2007

I want to thank Nick M for sending me the emotion magnet he featured above. It is now proudly hanging on my refrigerator!!!! I have the square on ecstatic! Thank you!!!

Hey Jeff.. I was wondering if you got it. :) Since you are the teacher between us, I figured this is how I could do something for you. It is my pleasure to be able to give back. I hope the possibilities of what it can do within your family are endless. Maybe you will think of me when your wife puts out an emotion you had no clue that she was feeling, and you jump in and say the right words and diffuse any possible misuderstanding or whatever. Then I will be really happy. .. well, you'll be really happy,.. I'll be happy. :) actually, I am happy. peace brother. sorry I didnt have any extra magnets that you could cut out for the kids box.. but... alas

florida real estate appraiser <<---- BTW, this is the OFFICIAL-unofficial AR signature!!

Nick, your sig rocks the casbah, as do you!

JAN

2007

Jeff, didn't know there was so much wisdom to glean from a refrigerator door! Also enjoyed your post about "strong words". I'm including this post as a link in my blog about Snapshots for the Year 2007 in my thoughts about the "wisdom practitioner". The great thing about a Blog, is that although you can't see who you're connecting with or who is viewing or responding to what you write, it offers such amazing transparency! Kind of like the refrigerator door that's in your words..."so profound yet keeps things cold at the same time.

JAN

2007

Another great post Jeff. Our refrig is mainly pictures and results of kids school tests. We used to have alphabet magnets for anyone to change the message. It was the center of focus for several years.

Lola... thank you. I'd love to see your Snapshots for the year 2007, but it appears the link is broken.

Keith... and thank you as well!

JAN

2007

Jeff- What a FABULOUS Post! Aside from the kids report cards, my oldest daughters acceptance letter to UCF and magnets from every place we have visited..is one post card that says We've finally found an affordable House! It is a shack. I immensely enjoyed this and have learned from the pearl of wisdom thanks so much!!!!!!

Hi Jeff, I haven't even read this post yet but I saw the word REFRIGERATOR!

You have a gift for using the "stop them dead in their tracks" words...American Idol, Sex, Refrigerator...is this the American Dream or what! Love it!!!

Allison, I'm glad you found it! I loved writing this one.

Sheron, what are you doin' commenting on posts you haven't read?

I'm enjoying reading what everyone has on their fridge! This is a fun post and a great snapshot at everyone's lives. Jeff, glad Nick sent you an emotion magnet. I threw mine away about a month ago. I would have felt very bad if you wanted one and couldn't get one. :) Anyways, my fridge has a pic of my neice & nephew, and my dog, and 3 saying magnets. They are:

"Be Nice or Leave" -thank you.

Fear is the dark room in which we develop our negatives

Waiting for the right guy. Meanwhile having a great time with the wrong ones.

Debi... nice!

JAN

2007

Jeff, I had an epiphany and I had to go write a post about it and had to act fast before it left my mind...your post inspired it...read it here

I still have to go read my fridge.

Stage it forward!

JAN

2007

Sheron, I am honored and proud to have been even a small part of that idea. It's truly brilliant. It honors the "home" aspect of home staging. LOVE IT!!!!!!

FEB

2007

Speaking of refrigerator magnets ...if you're going to use them to spread propaganda on your great efforts as Joe Broker, make sure you get the thick ones. Not so they rip the metal covering off the refrigerator when you try to pry them off with a pick ax, but because most of the thinny minnies only advertise...they don't do any other work like hold schedules, kid pictures, dr appointments or anything else. What good are they unless you collect refrigerator magnets. With enough the force field from the magnets will re arrange the chromosones in your hand as you reach for that last piece of pizza...the thin ones fall off if you try to put a few sheets under them..frustration sets in and they learn to hate ABC Realty.

Hey...

I just remembered I have my own personal magnets now. SEE:

I found those at "The TLW Fan Club" (R) Shop. :)

TLW...ROAR!

TLW [SVW]... I have one of those hanging on my fridge right now! I know my fridge is wiser as a result. I'll take a picture later to show everyone!!!

FEB

2007

Wink. Wink...........SVW............ROAR!

74 Comments later and I am FINALLY looking at a Cantaloupe....SVW....ROAR

MAR

2007

OK..How come I am always late to the PartY? nO \matter..I get to see the collection of heart and humor and start my day with a major energy boost. First of all...Jeff...Thank you so much for your kindheart and for sharing it. ...My contribution...and you might suspect it...

"SAVE THE EARTH! It's the only planet with CHOCOLATE!":

MAR

2007

Jeff: This was a real laugh! Thanks for the "wisdom". Now if I could only get my husband and kids to agree with your "mom is the boss" rule :)

MAR

2007

My Fridge Wisdom:

"I can only please one person per day. Today is not your day..... Tomorrow doesn't look good either."

The difference between dogs and cats, dogs think they are people, cats think they are gods.

Edison, "Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work"

"I can only please one person per day. Today is not your day..... Tomorrow doesn't look good either."

I'm putting that one with the ones I already have :-)

If I can't say it or do it, I should at least be able to read it. LOL... ... ... ... ... Oops. Maybe someday I'll explain that one... ... ... ... ... ... ...

TLW...ROAR!

MAR

2007

Jeff,

We bought a new, jillion dollar frig and my better half won't allow me to put stuff on it, but I'm saving everything for the day I rebel.

We have a magnet frame with a picture of our best friends that says, "friends are the family we choose for ourselves." Another that says, "never lend your car to anyone to whom you have given birth." And my favorite, "Your village called, their idiot is missing."

Fran

MAR

2007

Fran, your husband clearly does not understand the universal wisdom and power of the refrigerator door. If you need some sort of intervention, please let me know. I'll round up a few folks, TLW, Ines, and we'll talk some sense into him. :)

JeanAnne... and where would we be without chocolate I ask?

Theresa... trust me, your husband understands that rule. He's putting up a good front, but deep in his heart he knows. Every husband knows, some are just in denial.

Brian... cats think they are gods. I am still laughing at that one. Thank you!

MAR

2007

If the house rules are placed at eye level, the smart-alec 9 year old can take it and hide it too easily... *Grin*

"The Lovely Wife"...Broker Bryant's...Wife!: That's the picture I used to teach my 2 sons about the facts of "Internet-Life" and why it's best not to talk to people on forum boards and chat windows until they are older. I told them that's the picture of the cute girl they think they will be talking to.... LMAO!!!!!

LOL

MAR

2007

My refrigerator is nowhere near this interesting! The pic of the fat guy at the computer makes me want to get off my @ss and exercise athen eat a subway sandwich minus the bread.

Lizette... you need a new refrigerator! That picture, by the way, makes me queasy. I have to rush past it as i scroll down the comments!

{TLW} is {SVW}

Its all your fault, TLW!!!

Need Pepto? :)

:) a piece of papaya may do the trick.

The Turner "Tomato" seems to be working quite well for me :)

MAR

2007

Jeff, Thanks for this awesome post!! My refrigerator is adorned with the art of a 5 year old girl who will be the next Picasso. Oh if only our frigerators could talk, they may say please clean me, but never remove the love , character and wisdom that has taken so many years to aquire!!

Good Day!! have a cup of java and smile on me :)

MAR

2007

I love to look at the refrigerator doors of the homes I show. It gives my buyers a lot of ideas of how to personalize a note to the seller when they put an offer in on a home. Sometimes the find out they know the people, go to the same church, the kids attend the same school or play the same sport! It does tell alot about the family and what is important to them. The one thing my clients hate to see when they like a house is the blackboard next to the refrigerator with all the showing appointments!

Joan... nice addition to this post!!! You should write something on this in a post of your own. It's good advice.

MAR

2007

I think my fridge is trying to tell me to go play word of warcraft...

Or...

Your fridge is telling you that you just hit pay dirt. SVW.

I say we pool our resources and buy some Gold :)

TLW...ROAR!

I have a couple of magnets that I'll likely have to replace when my son starts reading in a year or so...

they're from an artist named Todd... he is a huge hit and really enjoys the novelty merchandising realm...

here is one of them

here are my next purchases

and here's what made Todd famous... this one's for the ladies of AR

APR

2007

Have to say this was quite worth the time to Read!!!!

Thanks for the entertainment All !!!

I have one and only one... it reads YUMO (from rachael ray).

Very entertaining post!

Maybe I'm old or just naive... But...

What does YUMO mean?

Huh? or is the Duh? :)

TLW...ROAR!

Wow, this blog is funnnny stuff!

The latest addition to our fridge is a coaster size magnet that reads...."God created beer. Because he loves us men and wants to keep us happy, something has to."

Guess who's that is? And i know its not the cats

lol!

heather

Heather... :) I see you have a wise fridge as well.

David... great magnets!

Jacque... everything in my fridge is YUMO as well.

TLW [SVW]... YUMO is an expression she uses on her show. I had to google it. :) Google has everything.

APR

2007

Jeff:

Did not have time to read all the posts, so if this is a duplicate I apologize:

"I know that God will not give me anything I can't handle. I just wish He did not trust me so much."

Mother Theresa

Bill...

I will be adding that one to the collection I already have on my refrigerator. Thanks :)

TLW...ROAR!

My lovely wife got this one and I had totally forgotten about it until I read Jeff's post and went to look and see exactly what was on my refrigerator door!

I just put it on my frig.

That was so cool. Sometimes when you have a need something like what you just posted pops up and voila...

"The Universe Is Doing It's Thing" by Billie Tutas aka TLW. SVW (smiling very wide)

TLW...ROAR!

Your quote on the universe reminded me of a similar one, I think my Albert E. that went something like this.... : The universe unfolds exactly as it should. Sometimes that makes total sense and other times there is some gnashing of teeth!

Here's one of my favorites:

APR

2007

Great stuff! Absolutely great stuff!

APR

2007

Jeff - classically well said..... nothing was on the frig in my child-hood house, yet, scores of others since leaving the nest. ron

APR

2007

Thanks, Ron.

MAY

2007

I have no magnets on my fridge !!! One note pad with a dog on it that says--- Remember the food bowl and keep it full! (probably posted by our Basset hound Gus) Saw one I liked, may have to go get it. "Why fall in love, I'd rather fall in chocolate" I also like "If you can't think of someting nice to say, at least make it funny".

Karie... sounds like your Bloodhound has some wisdom! :)

MAY

2007

Great place for creative magnets my friends and I create.

Reminders of what's important in life, Family, Friends and short quotes like if Momma's not happy, nobody is Happy!

MAY

2007

Michael and David.. thanks for stopping by!

MAY

2007

There's one on my fridge that reads:

If it walks out of the refrigerator... LET IT GO!

Refrigerator Wisdom

Enjoyed the wisdom. Great post!

LOL... Roberta, I love that one. With 6 kids, nothing in our fridge lasts that long. :)

MAY

2007

"When in doubt, win the trick." Sir Edmund Hoyle

Nice... :)

MAY

2007

Sometimes the most obvious things are right under your nose- Thansk for the percpective...so true

Scott... you're so right. Things are often a whole lot simpler than we make them out to be.

MAY

2007

I should go back and read all your stuff....I just passed by a comment (picture) and it caught my attention...and of course, none other than TLW...funny!

I like the mom Rules #1 and 2.

That'll work.

Sally... this is one of my favorite posts... not so much because of the post, but the comments.

MAY

2007

And then as a Home Stager I come along and ask you to remove all those words of wisdom and I do feel bad but you can put them up on your next fridge, OK?

Kathleen... too funny!

MAY

2007

Very funny, I enjoyed reading, thank you

MAY

2007

Phil... thank you. I enjoyed writing it!

MAY

2007

Jeff, I know this is old for you, but I had to respond because I LOVED it so much. No need to answer back, I didn't check the box. But, I didn't want to have read something I agree with so much and not say YIPEEEE !

Missy... I am going to respond anyway. Even though you may not see it. This is one of my favorite posts. It was fun to write and it has been even more fun to read all of the comments!

Jeff -- There was nothing on my parent's frig, nothing on my frig, so I have no wisdom to share, but someone said my village called????

MAY

2007

Gail... truly hilarious. Seriously... nothing on your fridge. You are rare!

MAY

2007

My fridge holds a drawing from when my daughter (who is now 19) was young. In the drawing I look hip (I have on bell bottom pants) and smart. If she drew a picture today I think I might look more like Barney Fife off of Mayberry RFD.

My daughter has hit the age were she is the smartest person in the house (at least until she moves out for a bit and gets to pay her own bills) leaving just my wife and I to lumber about on our own and bump into things.

Rob Weiman

Auctioneer/Master Electrician

http://www.moundcityestatesales.com/

http://www.auctionzip.com/MO-Auctioneers/7185.html

Jeff, Well, let's just put it this way, I cried when Martha Stewart went to prison. ;-)

MAY

2007

Rob... I'm sure the same drawings will be on our fridge as well. Only without the bell bottoms. :)

Gail... again. ROTFL.

Jeff, I love this! The only magnets we have are from vendors and the local school district. However, our refrigerator is covered with Little League schedules, basketball schedules, football schedules, tennis schedules, kindergarten pictures and the school lunch menu. They are a tremendous reminder of the great blessing we have in our children. Yes, it's busy....but soon enough they'll all be gone.

Refrigerator doors don't just offer wisdom, but a reflection as well, of the important things in life!

Joddie... the best parts of our lives are magneted to our fridge as well... hand-drawn pictures that mean nothing to anyone but us.

My wife won't let me put them on our kitchen fridge, but in my garage I have magnets from just about every city and state I have visited or vacationed in. So when I want to get away, I go to the garage!

Terry... :) Great stuff.

JUN

2007

my favorite refrigerator door was at a friends house.

we were invited to his house for his daughters birthday and i went to the refrigerator to get a beverage.

like many people he had notes held by magnets stuck on the door.

what struck me and made me smile was the magnets. they were the type purchased at the business store where you attach your business cards (low budget).

they were right at eye level about 5 of them.

i was smiling and my cards were smiling back at me.

Jay... nice! You gotta love it when that happens. And, of course, you thought that was one very wise fridge. :)

JUN

2007

I have never heard the first saying about anger before. I love it! I think I might just put it on my refrigerator. Thanks for sharing.

MY PLEASURE!!! My Mammaw would be happy right now.

OCT

2007

TLW [SVW]... I know you're watching. I was trying to find a blog post of mine that had been hijacked and I thought this one had... but it appears, as crazy as the comments got, it was not hijacked. :)

I'm here...

The best example of a hijacked post on your blog ...

Is Sex In Real Estate Part One?

I don't know if you'd want to use that one though.

Things really got out of hand on that one :)

TLW...ROAR!

Ah, heck. Why not!?! :)

MAY

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