E-Mail from Grandma

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Do not cheat on this one;

go with the 1^st dessert you pick!

If all of the desserts listed below

were sitting in front of you,

which would you choose?

(sorry, you can only pick one!)

Trust me….this is very accurate.

Pick your dessert, & then look

to see what psychiatrists

think about you.

After taking this dessert personality test, send this e-mail on to others, but when you do,

be sure to put your choice of dessert in the subject box above. 

Also, send it to the person

who sent it to you.

Don’t forget to change

your dessert choice

in the subject box

before you forward it.

OK…

Now that you’ve made your choice, this is what the research

says about you:

SCROLL DOWN—No Cheating

1. ANGEL FOOD CAKE -

Sweet, loving, cuddly…

You love all warm & fuzzy items.

A little nutty at times?

Sometimes you need an ice cream cone at the end of the day.

Others perceive you as being childlike & immature at times. 

2. BROWNIES –

You are adventurous,

love new ideas,

& are a champion of underdogs

& a slayer of dragons. When tempers flare up, you whip out your saber. You are always the oddball with a unique sense of humor & direction.

You tend to be very loyal. 

3. LEMON MERINGUE -

Smooth, sexy, & articulate with your hands, you are an excellent

after-dinner speaker & a good teacher. But don’t try to walk & chew gum at the same time.

A bit of a diva,

but you have many friends. 

4. VANILLA CAKE WITH

CHOCOLATE ICING -

Fun-loving, sassy, humorous,

not very grounded in life;

very indecisive & lack motivation. Everyone enjoys being around you, but you are a practical joker.

 Others should be cautious

in making you mad.

However, you are a friend for life. 

5. STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE – Romantic, warm, loving.

You care about other people,

can be counted on in a pinch

& expect the same in return.

You can be assertive.

Intuitively keen. You are intelligent, but can be very emotional at times. 

6. CHOCOLATE ON CHOCOLATE –

Sexy;

always ready to give & receive. Very creative, adventurous, ambitious, & passionate.

You can appear to have a cold exterior, but are warm on the inside. Not afraid to take chances… Will not settle for anything average in life.

Love to laugh. 

7. ICE CREAM –

You like sports,

whether it be baseball, football, basketball, or soccer.

If you could, you would like to participate,

but you enjoy watching sports.

You don’t like to give up the remote control. You tend to be self-centered & high maintenance. 

8. CARROT CAKE –

You are a very fun loving person, who likes to laugh.

You are fun to be with.

People like to hang out with you.

You are a very warm hearted person & a little quirky at times.

You have many loyal friends.

of dessert in the ’subject box’ above before you forward.

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Old Age, I decided, is a  gift.

I am now, probably for the first time in my  life, the person I have
always wanted to be.  Oh, not my body!  I sometime despair over my body,
the wrinkles, the baggy eyes, and the sagging butt.  And often I am
taken aback by that old person that lives in my mirror, but I don’t
agonize over those things for long.

I would never trade my amazing friends, my wonderful life, my loving
family for less gray hair or a flatter belly.  As I’ve aged, I’ve become
more kind to myself, and less critical of myself.  I’ve become my own
friend. 

I don’t chide myself  for eating that extra cookie, or for not making
my bed, or for buying  that silly cement gecko that I didn’t need, but
looks so avant-garde on my patio.  I am entitled to a treat, to be
messy, to be  extravagant. 

I    have seen too many dear friends leave this world too soon; before
they  understood the great freedom that comes with aging.

Whose business is it if I choose to read or play on the computer until 4
AM and sleep until    noon?   

I will dance with  myself to those wonderful tunes of the 60&70’s, and
if I, at the    same time, wish to weep over a lost love . I will.

I will walk the beach in a swim suit that is stretched over a bulging
body, and will  dive into the waves with abandon if I choose to,
despite the pitying glances from the jet set. They, too, will get old.

I know I am sometimes forgetful.  But there again, some of life is just
as  well forgotten.  And I eventually remember the important things. 

Sure, over the years my heart has been    broken.  How can your heart
not break when you lose a loved  one, or when a child suffers, or even
when somebody’s beloved pet gets hit by a car?  But broken hearts are
what give us strength and understanding and compassion.  A heart never
broken is pristine and  sterile and will never know the joy of being
imperfect.

I am so blessed to have lived long enough to have my hair turning gray,
and to    have my youthful laughs be forever etched into deep grooves on
my    face.  So many have never laughed, and so many have died before
their hair could turn silver.   

As you get  older, it is easier to be positive. You care less about
what other  people think I don’t  question myself anymore.  I’ve even
earned the right to be wrong. 

So, to answer your question, I  like being old. It has set me free.
I like the person I have become.  I am not going to live forever,    but
while I am still here, I will not waste time lamenting what could  have
been, or worrying about what will be.  And I shall eat dessert every
single day. (If I feel like it)

MAY OUR  FRIENDSHIP NEVER COME APART ESPECIALLY WHEN IT’S STRAIGHT FROM
THE    HEART!

MAY YOU AL WAYS HAVE A RAINBOW OF SMILES ON YOUR FACE AND IN  YOUR
HEART FOREVER AND EVER!
   
FRIENDS FOREVER!

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Charles Schultz Philosophy    
 

2 . Name the last five Heisman trophy winners .  

5 . Name the last half dozen Academy Award winners for best actor and actress .  

6 . Name the last decade’s worth of World Series winners .

The point is, none of us remembers the headliners of yesterday . These are no second-rate achievers . They are the best in their fields . But the applause dies . Awards tarnish . Achievements are forgotten . Accolades and certificates are buried with their owners .

5 . Think of five people you enjoy spending time with .

The lesson:

The people who make a difference in your life are not the ones with the most credentials, the most money, or the most awards . They are the ones that care .

Pass this on to those people who have made a difference in your life .  
*THAT IS WHY I SENT IT TO YOU!

"Don’t worry about the world coming to an end today . It’s already tomorrow in Australia !" (Charles Schultz)

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