Say it with roses

"Give her two red roses, each with a note. The first note says "For the woman I love," and the second, "For my best friend." ~ Unknown

Scratch and win

"Once you choose hope, anything's possible." ~ Christopher Reeve

Cherish the moment

"Happiness cannot be traveled to, owned, earned, worn or consumed. Happiness is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love, grace and gratitude." ~ Denis Waitley

Waiting at Union Station

"How much of human life is lost in waiting." ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

Love and a cell phone

"Love is to let those we love be perfectly themselves and not to twist them to fit our own image... otherwise we love only the reflection of ourselves we find in them." ~ Anonymous

A smile warms the heart

"Wherever you go, no matter what the weather, always bring your own sunshine." ~ Anthony J. D'Angelo

The joy of reading

"When something can be read without effort, great effort has gone into its writing." ~ Enrique Jardiel Poncela

Speak human fluently

"A bore is a man who, when you ask him how he is, tells you." ~ Bert Leston Taylor

Feng Shui 101 -- tulips

"Presenting a potential suitor with a red tulip means that your heart is on fire. They are said to be special havens for fairies and elves, who sing their babies to sleep beneath them... Plant tulips in the southwest or east parts of the garden for luck with love and family." ~ Dennis Fairchild

Parked vacuum cleaner

"My second favorite household chore is ironing. My first being hitting my head on the top bunk bed until I faint." ~ Erma Bombeck

Feline yoga -- it's the real thing

"When it comes to knowing how to relax, cats are the original yoga experts." ~ Patricia Curtis

Frolicking flamingoes

"In the spring a young man's fancy lightly turns to thoughts of love." ~ Alfred Lord Tennyson

Trucks stop for beauty

"If truth is beauty, how come no one has their hair done in a library?" ~ Lily Tomlin

I'll take the family pack

"Having children makes you no more a parent than having a piano makes you a pianist." ~ Michael Levine

Mommy needs sleep

"When my husband comes home, if the kids are still alive, I figure I've done my job." ~ Roseanne Barr

Remember winter?

"Baby, it's cold outside." ~ Frank Loesser

A bouquet of smiles

"Spring is sooner recognized by plants than by men." ~ Chinese Proverb

We are family

"Call it a clan, call it a network, call it a tribe, call it a family: Whatever you call it, whoever you are, you need one." ~ Jane Howard

Friends forever

"One loyal friend is worth ten thousand relatives." ~ Euripides

Oxymoronic

"Man is the only animal that can remain on friendly terms with the victims he intends to eat until he eats them." ~ Samuel Butler

Mixed nuts

"The statistics on sanity are that one out of every four Americans is suffering from some form of mental illness. Think of your three best friends. If they're okay, then it's you." ~ Rita Mae Brown

Beware of cat

"After scolding one's cat one looks into its face and is seized by the ugly suspicion that it understood every word. And has filed it for reference." ~ Charlotte Gray

Modern love chez food court

"Life has taught us that love does not consist in gazing at each other but in looking outward in the same direction." ~ Antoine de Saint Exupéry