Have You Ever Noticed

Have you ever noticed that as soon as you start painting or washing the dishes, that your nose starts to itch?

Have you ever noticed that people say men with gray hair look "distinguished", but women with gray locks look old?

Have you ever noticed that sometimes the cheap wine tastes just as good as the expensive stuff?

Have you ever noticed that "new and improved" usually means "less quantity and higher price"?

Have you ever noticed that packages that say "easy open" are anything but?

Have you ever noticed that giving a child a Barbie doll for Christmas means an hour of pulling little metal twist ties off a package?

Have you ever noticed that you can go all day without the phone ringing, but the minute you step in the shower, the phone rings?

Have you ever noticed that diet programs and "lite" foods are primarily targeted at women?

Have you ever noticed that an overweight man is called "out of shape" and that an overweight woman is called "fat"?

Have you ever noticed that when you park your car in the "boonies" to avoid a scratch, when you come back another car is right next to yours when they could have parked somewhere else?

Have you ever noticed that when you really really need a pen, or scotch tape, or a stapler, you will NOT find one?

Have you ever noticed when you give a baby a gift, they only want to play with the box?

Have you ever noticed that every mother's head turns when she hears a child call "Mom!" ?

But

Have you also noticed:

That nothing calms the soul like the sound of the ocean?

That messy chocolate kisses and hugs from a child are the sweetest of all?

That sitting in front of a fire on Christmas eve with little ones in new pajamas warms the heart like no gift can?

Have you ever noticed............................?