Weekend Report

I won't be as funny as Chevy Chase or Jane Curtin or Tina Fey or any of those folks, but here is how the weekend went. After all my emotional venting lately, I feel like a good old travelogue is best right now.Friday morning Eric reluctantly left for...

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Girl with Piano, Camera and Children

If Mary Cassat were to have painted my day yesterday, that would be the title I would choose. Why I think of myself as a girl, I'm not sure, since I'm much more like the woman in this painting, but I do. I'm still 17 in my mind .I started out at 7 am...

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Before and After

Here is the dress I just modified for my friend M. In spite of the difference in color in the photos, it really is the same dress. She says she really likes it and feels like Belle from Beauty and the Beast when she wears it. I share this to honor her...

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A New Day Has Come

I'm not exactly feeling like pounding my chest like Celine Dion does when she sings that song, but after yesterday, things have been better. Frankly, they would have to be. Okay, I'm being dramatic, but what a discouraging day. The air has cleared...

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When Mama Ain't Happy, yada, yada, yada...

Really that saying should be, "When Mama has no quantifiable evidence whatever that anything she is doing is producing even the slightest positive result, then nobody's happy..." Yeah, the other has more of a ring to it, I know.All I can say is that...

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There's Something About a Kit

I'm a sucker for a kit. Like this one: It is a pretty little Guacamole kit from Trader Joe's. Because you know, it would be really hard to pick up 2 avocados, a clove of garlic, 2 tomatoes, a jalpeno pepper and an onion all by myself...Some thoughts:...

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Listy Day

Bad news first. Things I didn't like about today:I did not meet my water-drinking goal-I just forget. If I try to drink it all now, I'll be up all night.I am incredibly frustrated with my pediatrician's receptionist because she canceled an appointment...

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Act Swiftly Awesome Pachyderm!

So, if you recognize today's title, you've seen Horton Hears a Who. I would recommend it as a fun family film, so go see it A.S.A.P.* This is one of my most beloved Dr. Seuss books, so I was a little leery about going to see it (I still haven't gotten...

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The Good Earth

For the second day in a row, we've taken advantage of the good weather to get a ton of cleaning up and spiffing up done in the yard. It has been woefully neglected this past fall and winter, and Eric is in a bit of a lull right now at work (contrasted...

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Fun Recipe

I made these this morning for seminary and was reminded of just how yummy they are. My kids like them, I just don't often get one of my own, so I haven't tasted one in a while. The seminary kids seemed to really like them, too. They are awesome to keep...

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Quick Funny

The other night, we had a new vegetable: Broccoli Raab or Rapini. It is not actually related to Broccoli, but that's not what I wanted to share. When I told my family the name of the mystery vegetable, which is pronounced Broccoli Rob, they immediately...

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Little Thing

About 4 years ago, I bought a Circle Journey Book to exchange with my niece. She lives far away and we seldom see each other. We sent it back and forth a few times, then she got busy with the life of a teenager and we haven't exchanged the book for...

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First Week of April

I haven't been terribly busy, but I have been trying to limit my time on the internet, so I've done very little blogging this week. I have two great books to read that I've been greatly enjoying, and I had a wonderful weekend full of spiritual renewal...

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What's in a Name?

Too late for April Fool's, but very fun nonetheless. This is from Cami.1. Your rock star name (first pet, current car): Gabbi Accord (are you feelin' it? Is Gabbi Honda any better? Is there any car brand less rockin' than Honda???)2. Your gangsta name...

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A Salami Day and a Taste of Licorice

As I sit here, combining mulling over the day, finishing my seminary lesson and blogging all at the same time (and they say multitasking isn't all that productive-feh!), I am sipping a new herbal tea that is licorice flavored. I am one of those fairly...

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