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April 11

Do not stand at my grave and weep;
I am not there. I do not sleep.
I am a thousand winds that blow.
I am the diamond glints on snow.
I am the sunlight on ripened grain.
I am the gentle autumn rain.
When you awaken in the morning’s hush
I am the swift uplifting rush
Of quiet birds in circled flight.
I am the soft stars that shine at night.
Do not stand at my grave and cry;
I am not there. I did not die.
Happy Birthday, Gram. 
I miss you. 
I love you.
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IN: ON: April 11, 2012 TAGS: , BY: Hilary
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recipes

Friday, Part II

I’m all kinds of turned around. I completely thought that yesterday was Friday and as a result, you all got Recipe Friday a day early.  I’d like to think I just gave you an extra day to amass your ingredients for those mini chicken pot pies I just know you’re going to make this week-end.  

Anywhoodle, today, the girls are off from school for Good Friday and we’ve hit the ground running.  Up, washed, fed and dressed, we started off by getting the Easter break assignments out of the way. We got our math practice done, complete with eighty-eight bajillion potty breaks/nose blowing episodes/ “She’s making to much noise and I can’t concentrate” confessions, and “Will you sharpen my pencil? Again?” requests.  All of this, of course, before they had even written their names at the top of the paper.  
Once the hard work was behind us, snacks and library books were passed around.  Finally! I can squeeze out a few minutes and get down to the business of catching up on what’s going on through the various media outlets I frequent. Oh and to see what else needs to go on my “I. Just. Want. It.” pinboard.   Here’s a handful of things worth checking out. 
1.  Everyone has their cross to bear, but this woman totally takes the cake.
2.  I so wish this woman wasn’t backlogged (for what is probably the rest of her life). This would be a great gift for my girls. 
3. Treated myself to a fresh pedi yesterday. Time to break out the wedges.
5. Just got this app and the Michael Jackson Mix is right on time.
6.  How do I know it’s not going to rain any time soon? Because these came today. 
7.  Starting to plan Co’s 5th birthday party.  I can learn how to make this by September, right? 
8. I’ll admit it; I ordered the rest. 
9. And this will be my contribution to Easter dinner. . .well, for after dinner. 
10.  My texts are never this funny.
Happy Friday (for the second time), y’all!
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IN: recipes ON: April 6, 2012 TAGS: , , , , , , , BY: Hilary
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My New Obsession

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I don’t know if I should thank him, or if I should shank him, but either way, my brother is to blame. He told me about this show and as a result,  I’ve lost days – days, people! I’ve been sucked up into Hulu, watching this show about five British 20-something juvenile offenders who acquire super powers after being caught in a freaky hail storm.  Remember that show “Heroes” on NBC? It’s kind of like that but scad better, what with the accents and just the ordinariness of the characters.  Each of them has some kind of hang-up, none of them are trying to solve the world’s problems. They’re just trying to make it to the end of their community service requirement.

Oh, how I love Misfits.

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IN: ON: March 27, 2012 TAGS: , , BY: Hilary
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And now it can be spring. . .

Somehow, when it comes to fashion, I’m always a season behind. When I’m ready to move into the next set of wardrobe essentials for the upcoming months, I’m hard pressed to find anything at all.  Everything’s been picked over and whatever is left is either too small, too big or it wasn’t that cute to begin with.  Slowly, slowly, though, I’m starting to get a jump on things.  
I was thumbing through Real Simple Magazine (love, love, love this mag) and it was talking about the trend for this spring is stripes!  Hold up! Stripes? I love stripes and I currently own a few things of a striped nature.  Could it be? Could I be ahead of the game for once?  I paged down a bit more and saw these lovelies.
Ahhhhh. . . . .
I had to keep this momentum of foresightedness going.  So I bought them! Yikes! I know, so reckless of me, but how could I not? They’re stacked. They’re tall. They’re whimsical and they make me smile.  I’m going to have to do some serious calf raises to retire my gams from toothpick status, but so what!  Now, to build an outfit around them . . 
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IN: ON: March 24, 2011 TAGS: , BY: Hilary
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