I read this book about a month ago--got to the end, turned right to the first page and read it again. How many books can you say you have done that with? Uh huh, thought so.

Read it:


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Since I won't try and recreate the massive entry that got lost a couple of days ago, and I should be doing about a dozen other things right now, I decided to post random stuff!

*I am becoming obsessed with red pandas...they are God's perfect creature. Thanks to Bethy for posting a pic of one today that I can't stop looking at. wth is wrong with me.

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I got some horrible news about an old high school friend today. She has been diagnosed with breast cancer.  She still has a myriad of other testing to see how far it's gotten and so there is a great deal of hope--but still, stuff like that stops you in your tracks. She has two adorable little boys, 8 and 6, and she is only 42 years old. Man, it ( Read more... )

Well today is my birthday whether I want it to be or not. So I guess I better suck it up and be positive about getting old and be grateful for what I have:

*lovely, healthy children that teach me more about life than any other group of people, ever.

*my husband--I don't talk about him much because really he is such a great person, which is kind of ( Read more... )

KIDS ARE OUT FOR SUMMER. They have both been at swimming parties for most of the day so I have not felt the wrath of their complete presence yet.

Here's stuff going on with me and whatever:

*I am going through a Jane Austen phase I can't explain. I am reading Emma and every night I watch one of her movies on Netflix streaming video. Last night was ( Read more... )

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Day two of the happiness thingy:

Things making me happy today: RAIN! Tons of it.
Going to my sister's today for our Easter dinner and egg hunt. I guess we'll have to do it inside since it's raining, Michelle?

We didn't get to make our 'Bewitching Blueberry Pancakes' today since Abby and Mike are not here this morning, so we will make them tomorrow. ( Read more... )

I guess this would be called the 'happiness  meme'? Tagged by
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...and the cutest picture of Camille and Oreo ever. I'm not even going to put it under a cut. But I will put more under a cut.


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Yesterday was my *coughcoughsputter* -st birthday. I would love to ignore them at this point, but my family and friends didn't let me and I had a great day. Thanks to all of you for the birthday texts, lj wishes and gifts and cards. Mike took the day off and we had a lovely Taco Bell lunch with Camille, which doesn't sound too special, but my older ( Read more... )