I had paddled my surfboard out into the warm blue waters off the coast of a beautiful Hawaiian Island. Closing my eyes and enjoying the gentle rocking of the water for a moment, I inhaled deeply. Mm what a wonderfully chocolaty aroma. Did I catch a whiff of peanut butter in there too? I …
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Think what a better world it would be if we all, the whole world, had cookies and milk about three o’clock every afternoon and then lay down on our blankets for a nap. -Barbara Jordan Where do I sign up to learn how to become a magic napper? I have some serious nap envy. The …
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Young Lovers seek perfections, Old lovers learn the art of sewing shreds together, and seeing beauty in a multiplicity of patches. -How To Make An American Quilt Walking along the path of one of my favorite local hiking trails, I sat for a bit to watch some squirrels perform their comedy act along the leaves …
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Fly on the wall- This is an American phrase that originated there in the 1920s. The first citation of it that I can find is from The Oakland Tribune, February 1921: I’d just love to be a fly on the wall when the Right Man comes along.” Welcome to the April Fly On The Wall …
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“Uncertainty and mystery are energies of life. Don’t let them scare you unduly, for they keep boredom at bay and spark creativity.” -R. I. Fitzhenry There is something living in my attic! It’s not paying rent! It’s, them, whatever is going down!!!!! I paid the “Rat Guy” a ransom to go up there. He said we …
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The dinosaurs disappeared because they could not adapt to their changing environment. We shall disappear if we cannot adapt to an environment that now contains spaceships, computers — and thermonuclear weapons. -ARTHUR C. CLARKE, forward, Collected Stories The Handsome Prince and I had tucked into bed to watch the first few minutes of a movie …
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Just as a puppy can be more of a challenge than a gift, so too can the holidays. -John Clayton Welcome to Take One of April’s Secret Subject Swaps! This week, Baking In A Tornado handed 12 brave bloggers a secret subject from someone else and assigned a secret subject to interpret in their own …
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“If you feel the urge, don’t be afraid to go on a wild goose chase. What do you think wild geese are for anyway?” – Will Rogers When my people were small, I spent a lot of time at parks so they could run and play. The older versions of my little people prefer to …
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“Only those who truly love and who are truly strong can sustain their lives as a dream. You dwell in your own enchantment. Life throws stones at you, but your love and your dream change those stones into the flowers of discovery. Even if you lose, or are defeated by things, your triumph will always …
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If you give The Prince A Project, You can bet if it’s around the house you might have to ask twice. Possibly beg, cajole and often times barter to get the honey-do list done. I give the guy TONS of credit as he is terribly short on time and when he is home he’d rather …
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I’m not clumsy, I’m just accident prone. -Daniel Radcliffe It happened again. This is becoming an epidemic. When feet attack! You remember a few months ago how K decided to Have a nice trip, which then landed her having surgery and being casted with wires holding the bones together for weeks. Good grief! A time …
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“I don’t judge others. I say if you feel good with what you’re doing, let your freak flag fly.” -Sarah Jessica Parker If you were a fly on the wall… Have you ever thought about what people might think if they saw what goes on behind-the-scenes at your house? Do you ever wonder what it …
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One can resist the invasion of an army but one cannot resist the invasion of ideas. -Victor Hugo I am afraid that aliens have taken over. These aliens have taken over my kitchen! Greetings from your pantry silly mortal! I have slayed the evil Top Ramen! Would you like some chopsticks? Hmmm, aliens have taken over the …
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Oh to be a Fly On The Wall.. Have you ever thought about what people might think if they saw what goes on behind-the-scenes at your house? Do you ever wonder what it would be like to catch a glimpse of someone else’s daily life? Here’s your chance. Baking In A Tornado extended …
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Bill Hemmer: “You said cancer changes your life, and oftentimes for the better.” Joel Siegel: “Yes…. Gilda Radner… said this in her book. What cancer does is, it forces you to focus, to prioritize, and you learn what’s important. I mean, I don’t sweat the small stuff. I used to get angry at cab drivers. …
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“Hold fast to your dreams, for without them life is a broken winged bird that cannot fly.” -Langston Hughes How to shower with a cast was NOT a post I’d ever planned on writing about. Since my kids like to keep us on our toes and casts have been the topic of many …
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Hey K… Have A Nice Trip, See You Next Fall! That was the second thing signed on K’s cast. Big sisters are just so great for rubbing our noses in it. A-Z Challenge From Love Kate. This week my story is about my K. Crash! Bang! KER-SPLAT! K oh so gracefully tested the boundaries of …
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Your children need your presence more than your presents. ~Jesse Jackson We all want our children, grandchildren and the small people we love to receive the very best education we can provide them. That’s where this Education Links Cheat Sheet comes in handy. I have been thwarted by my children’s homework more times …
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“With their qualities of cleanliness, discretion, affection, patience, dignity, and courage, how many of us, I ask you, would be capable of becoming cats?” – Fernand Mery Her Majesty the Cat “Living With Bengals” is one of the top 5 most searched keywords for this page. They are beautiful cats and we feel very lucky …
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“For what do we live, but to make sport for our neighbors, and laugh at them in our turn?” -Jane Austen Nothing says “Won’t You Be My Neighbor?” quite like the faces of the neighbors as they watched motorcycle after motorcycle carefully get placed into our garage. They LOVED it when The Handsome Prince …
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This week’s challenge, the letter… Once upon a time I found a dog on my doorstep. I took him in and called the number on his tags which found me talking to a family on vacation in another state. They lived just up the road so I returned the dog to his yard. He …
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“Ice cream is happiness condensed.” -Jessi Lane Adams Do you remember your first swirly vanilla soft serve cone? Mine seemed like it stretched too high. No matter how quick I licked, before long it threatened to cascade down my arm. Face covered in sweet sticky happiness condensed. Content. Smiling. Messy. Have you ever handed such an ice cream …
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If you came and you found a strange man… teaching your kids to punch each other, or trying to sell them all kinds of products, you’d kick him right out of the house, but here you are; you come in and the TV is on, and you don’t think twice about it. ~Jerome Singer A-Z …
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“One of the greatest things about the sport of surfing is that you need only three things: your body, a surf-board, and a wave.” -NAIMA GREEN Happy Happy Birthday to K! She turns 12 today. For the past 2 years all she’s wanted for her birthday was to learn to surf. I learned about her …
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Keep your fears to yourself but share your courage with others. ~Robert Louis Stevenson I like to think that I’m FEARLESS! In my mind I leap tall buildings, keep a spotless home and can do dang near anything I set my mind to. OK, so 1 outta 3 isn’t so bad. I have “The …
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At the beach, life is different. Time doesn’t move hour to hour but mood to moment. We live by the currents, plan by the tides and follow the sun. For the Handsome Prince’s birthday dinner, he chose one of our favorite places… Malibu Seafood. We’ve been coming here together since we were in high school …
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When life throws you scraps, make a quilt. ~Author Unknown Summer is a magical time! The long hot days with filled less with must do’s and more with precious memories. Not always can we be vacationing to fabulous destinations, spending all our time at theme parks and spending spending spending left and right. Really, you …
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“Sometimes I get the feeling the aspirin companies are sponsoring my headaches.” ~Terri Guillemets Greetings from my bed. I bet you weren’t awear that our relationship had progressed that far? Sorry I can’t help but be cheeky. SO… Maybe my bed isn’t looking quite as beautiful, exotic and enticing as the picture. Littered with partially …
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Dream Crushers
The Family, The Random
April 24, 2013
by Meg
April 24, 2013
“There is a vitality, a life force, a quickening that is translated through you into action, and there is only one of you in all time, this expression is unique, and if you block it, it will never exist through any other medium; and be lost. The world will not have it. It is …
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