Easter recap

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I hope everyone had a lovely Easter! We had a wintry, chilly day, about 10 degrees below normal. We attended Mass and there were also two baptisms, which stretched it out a bit. We left before the little ones were given their yearly Easter eggs. Many parents still dress their little ones up for Easter-the girls especially with their frilly dresses and cute hats. My son dressed in jeans and boots and he was not alone.
I had to run to a convenience store to get milk and bread as the Giant was closed. Cooking the spiral cut ham was a breeze and I had pre-cooked the potatoes for potato salad and also had asparagus and green beans. My mom and brother Don (he hasn’t been here since Sean was in kindergarten!)arrived about 4:30 and we sat down at 5 to eat. Mom wanted to do the dessert, so she came with a store bought strawberry angel food cake with lots of whipped cream-like icing. Brian and Sean took dinner to Bri’s dad. My company left at 7:15 and I proofread Sean’s paper for 1.5 hours. I had a busy day which went well.

Happy 10th Sweet Niece

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My niece T. turned 10 today and we were invited to a nice dinner at her house. It was really good steak, shrimp, mac and cheese and salads.
Here’s a card I made for her:
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Look we have similar glasses and I think we look a bit alike ; )
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A cute one of all the next generation, see Sean in the middle there-
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It was nice to spend time with everyone! Here is one of my 3 brothers, mom and me-a bit blurry-
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Photo Hunt-triangle

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This was a grand home up in the town of Kennett Square, PA that I always admired. I think it was for sale when I took this photo. The town bought it and made it a borough building. Love all the triangle shapes above the windows and on porch roof. I’m glad it was saved and restored. I must go inside someday!

Show & Tell

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I’ve been a fan of James Taylor for over 35 years. I saw that he was going to appear on The Oprah Winfrey Show today, so I took out my camera and snapped some photos of my favorite singer. I have other shots in my flickr set, many turned out well. I’ve seen him 4 times in concert, so I think this is worthy of a Show & Tell. I got ‘this close’ to meeting his daughter Sally, but she had to leave right when I got near her (she’s a singer/songwriter/guitar player too.)
Yes, I do have all the records except the very latest one-the second ‘Covers’.
Smiling JT

Thursday Thunks

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I’m a few weeks behind here and I enjoy the thunks! By the way, Brian’s polyp biopsy was benign! Now he can work on his stress and sleep issues.
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1. What was the last thing you ate?
Besides the Altoids, I had a couple of chocolate chip Eggos for breakfast.
2. I say the color purple.. what do you think of?
Grapes or grape juice
3. Lamps or ceiling lights?
A little of each. I have mostly lamps, but I have a trac lighting in my kitchen that works well.
4. What color rabbit is your favorite?
I like the fluffy white ones. We had a white one with black spots who was named Buster.
5. Your car breaks down on a deserted road and your cell phone has no signal – what do you do?
I would have to wait for a policeman or someone who looks nice to come along and call for help for me.
6. What is one thing most of your friends do online that you just can’t understand the fascination and do not participate in?
One friend plays Club Penguin, never been there. I ‘played’ at the Webkinz site for a while, but outgrew it. : )
7. What do you need right now?
A husband who isn’t sleep deprived.
8. And your most serious injury you’ve had was….?
Fractured my nose in a car accident.
9. What is the most evil thing you’ve ever done?
The only thing that I can think of is ‘borrowing’ money from my son’s room. He’s smart and just has coins in there now. But we pay for his loans and car insurance and he doesn’t have a job while he’s in school…so….
10. Give us some random fact about you.
I can pretty much play the harmonica part in the Billy Joel song ‘The Piano Man’-I just heard that song on the radio.
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Last week’s questions:
1. Did you play any April Fools jokes on anyone or have a joke played on you?
I do but didn’t this year as I had to take Bri to the ER in the wee hours of that day. I usually try the spider on you or something’s on your shirt jokes.
2. If you could be on any non-reality TV show as a guest star or star, which one would it be and why?
Grey’s Anatomy-because I like all the actors and their characters.
3. Do you crack your knuckles? Just did!
4. If you remember your first day of kindergarten, were you scared or excited? If you have kids or grandkids, were they scared or excited?
I remember it vaguely-mom walked me to school. The classroom was part of the cafeteria, so I had to walk down stairs and smell all those cafeteria smells-chicken noodle soup, milk, Lysol….
I think my son was excited as he got to ride the school bus.
5. If you are in the shower, hear the fire alarm going off and smell smoke/see flames, will you just run out of the house with a towel on or grab some clothes & dress as you run out? I would probably throw on my bathrobe that is usually in the bathroom with me.
6. Last week the Thursday Thunkers asked about your Daddy (twice), so this week tell us a little about your Mom.
Mom is probably my best female friend. We are a lot alike, but I don’t think I am as needy as her. We both have lots of stuff in our house, but she has taken it to the hoarding level, especially clothes. She and my grandmom did a good job at raising 4 kids on a small income.
7. Which search engine do you use most often?
Google!
8. Did you participate in Earth Hour?
No because where I live is mostly surrounded by brush and no one would notice. Plus one of the only lightbulbs that was on was the special ones.
9. What was the last new-to-you movie you watched? Was it in the theater or on DVD? Was it good?
It’s been a while…let me think.
10. If you do something embarrassing, do you laugh it off, or sit & worry about it?
Both-I try to laugh it off but wonder if the other person or people are still thinking about it.
11. Where is your favorite spot in your home to sit & relax?
The end of the sofa in front of the tv.

Want to play too?
Watch for the full pink moon tonight!

Portraits

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A friend of Sean’s took some photos of him for an assignment. I think these are great! Thanks Sarah (hope she doesn’t mind I copied them). These were take up in State College. Makes me miss him even more!
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He added his Vegas shots too:
He likes this one the best:
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The Sahara
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The Venetian

Clean as a whistle

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Yippee! Brian’s tummy and colon are good! He had a small polyp removed from his esophagus, but the doctor feels it won’t be a problem. I think if Brian faces his sleep issues, he’ll be like a new person. We got there at 1:30 and the nurse called me in the recovery at 2:45 or so and we left a bit after 3. We even stopped at Wendy’s and he had a grilled chicken sandwich, fries and two frosties!
I guess it’s my turn next…I think he did darn good with the prep-ate lots of broth and had apple juice and lemon ice.
Thanks for all who commented on his well being.
It’s a cold, blustery, almost March like day here-ugh. It’s funny how you notice other forsythia when you have some of your own.

Springtime blooms

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Springtime blooms, originally uploaded by DianthusMoon.

I did lots of yard work today as it was in the high 60s, so I took advantage of the sunshine to make a dent in the leaves and debris.
Brian wasn’t feeling well at all. I think he’s getting anxious about the tests on Tuesday. I never saw him act this way before and it’s scary. I really think he is so sleep deprived, his whole system is affected. He did have two doctors look at him lately. I can’t wait for Tuesday to come.
No sun is forecast tomorrow-just rain. Blah.

Show and Tell

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Peachy keen orchid, originally uploaded by DianthusMoon.

My husband Brian and I were in Kmart on Thursday and I started to snoop around the floral/plants and found a table of orchids. I’ve been interested in orchids since I was given one by Brian and it bloomed for me. It must be my fairly new garden window in the kitchen that helps them along. I decided to get this peachy color one. Now I have three!
Orchid from Hawaii
This one is blooming again (this is an old photo), but the edges of the leaves are browning. Need to give it some TLC. Bought two from Longwood, only this made it.
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Gift from Brian about 3 yrs ago.

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Wish Brian luck as he has to have two procedures in outpatient on Tuesday-an endoscopy and a colonoscopy. Hope to get to the ‘bottom’ of his issues. When my mom had her colonoscopy, I took her out to lunch. I hope Bri feels like eating too. I’m happy to say he has been eating better the last few days.