Every previous Mother’s Day, all the mothers in our families (that would be Mom, two sisters, sister-in-law and moi) spent our day cooking for the whole family. Our Mom prefers it that way since it would be so chaotic to have all twenty of us dining out. But not this year! I’ve made an executive decision for everyone…we’re having our girls’ day out! No screaming kids, no cleaning, no laundry, no errands, no chauffeuring anybody around, no changing diapers, no wiping bums, and no cooking for one day!!

“I came upon a doctor who appeared in quite poor health. I said ‘There’s nothing that I can do for you that you can’t do for yourself.’ He said ‘Oh yes you can. Just hold my hand. I think that that would help.’ So I sat with him a while and I asked him how he felt. He said ‘I think I’m cured.’”

Conor Oberst

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A good friend of mine brought this to my attention and I’d like to share it with you and ask for your help. She sent me this link with a message that said “I was so touched and couldn’t stop my tears coming out after seeing this girl.”

I’ve started this post last week when it was still March and now it’s April. So many projects…so little time. Please excuse the mumble jumble!

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No, I’m not referring to the March Madness as in the NCAA Tournament that’s going on right now. I haven’t been a fan of basketball since the awesome ’80s with Larry Bird, Tiny Archibald etc…, although I should get on the band wagon since the Celtics are doing great this season. That’s the kind of sports fan I am.

Surgeries and hospitals

It would have been less of a headache and faster to buy a cake at the store and leave it to the professional. But when your adorable little girl asks for a “Hello Kitty” cake, your first thought is to try your hand at baking (that’s the easy part, thanks to Mr. Duncan Hines), the hardest part is decorating and making sure Hello Kitty doesn’t look like a scary drag queen.

To: Our town DPW

From: Betty (last name)

Date: 2/27/2008

Re: Damaged mailbox

Address: 123 Main Street

Our Town, USA

I’m writing to you regarding my mailbox which was damaged by “Our Town” plow truck. The incident took place on Thursday, 2/7/08 between 11:30 AM-12:00 PM.

At 8:00 AM, our mailbox was in good condition as I removed the previous day’s mail before dropping my son and niece off at the bus stop for school.