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1. Why are you making me so crazy? I know you can't miss the hamper every time!
2. I want you to take me out to the ballgame, take me out to the crowd... Sorry, I got carried away. My son's baseball season starts next week.
3. Come to my house, then it will be on my terms.
4. Just give it a try and see what happens.
5. I could use a drink but I'll settle for chocolate.
6. Winter seems to last forever and then spring arrives sometime around June or July. (Well it sure feels like it!)
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to dinner with my hubby, tomorrow my plans include cheering on the school basketball team and Sunday, I want to be lazy, lazy, lazy!

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#162

1. I know everything according to my children when they were younger, and nothing according to my children now.
2. Every month in winter is the longest month.
3. You can't help but love puppies, warm cinnamon rolls and new shoes. Did I mention chocolate?
4. I'm ready for you giant laundry pile; bring it on!
5. Where have you looked for your missing geometry book, baseball uniform, six page report, lunch money and homemade cupcakes that you have to have for school this morning?
6. Valentine's Day candy is now available. Probably Easter candy is too.
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to watching my nephew's college hockey game, tomorrow my plans include laundry and reading and Sunday, I want to watch the commercial during the Super Bowl!

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#161

1. Wouldn't it be easy to just get in the car and keep driving? Too bad that gas costs too much to get very far.
2. If I could just get more sleep I would be better than ever! Well, it would definitely help.
3. I love the taste of chocolate, any kind of chocolate. (Did you really think I was going to say anything else?)
4. Oh the memories of things that have happened in the living room! (Did you really think I was going to say anything more?)
5. The first thing we're going to do is buy a house at the beach when we win the lottery. Yeah, it made me laugh too but what a great dream!
6. All I could hear was drip, drip, drip; I was too lazy to get up and fix the faucet.
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to going out to dinner with friends to celebrate hubby's birthday, tomorrow my plans include staying warm and reading and Sunday, I want to do the same thing but I really need to get some work done around here!

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#160

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1. You have a chance to do something nice for other people.
2. So do it, right now!
3. There is a silver lining with every cloud, supposedly.
4. Play now and pay later.
5. It's time to make the donuts. (Does anyone else remember those old commercials?)
6. Our dinner plans are up in the air but I think we are going out with friends next Friday instead.
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to relaxing at home, tomorrow my plans include lunch with Grandma and Sunday, I want to read while hubby watches football!

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#159-1/15/10

1. The lesson I learned yesterday was do unto others. I had family that needed my help even though they weren't always easy to deal with. It worked out fine and I was glad that I was there to help.
2. The grocery store and my kids' sporting events - that's where friends and family meet in my social circles. Sad but true!
3. All these years later and I still feel like a teenager, although I certainly don't look like one anymore. My hubby still makes me feel beautiful each and every day!
4. The game was just getting started when I arrived.
5. The truth is I am happier than I've ever been in my whole life and I count my blessing every day.
6. The brilliant blue sky is what I remember most from that day.
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to spending quiet time with hubby (falling asleep in front of the TV) while the boys are off with their busy social lives, tomorrow my plans include helping my son clean his room (ugh) and Sunday, I want to read, read, read!

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#151

1. We need more kindness. The evening news can be so depressing.
2. I saw one of my favorite Christmas commercials (even though it's too early for those!) and it made me smile.
3. If you want turkey you'll be in luck next week!
4. I eat chocolate because I can. And because it's soooo good!
5. Massachusetts has a proposed 5% sales tax on elective cosmetic surgery; I think I probably won't ever have to worry about paying a 5% sales tax on elective surgry in Massachusetts.
6. Having family at home makes for a happy holiday.
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to maybe getting a fish fry dinner with the hubby, tomorrow my plans include my teenage nephew visiting for the day and Sunday, I want to read and lounge!

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#148

1. It was a dark and stormy night, almost every night of this stinkin' rainy summer.

2. I was already going to the library so I offered to take the books myself.

3. Rushing out, I dropped my purse, stepped on the cat's tail, tripped on the rug and fell on my caboose. And I don't even have a cat.

4. Oh no Scooby Doo...I think I heard a howl!

5. Shhhh... be vawee qwuiet, I'm hunting wabbits.
(I am really dating myself with these cartoon references!)

6. Trick or treat, smell my feet, give me something good to eat!

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to watching scary movies, tomorrow my plans include enjoying not having to go trick or treating anymore and Sunday, I want to read all day!

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#147

1. The crickets sing, the birds fly and the bunnies romp in the fields by my house. Just stay out of my flowers.

2. I'll always be with you wherever you are. (Sounds like a stalker!)

3. I want to get far away from the housework!

4. Motherhood; this was my dream.

5. But as for me I'll choose a book every time.

6. Very strong women are the foundation of the family I come from.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to snuggling up and watching TV by the fire, tomorrow my plans include catching up on my reading all day long and Sunday, I want to finish getting the yard and porches ready for winter!

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#145

1. Sweet dreams and don't let the bedbugs bite!

2. My hubby does so many nice things especially for me.

3. Silliness should be a requirement for all adults to stay young at heart.

4. Since my kids are older now I don't have to trick or treat this Halloween. It's a lot less work but it's also a lot less candy!

5. Outstanding or not my blog has been a lot of fun!

6. A good night's sleep is what I want right now!

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to having a nice dinner and relaxing, tomorrow my plans include watching my son's soccer team win their game and Sunday, I want to read, read, read!

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#142

Graphic courtesy of Tonya!

1. My car is my second home.

2. Trying to catch up on all of the great BBAW posts this week is coming up next.

3. Lately, things seem more hectic than usual.

4. My hammock (you knew I was going to say that!) is one of my favorite 'hiding' places. It's too bad that they always seem to find me.

5. What happened to good manners, especially in public?

6. Getting men/boys to have good aim in the bathroom is not impossible! But it isn't very probable.


7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to watching my son's soccer team win, tomorrow my plans include cleaning (ick) and reading (yay) and Sunday, I want to celebrate my 23rd anniversary with my darling hubby!

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#140

Graphic courtesy of Tonya! Thank you Janet!

1. I feel so happy that we've had four days in a row of sunshine!

2. Friday Fill-Ins is always fun.

3. Right now, I can hear these things: the TV, my hubby snoring and my dogs (snoring).

4. We've had sunshine this week and I'm glad (can you tell?). We've had so much rain this summer we've been building an ark!

5. The last time I did you-know-what was none of your business. :P

6. I wish you fun, relaxation and many blessings this Labor day weekend.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to lounging at home, tomorrow my plans include visiting my mom and Sunday, I want to relax in the sun in my hammock with a book! (and a drink, and some chocolate, and another book, and another drink...)

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#139

Graphic courtesy of Tonya!

1. He was a one-eyed, one-horned, flying purple-people-eater.

2. Sunshine and being outdoors (especially in my hammock) is what I look forward to most this time of year. Too bad I haven't been able to experience nearly enough of those with all of this stinkin' rain!

3. My best friends are always there for me and I'm so very grateful.

4. I never cared much for reading to be honest with you. Ha! I can't even write that with a straight face!

5. Appearances can be interesting and sometimes scary. (You thought I was going to say deceiving didn't you?) :D

6. The last person I gave a hug to was my hubby. I love hugs and I love my hubby!

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to relaxing and reading, tomorrow my plans include cleaning the cars, ugh, but it needs to be done and Sunday, I want to have a family graduation party for my nephew before he leaves for college!

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#138

Questions this week are courtesy of my friend, Karen and my cousin, Maribeth. And...here we go!

1. I remember, I remember when I couldn't wait to be a grown up. What the heck was my hurry?

2. Dear children, I want you to know how much I love you.

3. Is that my waistline!!???

4. I'm trying to resist the temptation of chocolate but it's useless. In fact, I'm going to get some right now! There goes that waistline again.

5. I'm saving a spot in the hammock just for you!

6. If I made a birthday list books would definitely be on it!!!

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to seeing friends, tomorrow my plans include a visit from my brother and Sunday, I want to watch my son's first soccer scrimmage of the season. I can't believe it's that time of year already!

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#137

Graphic courtesy of Tonya!
And...here we go!

1. When will this rain ever end?

2. hush, hush by Becca Fitzpatrick and Gran Torino was the last good book I read or movie I saw or tv show I watched.

3. Everything has its beauty but summer in the countryside is amazing.

4. BBQ pork and cheddar rice is what I had for dinner. My hubby is an awesome cook!

5. I'd like your opinion on the books you've read, and then you can pass on any of the great ones that you just can't seem to get rid of!

6.In bed, asleep is where I want to be right now since it never happens before 4:00 a.m. (Although I'd settle for the beach!)

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to dinner with family, tomorrow my plans include going to a surprise party for friends and Sunday, I want to read and relax in my hammock, preferably in the sunshine!

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#135

Graphic courtesy of Tonya!

1. It's time for some reading in the hammock if only the weather would cooperate.

2. A cottage on the lake; it's not a bad place for resting, relaxing and recharging.

3. I must be dreaming. The sun came out and it didn't rain all day! (although it did tonight, of course)

4. Motherhood is the best thing I have ever known.

5. My mom is simply wonderful and has always been my role model.

6. The last time I laughed really loudly was with my best friend. She always makes me happy.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to reading and relaxing, tomorrow my plans include getting ready to go to the lake and Sunday, I want to enjoy another graduation party!

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#134

Graphic courtesy of Tonya!
And...here we go!

1. Having a messy house is not the end of the world, fortunately.

2. Sitting here, listening to the sound of rain falling, I usually enjoy it but lately we've had so much, I'm really sick of hearing it!

3. Chocolate (of course) tastes so good! And so does ice cream, pizza, brownies...

4. Sometimes, putting others first is hard, but it never is when it's for my kids.

5. Sunset over the hills of my house is breathtaking, really.

6. Well, maybe there is hope. My sons actually brought down their hampers without being asked!

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to having birthday dinner for my son (if we can all get on the same schedule), tomorrow my plans include going to my nephew's graduation party and Sunday, I want to relax in my new hammock and read, read, read!

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#133

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And...here we go!

1. Macaroni and cheese makes a quick and easy dinner. (In college I ate Spaghetti Os straight out of the can!)

2. Two Years, No Rain is the book I'm reading right now.

3. July brings back memories of our town's annual Hot Air Balloon Rally and my middle son's birthday. (19 next week!)

4. The combination of chocolate and peanut butter was obvious.

5. They say if you tell your dreams they are more likely to come true.

6. Before you speak it's often wise to think it over. It's too bad that doesn't happen more often.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to going to the new Harry Potter movie, tomorrow my plans include going to the sidewalk sales and watching the balloons and Sunday, I want to read and relax!

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#129

1. All children alarm their parents, if only because you are forever expecting them to act just like you did!

2. Show me a good loser and I will show you a liar! (Kidding!)

3. Having sunshine, a good book to read in my hammock and 3 hours of peace and quiet is like eating an entire box of chocolate liqueurs at one time.

4. Too bad that all the people who know how to run the country are busy running their mouths and bickering.

5. I have yet to hear a man ask for advice on how to combine driving and asking for directions.

6. It is impossible to think of any good meal, no matter how plain or elegant, without a little salt or pepper in it.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to returning home from visiting my brother, tomorrow my plans include our first graduation party of the "season" and Sunday, I want to recover from the party, celebrate Father's Day with my amazing hubby and make up for all of the reading I'm not getting done!

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#128

1. I grew up thinking adults in authority were always right and parents and grandparents could not possibly ever have sex (at least not mine! Ewww.) Boy was I wrong on both counts and I will never elaborate.

2. Pudgy Penguin Perusals was the last website I was at before coming here. Check it out! Go ahead, I'll wait.

3. Why don't you put your feet up and stay awhile?

4. Chocolate, girl talk, long walks and plenty of alcohol helps me relax. Oh yeah, and my hammock. (Just kidding about the alcohol but it would!)

5. Thanks for the nothing NY state tax department!

6.People who talk on cell phones while going through the checkout line, drive-thru, while placing an order in a restaurant and anyplace else that people are trying to wait on them is very off-putting.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to visiting friends, tomorrow my plans include enjoying the beautiful weather that I'm expecting and going to the Music Fest downtown and Sunday, I want to do some yard work and than relax with a book!

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#127

1. Home, sweet home.

2. My favorite thing for dinner lately has been whatever yummy meal my hubby decides to make. He's an excellent cook and it's a good thing because I'd be satisfied with cereal or pizza every night.

3. My husband got the dog of his dreams last year and all we hear now is bark! bark! bark! She's going to be packing her bags if she doesn't shape up!

4. A nice long walk is something that I really enjoy, especially when shared with a friend.

5. We really need some good news.

6. When all is said and done, that carrot cake in the frig will be gone before bedtime.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to preparing for graduations later this month, tomorrow my plans include yard work at grandma's and Sunday, I want to read and lounge, lounge and read!