Random Thoughts Mostly From This Past Friday Apparently

Every Easter, my mom sends us Portuguese sweet bread

 that is baked with a boiled egg (in its shell) in it.

It's a (delicious) Easter tradition.

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I've figured out why I'm not enjoying Modern Family anymore.

The past two seasons have stunk, in my opinion.

All the characters are shallow and self-absorbed.

I *hate* shows where there's no depth of character in ANY of the characters

(like Seinfeld, King of Queens at times, etc.).

Phil has some depth, so they make him a stupid buffoon.

The show used to be touching. Now, it's terrible.

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I HATE contractors right now. HATE.
I'm so angry and frustrated and annoyed.
Our pipes froze over 2 months ago
 and they are DRAGGING their feet to repair it
and it's house buying season and we have an open house coming up,
and we're trying not to cry and rage
(unsuccessfully).

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My SIL just gave birth to a nearly 10-pound baby boy.

He came out looking like he's 3 months old!

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Why are phone camera pictures so fuzzy?

What can I do to make them clearer?

It's hard not to shake while holding the phone like that.

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Loved the show Parenthood. Sad it's over.
Even though a lot of the characters drive me crazy, their family is remarkable.
Are siblings really like that? There for each other like that?
Are you like that with your siblings? If so, why?
Did your parents do something to foster it?
That has not ever been my experience,
but I hope I'm fostering that in my own children.

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Easter is my least favorite holiday.
I don't know why, but I just haven't ever gotten into it -
not as a kid, not as an adult.

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I'm always jealous when I decide not to shave my legs
 and then get together with someone who has.

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We're (maybe) hosting foreign exchange students this summer!
We've been toying with the idea for years and we're going for it.
I'm pretty sure we're getting one from Spain and one from France.

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Max is so snuggly in the mornings especially.
Today (I wrote this on Friday),
I noticed something while we cuddled
and he stretched (he wakes up slowly).
He's at that age where I sometimes see a little boy
 and other times I see the young man he is becoming.
It's bittersweet.

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I love the feeling of being covered gently with a blanket.

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Our van acted up this past week and had to go into the shop.
That meant we couldn't do our 2-day family trip to Baltimore
 like we'd planned.
The van got "fixed" and today (this past Friday),
 while running errands,
did the exact same thing again.
And we have plans tonight and tomorrow that require the van.
This has happened a lot with our mechanic.
We went in and Mark raised hell.
Not happy.

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Why were we not happy, you ask?
Well, dear reader, that's because right before the van thing?
Mark drove by our farmhouse and saw workmen,
so he went in to see the progress.
You know, the progress that was supposed to be done a month ago,
but is DEFINITELY supposed to be done by today (this past Friday).
Except that there are new problems he didn't tell us about.
And it's all NOT going to be done by today (Friday).
We are beyond frustrated and the plumber got an earful.
Their feet dragging is holding us up in major ways
and it is totally stressing us out.

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Since I wrote this on Friday and then had an extremely full weekend,
including an awesome, all-day Dr. Who party for my 15-year-old daughter,
I better go ahead and post it.