Friday Fragments, Episode #142

In the time it takes you to write your fragments, you could be eating a whole pan of brownies. That's just one benefit of fragging on Fridays (weight gain prevention). Friday Fragments keep our hands busy! Of course, it's also a fantastic way to empty our minds of clutter.  Friday Fragments are the bits and pieces that were too small to be stand-alone posts but too good to discard.  Let's frag--Shall we?

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First, a shout-out to Christians celebrating Good Friday. What a gift! Incredible. HAPPY EASTER!!!

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On Monday, every tree was budding, the robins were everywhere, and our grass was finally starting to green up. As I draft this post (Tuesday), we have 4-6 inches of new snow on the ground and at least four more expected overnight. My sister posted this very appropriate message on her Facebook page:

INSTALLING SPRING...
███████████████░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░ 40% DONE.
Install delayed....please wait.
Installation failed. Please try again. 404 error: Season not found. Season "Spring" cannot be located. The season you are looking for might have been removed, had its name changed, or is temporarily unavailable in Wisconsin. Please try again.

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For the record, yes, I do realize it's time to change my header photos.
Just waiting for more signs of for-real spring!

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I learned a long time ago that the only way to really communicate with today's teens is via text. Mr.4444 didn't "get it." He noticed that our kids and I were communicating a lot, via text (even moreso than we had before we all had cellphones). Finally, after feeling like he was missing out on something, Mr.4444 finally caved and started texting. Today, he loves messaging back and forth with Kyle (who is a college freshman, 30 minutes a way). That said, he doesn't spend ANY leisure time on the computer, so he's a little out of the loop when it comes to pop-tech-culture. Today, he sent the cutest text message:

Love you ;-) Did you notice the wink a semicolon makes?


He's adorable.

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I am seriously excited about the hour-and-a-half massage birthday gift that I will be receiving one week from Saturday, in the privacy of my own home, from a professional massage therapist who does house calls. My MIL is the BEST.

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My MIL doesn't think a massage is a very nice gift; she wants me to also have something else. I told her that I'd love to come home from work some night and have a big pan of her lasagna to put in the oven for a nice meal. That, to me, would be a fabulous gift.  She said, "I'd be happy to do that for you, but I want to get you something to open."  The woman just doesn't take no for an answer, so to get her off my back, I agreed to let her buy me a pair of sneakers. Seriously, mothers-in-law like this woman do not grow on trees; I'm so blessed.

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I am so happy for Bakerella; she is a woman who just decided one day (after Martha Stewart begged her to be on her show, I think) to publish a book about one of her favorite things to do (bake). What a dream, huh? I am loving the book, too. I've make cake pops three times this week, and I'm sharing the recipe and book title with everyone I know. Easy, fun, cute, yummy.  Buy the book from Target (or wherever). Go to Walmart for TONS of decorating paraphernalia. Amaze your friends or use the techniques to woo your enemies. Cake Pops (the book) is awesome.

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So you know Kendall loves roasting Starbursts, right? (And that she invented the idea, of course!)  It's too bad she and her friends didn't know the young lady in this video, who will be wearing a prom dress made of Starburst wrappers this year!

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I know I've been a terrible FF host this month; I totally thought I'd be able to at least keep up with that much, but I simply couldn't. My weekends this month have not been my own. I'm happy to say that I have found some time this week to stop by a few of your blogs, and it reminds me how blessed I am to call you friends. Thank you.

Here's your chance to unload your own randomness. Link up and say hi to some new (and old) friends :)