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I finally found a pair of jeans that fit. My sweet husband assures me that the Eddie Bauer "curvy" fit isn't at all the same thing as the Garanimals "husky" fit of oh-so-many years ago. I think his eyes twinkle a bit too much as he promises they are entirely different things. 

Whatever.

In her new, wonderful, just-released-yesterday, but-already-read-today book, Nina Plank writes:

Curvy women are smarter, even after accounting for age, family income, race,and ethnicity. Their babies are smarter, too,even after accounting for intelligence of mother and father.

   
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I took a teenaged boy, twelve-year-old girl, a rowdy two-year-old and an infant shopping on Monday. Everyone got what he or she needed.
None of us cried.

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I did NOT panic when Michael called during his regular practice time and said, "I'm in the ER." Perhaps this is becoming too routine? This, time, it was his roommate who is injured and not him.
Pray for Rich. Collarbone. Ouch.
 
 

What are your successes this week? This is a great exercise in holding ourselves accountable and patting ourselves on the back. Mothering and homemaking don't have built in performance reviews and bonuses. The  internet can be a source of support and encouragement. Let's encourage one another in our small successes. Share them at Faith and Family Live!

Lent Day 32

Fast: After you complete any essential morning tasks at the computer for the first time today, turn it off.

Pray: “The silence is so great that I look and do not see, listen and do not hear. The tongue moves in prayer but does not speak.” — Mother Teresa

Give: “It is not how much we do, but how much love we put in the doing. It is not how much we give, but how much love we put in the giving.” — Mother Teresa.
With every “gift” of service that you give today, give a smile too.

I wonder...

...how many years it will take before I dismiss Gmail's April Fool's gag without taking the time to read it and figure out what day it is...
There are ten minutes I won't get back.

Lent Day 31

Fast: Call someone you have been avoiding. Offer her encouragement.

Pray: Pray in silence. “When we pray, the voice of the heart must be heard more than the proceedings of the mouth.” – St. Bonaventure

Give: Make toast with tea this afternoon. Invite your kids to sit at the table with you.

Holy Thursday notes

Someone wrote and asked about Seder dinners. Our favorite Seders have been with our friends, the Rice family. Fortunately, for all of us, Barbara blogged it last year with glorious pictures.
I like the script at Domestic Church.com (click on Fridge Art and look under "Lent and Easter" and then "Family".
Mary Kay wrote and asked about a post on washing of feet at home. I remember writing about it years ago, but I've searched herald column archives and blog archives here and I can't find it. Anybody else have a suggestion for her on instituting the tradition of washing family members' feet.
Comments open for links.

Here's a link from Jenn--and I have linked to this post in the past, so maybe that's what Mary Kay remembers?