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All work and no play make Jack a dull boy

All work and no play make Jack a dull boy. All work and no play make Jack a dull boy. All work and no play make Jack a dull boy.      All work and no play make Jack a dull boy.       All work and no play make Jack a dull boy.      All work and no play make Jack a dull boy.           All work and no play make Jack a dull boy.           All work and no play make Jack a dull boy.            All work and no play make Jack a dull boy. All work and no  play make Jack a dull boy.

Bones wedding vows

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How to act like a Boston Terrier

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15 Random Things about April Osbourne

15 Random Things About Me:  1. I hate talking on the phone. I do it all day long at work, so when I am at home, I have all I can do to NOT turn my phone off. I've gotten rid of my land line, and only have a cell phone. Yes. I am one of THOSE people. (hangs head). I prefer to communicate via email, text or in person.  2. I am not a morning person. I have never been a morning person. I can say with complete confidence that I will NEVER be a morning person.  I admire people who can get up and exercise in the morning. It takes me a good hour to be communicative. My Mom told my husband the best advise on being married to me: "Don't talk to her for the 1st 10 minutes she is awake".  3. I am an introvert. I may come off as cool, or even rude, but the truth is, I am just quiet. I don't talk a lot unless I am comfortable with the person or people.  4. I am a home-body. I love just being at home, hanging out with my husband, John and Boston Terrier, Ozzy. 

Bones

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You'll meet me in the light

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Freakishly accurate Capricorn traits that fit me to a T

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Most dangerous

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Health

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Say, said

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Hard to trust

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Sad Songs

Isn't it funny how music can evoke certain emotions? Specifically, music that makes you cry.   Here are some songs that make me tear up every time.  How Great Thou Art   - it doesn't matter who sings it, be it a church choir, Elvis Presley, etc. If I hear this song, its guaranteed that I will cry.  When my Grandma Maty died, she wanted it sang at her funeral, all 4 verses. Just thinking about it makes me tear up.   Ashoken Farewell   - its an old civil war song my Dad found years ago that he just loves. I am able to make it through the song most days, some days not. He wants it played at his funeral, and he learned to play it on guitar.   Puff the Magic Dragon  - there is one part in the song, where the verse goes: "without his lifelong friend, Puff could not be brave...." this is how I felt when my Katie died.  As I type this tears are streaming down my face. Thus, I avoid this song.  Old Rivers  - a one hit wonder (I think?) from the 50's -

Wisdom Quote

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Talk Stephen King: The Stand Will Be An 8 Part Mini-Series

Talk Stephen King: The Stand Will Be An 8 Part Mini-Series : YES! yes yes yes!

For Katie and Rommy.

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Run or learn

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Sad, but true.

Now and then I think of all the times you screwed me over But had me believing it was always something that I'd done And I don't wanna live that way Reading into every word you say You said that you could let it go And I wouldn't catch you hung up on somebody that you used to know And I don't even need your love But you treat me like a stranger and that feels so rough No you didn't have to stoop so low I guess that I don't need that though Now you're just somebody that I used to know  

What comes around...

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Yesterday tomorrow and today

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They said

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What is Karma?

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Karma  (car-ma) is a word  meaning  the result of a person's actions as well as the actions themselves.  It is a term about the cycle of cause and effect.  According to the theory of  Karma , what happens to a person, happens because they caused it with their actions.

Doggy bedtime prayer

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Learn

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Don't

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Everything is temporary but love

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Lessons

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Five rules

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It's easy to judge

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Me

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Truth

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Its not the first chapter that matters but the whole story

Someday we'll forget the hurt, the reason we cried and who caused us pain.  We will finally realize that the secret of being free is not revenge but letting things unfold in their own way and own time.  After all, what matters is not the first, but the last chapter of our life which shows how well we ran the race.  So smile, laugh, forgive, believe and love all over again. 

Forgive ? Yes! Excuse? No.

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Being a good person

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Hm.

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When

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Toxic

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Never chase

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I am enough

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Ozzy extreme close up

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Good luck Rachel

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Anxiety

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Building a wall

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Thought of the day

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Old Fashioned Butter Cake

Old Fashioned Butter Cake (from  Reeni's Cinnamon Girl blog )   2 cups all-purpose flour, sifted 1  1/4 cup sugar 1  tablespoon  baking powder 1 teaspoon salt 1/2 cup butter, softened 1 cup milk 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 2 eggs Preheat oven to 350*F.  Grease and flour two 8 inch x 2 inch baking pans and set aside. In a large mixing bowl sift together the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Add butter, milk, and vanilla.  With a hand mixer, beat for  2 minutes, occasionally scraping down the sides of the bowl.   Add eggs and beat for 2 minutes more. Pour batter into prepared pans, dividing equally between the pans.  Bake 30 to 35 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.  Remove from oven. Cool in the pans for 10 minutes and then turn cakes out onto a cooling rack to cool completely. Frost with your favorite frosting.  I used my favorite chocolate frosting, the one on the back of the Hersey's cocoa can.   "Perfectly Chocolate" Chocolate

Reflections

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Healthy thoughts

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You’re in charge of your happiness

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You’re in charge of your happiness This is your life, this is the only life that you’re ever gonna get and you’re in charge of your happiness. Don’t let anybody ever take that away from you. You go out there and you live your life and if you fall down, you need to pick yourself back up and you keep going because there’s always gonna be bad stuff, but there’s gonna be so much good stuff. So don’t ever forget that. If you change the way that you look at things, the things you look at change. Chelsea Handler If you really want to live your life to the fullest and realize your greatest potential, you must be willing to run the risk of making some people mad. People may not like what you do, people may not like how you do it, but these people are not living your life. You are! —Iyanla Vanzant

iPad

So for Valentines day, John, (to whom I affectionately refer to as: "King of the Husbands") bought me an iPad Air 2. In Gold. Previously, I had a Kindle he bought me a few Christmas' ago, so I am familiar with the "Tablet" craze. Loved my Kindle, LOVED. I almost felt guilty, like I was somehow abandoning my beloved Kindle for the new iPad. As soon as I started using the iPad, all feelings of guilty disappeared. I LOVE this thing, and because I have it on my Verizon account, I can use it anywhere and access the internet. Also, its linked with my iPhone, it displays any text messages I receive. You know what else rocks? When I work out on my elliptical, I can watch something on Hulu Plus, Netflix, or my new favorite - Youtube. I created a work out playlist specifically for my iPad when I work out. My name is April Osbourne, and I am a techy geek.

No matter how hopeless things seem, you will make it!

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Sometimes the door closes on a relationship, not because we failed, but because something bigger than us says this no longer fits our life. So, lock the door, shed your tears. When you are ready, turn around and look for the new door that’s opened. It’s a sign that you’re no longer that person you were, it’s time to change into who you are. It’s going to be okay.” — Lee Goff    All of the times you felt this anxious and this overwhelmed. All of the times you felt this level of pain. And remind yourself how each time, you made it through. Life has thrown so much at you, and despite how difficult things have been, you’ve survived. Breathe and trust that you can survive this too. Trust that this struggle is part of the process. And trust that as long as you don’t give up and keep pushing forward, no matter how hopeless things seem, you will make it.” ~Daniell Koepke

On a lighter note...

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You Didn't

You didn't congratulate me on my promotion to office manager. You didn't wish me a happy 40th birthday. You didn't wish me a happy 41st birthday. You were not around when I found out I have Gastroparisis. You watched me struggle with severe clinical depression when you had the remedy that would have stopped it all, but you didn't.  When I was in a minor fender bender, you didn't call or email to make sure I was okay. The communication stopped for something I did not do. None of these things sound like how you would treat someone you LOVE. Now its too late.  The damage has been done. There is no going back, and nothing will ever fix it. 

Sometimes

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For You

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