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After the weight of the last post, this is all light things. Here's the ( Wikipedia Birthday Meme )

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Things on my walks home that have made me smile:
- the little girl sweeping about in a fake-velvet black cape, hopping onto the back bar of her sister's bright pink tricycle and whirling herself about their yard.
- the river's height worries me, as it ought (And I did see that the back of a friend's apartment building had to be sandbagged), but ducks paddling about the thin branches of the undergrowth, between massive elms -- that just looks wrong in a way that is so right.
- Green shoots trying to peep out amid duller green foliage left from last year, and dead yellow bits. Even though some of them are dandelions.
- It's nice to see the sparrows getting mroe active after their winter shivers, and nicer to see the grackles and the robins back. But on Edmonton street, there's a parking area under a church auditorium, with knee-high mesh-covered windows near its cieling, looking out onto the sidewalk. Walking past, it sounded as if the entire lot had to be filled not with cars but with sparrows, their calls rebounding and redoubling hollowly for every passerby.

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For those who want real news, we attended a wedding on the weekend, a James Bond theme, more tastefully than you'd think considering. I knew one person there besides Colin (I'd met the Bride & groom, but only once), and I wasn't really willing to go out onto the dance floor alone, so I'm just as glad Colin begged off due to tiredness and ear infection. Evidence later that night suggest he also caught a bit of the stomach flu that kicked me for about one evening and a day last week.

Our own cake, flowers, and music man are now set. And now we have the estimate of costs for the reception, and... eek. I missed one major payment issue, and failed to take another into account. I need to talk to Dad again. I really don't want the bulk of this to fall on Mom. She's talking about taking out another loan. Of course, it's now too late to decide to back off on things I earlier felt were "Musts" for this so-called special day. Besides, the biggest cost was people,a dn there's nobody i would cut from the list, and aothers I'd be tempted to add.

I've begun my planned Easter Weekend cleaning early, with a serious bout of washing -- finally doing all the hand-laundry except one sweater. My Salwar Kameez are both ready to go again. Although I need a new one for Mark & Tammy's Wedding in June. I'm getting addicted to these outfits.

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After the weight of the last post, this is all light things. Here's the ( Wikipedia Birthday Meme )

_______________________________________

( Books )

___________________________

Things on my walks home that have made me smile:
- the little girl sweeping about in a fake-velvet black cape, hopping onto the back bar of her sister's bright pink tricycle and whirling herself about their yard.
- the river's height worries me, as it ought (And I did see that the back of a friend's apartment building had to be sandbagged), but ducks paddling about the thin branches of the undergrowth, between massive elms -- that just looks wrong in a way that is so right.
- Green shoots trying to peep out amid duller green foliage left from last year, and dead yellow bits. Even though some of them are dandelions.
- It's nice to see the sparrows getting mroe active after their winter shivers, and nicer to see the grackles and the robins back. But on Edmonton street, there's a parking area under a church auditorium, with knee-high mesh-covered windows near its cieling, looking out onto the sidewalk. Walking past, it sounded as if the entire lot had to be filled not with cars but with sparrows, their calls rebounding and redoubling hollowly for every passerby.

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For those who want real news, we attended a wedding on the weekend, a James Bond theme, more tastefully than you'd think considering. I knew one person there besides Colin (I'd met the Bride & groom, but only once), and I wasn't really willing to go out onto the dance floor alone, so I'm just as glad Colin begged off due to tiredness and ear infection. Evidence later that night suggest he also caught a bit of the stomach flu that kicked me for about one evening and a day last week.

Our own cake, flowers, and music man are now set. And now we have the estimate of costs for the reception, and... eek. I missed one major payment issue, and failed to take another into account. I need to talk to Dad again. I really don't want the bulk of this to fall on Mom. She's talking about taking out another loan. Of course, it's now too late to decide to back off on things I earlier felt were "Musts" for this so-called special day. Besides, the biggest cost was people,a dn there's nobody i would cut from the list, and aothers I'd be tempted to add.

I've begun my planned Easter Weekend cleaning early, with a serious bout of washing -- finally doing all the hand-laundry except one sweater. My Salwar Kameez are both ready to go again. Although I need a new one for Mark & Tammy's Wedding in June. I'm getting addicted to these outfits.