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hat does one do while enjoying spring break with the family? Read, sleep, eat, laugh, watch Hulu+/Netflix, read, eat, nap, go for walks, see movies (The Hunger Games, finally) and chuckle some more (a 15-year-old boy reading strange Cracked.com posts has that effect). (The Hunger Games sidebar: anyone else have trouble getting "May the odds be ever in your favor" out of your brain? And the mockingjay four-note tune? I think I might be going crazy. But then, I also had this song from Smash going through my head today, so it could just be par for my course...)

And, what's a little time off without some wandering online? You know me, I love to share!

I've been thinking about this idea for a while, now (say, since poetry writing class in college), so was interested in reading about writing as therapy.

Dear husband sent this link my way, and I was reminded of a statement some silly fool (um, me) made about five, maybe six years ago. I think it went something like this: "I just want a phone. I don't want it to DO other things. I have a camera, I don't need a camera on my phone." (Cue laughter. Waves and waves of laughter.) Yes, I really did say that. I don't think you know, until you've tipped over to the smartphone land... and you can't ever go back! Of the photo apps in the article, I already had four, and proceeded to quickly download the panorama one and the frame one. Can't wait to play with panoramas!

Also a good thing to do while away from work? Figure out something you've been wanting to master for eons. For me, it's the fishtail french braid. I have watched a number of videos, read about it, tried it a few times (on poor sister-in-law, Kim, mostly), and finally! Finally! I watched the video below and it all came clear.



Here's my first attempt, for reals. It kinda went downhill after that, but I will keep practicing! (Need to build up my triceps for this one! Hurty elbows.)

If you know my family (well, OK, son), you know that he's a grilled cheese connoisseur. He knows the good stuff, the melty/gooey and the crisp bread. So of course, this story on grilled cheese ice cream for April Fool's Day caught my eye! What a hoot. It sounds kind of good to me... I guess the apple doesn't fall far from the tree.

This wind map has been making the rounds all over the web. If you haven't seen it, do check it out! Very beautiful.

And of course, there are Pinterest moments... No spare time is complete without a little pinning, am I right or am I right? (No comments from the peanut gallery, Shelby!) This recipe says pure SUMMER to me, and I can't wait until I can walk 50 steps out my back door to the garden and pick tomatoes to my heart's delight. 

And in other Pinterest news, I now have 65 boards. How did that happen? Well, one way is that I gathered too many pins in some pretty general boards, so I needed to gradually move pins to more specific boards (Sweet and its many variations, for instance). I have a bit more to do--all my various holiday pins are on one board, and need to be broken out by Easter, Christmas, Thanksgiving, etc. All in good time. This Pinterest business could be a full time job. Ha. I have a feeling a few people have gotten that idea too... Did you see this story about a guy who claims he's earning upwards of $1,000 a week spamming Pinterest? Crazy.

We went shoe shopping today for Seth. Take a look: he's the black shoe at the bottom. THIRTEEN. 13. Big feet, that boy has. Now the biggest in the house. Boo-yah! (He's pretty sure this will translate into height, or he'll join the circus. I'm hoping for height.)

Hope your week is going well, spring break for you or not! Reality will resume around here soon enough, but for now, I'm off to watch Dimitri Martin with Seth. Yes, we're high brow, but you already knew that, didn't you?