food, crochet, merriment
“New Year’s eve is like every other night; there is no pause in the march of the universe, no breathless moment of silence among created things that the passage of another twelve months may be noted; and yet no man has quite the same thoughts this evening that come with the coming of darkness on other nights.”
~Hamilton Wright Mabie
421 days left
It’s been sooo long since we’ve done a giveaway and here we are in the middle of our preparations for Breaking Dawn that we thought–why not kill two birds with one stone? Hmmm?
So my dears–if you and a friend would like to come to our Breaking Dawn Premiere and pre-show party AND you’ll be in Orem, Utah on November 17, 2011–here’s your chance to win two tickets to both the party AND the early 10pm movie.
That’s right! The “powers-that-be” at the University Mall Cinemark have approved a pre-midnight show for our Gracious Rain theater, so not only will we walk right in–without waiting in line, but we’ll do it 2 hours early!! How cool is THAT?!
To enter, make a comment below telling me your favorite thing about the Gracious Rain blog. Simple–yes?
We’d love to have you with us ~ so, go enter!! You know you want to.
We’ll announce the winner on Monday October 3rd, 2011.
Good luck everyone!!
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We tried to be very stalwart this year and plant our garden–as usual…but something strange is going on here. I mean, really–it’s mid August and we’ve gotten exactly 4 cherry tomatoes so far. Four–and you’re looking at two of them.
I planted the ever-bearing type of strawberries…but I think the robins frightened the plants enough that they stopped producing. Oh, wait–that only happens with cows and chickens. Sorry.
Or I suppose it could be all those weeds causing the problem…but I doubt it. :}
The parsley came up nicely–along with the orchard grass…in the weed free grow box. Ha ha.
And what–may I ask–is this lettuce-y thing growing in the onions? We didn’t even plant lettuce!
The peas are nice, but they’ve been in the ground for a month now and the pea pods are still scrawny. Is it the dirt? Is it the heat? Is it the moon?
Or is it…just…
me?
I’m hoping it will all perk up soon–but I’ll take any advice I can get. In the meantime, I guess I’ll try more water…and keeping my fingers crossed.
Perhaps some chanting too. “Growww-growww-growww.”
That should do it.
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Hi faithful readers of my mom’s blog!
I (April) have hijacked Gracious Rain for a day or so, so that we can do something fun for my mom. Her birthday is tomorrow, and so, naturally, I decided to make her think her blog is broken.
For a good cause.
I’ve blocked her from seeing this, so that we can pull off a super fun plan.
If you have ever read a post here and loved it, or it made you smile, or you’ve made a yummy treat or dinner because of something here—would you please, please, please make a comment on tomorrow’s post wishing my mom a happy birthday? It would really, REALLY, REALLY make her day.
I thought about asking people who want to to email me with stories about my mom, or pictures of her growing up, or whatever, and certainly you still can (april 7 marie at hotmail dot com) and I will post them throughout the day Monday…but if you only have a little time, just make a comment. If you have more time, but no stories or pictures, make comments on other posts you’ve enjoyed, share this blog with your friends, tweet about it, facebook about it, whatever. Those cute buttons at the bottom of the post make it really easy.
My mom works so hard on this blog, and I just want her to know how much we all look forward to hearing from her every morning, and I want her to be successful. To be able to share her blog with anyone who would love it. It takes a crazy amount of dedication to post on a daily blog. A LOT! So, my friends, just a little favor, if you don’t mind. I’d appreciate it.
Here’s to birthday surprises, and many more Gracious Rain-y birthdays for the lovely Launi.
Mwa!
April
This moment~
A single photo – no words – capturing a moment from our lives.
A simple, special, extraordinary moment.
A moment I want to pause, savor and remember.
Happy weekend everyone!
