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“Momma is too busy playing with me to post a long blog post today. Happy Mother's Day!”

Today is not only Mother's Day, but it is "Lucy Day." It was five years ago today that this little bundle of sweetness/nuttiness came to live with me. via Wendy Knits!

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“Give us eyes to see the miracles around us”

Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., leans to say something to her daughter, Chelsea, right, as they attend service at First United Methodist Church in Huntington, W. Va., ... via HendersonvilleNews.com

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“You see an awful lot of Vietnam veterans over the course of the years have gone from a 30 percent to 40 percent disability rating up to 100 percent when their employment years start to wane a little bit”

Increasing numbers of U.S. troops have left the military with damaged bodies and minds, an ever-larger pool of disabled veterans that will cost the nation billions for decades to come _ even as the total population of America's vets shrinks.

Despite the decline in total vets _ as soldiers from World War II and Korea die _ the government expects to be spending $59 billion a year to compensate injured warriors in 25 years, up from today's $29 billion, according to internal documents obtained by The Associated Press. And the Veterans Affairs Department concedes the bill could be much higher. Read more

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“Their businesses frequently succeed because they have low overhead, they work very hard, they're creative”

In a quiet gas-lit farmhouse, two girls in bonnets and long blue dresses wind tape around expired bottles of Newman's Own salad dressing, and wipe dust off dented cans of vegetables and crumpled boxes of ... via Times Leader

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“They sell very well. It's not a big percentage but they cost us a little bit less and we sell it for almost the same, so it hedges a little bit.”

Struggling with soaring food costs and cash-strapped customers, restaurants across the country are swapping expensive ingredients for cheaper fare and adding new dishes that won't break their bottom line. via Pasadena Star-News

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- Brenda Martin says she plans to cook her mom a special Mother's Day meal with all the trimmings.

She told The Canadian Press she's preparing roast pork with scalloped potatoes, baked squash, green vegetables and some Roquefort cheese.

Fifty-one-year-old Martin says this Mother's Day will be the most special yet for her mom, Marjorie Bletcher.

She's now staying at Bletcher's home in Trenton, Ont., after receiving full parole and being released Friday from a Kitchener, Ont., prison. Read more

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Authorities say they arrested three men accused of robbing a fast food restaurant and firing at officers during a high-speed chase. via WCTV Tallahassee

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“But when you look at Mother's Day as being her baby of sorts, you can understand her protectiveness of it.”

On this 100th anniversary of Mother's Day, the woman credited with creating one of the world's most celebrated holidays probably wouldn't be pleased with all the flowers, candy or gifts.

Anna Jarvis would want us to give mothers a white carnation _ she felt it signified the purity of a mother's love.

Jarvis, who never married and never had children, got the Mother's Day idea after her mother said it would be nice if someone created a memorial to mothers.

Three years after her mother died in 1905, she organized the first official mother's day service at a church where her mother had spent more than 20 years teaching Sunday school. Read more

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“You know, this topic of conversation is making me uncomfortable. Can we please change it?”

Dear Abby: I was taught when you don't know a person's political affiliation, it is impolite to discuss politics, especially if it involves disparaging others . via The South Mississippi Sun Herald

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TipVision host Charlie Stone and Whole Foods chef Paula Kucharski put the swell in shellfish with this delicious and easy mussel recipe via ClipSyndicate

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