Imperfect Women

We Give Thanks

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  Thanksgiving is soon upon us. Across America, families and friends will be gathering in gratitude to feast upon a sumptuous meal. Some come together at mom's table for homemade fixins, others will dine out or have their meal catered in. No matter who is doing the cooking or where you may be eating, there's always one particular part of dinner that gets your mouth … [Read more...]

Happy Halloween! The Making Of The Robot Costume

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I am surprised by the quality and affordability of store-bought costumes. The costumes of today are more realistic than what used to be available. After Halloween, the leftovers at the 50% off (or better) sales make wonderful clothes for playing dress-up. Lilyjr and her friends always have fun pulling out the tote of costumes. It is a good idea to double up on the favorites so … [Read more...]

Throwback Thursday…Father’s Day Edition!

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Lily Looks Back...1970 I am the youngest of my family and spent a lot of my childhood feeling like an only child because of the age gap between me and my brother and sister. By the time I was eight or nine, they had moved out and started on their adult lives. I like to remember the times we were all at home to celebrate the holidays together. We lived out in the suburbs … [Read more...]

Happy Easter! – Easy Bunny Cupcakes

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Happy Easter! Wait, it can't be Easter already can it? It was just Christmas last week. But if I think for a minute, seems to me I remember a Valentine's day in there somewhere too. Man oh Man does time fly by! Like many families, Easter at our house has changed quite a bit over the years. I have fond memories of Easter as a child. After church my Mom would serve up a feast … [Read more...]

Happy Birthday Dad!

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Our birthdays are feathers in the broad wing of time. ~Jean Paul Richter By Pam My Dad turns 89 today. Those 89 years have been productive, caring, loving and wonderful years for both my Dad and our family. I reflect back and think of what a wonderful life our family has had because of my Dad and Mom. In June of 2011, I wrote a post about how much my Dad meant to our … [Read more...]

The Twelve Questions Of Christmas

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Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays and all that jazz. Imperfect Women wants to know a little bit more about you this Holiday Season. We present you with our Twelve Questions Of Christmas.  Answer them all or answer just one. The best part of this is finding out what you have answered.   Here we go:   On The First Question Of Christmas Imperfect Women Wants … [Read more...]

Every Year Another Christmas

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From past writings by Emil Schmit By Emil Schmit Every year another Christmas. And no matter how we tell the story, it always comes out about the same. I suppose that, in itself, is something to be thankful for. Year after year we have this great season to look forward to. And this great tradition to follow. For most of us, the Season To Be Jolly seems to add an extra … [Read more...]

Hanukkah: Eight Nights Of Joy

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By Holly “Hanukkah Oh Hanukkah Come light The Menorah. Let’s Have A Party, We’ll All Dance The Hora!” When I think of celebrating Hanukkah I think of that Hanukkah song. As a child Hanukkah was always a special Jewish Holiday. The holiday centered around three of my favorite things: family, food, and music. Known as the Festival of Lights, Hanukkah was a celebration … [Read more...]

‘Tis The Season…For Sharing Recipes!

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By Ann ‘Tis the season…for fattening, flavorful, festive foods, that is, and imperfect women everywhere are glad for it. I am planning on indulging over the next few weeks, and I hope you are too. Why, I am already part way through a bag of chocolate-covered caramels as I write this! This week, I will be enjoying the great feast with lots of extended family at my sister’s … [Read more...]

Thanksgiving: Blessings In Disguise

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By Ann I follow a lovely little craft and family blog whose author managed to write 52 Thanksgiving posts in just over one year of blogging. Impressive! As expected, her thanksgivings range from the mundane- oatmeal- to her dearest treasures- her husband and soon-to-be-born baby. I always look forward to her blog posts showing up in my inbox, but I find that I read her … [Read more...]