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Saintly Summer Fun :: St. Anthony of Padua

Jun 14, 2011 | , , | 12 Comments


With our summer break beginning this week, my children have been asking if we could invite some of their friends over to Celebrate the Saints this summer with crafts, snacks and games!   We’ve attended something similar in the past, and I’ve planned/hosted many feast day celebrations and Little Flowers Meetings over the years, so I agreed that this would be a great year to host some Saintly Summer Fun at our home as well!  

We started out with just inviting one family, at the last minute no less, since I waited until this morning to make any plans.   It was a super busy weekend after all!   But, it all came together quite nicely and everyone had a great time!  

~ Saint Story & Coloring Pages ~


While listening to Seeker of the Lost: The Story of St. Anthony, the children had their choice of coloring St. Anthony illustrations from either Catholic Artworks or Fenestrae Fidei. 

 
  


~ Craft Time ~


St. Anthony of Padua Basil Pots

Inspired by Mary’s post at Catholic Cuisine, we painted Basil Pots!

“According to the Saint Anthony of Padua website, it is customary to decorate with pots of sweet basil (Ocimum basilicum) on St. Anthony’s feast day and to give some away to friends with prayers invoking this Saint.”

  

The kids all really enjoyed painting their pots… 
Now to try and grow that basil! 




~ Game ~


St. Anthony’s Outdoor Scavenger Hunt 

Since St. Anthony is the patron of Lost Articles, and since we just finished up our Botany book for the year, I decided to create an Outdoor Scavenger Hunt for the children.   I created a table in Word and then drew little illustrations (don’t laugh!) in each box.

I did scan a copy of my St. Anthony’s Outdoor Scavenger Hunt document and uploaded it to Scribd to share.   I also uploaded a picture-less version as well.   I thought it might be fun for older children to actually illustrate their own pictures as they find the items listed!

Update: You can also download these documents from Dropbox here and here.




~ Snack Time ~


“A Multitude of Fish” Cupcakes

For an afternoon snack I served “A Multitude of Fish.”  These fun cupcakes were so easy to make and I posted the details over at Catholic Cuisine.  They were a hit!

I only had enough M&M’s for six, but Amy picked up another bag at the store, along with some Basil seeds, on her way out to our house.  Thank you Amy!



~ Group Photo ~



~ Extra Credit ~


At the end of the day I pulled out our various books about St. Anthony for my children to read this month, in order to earn extra tickets for Summer Bingo:

Saint Anthony and the Christ Child
Saint Anthony of Padua: Proclaimer of the Good News
Saint Anthony of Padua Fire and Light
St. Anthony of Padua Coloring Book
Saint Anthony of Padua

It was such a fun afternoon and we look forward to having more like them throughout the summer! 

Saint Anthony of Padua, pray for us!

Celebrating Pentecost, the Birthday of the Church!

Jun 13, 2011 | | 6 Comments

Come Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your faithful and kindle in them the fire of your love. Send forth your Spirit and they shall be created. And You shall renew the face of the earth.

O, God, who by the light of the Holy Spirit, did instruct the hearts of the faithful, grant that by the same Holy Spirit we may be truly wise and ever enjoy His consolations, Through Christ Our Lord, Amen.
~ White treats after Mass on “Whitsunday” ~

White Powdered Sugar Donuts

White Chocolate Covered Pretzels, representing the Trinity
~ Pentecost Side Dishes ~

Twelve Fruit Salad in honor of the twelve fruits of the Holy Spirit
This year our salad included:  Kiwi, Red Raspberries, Black Raspberries, Strawberries, Watermelon, Red Grapes, Green Grapes, Cantaloupe, Pineapple, Peaches, Nectarines, and Apricots.

7 Layer Dip in honor of the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit
Beans, Salsa, Sour Cream, Guacamole, Cheese, Green Onions & Olives

These both were perfect for with our BBQ’d Hamburgers and Hot Dogs. 
~ Our Cake for Pentecost ~

Our annual Pentecost Cake is always topped with 13 candles, representing Christ our Light and the 12 Apostles and their tongues of fire, and Seven Red Hearts, representing the 7 Gifts of the Holy Spirit.   It is also surrounded by 12 strawberries, representing the 12 Fruits of the Holy Spirit.

After singing Happy Birthday to the Church, the kids blew out the candles with a “mighty wind.”

Unlike last year, our little Rose was very interested in creating the mighty wind herself this year! 
HAPPY PENTECOST SUNDAY!

The Good Shepherd’s Garden Party :: Week Seven

Jun 12, 2011 | | 9 Comments

The Heavenly Zoo

“The care the eagle gives her young,  safe in her lofty nest,
is like the tender love of God for us made manifest.  
As when the time to venture comes, she stirs them out to flight,
so we are pressed to boldly try, to strive for daring height.
And if we flutter helplessly, as fledgling eagles fall, 
beneath us lift God’s mighty wings to bear us one and all.”

Tonight we had the last of our weekly Good Shepherd Garden Parties.  This one was based on the theme “The Heavenly Zoo.”   Here are a few pictures from our Garden Party :

~ The Water ~

Ice Water 

I had planned on using flavored water, but changed my mind at the last minute and just had the kids fill up the glasses with ice water, after they finished setting the table.
~ The Deer ~

ReinDEER Trail Mix

This “trail mix” is really just a combination of a whole bunch of almost empty bags in my pantry:  mini-marshmallows, pretzel sticks, chow mein noodles, sixlets, alphabet cookies, and raisinets.   I then printed some labels that I found online.   I thought they were cute, even if they are “a little out of season.”
~ The Lion ~

Lion Cheese and Crackers Snack

This little guy was inspired by a Bear Cheese and Crackers Snack, to which I made a couple tiny modifications.   He didn’t turn out as well as I hoped, but our Flower Silicone Cups worked great for his mane and the kids loved the addition of cheese, crackers and olives to the party.   
~ The Beehive ~

Beehive Buns 

This morning while I was trying to come up with a substitution for the Baked Beehive Pears, I ran across a recipe for Beehive Buns.   They were pretty simple to make and everyone LOVED them!   They were Hubby’s favorite part of the meal, and hopefully I won’t wait a year to make them again.   

I also made Honey-Curry Chicken as a main dish, along with a pot of rice, but I never did get a picture. 
~ The Peacock ~

Peacock Cupcakes

Once again we made our little Peacock Cupcake!  This year I didn’t have (or feel up to making any light blue frosting) so I just used some green spray for her face, and some yellow gel frosting along with green and dark blue gel frostings.  
~ The Pelican ~

Pelican Toasties

Our Pelican’s turned out much better this year, since I was able to find a loaf of flat bottomed french bread.
~ The Phoenix ~

Phoenix-Tail Shrimp Cocktail

Once again we had a shrimp cocktail, which I don’t touch do to allergies.  I had to include it though since it is one of my oldest son’s favorite foods! 
~ The Dove ~

The funniest part of the party was listening to everyone’s little “Promises” message, found on the inside of their Dove Chocolate wrapper.  

Hubby and I started cracking up when one of our children read:
“Happiness is found in your heart, not in the circumstances circus.”

My wrapper said “Buy yourself flowers.”  Which was totally ironic since, when I was out to lunch with a bunch of my neighbors this afternoon, one of my neighbors (who sells beautiful bouquets of fresh flowers at the local Grower’s Market) was just telling us all about her new promotion (a weekly delivery of flowers for 15 weeks, until frost) and I took a brochure, wanting so badly to sign up, but couldn’t quite justify buying myself flowers.   😉 

Well, the dishes are washing and the kitchen is clean.  I am headed outside to enjoy the last little bit of daylight, a cup Peacock of Hot Cocoa (I passed on the cupcakes), and play Words With Friends on my iTouch!

Tomorrow is already the very last day of the Easter season, and we will be Celebrating Pentecost!   I hope you all have a very blessed Pentecost Sunday!! 

Links for June :: Month Dedicated to The Most Sacred Heart

Jun 10, 2011 | | 4 Comments


Month Dedication ~ The Most Sacred Heart of Jesus:

 

June 10th  ~ St. Margaret of Scotland (Trad.):

June 13th ~ Feast of St. Anthony of Padua (New, Trad.):

 

June 24th  ~ Birth of St. John the Baptist (New, Trad.):

June 29th  ~ Sts. Peter & Paul (New, Trad.):

Favorite Picture Books: Saint Peter the Apostle and Saint Paul the Apostle




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Watermelon Cupcakes :: A Fun Summertime Treat!

Jun 9, 2011 | , , | 9 Comments

I have been saving the recipe for these cute cupcakes to make next month, for the feast of St. Anne, but with the cupcake decorating contest going on at the Virtual Baby Shower for Cupcake, my girls asked if they could make them now, as their entry for the contest!   I figured that they’d be perfect for the girls to decorate, especially since the Watermelon Theme for St. Anne’s feast day was originally inspired by Charlotte and her girls anyways!

I think I will still add the recipe to Catholic Cuisine next month for the feast of St. Anne.  They would also make a wonderful treat for the 4th of July!

Ingredients:

1 box white cake mix or your own white cupcake recipe
1 cup boiling water
1 small box of watermelon flavored Jell-O or any red colored Jell-O
1 8oz container of Cool Whip, thawed
red & green liquid food coloring
mini chocolate chips

Instructions:

Make your own Cupcakes from scratch or using a boxed mix. Use cupcake liners. Cool cupcakes.

Stir boiling water into powdered Jell-O until dissolved.  Pierce tops of cupcakes several times with a meat fork or straw.

Spoon Jell-O over cupcakes, making sure that the liquid is going down into the holes.

Refrigerate 30 min. Remove from pans.

Tint Cool Whip with red and green food coloring.

Using our Cupcake Decorator Bottles to hold the whipped topping (plastic baggies would work just as well), the girls piped a green circle around the outside rim of each cupcake. They then filled the middle with pink whipped topping. 

Add mini chocolate chips to represent watermelon seeds.

All done!! 
Store in refrigerator. Best if eaten the same day.

There is still plenty of time to enter in the Cupcake Decorating Contest, if you’d like to join the fun! 

My Daybook :: June 8, 2011

Jun 8, 2011 | , , | 11 Comments

Outside my window… it’s a beautiful day!  The sun is shining, and it should get up to a lovely 74 degrees today.  I’m planning on heading outside to work on the yard, starting with cleaning up all the cupcake crumbs all over the deck…  🙂

I am thinking… about the kindness and generosity of the Catholic Community online!   Thank you to all of you that have contributed towards the gifts for Charlotte, both the crib and the spiritual bouquet of prayers and advice, through the Virtual Baby Shower I am hosting here at Shower of Roses.   There is still plenty of time to contribute towards the gifts and participate in the games!  I’ve added a banner link to the top of the blog which I will leave until June 24th, so you can easily find your way to all the fun.

I am thankful for… the gift of blogging and all of the very real friendships that are formed online.

From the kitchen…  lots of cupcakes! The children loved the baby rattle cupcakes that I made for the Baby Shower, and my girls asked if they could please decorate the rest of the cupcakes, to enter into the competition.  I’ll post some pictures soon!

Learning at Home… we are wrapping our school year up this week!   Right now my children are working on reading the last chapter of Exploring Creation with Botany, and assembling their second Botany Lapbook for the year – which includes all the mini books they made for the second half of their textbook, Lessons 6-13.

Living the Liturgical Year at Home… Pentecost Sunday is coming up this weekend.  I have all sorts of ideas and suggestions in the archives, including the Pentecost Windsock that we made last year!

I am creating… a summertime plan.  Which is looking almost identical to last year’s! 😉

I am wearing… Bella Bands!

I am reading… The Monastery Garden Cookbook: Farm-Fresh Recipes for the Home Cook.  I’m hoping to try out one of the recipes this afternoon.

Pondering these words… which are from today’s reading in Small Steps for Catholic Moms.  I always find the quotes in this book so very inspiring!

“One great means of preserving constant peace and tranquility of heart is to receive all things as coming from the hands of God, whatever they may be, and in whatever way they may come.”  St. Dorotheus

Noticing that… the Name that Baby Game turned out to be a lot harder than I thought it would be…   I’ve been enjoying seeing which baby you all this is me!

Towards personal care… I finally broke out my Walking DVD’s and started exercising again yesterday. Why is it so hard to find make the time?  This morning sickness has made it so difficult to get up early, and when I am up early, exercising is the last thing that I’ve wanted to do…  Hubby says that we should probably invest in a treadmill, and he is probably right.

I am listening… to Snuggles and Rose playing together.  Those two have so much fun together, at least most of the time!

Around the house… piles of clothing waiting to be sorted…  This job seems to keep getting harder and harder to do each year, and I have been putting it off.  After reading the “Act” for today, following the “Think” (Saint Quote shared above) and the “Pray” (short prayer), I am going to get started on those piles.

“Do some small, slow, deliberate task with your hands – folding laundry, sewing, making bread, dusting bookshelves.  Offer each moment of your work in thanksgiving to God for the privilege of blessing your family with your hands.”  ~ Small Steps for Catholic Moms  

I am hoping… that I might be able to make a quick trip to California this weekend, to attend the funeral and burial of my dear childhood friend’s baby, Abigail, who was born into heaven on June 1st.   My heart is breaking for Amy and her family…

I am praying… for Art & Amy, and their two other daughters, as they grieve the loss of sweet little Abigail. May Our Blessed Mother wrap her mantle around all of them, and May Our Dear Lord comfort them in this difficult time.

One of my favorite things… brown paper packages, tied up with strings!!   My mail man has been dropping of little packages quite frequently over the past few weeks, and I feel so completely BLESSED to have such wonderful, thoughtful friends here online!

I haven’t posted about all of them, but we received a lovely care package from an old college friend (filled with items from the John Paul II Cultural Center in DC which recently closed),  some products from Monastery Greetings and Arma Dei (for review at Catholic Cuisine and here), a beautiful St. Sylvia doll (as a pregnancy gift from St. Luke’s Brush!), an adorable Matroyshka Doll and lovely scarf (arrived yesterday from Megan, who purchased them on a recent trip to Russia!), and today the mailman just left a sweet picture book called Baboushka: A Christmas Folktale from Russia (a gift from Dessi!).  Thank you all!

Saint Sylvia was the mother of St. Gregory the Great.  Sylvia was noted for her great piety, and she gave her sons an excellent education.  After the death of her husband she devoted herself entirely to religion in the “new cell by the gate of blessed Paul” (cella nova juxta portam beati Pauli).   

She is invoked by pregnant women for a safe delivery. 

A few plans for the rest of the week:

Last Fencing Class for the session, this afternoon.
Last Day of School!!
Start preparing for an upcoming camping trip!
Have our last Good Shepherd’s Garden Party and Celebrate Pentecost!

A Picture thought I am sharing:

         

My Little Cupcake :: A Baby Shower for Charlotte!

Jun 6, 2011 | , | 46 Comments

I sure wish I lived in Texas and could host a baby shower for Charlotte and her precious new “Cupcake.” Especially since this little one will be the very first baby they bring home in over 7 years!   As fun as it would be, I just don’t think it is possible for all of us to meet in Texas, so I decided to host a “Virtual Baby Shower” here instead..  Won’t you please join us?!? 

I thought this would be such a nice way to show Charlotte how much she means to all of us and how much we all appreciate the endless inspiration, coloring pages, and just everything she shares so freely through her blogging!

So, go bake a batch of your favorite cupcakes (or maybe make a quick 5 minute chocolate mug cup cake), grab your favorite drink, and then come and join the fun below, including a group gift, games, and even door prizes! 

Whether you contribute to the group gift, or just offer a quick little prayer for Charlotte to have a safe delivery and a healthy baby, you are all welcome to join the fun and help celebrate the life of this sweet little one!

I know that Charlotte and her family have been given some hand-me-downs from friends and they are planning on purchasing/making whatever else they need.  However, when I heard that they were going to order a new crib (to replace the 30-year old crib they had been loaned for their older children and had since given back)  I asked if I could please organize it’s purchase as a group gift from all her friends here online.   Those of you that know me personally, know just how much I love coordinating group gifts for friends and family!

If you are interested in contributing to the crib for Cupcake, you can do so by clicking on the Paypal “Donate” button pictured below.  I know that these are not great financial times for many people, so please don’t feel like you need to contribute much to participate in this group gift.   Any amount is welcome and more than appreciated.

For those of you that do not use Paypal, yet would still like to go in on the crib, please send me an email at jessica(dot)showerofroses(at)gmail(dot)com and I will be in touch with my mailing information so you can send a check.

I will be sending Charlotte a card to go along with the crib, signed with the names of everyone that contributed.   If by chance we all contribute more than enough for the crib, I will pass on the extra funds to Charlotte and her family to put towards crib bedding and other nursery decorations!  It sounds like the baby’s room is going to be darling!!

Now for those games I mentioned!!  

I sent out a few emails this past week and was so thrilled at the positive response and support I received for this Baby Shower!  My wonderful contributors at Catholic Cuisine were all more than willing to help.  I even had some amazing prizes donated by a few of the wonderful Catholic businesses online. Thank you all!

 
 

I’ve been having so much fun collecting baby pictures from most of my contributors over at Catholic Cuisine!

So, do you think you can identify who is who?!?  🙂

The first person to correctly identify each of the bloggers pictured above will win a beautiful St. Therese apron donated by Catholic Embroidery!  Mary just created this new design inspired by this Baby Shower!!  I think it is perfect!   If anyone would like to order one, it is also available for purchase at Catholic Cuisine.  Thank you Mary! 

If we end up having more than one correct answer, the apron will be given to the first contestant to answer correctly, and the remaining correct guesses will be entered into a drawing for a second place prize, a set of Measuring Cup Matroyshkas, which I will send to the winner!

I posted larger images in a separate post which you can find here:

Name that Baby :: Catholic Cuisine Bloggers Edition

Please leave your guesses in the comment box of that post.

Did you bake that batch of cupcakes yet?   If so, we want to see them!!
Post a picture on your blog, along with the recipe if you’d like, and add your post to the linky:

(Please be sure to link back to this post!)

I’m going to leave it up to Charlotte’s girls, Sunshine and Shortcake, to choose their favorite at the end of the Shower, and I will send a copy of What’s New, Cupcake?: Ingeniously Simple Designs for Every Occasion to the winner!

Now click on over to ExpectNet to guess Cupcake’s gender (here’s a hint), birth weight, length, and actual birth date and time.

Yes, there is going to be a little bit of a wait to see who will win this game!

However, it will be so worth the wait, and the winner will receive an original St. Therese Doll, handmade by Knit Together Designs!   Thank you Amy!

For a chance to win one of the door prizes pictured below, just let us know you “attended” this Baby Shower by leaving a comment on this post, including some loving advice (if you’d like) for the expectant mother!   

1.  A gorgeous Mary, Flower of Flowers Tenner donated by Anne at Under Her Starry Mantle and All Beautiful Catholic Beads. Thank you Anne! 

“Mary, flower of flowers all, Hath born a child in an ox stall, That Lord and Prince is over us all; Puer natus est nobis.”

2.  A beautiful bracelet and earrings set, handmade and donated by Barbara at Praying for Grace and Prayerful Beads. Thank you Barbara!

Miraculous Medal Bangle and Bobbles

3.  This lovely Our Lady of Mount Carmel Doll donated by St. Luke’s Brush! Thank you Garry and Amy!

With the feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel coming up on July 16th, now would be the perfect time to add her to your collection!

4. A variety of adorable Hair Bows donated by Cecilia at Hair Bows 4 Life.  Thank you Cecilia!

5. A  cute little Fleur Di Lis Finders Key Purse Key Hook from me 🙂

Comments will close at midnight on June 23rd, and on June 24th, Charlotte’s birthday, I will announce the winners of all the games and door prizes!  

Thank you all for attending this Virtual Baby Shower hosted here at Shower of Roses!!  

Father in heaven, grant us the grace to appreciate the dignity which you have conferred on us. Let us realize that not even the Angels have been blessed with such a privilege—to share in your creative miracle and bring new Saints to heaven. Make us good mothers to all our children after the example of Mary, the Mother of your Son. Through the intercession of Jesus and Mary we ask your continued blessings on our families. Let us all be dedicated to your service on earth and attain the eternal happiness of your kingdom in heaven. Amen.

Name that Baby :: Catholic Cuisine Edition!

Jun 6, 2011 | , , | 23 Comments




The Catholic Cuisine Contributors pictured above are:

*Guest Blogger at Catholic Cuisine 

You can scroll through some current pictures on the new Meet the Contributors page at Catholic Cuisine!

The first person to correctly identify each of the bloggers pictured above will win a beautiful St. Therese apron donated by Catholic Embroidery!  Mary just created this new design inspired by this Virtual Baby Shower!!  I think it is perfect!   If anyone would like to order one, it is also available for purchase at Catholic Cuisine.  Thank you Mary! 
If we end up having more than one correct answer, the apron will go to the first contestant to answer correctly, and the remaining correct guesses will be entered into a drawing for a second place prize, a set of Measuring Cup Matroyshkas, which I will send to the winner!

NOTE:   All of the bloggers who submitted pictures to me for this game (including our Guest of Honor, Charlotte) are welcome and encouraged to play along, but please either use a nickname (that is not linked to your Google profile) or email me your answers so as not to give away which baby is you! 😉

Please number your guesses from 1-16, with the name of the blogger following the number.  

Good luck!! 

Baby Rattle Cupcakes

Jun 6, 2011 | , | 2 Comments

I had so much fun making these Baby Rattle Cupcakes for the Virtual Baby Shower I am hosting here at Shower of Roses!

I was originally inspired by the Baby Rattle Cupcakes at Betty Crocker, making modifications so that I could incorporate Cupcake’s nursery colors of Black, White and Bright Aqua Blue!  

Supplies: 

White Cupcakes
Buttercream Frosting 
Butter cream Frosting tinted Aqua Blue
White Candy Roses
Black M&M’s 
Mint Lifesavers
Lollipop Sticks
White Candy Melts
Black and White Ribbon

Instead of using lollipops for the rattle sticks, I created my own so that I could keep them all white.   I dipped one end of a lollipop stick and one side of a mint lifesaver into some melted white candy.  Once the candy had hardened I added a black and white ribbon bow and slid the stick into the side of the cupcakes, creating the Baby Rattles.  

Didn’t they turn out cute?!?!  

My kids are all so excited to be able to “attend” this Baby Shower, and they can hardly wait to enjoy these cupcakes this afternoon!

The Good Shepherd’s Garden Party :: Week Six

Jun 6, 2011 | | 3 Comments

This evening we had our sixth Good Shepherd’s Garden Party! I can hardly believe that the Easter Season has gone by so quickly, and next week we will be celebrating Pentecost!

I am going to try and put this post together quickly, since we rented a family movie to watch followed by another movie for just Hubby and I.  I love movie nights!! 
I think that this is the first week this year that I actually stuck with the menu for the Garden Party, without making any modifications!  However, I did add a main dish to go along with all the goodies.    Here are a few pictures from this week’s Garden Party:  
~ The City Gates ~

Pretzel and Cheese Construction Kits to build Gates

~ The Temple ~

Shirley Temples to drink
~ The Thrones ~
Edible Thrones

I happened to have some Rolos, so I used them for the legs on our thrones this year.  Super easy!
~ The Bride and The Groom ~

Bride and Groom Strawberries
~ The Crown ~ 

Crown Cake

Fresh Orange Cake with Orange Glaze (recipes found in The Cake Mix Doctor) baked in my Pampered Chef Silicone Crown Cake Pan

~ Hallelujah! ~

“Hallelujah!”  I did make something healthy to go along with this Garden Party!

I’ve been wanting to make Charlotte’s Jicama Chicken, ever since she posted a link to the recipe earlier this week.   It was so worth the effort!   At her suggestion I did add carrots to the recipe, and I also used yellow bell pepper instead of red, since that was what I had in the fridge.   Everyone loved it! 

Please head over to Catholic Cuisine to see the pictures from everyone else’s Good Shepherd’s Garden Parties, or to share pictures from you own.

I hope you enjoy this last week of the Easter season!


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Father in heaven, grant me the grace to appreciate the dignity which you have conferred on me. Let me realize that not even the Angels have been blessed with such a privilege—to share in your creative miracle and bring new Saints to heaven. Make me a good mother to all my children after the example of Mary, the Mother of your Son. Through the intercession of Jesus and Mary I ask your continued blessings on my family. Let us all be dedicated to your service on earth and attain the eternal happiness of your kingdom in heaven. Amen.


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All Saints Party Printables

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