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The Fairy Tale Song by DeDe

It's almost the weekend you guys. Please and thank you! I'm stopping in real fast to share a wonderful guest post from the ever so lovely DeDe. She's a singer who creates kid friendly tunes that even us ~~adults~~ big kids would enjoy. Make your ears happy and give her video a listen!

NEW EXCLUSIVE! The Fairy Tale Song Video by DeDe, is now available just for Coffee and Cashmere readers to view online before it goes public on October 7th! You are seeing it before anyone else! 'The Fairy Tale Song' from the new EP, Love & Fairy Tales written by DeDe, is a fun, upbeat song about life, and it's deeper than it may first appear.

Appealing to adults, teens and "kids" of all ages, her EP uses familiar nursery rhyme and fairy tale examples about taking chances, finding your dreams, and living life to the fullest. It's about following your heart and fulfilling your dreams no matter what, and having the patience, motivation and sacrifice to make good decisions and then follow through so your life has a "happily ever after". Find your purpose, no matter what age you are in life, and make your dreams come true... great lyrics, catchy melody, and the ultra-hip unique cartoon-like video created by Jesse Davey, will have you and your kids tapping your feet, singing and dancing along to this great new video.

DeDe, (aka Deborah Wedekind), is a singer/songwriter from Texas, who "follows her dreams and makes them come true" by writing Real good music for Real music lovers of all ages! She focuses on timeless and memorable melodies, and moving yet relevant lyrics that bring inspiration to the listener.

Find out more about DeDe, hear her original songs & arrangements, and sign up for her email news on her website, and LIKE DeDe on Facebook. View all DeDe's videos HERE. Plus, stay tuned for DeDe's outstanding new Chrismtas CD, from Grammy Winning producer, Jeff Bova, World of Christmas coming in Nov. 2013.

This guest post was sponsored by DeDe. If you'd like to see your business on my blog, email jade(@)coffeeandcashmere.com.

Winsome Words Wednesday

This week has been a long one. And it's only half way through.

We lost a family member yesterday. One that was still young. He had so much life left to live.

Death is the strangest thing to deal with. You don't expect to lose people. But it's inevitable.

I don't know which is worse. Knowing somebody doesn't have much longer to live, or them being taken from you without any notice.

My mother passed away from a heart attack a few years ago. It was the darkest time in my life.

I just knew for sure she would come home after being in the hospital. I talked to her on the phone the night before she was to be discharged. She was ready to get out of there and wanted to be home.

She wanted to hold me. She wanted to hold Adrienne.

My mother told me that she loved me so very much. And she was so proud of me. And then she said she had to go. It was 8:30, Sunday night. No more calls after that. Hospital rules.

The hospital was discharging her. That meant everything was going to be okay. I just knew it would. She was so strong. I didn't have any doubts.

The next morning, my child woke me up by cooing. We were asleep together in my mom's bed. I turned over to see the biggest smile I had ever seen on her tiny little face. She was looking up at the ceiling. She started giggling so hard, while trying to desperately grab something in front of her.

In that moment, I felt something that I will remember always. It was a feeling of calmness. And reassurance that everything was going to be okay. And so much love. I felt so much love.

My mother had passed away. I didn't know until forty minutes later.

After the storm of emotions, I realized my six-month-old child had seen my mother one last time in bed that morning.

That moment in time is engraved into my soul.

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Winsome Words Wednesday is a little different today. I want to share this video about Zach Sobiech. The 22 minutes of this video is worth every tear shed.

Life is about living it to the fullest.
It's about being genuine and kind.
It's about helping others.
It's about knowing that life isn't forever.
That it's very short in the grand scheme of things.

Life is to always be cherished.

Rest in sweet peace Zach. Prayers to his beautiful family and all the families in Oklahoma. And Boston. And anyone else that needs uplifting.

I can't stress enough how important it is to love your loves. Never let them forget that.

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I will be out of town for the rest of the week. I'll be with my family during this time of darkness. Except it won't be dark. It will be full of family and laughter and remembrance of my dear cousin.

I will be back Tuesday.

I hope everyone has an amazing Memorial weekend.

Questions

Here is a little Q and A between my pint sized human and myself. I like doing these. I never know what's going to come out of her little mouth.

What is your favorite color? pink.
Mine, too!!

no, dat's muh favorite color. you can't wike mines!

Okay, I'll pick purple.

i wike purple, too! you can't wike dat, eeberr.

Okay. Moving on. What is your favorite baby doll? bitty baby.

What is your favorite toy? a girwaffe.

A giraffe? I don't know what giraffe toy you are talking about.

um. a dragon.

What dragon toy? You don't have a dragon toy.

but i neeb it.

You need a dragon toy?

yes.

What is your favorite fruit? trawb-arries. what's your favorite, mama?

I like oranges.

i wike oranges, too.

What is your favorite TV show? dora.

Natch. You are a Dora fiend.

i watch ki-youu, too.

Yes, you love Caillou.

What is your favorite thing to eat for lunch? lunchables.

Soo nutritious.

yeaa.

What is your favorite outfit? pajamas.

Good answer.

What is your favorite game? a ball game.

(She is addicted to her "ball game" which is actually Clay Jams, an app on my phone. Get it. Your kids will leave you alone for a full thirty minutes.)

What is your favorite snack? gummies.

What is your favorite animal? owls. i wike dems.

What is your favorite song? patty cake. oh and tea pour hot!

The latter sounds like a serious mash up of "I'm a Little Tea Pot" and "Peas Porridge Hot."

i can't tell you.

What is your favorite book? this one!

(She runs and picks out a Little Golden Book titled Ten Items or Less, which was one of my childhood books.)

Who is your best friend? aubrey. and kali.

What is your favorite cereal? um. um. chocolate!!

Chocolate for breakfast?

yes.

What is your favorite thing to do outside? riding my pwrinsess by-cik-cull.

That princess bicycle is like your Rolls Royce. You keep that thing in check, huh?

what's a wolls rice? i want it!

Me, too, kid. Me, too.

What is your favorite drink? orange juice.

Yum.

how about trawb-arry milk? i want to dwink it! pweeese?

After lunch. Let's finish this.

al-wight.

What is your favorite holiday? um. Valentyme's Day?

What do you sleep with at night? bitty baby.

Do you love Bitty Baby?

yeah!! i love bitty.

What is your favorite thing to eat for breakfast? steaks.

Breakfast of champions. And Adrienne.

What is your favorite thing for dinner? porkchops.

What do you want to be when you grow up? i don't want to grow up anymore.

You are wise beyond your years.

can i hab trawb-arry milk now?

Frands

One year later and they're still best buds.

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Candy and Hearts

Something about vintage greeting cards just appeals to me. Anyhoo, today was great. Our little fashion queen woke up to a little Valentine's happy. Some Little Mermaid jammies? Can't go wrong there. I found a Ty Valentine Bear at our Goodwill a bit ago. It brought back many memories of fighting off other fanatic collectors, while trying to get the latest and greatest beanie baby. I remember hearing that people lined up for days outside the store where they were dropping the Princess Diana Ty Bear. They had police officers guarding the door with tasers and mace in hand. Okay. Fine. I made that part up, but that's how I pictured things. People are cray cray.

Adrienne went to church with her grandparents on Sunday. In her little Sunday School class she made this adorbs stained glass tissue paper heart. And she colored on a heart the teacher drew. I just died from The Cuteness. It's a real ailment. I webMD'ed it. These are my first two things she "came home" with. You know. Stuff I didn't make her do because I wanted the memento.