April 13, 2009

• WINDY, COOL MONDAY

  Howdy!  Well, we had our "Easter Spell." Brrrr!  We only got about  1/4 of an inch of rain amid all the clouds and cold winds. Seems they got more moisture further East of us. Our heater is out of commission while the new compressor (or something) is on order so hubby has had to light a fire in the fireplace mornings and evenings.

  Hubby and his Dad braved the cold wind to begin the process of converting our dirt floor carport into a garage on Saturday morning. I had planned to work on my vegetable garden spot, but since it was so yucky outside I played in the kitchen instead doing my Easter meal prep and making fried pies. The guys seemed pleased when they came in for lunch, and it did my heart good to see their response. That is one of the things I miss most about Daddy and hate about my kids living so far away.... I have always loved cooking my family's favorite things and then watching them enjoy eating them. I couldn't help but think of our son as I made that coconut cream pie his Popa requested... it's his favorite too.

  We had probably the most low key Easter Sunday I can remember in years and years. (Also the first time since we became parents that we didn't have at least one of our kids with us to celebrate. We did get to talk to them both on the phone though....) This little church we are going to doesn't do a big Passion Play or Easter themed drama, so our service didn't have the Resurrection Day specialness we have grown accustomed to at FC ~ even though they did mix things up a bit and try to make it meaningful. We didn't even sing Up From the Grave He Arose.  Maybe my expectations were all wrong, but I felt a bit cheated.  Easter is usually my most favorite church service all year long! Hubby's family gets together for holiday suppers, so so we enjoyed a lazy afternoon at home, just us and the critters, before meeting up with the local family. Due to the cold and wet, the little ones had to hunt eggs indoors, so even that wasn't as fun as I was expecting it to be....

  This morning caught up on laundry and attempted to get rid of all the dust that blew in over the weekend.

  This afternoon the sun came out so Muffin and I went walking for an hour.  Good thing she only weighs 10 lbs, cuz I had to carry her over half the way home. Poor baby was worn out! The fresh air, sunshine and exercise were just what I needed to refocus. Amazing how that works...

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