Easter


The table has been set for days...except for the flowers

And it is a good thing

because

just about the time the ham was to go into the oven

I lifted that pot and my back said, NO !

Thankful for texting

First  little girl

Sorry family, my little guy had a bad night. His ear infection kept all of us awake
But, maybe one of you can bring a vegetable to make up for it

Then big sister 

I am happy to make a salad, I have all the ingredients
And Mom, don't worry, I will come early and help get things  ready
Take care of your back

So I did.  Actually fell asleep for about an hour
Went into the kitchen to find that the oven "start" button had not been pushed.
Oh well, I am not going tell anyone. Just start it now.

Then 

to the front door

Little girl, her hubby and "sick" little guy

"APRIL FOOL'S  "

Ok,  little guy was on meds and feeling ready for the egg hunt and

ready to surprise the rest of the family when they arrived.

That was pulled off in great style  

First bouquet.  And one for each lady !

Never too many desserts

A closer look, from our new English friends
Hot Cross Buns and little sweet cakes ( and a bouquet of daffodils )

Family Tradition recipe : carrot cake,  frosted without the carrots

If you like lemon, this is the cake/bread for you

And then the hunt

Someone had filled 100 eggs with coins and candy

another someone hid them in the back yard just before brunch

Because of the weather the eggs were hidden in more obvious spots this year

so obvious that the crows were attracted to them and that was the end of two of them 

Being unsure of the weather, Grammy hid 9 eggs in the living room.  They each had candy and $. So when the boys got a little restless, Grammy told them they could start looking. Find 3.  Some high. Some low.   But Grammy could not remember where they were hidden.  The boys asked for hints and she just could not remember.   ( seems to be something with eggs. A couple years ago, she hid the eggs in the back yard and, for months after Easter, the boys found eggs in the garden . She got fired )

This year, simple enough, ......

there is still one egg,  or is someone trying to pull one over on Grammy  ? !  

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While seated around the table, 12 colorful plastic eggs are passed around.  They are called "Resurrection Eggs " 

The first verse is the one we all know

For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten son and whosoever believes in Him shall not perish but have everlasting life.  John 3:16 

The verses continue on from God's love for the world to the coins of betrayal to the thorns of the cross and the final egg..
 empty ...He has risen !   

There is more to Easter than the displays at the market.  

Yes, we do love chocolate and all those bunny stuffies and napkins and things.   Spring is the time of new life. 

 Easter is the reminder that Jesus died and rose again .  

  Let us never forget.  May we always be thankful and share this true story year round.  

Read all about it in the Bible, Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. 

Somehow when the dessert has been consumed,and the eggs are in the baskets, it feels like the party is over..

There are still dishes, and such, but they wait

Good byes, thank yous, hugs 

now time to put my feet up   

Then middle girl calls from Minneapolis

The perfect end to a wonderful, amazing, full of surprises day.

Monday Morning  Delights