Happy Easter!

Tuesday, March 22, 2016 -
       Saturday, March 26, 2016

Holy Week has come and gone, and hopefully it has left its mark upon your heart.  It has been a bit rough on us - Ron more than I, because of his working every day - but we have learned from it.

On Tuesday, we could not join in the Holy Week activities uptown because of my prior commitment every week.  This week, I paid a small price, finding out that I had a small weight gain, thankfully only .4 of a pound, but a gain nonetheless.

On Wednesday, we chose to forgo the Holy Week activities and go to a family outing instead.  It was the birthday party for my great-nephew, who is turning three.  Ron did manage to get home from work in time to shower and change clothes to go, and we were only a few minutes late.  However, we sat at a table by ourselves, almost totally ignored by the family, as we watched them hand out coupons to everyone else who showed up between whatever they were doing on their electronics (with volume on LOUD).  Even when I spoke to my sister, she only answered me in monosyllables, so I never really had a conversation with her.  When the last person showed up an hour and 15 minutes late, the gift opening and all could finally start, which was fun to watch.  I took plenty of pictures, as I usually do, but me with my camera was more in people-with-cell-phones' way than anything else, I think (or was made to feel).  After the cake and ice cream, Ron and I went to leave, and I said a general goodbye to the room, Ms. Late trilled at us, "Glad you could come! Thanks for coming!"
Needless to say, I'm very glad the birthday boy had a happy time, but we sure didn't.  I do things for the kids - other circumstances are not their fault - but...

Thursday is known as Maundy Thursday, as well as other names, including Holy Thursday.  This is the day of the Last Supper (of Jesus) - and the day He was betrayed and turned over to be crucified.  It is a solemn Holy Day.  Ron and I made it to Mass, only to discover that we were late!  The TWO papers we had at home that stated the Mass started at 7:30 evidently were wrong...I'm so glad we were not the only ones walking in late!  How embarrassing that was!

Friday is, of course, Good Friday.  Not only was it a day of solemnity, it was a very busy day for me.
I went to let the vampires have at me (the CBC blood test ordered by my cardiologist), then lunch, then shopping - no big deal, right?  Well, when I got to the lab, there was a sign up "Out To Lunch From 12:00 to 1:00" and I got there smack-dab at 12:30!  Well, crapola!  Do I sit there and wait or do I go somewhere and waste time?  I decided to run to Meijer (I was in Milford, and this Meijer is further down 28) and waste time.  I had planned to go to Meijer in Eastgate on my way back to Walmart anyway, so this will work.  I did this, and I found myself a shirt for Easter on a clearance rack!  Yay, me!
I went back and let the vampires do their thing, then went to lunch at a restaurant at the bottom of the hill - hey, I was pretty darn hungry by then!  I had a cod dinner, and it was very good.  I will go back to this restaurant again!  Then it was back to do my grocery shopping at Walmart, and I stayed within my budget, so I was a happy camper.  Easter shopping is done, and we just have to wait for it to get here!  Yay, me!
I boiled the eggs that we're going to dye tomorrow and left them on the stove in the hot water as Ron and I went to church for the Good Friday services, and we went to both the Stations of the Cross and the Good Friday Liturgy.  We were glad to make the Stations - we had felt bad that we hadn't made it to one during Lent, and this was our last chance.

Today we had no plans, except to color the eggs when Josh and family got up here, but we weren't expecting them until around 4.  Ron was piddling around out in the garage, and I did dishes and things inside, then I realized that I didn't have anything to make for supper to feed all of us.  About 1:30, I went out and talked to Ron about running over to Felicity to IGA and about lunch.  So he closed down the garage and we went.  We enjoyed lunch at the FeedMill, then as we were leaving to go on to IGA to get some meat for supper, Josh texted that they were leaving now - and it wasn't quite 3 yet!  I texted back, "We might beat you there!" and we went on shopping.  And we really did only beat them back to our house, by about 5 minutes.  I hadn't even gotten everything out of the bags when they pulled in.
I got supper (roast) on while they played in the back yard, then they came in and we dyed the eggs. Then it got to be fun - we played poker!  We created a monster, teaching Corgan this stuff!  We played until 6, then stopped to eat supper, then played more until they had to leave because Chelle works in the morning (opens, too.  Ugh.) but they will be back after she gets off work to see what the Easter Bunny has done.

So, tomorrow will be the fun of the Easter Bunny and his goodness, then our Easter Dinner and we'll probably play cards again!
Doors open, breeze blowing, wonderful Spring smells, laughing and talking - I can't wait!