4-3-21 the final countdown
I put my laundry on the line yesterday for the first time this year and it was glorious to slide into fresh sheets, wind dried. I guess I needed sleep as I don’t even remember waking up in the night and I woke up 11 hours 35 minutes later!
Jake went off to get his tired changed and spend time with Emmy. Sean and Aiden responded to my call to “Rent a husband”. It was a glorious day out and we took all the crap out of my yard, wood and recycle to the transfer station, picked up my tub surround at Home Depot before they sold out and then picked up 21 12 foot lengths of Hardi Plank that I purchased from a contractor friend. It is enough for me to side my nasty shed and I got a good deal. I raked the lawn and so enjoyed being outside in short sleeves.
After that was all done I showered and headed to Safeway to pick up birthday cupcakes for Emmy’s 4th birthday that we were combining with the usual Easter treasure hunt that we had skipped last year. I am grateful we are able to have outside gatherings. It was good for my soul to spend time with all my kids and grandkids at one time. Thank to Bill and Deanne and their big yard we were able to grab a a map and a bag of goodies with one person’s name to hide their stuff that we all contributed. I hid Rae’s and Emmy’s. Once we were all done, we got our own maps and bags and the hunt was on. It is always so much fun and everyone gets very creative.
Next was all the fun for Emmy… she really is a doll and all her cousins enjoy her company in their bubble.
The kids made decorated eggs which were super cute. It was also amazing that Judy, Roger’s Mom, got to have a pass from Joseph Creek to spend time with us. She hasn’t been out in over a year. It was lovely to see her even if she got the same Easter present 4 times because her memory is shot. She remembered all of us and that is good.
I was so grateful to spend time with them all but was also overwhelmed by all that energy and came home to relax before Jake and Emmy came back. At one point Emmy and I went and put our Jammies on and had such a laugh when we realized we had the same bottoms. She even felt mine to see that they were soft and fluffy like hers.
I am glad I got my tank filled this weekend as I will set myself aside for the week just to be sure as Jake did come from the hot zone. It will likely be a while before he gets back up here again.
So, once again I am blessed by friends (Campbells) and family (even got puzzles and other awesome things in the hunt) and even got a call from a member of the show crew to sort out the issues from earlier this week. All is right during this Holy Season. He is Risen.
triumphgal 