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April 7, 2013

What's Inside My April Folder

Not much. When I filled in my new planner in January and saw that Easter fell in March this year, I switched all my Easter information into my March folder. That left poor old April pretty empty. And that is alright with me! Here is my April folder...

and here is what's inside...

The first thing inside is the April poem.

April

The roofs are shining from the rain.
The sparrows twitter as they fly,
And with a windy April grace
The little clouds go by.

Yet the back-yards are bare and brown
With only one unchanging tree--
I could not be so sure of Spring
Save that it sings in me.

Sara Teasdale

Then I have the handwritten list of things to do this month.

April

1. Complete Spring cleaning

2. Clean porch and put out rockers

3. Begin Peyton and Rhett birthday shopping

4. Spring and Summer clothes shopping

If Easter falls in April...

5. Plan Easter menu

6. Finalize Easter clothing

7. Attend Penance Service

And that's it. Hopefully we will finish up all the cleaning and organizing and be able to spend some time outside having fun! Happy Planning!

April 4, 2013

Weekend Plans

The weekend is here, and it is looking beautiful...no snow , so that is beautiful enough! Friday evening Madison works at 4:00, so I am planning on putting some soup in the crockpot in the morning. I like her to be able to eat some semblance of a meal before she goes! I am thinking potato soup and some biscuits. The rest of the evening is free, so we will most likely stay home and relax!

Saturday during the day is free as well. My niece Carly is bringing her boyfriend up to visit and then she and Madison and Ryan are going out to dinner together. She and Madison are very close in age, and they have so much fun together! Carly stayed up here over break and she and Madison had so much fun doing facials, eating popcorn and watching movies together. We are all going to Mass together, then Steve and Rhett are going to camp with My sister Margie's husband Chris. Apparently there is a basketball tournament going on? ; ) Margie is staying with us, so she, Peyton, Flynn and I will be on our own for dinner. I think I will let the kids choose, although secretly I am hoping for Pizza Hut!

Sunday will be a quiet day with the girls and I at home visiting with Margie. We will probably play games and watch movies. Depending on the weather, we may even get out for a walk! Madison has work at 4:00, so we will eat before she goes. I am planning on barbecue meatballs and baked potatoes with applesauce and then possibly a trip to Dairy Queen for dessert. Madison always makes the perfect cones! Well...that is what we have planned for this weekend. I hope yours is happy and sunny and warm, whatever your plans may be!

Lunch this week...tuna salad with lots of extra Easter eggs mixed in on whole wheat toast with a slice of provolone...yummmm!

The Easter Bunny added a few new Cinderellas to the collection. And believe me, Flynn knows the difference between each and every one!

Look what else that Bunny left...

and who got a personalized manicure with them?

What do you do when the big kids return to school after break, and a certain little sister is very sad? Well, bake of course! And in this case, it was these yummy banana muffins from Colleen. They are in.cre.di.ble.!!!

Happy Weekend!!

April 1, 2013

Easter 2013

We had a wonderful Easter this year....and here are way too many pictures to prove it!

We colored eggs on Thursday evening...

with my sweet sister Margie.

She and her husband love my children as if they were their own.

Saturday morning we decorated our Easter table...

and snapped a few pictures before our company arrived.

Me and my girls! : )

All ready for dinner...and yep...I use foil pans for easy clean up!

This beautiful lamb was a gift from my neighbor. It was made of butter!

Peyton's cherry dessert was delish!

Flynn and my sweet mother..."Grammy Patches" : )

My daddy and 2 of his 5 girls

Flynn loves her Aunt Margie!

New jammies for Saturday night...

baskets all ready for the Easter Bunny...

and carrots and eggs and juice for him too!

Quick breakfast before early Mass...thanks to my friends at Pillsbury!

Easter morning before Mass...

Easter 2013

After Mass we hunted for baskets and loved what that Easter Bunny left us! Madison was thrilled with her new wristlet!

Peyton loves Dallas!!! And yep...we changed BACK into our jammies after Mass, cause that is how we do things here! : )

My movie guy loved his Xbox live!

And Flynn loved her Lego duplo Cinderella castle which Rhett helped her put together as soon as this picture was taken!

Happy Easter!!!

March 28, 2013

Weekend Plans... Easter 2013

How can it be that Lent passed so quickly and we find ourselves on the eve of Good Friday? I wish I could say I accomplished everything I had intended in my heart this Lent, but sadly, that is not true. Friday we will spend time in quiet reflection and prayer and on the suffering of our Lord...In addition to fasting, we will spend the hours between 12 and 3 in quiet prayer, using the Stations of The Cross as our guide. We will have a simple supper of fish and then make a few preparations for our holiday meal on Saturday.

Saturday we are having my parents and my sister and her husband in for an early holiday meal. We are eating around 3:00, as Madison works Saturday evening. I am planning ham, cheesy potatoes, cucumber and onion pasta salad, broccoli casserole, and a yummy cherry delight for dessert. Peyton has promised to give me a hand in the kitchen! Yay! Saturday evening, we will spend preparing for both our Savior and on a smaller scale...the Easter Bunny himself!

Easter Sunday is looking to be a bit warmer here. We will attend an early Mass dressed in our finest to celebrate the Risen Lord and return home to quickly change and begin to hunt for Easter baskets! Easter Sunday will be a quiet family day here with just the six of us together...my favorite kind of day...We will snack on leftover ham on sandwiches and lots and lots of chocolate eggs, I hope!

That is what our plans look like for this Easter Weekend...I hope you and your families have a blessed, happy, peaceful Easter Day as we celebrate the Risen Lord! Thanks so very much for sharing your lives and families with me! Happy Easter friends!