Easter and other things.....

Any of you printing your blogs?  I printed my first three years together......since I didn't blog much.....and just received my fourth year in the mail a few days ago.  It's fun to have it in book form even if you can't buy it on A*mazon.  The site I'm using isn't very user friendly, at least not to this user, but I'm determined to print it all one year at a time.  Someday, I'm sure my children will find them when they go through my things and throw them promptly in the garbage treasure having my words to read.

It's been a wild two weeks around here.  The weekend before Easter, one son and the superhero both had wrecks within three days.  Matthew was on his way to my brother's house when he was rear ended.  He tried calling me......the wreck was just at the end of my brother's street......but I couldn't hear my phone ringing.  Yes, I feel really bad about that.

Look you, there's no sense in feeling guilty about everything!  

Thankfully, Matt wasn't hurt and his car was only damaged a little and is still drivable.

Not to be outdone, that Sunday afternoon, the superhero AND Matt were stopped at a red light when they saw a car hit another car on the other side of the road, spin around and start coming toward them......

The superhero said it was really surreal watching the  driver hit and then start coming his way.....he said he thought she would stop before she got to him because she came across two lanes of traffic and a median, but no.....CRASH!
It hit so hard that the truck has to have a whole new cab.  I am so thankful and weak kneed grateful that neither one of them were hurt.  And just a little fyi......in both wrecks, there's a good chance the drivers were texting.....  Please don't text while you're driving.  The person you hit might be someone I love! 


The Saturday night before Easter, I went with some friends to the Passion Play which a local church puts on at our civic center every year.  It was wonderful! So much work went into it and it was like a broadway production.  They told the story of Christ and His great love for us so beautifully.


Easter we had a wonderful church service filled with joyful music about resurrection day.  There was an orchestra and the handbells played.....it was just a joy filled service.


After church, MIL and just half of the children were here for lunch.  I didn't think to get the camera out until Russell had gone to the office.


MIL with Matt, David and Arwen

Me with Matt, David and Arwen

After everyone left, I took mama an Easter lilly and visited for a while.  Mama closed her eyes and seemed to be asleep so I was talking to her caregiver when she opened her eyes and said "my daughter brought me a beautiful plant" Me... "was it an Easter lilly?"  Mama....."I think so".....me..."which daughter?"  Mama....."my favorite"....me..."where is she".....Mama..."right here"!  She is so funny!



And in just a few days, we'll be opening this mystery door and showing off the brand new bathroom!  I can't wait.