MONDAY, THE DAY AFTER

A VERY QUIET EASTER for us here on the prairie.  The French doors were open and a gentle breeze blew into the living room.  It smells like SPRING outside.  Fresh and new.  With the outdoors coming indoors, I could hear the birds chirping and singing love songs to one another.  

One of the things I enjoy in life is this kind of nature.  Soft melodies being sung in the trees.  The days seem longer with the time change.  Sunday was a beautiful day to be alive.     

I sat an easter basket out for my sweet husband and he gave me a easter card.  We stayed HOME this Sunday and gave thanks.  I started reading the Bible from the start as I had committed I would.  From the beginning, God said it was good.  Day one, two and three under my belt.  I will deliberately read slowly to let the words soak in deep to where I will recall what I read.  No interruptions and time to understand.

We ate Easter Supper out in the screened in porch.  The weather was perfect and we ate a nice meal together with candles on the bistro table.  I cut way back on the meal.  Baked Ham with pineapple slices, deviled eggs, green beans, potato salad and iced tea.  Was plenty and everything tasted good.  

IF I WERE TO CRITIQUE THIS MEAL...I would say half the ham steak, half the potato salad, increase the green beans, pineapple slices alright and okay with the deviled eggs.  Iced tea perfect.  Still a tasty meal, just different portions.

    

Sunday, I started to pack up my bunnies and the mounds of easter eggs.  My head is spinning at the messes I have made as I have begun the task of going through things and boxes downsizing.  On Saturday and Sunday, I went through a huge box of greeting cards that I had saved.  Very emotional. 

Sunday I topped this off by going through another box of saved email letters that I had saved from family members such as my Dad, children, hubby and a few from ministries and friends.  It is heart warming to read our conversations.  I will hopefully keep a few and thin out the rest.

Daughter-in-law sent me pics of the kids holding their Easter treats from us.  The pics made me smile.  Almost like being there.  I wish we could just pop in and say HEY. 

After we receive our second vaccine shot, we will wait 6 weeks then we will hopefully visit in person the grands and our children once again.  We'll keep our distance and still wear mask, but will be able to visit in person.  I think.  

May activities are on the calendar.  Graduations take place and that may be tricky.  My sister and brother-in-law will have been married 50 years.  I hope we can go see them and wish them a very happy anniversary in person.  50 years.  I cannot even believe it.  When they married, I was a 15 year girl getting ready to be a Junior in high school.  They had a lovely wedding and I can still remember them exchanging wedding vows.  On that day, I was full of mixed emotions that my room mate was no longer going to share a room with me, but would be a married lady.  

I wore a HOT PINK floor length gown with a empire waist and short puffed sleeves.  I had no way of knowing what it felt like to lose a sister to a sweetheart on her wedding day.  I'd find out later for myself what it was like to fall in love and marry.

Life goes on and on.  Time to make new memories.  One day at a time.  

THIS IS THE WEEK!  I will be jumping around exercising in the living room doing JACK LALANNE.  I'll continue clearing out the dishes and china in the dining room.  Last week didn't go as planned.  I was gone so much that I didn't get everything accomplished that I was hoping I would.  Better LUCK this week.

Just looking at the glassware on the dining room table deciding what to do with it has required too many brain cells.  This is not an easy task for me.  I bat my eyes at what I have collected.  I know I will survive turning loose of much.  Still it is exhausting.

I boxed up my salt and pepper collection that was in the kitchen window.  I had no problem thinning these out.  All fit in a shoe box.  Next, I packed up tooth pick holders.  I can do this with my eyes closed.  It's the crystal that I have to choose which to turn loose of and I'm not really feeling it.  haha.  

TODAY is my daughter's 41st Birthday.  She received her birthday gift a few days ago along with their Easter baskets.  I will personally give her a birthday card and wish her a Happy Birthday in person.  Heavens, 41 years old.  She's a blessing.  What a huge blessing she is.

I need to mail my Mom's birthday card in hopes that she'll get it by Friday.  I think I'll order her some flowers today as well.  Something cheery.  She loved her Easter basket that I mailed her.  I was glad that I mailed her one.  This Covid pandemic has made visits more difficult.  I hope to see her in person soon.  Air hugs.

Hope your Easter Sunday was a blessed one.  With Jesus as our personal savior, we are the EASTER people living on earth for now.  God knows us by name and our names are written in the lamb's book of life. 

The peace of Christ to you.

May you have a blessed day.

Shalom,

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