Jaci Dawn

It was a very lovely day today: the sun came out, it warmed up more than was predicted, my girls came over and had dinner with us, and I got to talk to my son on the phone.

Oh, and those little people called grandsons invaded my house.

They hunted for Easter Eggs in the front yard.

No one could find the egg that Sam hid in the bird feeder. Wonder why?

They pulled out every toy in the toy box and acted like they had never seen the toys before.

And then we moved outside because it was just so incredibly nice outside. And the toys that are stored in the garage had to come out: the little plastic shovel/rake/hoe sets and the bucket and the plastic wheel barrows.

My flower beds were attacked with vigor and the hazelnut mulch was carefully rearranged. Javan moved the most mulch. Zephan raked it back into the flower beds for me.

Eli did some sort of exotic dance with the net bag the outside toys go in.

Chrystal and her friend brought us chocolate cheese cake that was “to die for”. I made them take the left overs because I am already fifteen pounds overweight.

Chrystal and her friend took Harvey for a walk. Harvey thought that was the Best Easter Present Ever. Chrystal said she was impressed at how obedient he is on the lease. That’s one heck of a compliment from Chrystal.

Everyone complained about the biscuits. Seriously? I made Pillsbury “Grands”. Apparently everyone thought I was going to break out the sourdough starter and make real rolls. I didn’t even make real mashed potatoes. Or homemade gravy. Even the salad came out of a bag.

I wanted to enjoy my Easter with my grandboys before they move to Alaska. If I had been a little smarter, I would have served Easter dinner on paper plates. But I didn’t think that through and I ended up loading the dishwasher after everyone left.

At least I have a dishwasher.

Keeping everything simple meant I had more time to enjoy THIS. Just look at that! Oh-my-goodness! That is just about the most adorable snot-nosed kid on the face of the planet.

What can I say? I am a Most Blessed Grandmother.