Easter

April Happenings and Easter

 I wanted to get a blog done before life got too crazy.  So for those of you who were not in Castle Dale for Easter her are a few of the events.  I got there Friday night just in time for a bon fire.  It was a magical fire that did not make my hair or clothes smell like fire.  I am not sure why that was but I really enjoyed not having smoky hair on Saturday.  I have started washing my hair every other day and I was concerned about the smell but there was none.

Saturday morning was the ceremonial dying of the eggs after a big fry up courtesy of Dennis.

Esme deciding on what stickers to apply to her egg.  She chose a football, a rocket and a few other boyish things.

Then the egg hunt began.  The weather was bit gray and misty but we ventured out and it ended up being fine.

Maren very excited to begin

Jonas shivering.  Okay I guess it was a little cold.

Esme got some really fun toys due to Miranda and Whitney's eye for the things that little girls will appreciate.

She tried to avoid my camera but I got one in the end.

Two big cuddley bunnies

Then we started on our tea party.  We had lovely chicken salad cream puffs.  I was so full that I only ate one.  I wish I could have had another but of course they were a big hit and got scarffed down.

I made ribbon sandwiches, Josh and Liz made the tarts and Miranda made some yummy zucchini bread with choc. chips.  Lizzy made some deliciously rich hot chocolate.  We decided it was like drinking a piece of chocolate cake.   We decided to get out the luncheon trays to make it extra special.   I of course had to have a fan tray.

We decided to expand our tea party victuals to include pink fluff.

Then after the tea party it was down to the church for games.  I actually fell asleep with Esme and we only got in on the last half hour or so.  Have you ever played Body Body in a pitch dark cultural hall.  Well I have and it was sort of weird to not be able to see anyone standing right in front of you.  We walked instead of crawling to save on the old knees.

I had some pretty blooms in the yard the past few weeks.  There is good color contrast.  Now the daffodils are done and the tulips have begun. 

The other day Esme had a little accident and had taken off her undies.  None of us could figure out why she was sitting this way.  She looked like a little legless, busty child.  It was quite funny.

I am famous for starting projects and not finishing them.  I started this baby afghan several years ago.  I got off on my counts and it ended up multiplying in size.  That is the story of my life with crocheting.  Anyway I got it out a few weeks ago and decided it was going to get finished.  It is far from perfect but it is done. 

I think it will look very sweet wrapped around a baby boy.  I am not sure who's baby boy, but it's a waitin.

Hope you all had a wonderful Easter.

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So what I have been doing for the past month.  I have been a little obsessed with a few TV shows that sadly took over my life for a few weeks.  Morgan had recorded Larkrise to Candleford and I finally have a new DVD Blueray player that will play them.  So that took about a week and a half to get thru them.  BBC TV series are "My One Weakness"  .

Then it was on to MI-5.  I have spent the past 2 weeks watching all of the episodes that I could on Netflix.  There is just something up Rupert Penry-Jones AKA Adam Carter that I cannot get enough of.  I have loved him since I first saw him in Persuasion.

He is a kind of an intense Spook which is the British word for spy.

Now for a little Springtime.  My yard is in bloom and I just love seeing color in my yard.  It has been absent for so long.

I love this color of blue/purple.  It is good with the yellow.  My dirt looks sort of pathetic and clayish.  Anne Adele was just raving about her dark soil that she has at her home.  Anne Adele is here with me.  She came out with a friend who came out for a funeral.  It has been so fun to have her here with me. 

Daffodils.  It kind of reminds me of William Wordsworth's poem

I wish I had a forsythia bush.  I am able to see my neighbors though.  From my bedroom window I can see it well. 

So just a few of the things starting to poke up.  This is my bleeding heart plant.  It loves the place that I have put it in.  I am excited to see how big it gets this year. 

This is the rhubarb plant that Madi bought me last year.  I cannot wait to make Rhubarb Raspberry Syrup and rhubarb cakes. 

So I have bee teaching Esme the names of the flowers in my yard  She has learned to say Daffodils.  We started last week and she is doing quite well with the names.  After work I went to Josh's house and Esme said "Let's go look at the flowers in the yard and pick some".  It was sweet and made me think that she really enjoyed our little outdoor adventures.    Then later on she wanted to show Anne Adele her room and how Stacy had fixed it up.  She was beckoning Anne Adele to her room and said "Come on Daffodil"  It was very sweet.   It just all makes sense in her little mind.

I hope that all of you are enjoying Conference.  A.A, Noah and Becky are here with me for the weekend.  We have some family gatherings and meals planned as usual.  It is our tradition. 

I am looking forward to Morgan's quiz and taking notes.   I cannot help but think that Leslie and Zack are watching their last General Conference in the mission field.  May you have a wonderful Conference weekend and feel lots of love.