This area of WV is having a lovely, clear, sunny day, but it's very windy and I doubt the temp. will get much more than 50 degrees. The daffodils, some tulips, primroses and forsythia are blooming, but the redbud trees, which grow wild along the interstate and make for a beautiful drive, aren't in flower, yet. We might have one more frost, but it seems as if Spring is finally here.

DH and I are alone, today. Dinner is ham, scalloped potatoes, and oven-roasted asparagus with crescent rolls. Nothing fancy, but it should taste pretty good. I told him since we weren't having company, we didn't have to eat in the dining room. That made him happy.

I peeled, cooked and mashed 10 lbs of potatoes and
fixed a BIG pot of corn to take to our family dinner.
Dinner was at my sis's house, she has a big yard suitable
for hunting Easter Eggs.

Most of the family was there and we had more than enough food.

Fried chicken, mashed potatoes, corn, scalloped tomatoes,
hash brown potato casserole, green beans, cole slaw, potato
salad, fried okra, mixed fruit salad, garlic cheese biscuits. Banana pudding, strawberry shortcake, three
different cheese cakes, cupcakes and a chocolate pie.

The younger adults hid 143 Easter eggs and the little ones found most all of them.

It was a beautiful day, spring is busting out all over and
hopefully it will stay with us for awhile. I think we still
have Blackberry winter to contend with but maybe it won't be too cold.

Happy Easter to all.

Guests left before noon, husband did not feel like dinner, so my Easter feast was leftover curry chicken, leftover rice and a bowl of salad. Oh well, at least it was not much work.

Spent most of beautiful 70's sunny day repotting and nestling sturdiest of new seedlings outside with hopes that our cold weather is over. Delighted that 6 new Black Bamboo shoots are waist high and near fence, two more had to be cut...they were encroaching on lawn space. We've recently had more than a foot of rain and everything is bursting forth, including weeds, but even they look so fresh and perky it's hard not to enjoy their vigor before I yank'em...lol

DS and family have bought new larger house and are busy getting settled in and DH was happily participating in activities at Assisted Living facility, so we didn't get together today. I fixed sweet potato biscuits for breakfast and later nibbled on bone-in ham (best flavor) baked earlier this week plus deviled egg salad (my name for eggs peeled, chopped roughly, then dressing added just before eating, piled on shredded lettuce). Doesn't look as pretty as stuffed egg halves but lots easier to prepare. josh

Today's weather was perfect....high 70s, a few fluffy white clouds, mild breeze. My sister is up from San Francisco and staying at mom's just up the street from me. The three of us, plus my husband, had a 3pm dinner at his sister and her husband's house. We took the two dachshunds and they have a pug who play well together. My brother-in-law took my 91 year old mother for a Harley ride. I'm glad Jan (my sister) had her camera! Mom loved the ride! We had ham, coconut shrimp, veggies, potato casserole. My sister-in-law, who is already a wonderful cook, is taking cooking classes at the college and her food is absolutely gourmet. For appetizer, she made a baked brie in a puff pastry w/craisins and pecans. Yum!

Got home early, and now I'm enjoying a Gipsy Kings cd, while Charlie is catching up on the golf tournament that he Tivo'd. Bliss for both of us.

Sounds like some good Sundays!

I was glad there was no threat of tornadoes. Really glad. The same can't be said for today. We enjoyed the weather. I couldn't afford to buy a new Easter dress and work clothes, so I bought a spiffy navy suit with white trim. LF wore a baby blue and khaki plaid shirt with an argyle sweater vest. We took our green bean casserole (she requests it every time), two chess pies, and cookies I'd made. There was ham, potato salad, coke salad (her creation, I could never do it justice in describing it), carrots, pansit, meatballs, carrot cake, coconut cake, cherry topped cheesecake, and lemonade. LF never ate anything of substance until late evening. I think he must've eaten a barrel full of sugar. Was taking a running start and then sliding down the hill in his sock feet and landing on the knee of his dress pants. He was covered in chocolate, sticky sugar, grass stains, dried grass, and mud. We ended the night watching The Shadow and he ate and ate until he went to bed. He had several glasses of milk, fish, fish and more fish, some peas, and some applesauce. I think he ate from the time he got up until he went to bed. Even taking bites inbetween running starts down the hill. I'm sick of food now! I never got to rest. I am plum worn out today. We had baseball on Saturday and I got the car emission tested along with the other activities. My house is wreck and never even worked on the papers, one due tonight by midnight, and one due Thursday at 2:31PM.

Sounds like Senioritis. It's a real phenomena...

still raking up last years debris here in Michigan..we still have snow in areas..
I raked for a few hours yesterday and was just glad to be outside

um, Michael? I thought you were talking to someone else and was perplexed who you thought was "old". Truly. I need a new mind, this one is full!!!!!!!!! I'm not even going to start on the 1200 word paper due at midnight until 9PM or 10PM tonight. I admit, I've compiled sources and quotes, but nothing else.