Well Saturday turned out to be another gorgeous day despite the 91 degree temperature as the humidity was quite low. I worked outside to start the morning and then we headed to Brandon in the early afternoon to celebrate an early Easter supper with many family members. I had started the day with my usual 5'ish rollout to my routines that begin with some quiet times to honor my lord, Jesus, give thanks for another day and to lift up several by name for comfort and healing. All are holding with this post but Dianne is still in the hospital after a rough night. Keep praying the doctors can get her body back to fighting this sepsis and other issues of infection.
I headed out to work in the yards and gardens even giving the new wood look on the front porch a third and final coat of stain. It really has made the house look completely different. I harvested several tomato's that were still green on one huge tomato vine before the fruit flies ruined them and now I will have to dust the cucumbers as little green worms are invading them as well. I transplanted more romaine lettuce seedlings that also came up volunteer in the garden. It was so nice out that I started digging this one pesky grass that has what looks like nuts on it and it will spread if not dug up, so I did that for an hours, luckily they come up in clumps as I dig them out. I then hand watered all that's left in the gardens and then the front yard planters. The new shrubs and flowering plants are doing quite well and I have beautiful orange and yellow marigolds plants in full bloom every where.
Amy and Eliza came to decorate cut out cookies that Nancy had made the dough the day before and had in the fridge. She then had them decorated them with all kinds of stuff while I was on line or reading until lunch time. After they left taking most of the cookies with them, I had a bite of lunch then settled into reading until it was time to get ready to head over to Bobby's house with daughter Amy's family and cousin Tammy's family. He had quite the crowd there with his 4 kids and Amy's 3 kid's so all of our 7 grands were there and they hid easter eggs for the 5 year old twins, plus Eliza. They had a fun time and added some money to their piggy banks.
Bobby had a huge smoked ham and mac and cheese and we brought fresh broccoli and a huge garden salad, others brought deviled eggs, crusty breads and cheese cakes with topping, what a feast and we are doing it all again this evening here at our place with out Bobby's family, but with Nancy's sister and husband and Amy's family. The menu once again will be ham, broccoli, salad and what ever. I think I'll make a pot of collard greens as well as I have tons still growing. They won't last much longer as the heat is really starting to crank up.
We had such a fun time with family, sharing experiences in life, eating and watching the Ray's win in a walk off homer to beat the Yankees after being down the whole game. It was going on 9 before we got back home and I hit the shower and some ALONE time on the TV until 10'ish, Later
HAPPY EASTER TO ALL
