Okay now for Easter. Thursday night there was a flashlight Easter egg hunt and movie in the park that we went to. The kids hopefully had a good time. I was a bit miserable. No comfortable seating or relaxation for me and then I swallowed a bug! UGH! Needless to say I was happy to go home. But not before we survived the chilly night air and showing of the "Hop". Jhonny kept trying to get me to go to a couple of other community egg hunts. I refused. I had enough in that one night. Next year, I may feel differently.
Mom and Dad came on Friday to celebrate and give Lily some early B-day attention. Jhonny deep cleaned after my pleading to do it right for once and not rely on the kids with their limited ability. They are helpful in trying to maintain, but every once in a while you just gotta do it yourself to get the results you want. If I could, I WOULD! He was sweet enough to give in to my pleas and do it. The kids helped, but you know how that goes.
When Grandma and Grandpa finally arrived the kids colored their eggs for the easter bunny to hide on Saturday morning. I prefer to do all the fun stuff on Saturday so Sunday we can just concentrate on the real purpose of Easter. So the kids and the grandparents had fun coloring eggs.
Then it was off to the store for SHOPPING with the girls. Lily had a blast picking out clothes and shoes and trying them all on. It was hardest settling on what her money would buy. I was worn out. They really need a motorized cart at that place for me. Walking around using the shopping cart as a walker is not ideal. But Lily was happy.
After that we hooked back up with the boys and went to a buffet all you can eat place where I knew I could eat all the meat and veggies I could cram on a plate without the necessity of cooking it myself and the kids could fill up on sweets that I refuse to make. Do you blame me? If I can't eat it, I'm not cooking it. The kids were in dessert heaven. And I felt pretty full myself. It's been a while since I could say that without my sugar skyrocketing. Mom was impressed that I managed to avoid the sugar and carbs. Well, it's not hard when it reminds me of being poisoned. The pain afterwards is not worth it. But soon, very soon. . .
When we got back ready to hit the hay, we discovered the transformer that is connected to our street blew and we were not only without power, but no way to get in the house. We were relying on the garage door opener and Jhonny had never put a house key on his set of keys. Even if he had, he bolted the part of the door that you can't open with a key. So Mom and Lily and I decided to take the hospital route tour to show mom where to go when the baby comes. We drove around Round Rock in the dark and came home just as Jhonny was able to break into the house. Still no power, but at least we got in. He fixed the broken lock on the window though- so no hopes of anyone out there having any ideas. I did manage to get a spare key on that set of car keys so this won't happen again.
With the tour over, we made a trip to IKEA. We had some furniture needs with the baby coming and after searching on Craigslist and all the stores I could think of online, I found what I needed for the price I liked at IKEA. So off we went. What was even better is that this weekend they had an eat for free deal if you spent more than $100. What I was buying was at least that, so we all had lunch on IKEA!Which basically meant that they subtracted our meal ticket from the price of our purchase! Yippee! And they had a wheel chair that I got pushed around in, so no painful episodes like the day before.
After returning home, my uncle Rob stopped in for a visit. He was here in Austin on business and was getting a ride with my parents to Houston. I'm glad he stopped by. He said he didn't want to impose on my parent's visit. I kept telling mom he wasn't and it would be very rude of him NOT to come over when we haven't seen him in 4 years!! I was glad he came and got to visit for a bit. It was sad to say good bye and send my parents back to Houston. I enjoyed having them over. There's no one quite like Mom to complain to and get empathy from when I feel like this.
This morning was more laid back. I had Jhonny dig up the old VHS "He is Risen" video still packed in the garage and the kids watched the cartoon before church. I enjoyed their little comments and questions about what was happening. When the disciples and Mary were running in the tomb and thinking someone stole Jesus's body, Gavin kept yelling at the show, "HE'S ALIVE! HE'S NOT THERE! HE'S RESURRECTED! DON'T YOU KNOW?" It was so cute. Lily of course loves this holiday as it's so close to her birthday and everyone has Lilies around. At church someone had a lily plant on the podium. She pointed at it and said, "Look, Mom! Someone brought lilies! Someone brought ME today!" I was happy that even with all the sugar and easter bunny stuff going on this weekend, that my kids could grasp the meaning of Easter and the resurrection. Gavin learned about how Jesus was crucified and then lived again. He's having quite the time wrapping his tongue around the word, "resurrected", but he hasn't stopped trying to say it.
I'm curious as to what he will say tomorrow at school about it. His teacher's aunt passed away this weekend and her funeral was supposed to happen yesterday or today. She knew it was coming and my only comment other than how sorry I was, was that at least if you are going to have a funeral, this would be a good weekend for it. Fortunately she agreed. I wouldn't mind having my funeral on Easter weekend. I would hope that everyone present would be reminded that my death is a temporary seperation and that we will meet again!
Easter has to be one of my favorite holidays. Sugar aside. I love the colors and the flowers and easter egg hunts, and I especially love the reminder of our Savior and the hope and peace that it brings. Here's hoping all of you had a superb Easter Holiday!
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