I Did it! I Did it!

After four years of trying I finally made really colorful naturally dyed Easter Eggs! I used red cabbage, turmeric and yellow onion skins. Just try and guess which made what colors!

Easter dawned bright and COLD in our neck of the woods. For the very first time the DC got to hunt for their Easter baskets. It was DH's family tradition to set the baskets on the table so they were there the moment you appeared in the kitchen in the morning. The DC were a little surprised to see an empty table, but they quickly got into the spirit of the hunt. This is the tradition that I grew up with and I was glad to pass it on this year. Most of the hiding spots were relatively easy, with the exception of oldest DD's - her basket was hidden in the dryer :o)

DH was quickly dressed and out the door so he could practice with the worship team before church began. I got to struggle with the girls tights and hair curlers.

We had Grandma and Grandpa over for dinner. This year we broke tradition and cooked lamb rather than ham. The DC weren't too thrilled. They did, however, enjoy the pineapple gelatin mold. We got Grandma to try asparagus (I don't think she likes it yet.) The almond nut torte went over well for dessert.

Over all it was a blessed Easter, celebrating the Ressurrection of our Lord.

Catching Up

On March 21st - DH and I celebrated our 15th wedding anniversary. Yep, fifteen years, four DC, two houses, two apartments, three cats, one hamster, numerous goldfish, several hermit crabs. . . who knew?

January through now has been filled with working on the lay-out for the school yearbook, and cooking. We've implemented a new diet to help heal our guts so we can add back in high salicylate foods that we eliminated on the Feingold program. After just one month we've been successful adding back apples, grapes, raisins, tomatoes and peppers.

Soccer season has started again. Oldest DD and DS are on the same team. At least it makes scheduling a little easier. Middle DD wanted to play again! She really likes her coach. She also volunteers for goalie far more than I would like. Youngest DD is still too young - I think next spring she might be old enough for clinic. So our weekends are tied up from now until Memorial Day.

DS had a birthday. He had a friend sleep over, then they spent the next day bowling and playing in the arcade. Only one more year before there are two teenagers in the house!

The DC were able to get together twice with their cousins since Christmas. They came down over President's Weekend in February. We all went bowling together. And they came down again over Spring break. Everyone got to see the new Disney 3-D movie. (Don't waste the extra money to see it in 3-D. Some movies are meant to be in three dimensions, this isn't one of them).

We also had a visit from DH's brother. He joined us for a quick afternoon en route to his seminar. Youngest DD got to go to the airport. And her uncle got to go to a soccer game (I told you our weekends are taken up).