Easter weekend was awesome!

Happy Easter!!!! He is Risen!  Easter Is a wonderful day!!!!  I love it.  At the Silverdale Baptist church 50 people were saved this morning! Praise God!  We started out going to Gateway Church (used to be Christ Memorial).  Our friend and old neighbor, Tom Duchemin, is the pastor there. Well, there was a small fire downstairs and they had to evacuate before the service started.  So we went over to the New Life church on the other side of town. It was ok. People seemed nice enough. Music was a bit loud and every song and hymn had a rock twist.  I am a bit old fashioned and like hymns slow and sweet. The song I didn't get to hear today and I missed...the one I hear every Easter is In Christ Alone. I love it!

Well, now I got to hear it. There are so many songs that move me. Especially at Easter. But sadly not today. After church we came home and enjoyed a quiet afternoon and had steaks for dinner.
We actually had an Easter brunch and egg hunt yesterday. It was awesome to have the family over.  I love them so much. Heather and her family didn't make it but next year she said she will be here. We had great food....I made this

plus two egg dishes that turned out terrible. Well, one wasn't so bad but the bacon one was awful. Never again. But the dish in the picture turned out good. And the girls brought dessert, a fruit pizza, biscuits and gravy, sausage links, fried potatoes, and a salad.  Everything was so good. The weather both days was sunny and beautiful!  Andrew, Jordy and Dylan hid Easter eggs and then their little sisters found them.  Here are some pictures of our day:

Jordy hiding eggs

Kevon, Ryan, Brad and Joel talking politics and getting out of hiding eggs this year! 

Andrew hiding eggs

Dylan hiding eggs

Andrew helping Maddie counting eggs.

Papa photo bombing Dylan

riley and cousin andrew

Riley and Uncle Kevon

It was a great day. I love having everyone over. It makes me smile. I hope you had a wonderful day too!

eeeek! a MOUSE!!!!

I cannot believe I am typing in this every day!  I've been doing pretty good!  So proud of myself.  Trying to stay off Facebook a little bit more. It comes to being bored with it.  Sometimes I am criticized with the way I approach Facebook which means I sometimes get involved in posting a lot of pictures and/or sayings that range from funny, Christian, political, annoying, loving, whatever. Sometimes I get carried away. A lot of times people don't agree with me.  That is fine as long as they don't want to start a war.  I figure I can have my opinions and post it on my page and others can have opinions and post it on their page.  If we don't like what the other posts, it doesn't matter. You can have different beliefs and love them anyway.  I am not judgmental, a hater or phobic at all. I just believe in God's Word, His plan for us and I don't believe He has wavered from it. I think people are way too liberal in their thinking and it seems like everything that was wrong in life is now right....and everything that was right is now wrong. And I think the right answers have to be from God. Who else knows best?

OH MY GOSH!!!!  My cat would not get out from behind my desk and computer. I was going to squirt him with water but the power strip and everything is plugged in there.  Papa tried to get him out and gave up. I did the string and he still wouldn't come out. So I pulled my desk out and there was a freakin' mouse!!!!! That is why the cat was obsessed!  Lanny went and got gloves and came in and got the mouse. Sadly he had to take it out and euthanize it. Now we have to figure out why and how?  That's what happens when you live in the woods. It really freaked me out.

Of course, poor kitty couldn't hurt the mouse too bad. We took him and Toby in to get their pedicures today. (toenails clipped). It was only $8.00 each. Toby's nails were pretty good because he goes for walks every day. But he had a side toe nail that was split. Not the cat was sticking to everything like it was Velcro  He is so much better now! We are not having to unhook him from the carpet. lol! Toby was so scared to go back he was looking at us like "please....no!!!!" and pulling towards us.  But when she brought him back to us he was so happy he was actually smiling!!! Papa took him out and let him smell all over outside while I waited for the cat to get done.

Mmmmmmmm....papa is making my mom's chocolate chip cookie recipe. The best cookies in the world. I just ate two. I am hoping the cookie monsters: Kevon or grandkids come over and save me! lol!

Well...I guess I am done for today. Oh, papa and Lauren got 4 right on Brookes' bucks today. Papa is really smart!  He knew what month Mariner's opening day is in,

which is April.
They knew what the little pocket in jeans is for

(pocket watch),
how many fruits are in the fruit of the loom

(4,Purple grapes. Green grapes. Apple. Gooseberries or currants),
when a sailor gets an anchor tattoo what ocean does it mean he crossed

(Atlantic),
when a server serves your food is the correct way on your left or right

(left),
what does the words Mardi Gras mean? We missed that one and I should have known it because I taught my preschoolers it last year! lol!

Lauren

It is Fat Tuesday.

Well....now I am really done! haha!  Have a great Wednesday night and a wonderful Thursday! Love my readers.... whoever you are! xoxo

freakin' taxes...that's all I got to say!

This started out an awesome day.  Payday is always awesome since we don't get paid but once a month.  Plus we didn't have to make a house payment so I felt so rich!  Then....... we went and had our taxes done. Dumdadumdum.  When I tried figuring our taxes a few weeks ago it said we owed $1500.00.  I thought how ridiculous it had to be.  So today she itemized more than I did and knew a lot more than I did and she brought it down!!!!!  By about $100 and only charged us $66 so we came out $44 ahead.  You can stop laughing now.  But it is a good thing we didn't have to make our $1500.00 house payment.  Uncle Sam wants it. And the $44.00 goes to Papa car tabs.  Can't win, I tell you.  It has always been that way.  You get a few dollars ahead, a bonus on your check, some unexpected money and bigger than anything you will also need a car repair, bill, or taxes.  I am thankful we have the money to pay it. God provides. I wish He would have provided the 300,000,000.00 plus I needed wanted to win the other night. Seriously, we had enough to pay our bills and the taxes. We are good.
Pity party over.

I have so many blessings in my life.  That is only money.  I thank God for the health, beauty, brains, and love I see in all my grandkids.  God really blessed us with them!  Our kids are pretty great too....like I said in yesterdays post.

Maddie sprained her ankle at school today.  Karla said it's not bad enough to take her out of softball season....the games don't start until after Easter break.

Watching Dancing with the Stars.  Sadly, I think Wynonna and Dorothy H. both are pretty bad and I don't see them catching on.  I just saw that Dorothy Hamill withdrew today.  It isn't on yet so I don't know why.  Zendaya and Kellie Pickler are my favorites so far.

I also watch Celebrity Apprentice.  That show bugs me and yet I still am glued. Because when it's good it is good.

Papa loves The Walking Dead, Revolution, NCIS, NCIS LA,  Person of Interest, and shows like that.....he likes Ax Man and those shows.  But he loves westerns, MASH and Fox news, Bill O'Reilly, and some of those.

The life of the retired.  At least until softball season starts. Have a great night!