good Friday...

we had dark skies and rain yesterday...

and then early in the evening...

the temperature dropped...

down into the 30s...

today is gray skies and not much over 40...

but I can see that the winds we have had are gone with the warm days...

DH has today off and is out walking the yard picking up sticks...

again...

getting ready for the mower guy to come this weekend...

I was up early and went back to bed...

need to get moving here and get something done...

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have a blessed Good Friday...

the Lamb arose!

not a bad day...

considering what the northern states are going through...

it is downright wonderful here...

see how warm?

that is a Kleenex box on the bench, for those of you wondering...

its full of dryer lint for the birds to use in their nests...

the dwarf lilac is leafing out and the iris are getting taller each day...

I love the forsythia...

nice bright yellows mean spring to me...

we do have some rain coming and we could use it...

an egg hunt on Saturday...

dinner on Sunday...

probably will be soggy and cooler...

but you have to have the rain to make things grow!

be well and stay safe in the storms...

;0)

we are warmer...

but the wind is something else...

I have a few daffodils in the house now...

trying to get a little bit done every evening when DH gets home...

beginning to look better out there...

there's a root upheaving that block that we need to cut down so we can semi level everything again...

did you ever have that one thing you wouldn't let go of?

this is mine...

I bought it when the kids were so small...

the azalea is brightly shining...

even have a little one beside the big one that we can dig and put somewhere else...

see the cracks in the dirt?

all that wind has dried things up pretty good around here... 

we have rain in the forecast for Thursday, Saturday and Sunday...

so with that and Easter dinner happening...

we probably won't get much done this weekend outside...

the annual Easter Egg Hunt on the square is Saturday...

and we are going, rain or shine...

the last few years, its been wonderful, sunny days...

but Easter is so early this year...

its going to be a bit chilly...

not in the 70s at all...

we are going to change dinner up a bit this year...

making it in the big roaster...

just a coupe of dishes is all we are making...

pork roast, potatoes and carrots in the roaster and throwing the noodles in there, too...

maybe some cole slaw and deviled eggs...

and that will do it...

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 need to lay the pork roast down from the freezer this evening...

and we have to clean out the fridge this week and get the left overs ate up so we have room to put all this...

so suppers will be super easy...

just heat it up...

;0)

should be no excuses for not getting things done around here...

right?

check back in later and I will tell you how well that goes...

have good days!

if only...

the temperature matched the view...

we were stuck with both days in the low 40s...

for highs...

and yesterday morning, there was a bit of sun and blue skies peeking through...

but that ended pretty fast...

people were mowing like crazy, but we can go another week or so...

we did get 2 more beds raked out...

but this isn't one of them...

DH went to a card party for his aunt...

she turned 90...

and I stayed home...

he even did the shopping while he was in town...

I was afraid I might give her something...

still fighting stuff here and hoping its just allergies...

but just in case its not...

I do not want to be the one who causes her demise...

so Saturday was kind of messed up and not much was done outstide...

also, 2 of the babies left with their new family...

the other 2 are just waiting to go...

and already have another queen to deliver...

and one of those is already taken...

that will the last batch until we can get caught up here...

still have the kitchen to finish that we started last fall...

the beds are filling in nicely...

some of these are open this morning now...

I am going to bring a few in and put on the kitchen table...

they just make me smile...

DH is going to work a little every evening on the yard...

he burnt yesterday and raked a section of corn stalks to the field...

there is much more to rake up...

need to get it out of there so we can mow...

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need to work on the easter bags this week, too...

have had the stuff for awhile...

but need to put it together...

I don't think my kids will ever be too old to get an easter basket...

;0)

have good Mondays!

if that's possible...

;0)

happy weekend!

spring has been put on hold here...

just for a couple of days...

its still not snowing or anything crazy like that...

but it sure cooled down...

get the weekend out of the way and then we will warm up again...

DH is hitting the yard but I have orders to stay in...

and not get sick again...

;0)

I really didn't want to freeze my tush off anyway...

plenty to do in here...

I still don't have any pansies...

but that could happen soon, too...

so have great weekends and I hope you are warmer than we are...

not quite time to pack up the winter clothes just yet...

but its getting there!