Wow, it’s hard to believe this is the last Friday of April already. I think spring has finally settled in for the duration. The dogwoods exchanged their blossoms for leaves, but it was pretty to watch the trees raining pink petals for a few days.
It’s time for a weekly recounting of blessings with Susanne and friends at Living to Tell the Story. Through highs and lows, good times or bad, there are always things to be grateful for.
1. Easter Sunday church service. We had more songs than usual, plus different individuals read parts of the gospel accounts of Jesus death and resurrection. Very moving.
2. Easter celebration with the family. To accommodate Jesse’s third shift work and sleep schedule, we got together for Easter dinner rather than lunch. That actually worked out nicely. We had the usual favorites–ham and cheesy potatoes and salad, along with “resurrection rolls.” Mittu made a chocolate mousse cake. And Jim conducted the Easter egg hunt for the guys with cash-filled eggs. 🙂
3. Our own Easter baskets. I don’t make Easter baskets for Jim or myself, though I do keep back some candy for us. This year, Jason and Mittu made one for us! Well, for me. They got Jim an off-brand Lego-type set of a camper van.
My basket–or bucket:
4. Surprise lunch. Since my kids were old enough to make a sandwich or run the microwave, I have not usually cooked on Sunday evenings. We each fend for ourselves with leftovers or whatever we want to eat individually. But since we were having our big meal at dinnertime Easter Sunday, Jason and Mittu made a heat-and-eat Sunday lunch for us and brought it over Saturday night. That was so thoughtful and helpful.
5. Thinking alike. Jim ran a time-sensitive early-morning errand for me on Monday. On his way back, I texted, “Chick-Fil-A biscuit?” He texted back, “Already got it.” 🙂
That’s our week–how was yours?
Stray Thoughts 
Sounds like a wonderful Easter! My family loves Legos. Hubby just completed 6 cars and a giant jeep. haha! Have a blessed day!
Sounds like a very nice Easter and such thoughtful son and daughter in law! Mittu’s cake looks wonderful! That’s quite an Easter basket for you and Jim’s camper is cute.
Your kids are just the sweetest — you getting an Easter basket and that CAKE!!! Makes me smile 🙂 Our trees are now “raining” blossoms and although I’m sorry to see them go, it is pretty. I’m loving our warmer weather. I have my weekly visit with my friend in the nursing home this a.m., then getting groceries and getting busy cooking for 2 of my girls and fiance who are coming for dinner. It does seem that April flew by!
It sounds like a lovely week full of blessings…especially enjoyed the text back and forth between you and Jim about breakfast biscuits from Chick-fil-A. Isn’t it wonderful when our husbands can read our minds? 🙂 Have a wonderful weekend, my friend.
I love how thoughtful your family are and how in tune you and your hubby are. Enjoy the weekend.
OH that chocolate mousse cake looks delicious!! I LOVE chocolate mousse cake!! (it’s actually the only cake i like).
Your Easter sounds wonderful.
I laughed out loud at the last fave….that has happened to dave and I before…only usually with something from the ice cream store 🙂
Have a wonderful weekend, Barbara.
Mittu is so thoughtful. What a blessing she is to the whole family.
Your Easter evening dinner worked out well.
I loved how Jim already had gotten your biscuits before you texted him. He knows you!
Have a good week!
The biscuit blessing made me smile. Just such a sweet thing in a long time married relationship is how well you know each other. Your Easter sounded lovely and how fun that you also received a basket of goodies. That mouse cake looks delicious!!
What a lovely week, Barbara! So many sweet (literally) and sweet gestures from your family and your time together. That camper lego thing looks super cute.