From our house to yours, wishing you all a Blessed Easter!
Other Grandma had the boys overnight on Friday, so I stopped by the store on my way to pick them up Saturday morning and snagged some items for our Easter meal. Hubby sliced the ham and about 3/4 of it was vacuum sealed for the freezer, a batch of ham salad was made for lunches next week, more ham was diced and frozen in small vacuum sealed bags to use in the omelets I'm teaching older grandson to prepare; what was left filled a loaf pan and will be prepared for our Easter supper meal with daughter and the grandsons. I figure we are good for ham until at least late summer now
Once those chores were done - and once the boys had run off a bit of energy out in the yard; they, Papaw, and I got their room organized - I mostly sat on the floor or a low crate and sorted things - what a jumble those toys were in!! So now I have a pile of outgrown toys in the dining room to deal with... Some will be going to a cousin who is caring for a young great-nephew of the right age to play with them, some will be going to daughter's home for her to sell, and some will be donated to various charities - operation Christmas Child, a nearby counseling center for children who have been abused, and the Senior Center. And just a few items will be tucked away in Grandma's treasure (keepsake) chest, of course.
A little more running and playing in the yard, helping to fix supper, coloring eggs, bath time, and reading to Grandma filled the rest of the boys' evening. I found a set of reading books like the ones I used in school at the Habitat for Humanity resale shop a while back and youngest grandson has been reading me a chapter or two each time he is here - he is really enjoying them! Dick and Jane and Baby Sally; Mother, Father, Spot and Puff - it's like a reunion with old friends!
Today will be a mostly quiet day here on the farm; I have to run the grandsons home at 0800 for church and a luncheon afterwards. I will return home after dropping them off to do a little prep work for our Easter meal this evening - we were invited to church and to a couple of noon time meals, but I'm still not up to that much time sitting in a vehicle - or anywhere else for any length of time - without being able to frequently stand/change position/extend my leg.
My first goal once I'm back home will be to clear the kitchen island to serve as a buffet for supper, and finish clearing the kitchen table so we have a place to sit to eat said supper. While I'm doing that, Hubby is going to gather up all the medical mobility items other than the one cane I'm currently using and get them stored back in the closet downstairs; and then hopefully he'll get all the recently home canned and short to mid term storage items I've purchased to replaced the mysteriously disappearing inventory carried down to the store room as well - I'll do the rotating and restocking later in the week. I'm not able to go to the pool until I heal, so that will give me something to do to fill that couple of hours in the morning.
If I don't take a nap after lunch (which is likely, since I'm still up at 0030), I will have to choose between having Hubby set me up a crate to use for a seat in one of the flower beds to spend an hour or two doing some weeding and putting down mulch, or to swap out the boys' winter clothing for spring/summer gear - we went through the storage tubs of shoes and boots today while we were cleaning their room - I buy a size or two (or more!) up in clothes and shoes when I find them on clearance, but both boys have gained a size - or two! - since last summer. I'd rather be washing and lemon oiling my woodwork, but that requires climbing up and down a step stool, crawling along baseboards, etc... and I'm at least sane enough (stop snickering, Journey!) to know that it's just not gonna happen for a while.
Then it will be time to prep for our Easter supper - we will have a layered taco dip and assorted pickles and olives as an appetizer; ham, mashed potatoes, noodles, icky green bean cassarole, glazed carrots, deviled eggs, and pickled beets as the main course; hot rolls with honey butter, and a choice of lemon or chocolate pie for dessert. I'm hoping to pack up all but one meal's worth of leftovers to send home with daughter
Well, I've probably been sitting still too long already; better get up and get moving while I still can - hopefully to bed to catch at least some sleep before I have to get up early to prep the Easter Baskets for the boys - don't think Papaw would like me rummaging in the hiding spot under his bed for the items at the current time!
Take care all; stay safe and sane out there!
Other Grandma had the boys overnight on Friday, so I stopped by the store on my way to pick them up Saturday morning and snagged some items for our Easter meal. Hubby sliced the ham and about 3/4 of it was vacuum sealed for the freezer, a batch of ham salad was made for lunches next week, more ham was diced and frozen in small vacuum sealed bags to use in the omelets I'm teaching older grandson to prepare; what was left filled a loaf pan and will be prepared for our Easter supper meal with daughter and the grandsons. I figure we are good for ham until at least late summer now
Once those chores were done - and once the boys had run off a bit of energy out in the yard; they, Papaw, and I got their room organized - I mostly sat on the floor or a low crate and sorted things - what a jumble those toys were in!! So now I have a pile of outgrown toys in the dining room to deal with... Some will be going to a cousin who is caring for a young great-nephew of the right age to play with them, some will be going to daughter's home for her to sell, and some will be donated to various charities - operation Christmas Child, a nearby counseling center for children who have been abused, and the Senior Center. And just a few items will be tucked away in Grandma's treasure (keepsake) chest, of course.
A little more running and playing in the yard, helping to fix supper, coloring eggs, bath time, and reading to Grandma filled the rest of the boys' evening. I found a set of reading books like the ones I used in school at the Habitat for Humanity resale shop a while back and youngest grandson has been reading me a chapter or two each time he is here - he is really enjoying them! Dick and Jane and Baby Sally; Mother, Father, Spot and Puff - it's like a reunion with old friends!
Today will be a mostly quiet day here on the farm; I have to run the grandsons home at 0800 for church and a luncheon afterwards. I will return home after dropping them off to do a little prep work for our Easter meal this evening - we were invited to church and to a couple of noon time meals, but I'm still not up to that much time sitting in a vehicle - or anywhere else for any length of time - without being able to frequently stand/change position/extend my leg.
My first goal once I'm back home will be to clear the kitchen island to serve as a buffet for supper, and finish clearing the kitchen table so we have a place to sit to eat said supper. While I'm doing that, Hubby is going to gather up all the medical mobility items other than the one cane I'm currently using and get them stored back in the closet downstairs; and then hopefully he'll get all the recently home canned and short to mid term storage items I've purchased to replaced the mysteriously disappearing inventory carried down to the store room as well - I'll do the rotating and restocking later in the week. I'm not able to go to the pool until I heal, so that will give me something to do to fill that couple of hours in the morning.
If I don't take a nap after lunch (which is likely, since I'm still up at 0030), I will have to choose between having Hubby set me up a crate to use for a seat in one of the flower beds to spend an hour or two doing some weeding and putting down mulch, or to swap out the boys' winter clothing for spring/summer gear - we went through the storage tubs of shoes and boots today while we were cleaning their room - I buy a size or two (or more!) up in clothes and shoes when I find them on clearance, but both boys have gained a size - or two! - since last summer. I'd rather be washing and lemon oiling my woodwork, but that requires climbing up and down a step stool, crawling along baseboards, etc... and I'm at least sane enough (stop snickering, Journey!) to know that it's just not gonna happen for a while.
Then it will be time to prep for our Easter supper - we will have a layered taco dip and assorted pickles and olives as an appetizer; ham, mashed potatoes, noodles, icky green bean cassarole, glazed carrots, deviled eggs, and pickled beets as the main course; hot rolls with honey butter, and a choice of lemon or chocolate pie for dessert. I'm hoping to pack up all but one meal's worth of leftovers to send home with daughter
Well, I've probably been sitting still too long already; better get up and get moving while I still can - hopefully to bed to catch at least some sleep before I have to get up early to prep the Easter Baskets for the boys - don't think Papaw would like me rummaging in the hiding spot under his bed for the items at the current time!
Take care all; stay safe and sane out there!
Time to put out more feeders!