Hoppin' Down the Bunny Trail

It was our first Easter with Dad diagnosed as a diabetic and recovering heart patient. We went with an unconventional meal of corned beef and cabbage with splenda chocolate cake. It was good and we were all stuffed. We then had a series of egg hunts. Oddly enough John liked hiding the eggs more than finding them.

John was disappointed that I made deviled eggs from the dyed ones we made...I wasn't.

My Christmas Present

Today my favorite Christmas present has been having both parents in places where they are safe, warm and being taken care of better than I could do. If you have been on Facebook over the past couple of weeks, you may have seen a status report on the craziness that hit my family in the last little bit. The craziness has subsided and now my Mom has a new home at Homewood Assisted Living and my Dad is in a rehabilitation center for monitoring and physical therapy for his heart attack. He should be leaving in a few days and is doing great given a triple bypass. For the past two days I have not had to dash around town to 10 different places to take care of things. The calmer days of just being able to visit have been a welcome change.

Catching up - Baby Shower

If you didn't know it, my Sister is going to have a baby. The due date is January 3rd but no one thinks she will make it that long. She has one BIG bun in the oven (99% across the board). Last weekend I threw her a shower for "family" and here are a couple of photos of the festivities. It was the first "party" I have hosted at the new house.

Quick Post

Today my sister and I helped clean out my Mom's closet. We will have to return to finish the job but we packed up 19 kitchen trash bags and took them to Goodwill. There were 4 bags of trash as well. It took 3 1/2 hours to get that much done. Whew.

Here is a little tid bit about me that not many people know and probably should if I ever offer to help you do this...I don't caulk well. I get more caulk on the surrounding surfaces and my hands than I do in the area to be caulked. If I am helping you do something around the house, make sure it is not that.

As I write this, there are multiple parties in the neighborhood with live music. I live in a hipper place now than where I was (west knox vs. fountain city). West Knoxville, hip? Who would have thought it? I am not hip enough to attend the parties but I can listen to them. :)