Easter eggs colored by Jacob, Bella, & Kaileigh
on display in Mindy's Museum of Art
Mindy dressed like a spring flower
Easter Sunday… Once again, it went bump through the night. As my eyes began to open the tell tale sounds of overnight rain greeted my ears -cars swishing through water on the streets. It was around 8:00am when Mindy and I both rolled out of bed. I went immediately for my vitamin and then turned my attention to my morning exercise routine. After knocking them out in short order I took to the streets with Ykraps in tow.
Despite the overnight rain, the sky was beginning to clear giving hope of a bright Easter morning. The temperature wasn’t expected to be as warm as Saturday, but it was still predicted to be near 70 degrees. All in all a very pretty morning was unfolding. By the time Ykraps and I returned home the sun was out and even bluer skies were on the horizon.
I made coffee for both Mindy and I. She needed to leave by 8:45am to make it home by 9am to do Easter with her kids. After an Easter egg hunt she would be heading off to church. As you can see, she was dressed like an Easter egg herself – in lavender head to toe. She looked very spring like and very pretty! After she loaded her car and pulled away, I readied myself for a run for not wanting to waste any time. I was out the door for my Easter morning run by 9:20am.
The sun was out through the entirety of my run, but for the most part it was hazy sun. However, in short order I could see that we’d be under clear blue skies. I finished my run by 10am and began making my breakfast, which consisted of sausage, eggs, and leftover chocolate muffins from last weekend. I was done eating and cleaning up by 11am and ready to hit the project list. Through it all, I continued working from home via my laptop. We were still under the influence of the same problem I’d been working all weekend. I tried not to let it bother me too much.
By 11:20am I was out in the yard. My first job entailed trimming the dead growth from my climbing rose bushes. From all indications, I’d be hacking them good as several main canes had died over the mild winter. I had quite a pile when I was done. Next, I maneuvered the borrowed extension ladder into place against my weeping willow tree in an effort to remove several medium sized branches that were dead or dying and that were dropping their switch like branches with each gust of wind making raking a weekly chore. And now that the growing season was in full swing, I could easily see what was dead and what was alive. I noted my target and ascended upward with the chain saw in tow. About 30 minutes later I finished the pruning and now faced the daunting task of hauling the carnage to the compost pile. The job always looks so much bigger once the branches are on the ground.
After finishing the tree trimming I took a reading break and nap on the deck. After about 20 minutes I reconnected myself with work and continued to push against the problem haunting us. By 1:15pm Mindy returned for a short visit before moving on to her mother’s. Along with her, she brought a couple toffee cappuccinos from Tim Horton’s & another plate of those really good sugar cookies she baked Thursday evening. After my break, I began edging the flower beds surrounding my deck and the rear of my home. Again, I dumped the edgings in the area surrounding the removed stump to level the ground before seeding. I finished the edging around 3:15pm – time to take a shower and ready for Easter dinner with Mindy’s family.
Before leaving I took a minute or two to read some internet headlines. In doing so, I saw that airline ticket prices were expected to soar through the summer along with the price of gasoline. That in turn prompted me to take a peak at the prices for Tampa on the dates Mindy and I had talked about a few weeks ago. The last I had checked (sometime last week) they were no cheaper than $284 roundtrip and $334 for the preferred non-stop roundtrip. Today I expected them to be even pricier. To my surprise, I found non-stop flights – CMH/Tampa - on the dates we liked for $163 each, and that was with taxes. I talked with Mindy and told her of the rates. She in turn promised to talk with her older brother to re-confirm the availability of the house. I was tempted to buy them then knowing that a deal now may not last even till evening. I’ve seen it a hundred times before and have ended up spending hundreds more. The risk, however, of buying now and having so many dangling pieces was too heavy. We had no choice but to wait. We still had to confirm the house, confirm my vacation approval, and confirm no other plans.
I left for Mindy’s mom’s at 3:45pm since it was requested I be there by 4:00pm. Most of her family members were already there when I arrived, and there would be a crowd. All told, there were 15 of us. Dinner was top notch! We had honey baked ham, roast beef, macaroni salad, dirty rice, and a host of other side dishes. For dessert we had ice-box cookies, lemon cheesecake, and birthday cake for Jacob. After all, this was his official birthday even though we celebrated it last Sunday at Mindy’s. Mindy didn’t want his birthday party to compete with Easter Sunday. He made out!
We left Mindy’s mom’s sometime after 8pm – late by normal standards. Both children rode with me. Once at Mindy’s, she made quick work of getting them bathed and in their pajamas. They were in bed by 8:40pm. I ended up staying until 10pm after falling asleep on the sofa along side Mindy. When I arrived home I couldn’t jump right in bed for having still to walk Ykraps. Once that was out of the way, I checked again on those airline rates to Tampa. They were still available. Too, Mindy had checked on her brother Craig’s house and it was available for our use. I weighed the options – still not knowing for certain that my vacation would be approved - and decided to ‘buy’. The risk was low that it wouldn’t, I surmised. Before the purchase would complete, I had to enter everyone’s travel information which meant I had to wake Mindy to confirm Bella’s birth date. I already knew Jacob’s (today). By 11:15pm I had completed the purchase.
With my mission complete, it was time to rest. To bed I went with water and book in hand.
Easter eggs colored by Jacob, Bella, & Kaileigh
on display in Mindy's Museum of Art
Mindy dressed like a spring flower
Easter Sunday… Once again, it went bump through the night. As my eyes began to open the tell tale sounds of overnight rain greeted my ears -cars swishing through water on the streets. It was around 8:00am when Mindy and I both rolled out of bed. I went immediately for my vitamin and then turned my attention to my morning exercise routine. After knocking them out in short order I took to the streets with Ykraps in tow.
Despite the overnight rain, the sky was beginning to clear giving hope of a bright Easter morning. The temperature wasn’t expected to be as warm as Saturday, but it was still predicted to be near 70 degrees. All in all a very pretty morning was unfolding. By the time Ykraps and I returned home the sun was out and even bluer skies were on the horizon.
I made coffee for both Mindy and I. She needed to leave by 8:45am to make it home by 9am to do Easter with her kids. After an Easter egg hunt she would be heading off to church. As you can see, she was dressed like an Easter egg herself – in lavender head to toe. She looked very spring like and very pretty! After she loaded her car and pulled away, I readied myself for a run for not wanting to waste any time. I was out the door for my Easter morning run by 9:20am.
The sun was out through the entirety of my run, but for the most part it was hazy sun. However, in short order I could see that we’d be under clear blue skies. I finished my run by 10am and began making my breakfast, which consisted of sausage, eggs, and leftover chocolate muffins from last weekend. I was done eating and cleaning up by 11am and ready to hit the project list. Through it all, I continued working from home via my laptop. We were still under the influence of the same problem I’d been working all weekend. I tried not to let it bother me too much.
By 11:20am I was out in the yard. My first job entailed trimming the dead growth from my climbing rose bushes. From all indications, I’d be hacking them good as several main canes had died over the mild winter. I had quite a pile when I was done. Next, I maneuvered the borrowed extension ladder into place against my weeping willow tree in an effort to remove several medium sized branches that were dead or dying and that were dropping their switch like branches with each gust of wind making raking a weekly chore. And now that the growing season was in full swing, I could easily see what was dead and what was alive. I noted my target and ascended upward with the chain saw in tow. About 30 minutes later I finished the pruning and now faced the daunting task of hauling the carnage to the compost pile. The job always looks so much bigger once the branches are on the ground.
After finishing the tree trimming I took a reading break and nap on the deck. After about 20 minutes I reconnected myself with work and continued to push against the problem haunting us. By 1:15pm Mindy returned for a short visit before moving on to her mother’s. Along with her, she brought a couple toffee cappuccinos from Tim Horton’s & another plate of those really good sugar cookies she baked Thursday evening. After my break, I began edging the flower beds surrounding my deck and the rear of my home. Again, I dumped the edgings in the area surrounding the removed stump to level the ground before seeding. I finished the edging around 3:15pm – time to take a shower and ready for Easter dinner with Mindy’s family.
Before leaving I took a minute or two to read some internet headlines. In doing so, I saw that airline ticket prices were expected to soar through the summer along with the price of gasoline. That in turn prompted me to take a peak at the prices for Tampa on the dates Mindy and I had talked about a few weeks ago. The last I had checked (sometime last week) they were no cheaper than $284 roundtrip and $334 for the preferred non-stop roundtrip. Today I expected them to be even pricier. To my surprise, I found non-stop flights – CMH/Tampa - on the dates we liked for $163 each, and that was with taxes. I talked with Mindy and told her of the rates. She in turn promised to talk with her older brother to re-confirm the availability of the house. I was tempted to buy them then knowing that a deal now may not last even till evening. I’ve seen it a hundred times before and have ended up spending hundreds more. The risk, however, of buying now and having so many dangling pieces was too heavy. We had no choice but to wait. We still had to confirm the house, confirm my vacation approval, and confirm no other plans.
I left for Mindy’s mom’s at 3:45pm since it was requested I be there by 4:00pm. Most of her family members were already there when I arrived, and there would be a crowd. All told, there were 15 of us. Dinner was top notch! We had honey baked ham, roast beef, macaroni salad, dirty rice, and a host of other side dishes. For dessert we had ice-box cookies, lemon cheesecake, and birthday cake for Jacob. After all, this was his official birthday even though we celebrated it last Sunday at Mindy’s. Mindy didn’t want his birthday party to compete with Easter Sunday. He made out!
We left Mindy’s mom’s sometime after 8pm – late by normal standards. Both children rode with me. Once at Mindy’s, she made quick work of getting them bathed and in their pajamas. They were in bed by 8:40pm. I ended up staying until 10pm after falling asleep on the sofa along side Mindy. When I arrived home I couldn’t jump right in bed for having still to walk Ykraps. Once that was out of the way, I checked again on those airline rates to Tampa. They were still available. Too, Mindy had checked on her brother Craig’s house and it was available for our use. I weighed the options – still not knowing for certain that my vacation would be approved - and decided to ‘buy’. The risk was low that it wouldn’t, I surmised. Before the purchase would complete, I had to enter everyone’s travel information which meant I had to wake Mindy to confirm Bella’s birth date. I already knew Jacob’s (today). By 11:15pm I had completed the purchase.
With my mission complete, it was time to rest. To bed I went with water and book in hand.
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