Happy Easter

Happy Easter everyone. Yes, I am a day late, but when have I ever been on time getting greeting cards out? (Don't answer that Lynne!) As you will notice from the slide show, I have pictures from last weeks post, the tree planing, along with this weeks post of Easter. I could not find the camera last week. I asked Kyra, who was the last to have it, where the camera was, and her response was "I gave it back to you." Now I know that I am getting old and forgetful, and I think kids make that come on you faster than normal, but I know good and well that she did not give me that camera... plus I cleaned the entire upstairs, very deeply cleaned, and I could not find the camera anywhere. So on Easter morning on the way to Strawn's to take the annual Easter, everyone looks nice for once, picture, I asked the girls to look under the seats in the back of the Tahoe, and also in the pockets of the front seats. Low and behold, the camera materializes. Yeah, now we have a camera with witch to take the pictures. We get in position, the camera flashes and dies, doesn't even have enough battery to open the shutter. Thank goodness for friends with a good camera with plenty of batteries.

The rest of Easter was not nearly as exciting. We came home and did the Easter egg hunt. The girls complained that the Easter eggs were a lot harder to find this year. I guess when you get older, the Easter bunny gets a little craftier. Probably from his kids trying to make him think he is loosing his mind by saying, "but I gave it to you, remember?" Anyway, it is a good thing I was helping the Easter (Mark) Bunny, as he wanted to hide the Easter eggs over the entire 5.5 acres, so we would have an all day hunt.

The girls both got movies in their Easter baskets, so the afternoon was spent watching movies. We did watch one, then went for a family bike ride in the wind. We then came back and watched the second movie. Left overs were brought out for supper, and everyone was ready for bed by 9:00, ok maybe I was the only one ready for bed, but with all that movie watching, I didn't get my Sunday afternoon nap.

Unfortunately today was a typical Monday. I went in to the out patient clinic at 8:00 this morning. Headed home about 10:00 and picked up the girls. We headed to Scottsbluff and did some shopping at Staples (for the church) then Target. I dropped Lexi off at the orthodontist a little early thinking she might get in early, then we could go to lunch before heading to Kimball. I in the mean time I ran to Wal mart to get oil and filter so Mark could change the bug's oil. I got back to pick up the girl's, and they were in the waiting room. I'm thinking great she is done. No such luck. Her appointment was at 11:50 and I got there at 12:05. She didn't get in until 12:20. She finally came out about 12:40 with her technician with her. It was announced that Lexi got a strike. OK, what is a strike. She has not been brushing her teeth like she is suppose too, so she got a strike. If she gets 2 more, they take her braces off, even if they are not done. I understand having to scare kids into doing what they are suppose too, but I was a little ticked at being threatened as the parent. I felt like saying "well, you can just refund all the thousands of dollars that I have paid you then!" After leaving the Orthodontist office, we were all starving. No time to have a sit down meal like we had planned, so we went through Arby's drive through. I ordered 3 meals, non of which were up sized, and the total was over $18. After putting $55 in the gas tank, we headed for Kimball. We didn't get home until after 5:00, then it was dinner and all the fun getting ready for school things. Now the day is almost gone, and I have one yet to get into to bed, then I plan on heading there myself.

Take care until next week.