Good Friday and Easter all in One

Easter has always been my favorite religious holiday. Why? Because of the Joy. Hallelujah! He has risen!
I can remember wearing an Easter dress, white gloves and a hat to church, because back then you Did dress to go the church, and everyone looked wonderful. When I was in the choir at several different churches in my youth the music was a message of Celebration,  But by far my favorite was an early service for Easter when I was about 16 when we sang "Morning has broken" by Cat Stevens.


Today I celebrated spring with a little spring cleaning . Despite the cooler temperatures I had the windows open for the fresh air. The place is clean and tidy as another work week looms near. Gilligan suffered through the dreaded" Vacuum of Death!!" by running from bedroom to living room as it pursued him.

Because the winter was so warm, I have jumped ahead on my planting. Tomatoes are already popping up in the kitchen window sill, and really, I just planted the seeds last week! There are Impatiens in the big pot out front, and I think I saw a few peeking through the soil. Except for a couple hanging plants and putting the tomato seedlings into the hanging bag I am ready for late spring and early summer.

Dinner tonight..I was in a vegetable kind of mood when I shopped on Wednesday, so 2 fresh veggies tonight, green beans (like my Mother used to make) and broccoli.(because the last couple of times tasted so good) Ham steaks with brown sugar and pineapple, and scalloped potatoes with extra cheese and fresh onion. Divided up this will be my meals for the coming week.

I kind of miss cooking for a big family meal. I hope I get another chance at that in the future. It's a good feeling to know your creations are appreciated by the 'yums' that follow. If family were here it would be a real ham, and add pineapple carrots and fresh rolls. Maybe next year, or at least I am really hoping so.

In other news, I was finally able to get some much needed new glasses. I am grateful that in spite of the barely there health insurance my vision care is quite good. Will be waiting for the call to pick them up. And if you know me, you know I am not into trendy, and it seemed the whole selection was blocky looking glasses with heavy dark frames, rectangular in shape. I am afraid I made the young girl who was selling them disappointed, but I prefer a lighter frame, and that is what I picked.

I answered the call to pick up an extra day at work as a supervisor indefinitely...so I am losing a day off week for some time to come. Why I was asked, and who will be missing is anybody's guess, they were not sharing that info. At least I know that my checks should be very good in the near future.(maybe I can save some money for a change, especially since a move will be coming up next spring.) I am still off to see my Dad in early May, that has not changed, the tickets were already purchased. I am really looking forward to that.

Yes, I will be working on Easter Sunday, but in my heart I will be singing.
Happy Easter to all,
hide some eggs for me!
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