Easter

Easter was lovely. I did a super fast most of the house clean up the night before. I have this crazy need that the house must be in perfect order (tables, counters, flat surfaces, dishwasher and floors clear of clutter) and items in their place. Kitchen, living-dining room, family room, and bathroom were straightened, dusted, vacuumed, steam-mopped, and cleaned. The kids' room was clean minus dusting and vacuuming. My/our bedroom, is always last on the list and never gets done. Just shut the door! Then the baskets and eggs had to be filled and hidden. This year, the kids decided the E.B. was coming. I have never uttered the word "Easter Bunny" in this house. Not a fan, sort of creepy. But somehow he was a-comin' on over. So we decided the baskets were from us and left on the table at their spots. Eggs were hidden outside, by the E.B. And the kiddos were beyond excited and thrilled. I still have yet to really utter E.B.'s name, still not a fan. So the break-down of the day went like this:

1. awake early, peruse and enjoy baskets
2. shower and get ready to leave the house by 7:40 a.m.
3. arrive just on time for the 8:00 bells warm-up with church to follow
   
4. church is grand and lovely and moving and beautiful and my favorite day of the whole church year, our church knows how to have a festival Easter Sunday
   
5. breakfast downstairs by the youth - yummy!
   
6. a quick stop at Grandma's on the way home
7. a family picture taken by Grandma, as Simon has been asking since Palm Sunday for a family picture
   
8. the outdoor egg hunt - Norah opened her pink and white eggs as she went along, Simon opened his blue eggs after he found them all. She is impulsive and he is orderly in how things are done.
   
9. make, bake, and eat resurrection rolls with ham and cheese for lunch
10. quick nap, awake lil' miss early to arrive to the family destination on time
    
11. arrive at 3:15 to eric's brother's house as dinner was strongly declared to be between 3:00 and 4:00
12. didn't sit down for dinner until close to 6:00, not the best situation
13. Norah declares nearing leaving "I gonna miss my cousins"
    
14. desserts and more play time and home by 9:00 p.m., later than hoped for
15. talked to my mom
16. finished the great hawk's game with a win
17. off to bed