Fabulous Friday

Remember how I said this week would be filled with post-Easter resting? How wrong I was. . . my poor husband had meetings and appointments every morning, noon and night of the week. Yesterday he said to me, "I have nothing for a sermon - not even a spark." Then he walked over to the office to work. An hour later he comes in the door saying - DONE. Thankfully, that meant he could take his regularly scheduled Friday off. He spent the day outside working in the yard. I piddled around the house, doing some sewing (another crafty item - hopefully pics tomorrow). I took our new little orphan dog, Millie, to the vet for her shots. He said she was a wonderful dog (we already knew that!) We are getting ready for our Friday mystery night. I rented Rear Window so we could watch it before seeing Disturbia (is that what the new movie is called?). Our son has never seen it.

Spring in South Texas

We had almost 3 inches of rain last Wednesday, and our spring flowers are blooming. Here's a sample of what South Texas has to offer:
From the backyard: Lantana,Plumbago, and

Esparanza

(In a few more days, this
one will be COVERED in
Yellow blooms!)

In the Frontyard: Honeysuckle and Oleander


The beauty of the colors really doesn't come through in the photos - the sun was so bright today.

Another Easter Comes and Goes

Another Lenten/Easter season draws to a close. My husband is exhausted after many weeks of additional sermons to write and services to prepare. One out of town funeral, one wedding, and many hospital visits. Tomorrow...rest...much needed rest.

For our Easter dinner I prepared:

Honey glazed spiral cut ham
Hash brown potato casserole
Texas Corn Pudding
Cornbread Dressing (Stuffing)
Deviled eggs
Cranberry sauce (jellied of course!)
Crescent rolls (from a tube of course!)

Our daughter and son-in-law came and visited and ate with us. She is looking so cute during her pregnancy. They are so happy and excited! After the last dish was washed, I called my mom in Fort Worth and talked to her for an hour. She was in good spirits and we shared some funny stories.

Our Easter weekend was COLD. Yesterday was a high of 54! The Sunday School kids had their coats on for their Easter Egg hunt. Last night 38 - unheard of this far south. My mom had snow in Fort Worth. How did my husband know a month ago when he picked out my Easter outfit (with a long sleeve linen jacket) that it would be so chilly?? (That is of course the question I'm never supposed to ask - How'd you know?)

Look At What I Did

OK, I'm like the least crafty person you'll ever meet. I really wanted to make something special for my friend Katie who lives in California. Her fourth child is due April 19th. We'll be godparents again (for the 3rd time!). So here it is...a quilted (sort of) book!It was so easy to make, that I'm going to make another one. I think she'll like it a lot, because she is very crafty and she'll appreciate my attempt. I'm also working on some more challenging crafting items for my new granddaughter, but those are still in progress.

NCAA Results

Defeat...my husband not only out scored me 135 to 96, but he picked the winner. Blast. UNC really let me down - perhaps if I had done some research I would have realized Florida won last year, and then might have picked them to win. There's always next year...Now to watch the NBA playoffs and put all wagers on the Mavericks! Go Mavs...