Easter Basket Hunt

Ah! It is found!!!

Boots and his basket. Not very sucessful at opening his eggs at first....

But once the eggs are open, well that is the best part in Big Brother's opinion!

Hope you all had a very blessed Easter!!!!

From Easter Morning

I was so glad that I remembered to set the table before Easter Vigil Mass on Saturday night. It was one less thing I had to do in the morning. Just a quick trip to the garden to pick the bouquet of daffodils and everything was ready.




I blew the insides out of these eggs ( a very first for me!) and then the kids helped me paint them and decorate them with glitter. It was really a lot of fun! We painted them red in honor of the legend of St. Mary Magdalene, and Saturday night I used them to decorate the dining room wreath.

For breakfast we had boiled eggs, sausage, and these delicious hot cross buns. I didn't quite make them in the traditional manner.........I stuffed them with walnuts and cinnamon-sugar. Then I cut a cross in the top of each and placed them upside down in a pan of home made caramel sauce. They rose in this overnight in the fridge. Then all I had to do was pop them in the oven on Easter morning, and then turn them out on a nice big plate. Mmmmmmm!!!! They are especially tasty with coffee!

First Daffodil.......

Daffy-down-dilly has come up to town,

In a yellow petticoat and a green gown.

~Mother Goose

Planting Plans

This past weekend, I was able to get the peas and lettuces all planted out in the garden. I have been in gardening mode for the past month now.........pouring over gardening books, and dreaming about what I want to plant this year. It is always so exciting. I think the children and I will start some tomato and pepper plants in the house too, -possibly this week. They really enjoyed it last year........I just hope I'll be able to find a place where Boots won't be able to destroy them! ;)

The Answer is Yes

.......if you are wondering if they taste as good as they look.

I think it's all because of my new apron.

It Came....

............the cutest apron in the whole world!!! And I am soooo excited!!!!

I found it here, and shamelessly begged my Dear Husband to order it for me....

Isn't it just the sweetest thing you ever saw?

Now, back to making those doughnuts in honor of St. Joseph's feast day......and yes, I'll be wearing my new apron!

Open Windows

......and doors.

Spring is truly on it's way!