Easter 2009

I've been meaning to update about Easter last week but I've been sick all week and haven't felt like it. We were able to go to my parent's house last Saturday and have Easter dinner with them. It was so good to be together and enjoy good food. Shelby and Eli hunted eggs while we tried to keep up and take pictures. Eli hid them for Brice with a little help from Philip. After we had dinner with the family the kids came home and played while Philip and I were a little lazy. Philip was getting ready for Sunday so I can't say he was very successful in that lazy thing, but I was.

Easter Sunday was very good. We had a good church service and a good lunch with a friend from the past. Philip's really good friend and mentor, Jim Doremus, has a son and daughter in law that live in Jackson. They came to visit LifeBridge and we were so excited to see them. I had never met Chris' wife, Jocelyn. She is so sweet and we enjoyed visiting with them over lunch. Chris leaves soon for another deployment to Iraq. Please spend some time praying for both of them. Chris has been before but the first time he wasn't married and I'm sure it will be difficult leaving Jocelyn. We are hoping to see more of Jocelyn at LifeBridge or at least hear from her from time to time during this next year.

After lunch we just came home and enjoyed the day. No one wanted to go back to school or work on Monday. We needed another day! We have no more vacations from school until summer. Man, it's hard to believe that the summer is almost here. Time flies.

Having a busy weekend with soccer and church stuff. Big news to be reported tomorrow about the building plans! Can't believe we are at this point! I will actually be able to sit in worship tomorrow. I think it has been about 7 weeks since I have been able to be in there! I'm looking forward to it. Until next time.....

#10 (From Facebook's 25 Random Things)

#10 I love my mother's cream corn

There are so many things that mother cooks that I love but one of my favorites is her cream corn. Some times we call it fried corn but either way it is so good. My nephew, Zach, and I can't get enough. Every time we get together as a family we are looking to see if she has made it. She has given me the recipe and I have made it a couple of times but it's still not as good as hers. It is a lot of work too. Cutting off all that corn takes time!
My mom made cream corn for our Easter dinner and I just had to take a picture to go along with my blog update. Doesn't it look good???!!! Look at all that butter around the side.... YUM! Mom, I'm requesting this for my birthday! I don't care what else we have, I just know that I want cream corn.

Some other favorites of my mom's cooking: Frozen cranberry salad, sauteed vegetables (the ones with cabbage), shrimp stroganoff, gumbo, seafood bisque, and so many more. Thanks mom for all the good cooking for all these years. It's nice to be able to "go home" and have good food.

#9 (From Facebook's 25 Random Things)

#9 I wanted to be a physical therapist

When I first went to college I didn't know what I wanted to do for the rest of my life. I don't think many college freshmen do. I knew that I loved science so I decided to claim Biology as my major. By the second semester with little thought, and probably less prayer, I decided that Physical Therapy was where I wanted to land. It was much easier way back then and I was very interested in it.

When I was in college I didn't study like I should have. I was more interested in the social scene. Philip says I was just looking for a husband. Well, maybe he was right! Anyway, I was not a good enough student to just study the night before a test. I needed to take time each day to study along the way. I didn't do that. I took Human Anatomy and Physiology my first semester, Sophomore year. I made a D. A big, fat D! I decided it wasn't for me. I wish so many times that I would have just started over. Taken it again and done better. Instead after a couple trys at different things I landed into Elementary Education. I did really well and went through my student teaching with flying colors but it was never wanted I really wanted to do. I'm so glad that I have a college degree to fall back on but I just wish some of the time that it had been physical therapy. I still would have been a stay at home mom but I think that I would have worked in the field for a few years and really enjoyed it. I probably would have even worked somewhere part time and loved it. Don't get me wrong, I love where I am in my life. Working part time for a really good friend and being home with the kids in the afternoons and when they need me other times. I just hope that when my kids get to college that they can remember the lesson that I learned! I will try to remind them often. :)

#8 (From Facebook's 25 Random Things)

#9 I love to be lazy.

Do you ever get a day when you can just stay in the bed with covers pulled all the way up and watch TV, movies or read? I don't get to do it much, but I love it when I get the chance. I had one of those days last weekend. It will probably be the last chance I have for a long while. Our soccer schedule is heating back up. But last Saturday for several hours, my family was busy with other things and I just watch 2 Lifetime movies and had a blast. It was beautiful weather so the kids were all playing outside and Philip was reading and watching other preachers preach. (I don't get that, but he loves it) Philip even cooked dinner so I wouldn't have to get up.

I don't have a picture of me being lazy because it doesn't happen often! I guess there is a reason for that. If I did it too much I would be worthless!