This and That

I've got a boatload of things that need done for the Easter weekend but can't work up the energy to get going without an adrenaline rush. When it's two hours before dinner tomorrow, my body will dump massive amounts of adrenaline in my blood stream and by golly, this house will get cleaned. I'm a hearty subscriber to the "Nothing cleans like company theory."

I've been working hard on our church's first pictoral directory. We wanted an inexpensive, simple-to-make, easy-to-update way for our congregation to put names with faces. Another lady helped take pictures. What a chore! Either she took pictures or they could email a digital photo. Oy!! How hard is it to line your family up, take a picture, and email it? I should have asked the teenagers to help with this project. They take and upload pictures all the time. Keith brought home the first sample last night. Oh my. For cheap and simple it turned out nice but it won't stay current for long. An elderly lady died this week and a baby is due next week. 

Christina put the van in the ditch after youth group last night. She's had enough family teasing of late so I resisted the urge to make a whole blog post about it, but some things are too good not to give a little mention. It's usually funny when you look back on it. (Right, Christina? We're not laughing at you...)

My Mom's been in the hospital this week out in Portland, Oregon.  She has Emphysema among other things and probably only has 25 % lung capacity.  It doesn't take much to put her in the hospital. She was in ICU for a few days but is now back on the regular floor.Won't be much fun for her to spend Easter in the hospital.

Mally just walked in the back door. As in Mally, short for Malice, the middle-aged beagle that belongs to the Kathy who ran over our garbage can last week. Kathy's Mom is in the last stages of liver cancer so Mally needs somewhere to stay for awhile.

Mally is easy to have around but Andrew and Rachel, and two of Christina's friends and their dog are coming for the Easter weekend. Come tomorrow evening we'll have 12 people, four dogs, and two cats under one roof. 

Maybe I should just go to Wal-Mart and not leave until I have everything I need for the weekend. Just stand at the meat counter and ask fellow shoppers what they plan to have for dinner. Or assign each child an Easter dinner component and see what we come up with. Hot dogs anyone?

Okay, I need to be the adult here. Time to get productive. I think I can, I think I can...

Blessings on your Easter weekend. May it be a special time of faith, family, and friends.