A LITTLE EASTER STORY & THE STINKING EASTER BUNNY

 

Some of you know that I grew up

on a farm in Pennsylvania.

I grew up believing in

leprechauns and fairies...

Santa Claus

AND

The Easter Bunny.

When I was little my Father

told me that the Easter Bunny

left my basket under a

stump-and-post fence in the

back field. 

Today I know that he was a

liar because EVERYONE

knows that the Easter bunny

sneaks into your house at night

and hides your basket.

When I was 5 my father told

me that he was going to meet the

Easter Bunny in the back field

after he spread the morning

load of manure-

YES- Manure!

Keep that in mind~

I wanted to go.

He said NO!

I was determined to see that bunny!

My dog, Lucky, wanted to

see him too.

I wanted to ride on the tractor with Dad.

He said NO!

I decided to follow along behind him

thinking he would take pity on me

and let me ride...I kept asking..

He kept saying NO!

Lucky walked doggedly

by my side.

(like how I worked in the word doggedly)?

It was about a quarter mile to the back field.

Every few feet my Father would

turn around and tell me to go home.

I would shake my head NO

and keep walking...so would Lucky.

We got to the place where he needed

to spread the manure.

GO HOME- I have to start the spreader!

GO HOME-

NO DEAL...

I wanted to see that stinking (;>) bunny!

GO HOME.

I kept walking.

He finally turned the spreader on.

I walked right along behind him..

step-by-step,

row-by-row.

Unfortunately, I do NOT have

a picture of THAT for your viewing

pleasure.

After he had spread the load of manure

he headed home.

I walked right along behind him,

manure covered and stinking

to high Heaven!

When we got home he told me

I was the stubbornest kid he

had ever met.

Hmmmpffffff!

I was NOT stubborn..

I was determined.

And as for Lucky?

Well, let's just say that was NOT

his lucky day.

Next year my

Easter basket was

right at the

breakfast table...

Imagine that!

Moral~

Stubborn means one does not give up

even when presented with 

unpleasant consequences.

May you have a blessed Easter

as we celebrate the real meaning of

EASTER.

I hope to be back blogging soon.

There are lots of changes 

going on in our lives here

and I will share that with

you soon.

Thanks for still 

'being there'

for me during my long absence.

THE EASTER STORY THROUGH THE EYES OF 3 YEAR OLD SWEETCHEEKS

 

I posted this a few years ago at
Easter 

but it just
so touching to me
to see what this
little 3 year old girl
UNDERSTOOD
about Easter.

And it almost makes
me cry listening to
her earnest explanation.
If you have a moment
it is worth the listen.

SweetCheeks

opted to ride

to brunch
with Nana and Papa.

We asked her what

she had learned

about Easter

at church

this morning...

 I do think she

might have mixed

a little bit of

Gulliver's Travels

into the the

Jesus story!;>)

She almost started
crying when she
thought Jesus might
have felt pain.

Here it is-

Listen up and see what

YOU think!

Make sure you turn your volume up~

Amen, SweetCheeks, Amen!

From me to you-
A Blessed Easter

HAPPY EASTER

 I hope you have

a very special day~

        See you soon!

GOOD-BYE ST PATRICK'S DAY-HELLO EASTER!

It has been a long hard winter here for us. 

 I am going to try to get back to 

regular blogging. 

Bear with me as health and 

family issues are at play. 

While I love 

St. Patrick's Day and 
all things Irish
it is time to drag

 the Easter stuff out 

of the basement bins,

and then to move things

around in the china hutch,
and then to bring my
bunnies out of hiding...

Why?  Well, because

 we all know that

ONE THING LEADS

TO ANOTHER,

don't we?

Why-oh-why-

in the midst of all that is going on

do I do this to myself?

Anyway,

It is time to 

bring out a couple of

bunnies to 

dress up the center of the table.

Look at their cute little faces!

They look so cute there

I think they should be surrounded

by other lovely Spring pieces-

like beautiful napkins.....

And then, of course, I must

drag out my old dishes

that I haven't used for several years.

Garden Party by Pfaltzgraff.

You know I have had these for almost

30 years and I still love them.

I always used them in the 

Spring and Summer months
but they have been packed away
for a few years now.

The ruby thumbprint glasses

belonged to Gramma Hazel.

Not wanting to be hidden away
 another little sugared bunny 

jumps in to join the fun.

Sweet peeks of what is to come.

A little close up of the florals.

Now-Here is 

QUESTION #1~

HOW LONG DO YOU THINK

it will take 

SOMEONE to discover that

there are 

M&M's in the flower base

that rests just below the bunnies?

QUESTION #2~

When do you think I will discover 

that they have all been eaten 

unbeknownst to me?

So-there you have it.
Just a touch of Easter here--
but we know here is a lot more to Easter
than bunnies, isn't there?

What are you doing for 
Easter or do you bypass
Easter decorating and go right for
Springs Things?

Have a wonderful day~
I'll be around to visit as I can.

THE EASTER STORY TOLD BY A THREE YEAR OLD-IT MIGHT BRING A TEAR TO YOUR EYE~

 SweetCheeks was 3-1/2 years old

when she shared her beliefs

with Papa and me.

She is THIRTEEN now.

We were driving her to brunch

after church and asked her

what she had learned

about 

The Easter Story.

It was so touching to me

to see what this
little girl
UNDERSTOOD
about Easter.
And it almost makes
me cry listening to
her earnest explanation.

If you have a moment
it is worth the listen.

Just so you know~

I do think she

might have mixed

a little bit of

Gulliver's Travels

into the the

Jesus story!;>)

MAKE SURE YOU HAVE

YOUR VOLUME TURNED UP.

She almost started
crying when she
thought Jesus might
have felt pain.

Here it is-

Listen up and see what

YOU think!
If you click on the little square
on the bottom right hand side
it will go full screen.
(I'm sure most of you know that)

Amen, SweetCheeks, Amen!

From me to you-
A Blessed Easter
For those that don't have
time to listen....

For my wonderful, engaging blogging friends

that are not of the 

Christian faith-

I love you all just as dearly 

as I love everyone else.

EVERYONE MATTERS

and I hope you have a 

Wonderful Sunday!!!

I'M BACK WITH AN UPDATE-WE MOVED AMID THE CORONA VIRUS SCARE

I'm still here--

It's scary times, isn't it?

A co-worker of MyHero is in ICU with the virus.

My son-in-law is a captain in the

LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT.

He and my daughter are under quarantine

because one of his men's wife

has the virus.

That means my grandgirls are not

able to be with their mom for at least

TWO WEEKS.

Hmmm...three teenagers out of the house

for two weeks...

IMAGINE THAT!!!!!

Anyway----

We have moved into our "new" condo.

I am still in the process of making

this 'place' into a home.

I ended up calling the movers

to move us 2 weeks earlier than planned

because I was afraid the movers would

SHUT DOWN DUE TO CV-19.

Good thing I called because they

SHUT DOWN

the week we were supposed to move.

I did not get a chance to purge and sort

like I had hoped and

EVERYDAY IS LIKE CHRISTMAS

as I open a box or bin to discover

what is inside.

So, today- I have 

NO PICTURES 

of the new place to show you

except one of the back patio area yesterday-

The wind was blowing so the flag is blurry

but---can you see the hail & snow?

As they moved us in

anything that I didn't know exactly

where it was going-

went in the garage.

Today I am smiling because

my garage has gone from 100% FULL

to about 50% full

and that, my friends, is a

GOOD THING.

Now, I don't know about all of you

BUT

I have been cooking and baking.

NOT A GOOD THING-

By the time this is over,

I am going to have to call one of those

INTERVENTION PROGRAMS..

True!

For instance...

Homemade lasagna--

sauce that simmered for hours

and baked up like this.

OH MY---about 1800 calories per bite!

So, if I can roll myself away

from the table long enough-

I will be back this coming week with a 

PICK YOUR FAVORITE-

just a bit of frivolity

that I hope brings a bit of 

joy to all of us.

MEANWHILE-

Have a Happy Blessed Safe Easter-

even if you 

DON'T HAVE SOMEONE IN YOUR FAMILY

that dresses their kid up like a 

CHICKEN FOR EASTER.

STAY HOME & STAY SAFE.

Asking God to bless you and your families-

We don't need any sick bloggers!

That Stinking Easter Bunny!!!!!

Some of you know that I grew up

on a farm in Pennsylvania.

I grew up believing in

leprechauns and fairies...

Santa Claus

AND

The Easter Bunny.

When I was little my Father

told me that the Easter Bunny

left my basket under a

stump-and-post fence in the

back field. 

Today I know that he was a

liar because EVERYONE

knows that the Easter bunny

sneaks into your house at night

and hides your basket.

When I was 5 my father told

me that he was going to meet the

Easter Bunny in the back field

after he spread the morning

load of manure-

YES- Manure!

Keep that in mind~

I wanted to go.

He said NO!

I was determined to see that bunny!

My dog, Lucky, wanted to

see him too.

I wanted to ride on the tractor with Dad.

He said NO!

I decided to follow along behind him

thinking he would take pity on me

and let me ride...I kept asking..

He kept saying NO!

Lucky walked doggedly

by my side.

(like how I worked in the word doggedly)?

It was about a quarter mile to the back field.

Every few feet my Father would

turn around and tell me to go home.

I would shake my head NO

and keep walking...so would Lucky.

We got to the place where he needed

to spread the manure.

GO HOME- I have to start the spreader!

GO HOME-

NO DEAL...

I wanted to see that stinking (;>) bunny!

GO HOME.

I kept walking.

He finally turned the spreader on.

I walked right along behind him..

step-by-step,

row-by-row.

Unfortunately, I do NOT have

a picture of THAT for your viewing

pleasure.

After he had spread the load of manure

he headed home.

I walked right along behind him,

manure covered and stinking

to high Heaven!

When we got home he told me

I was the stubbornest kid he

had ever met.

Hmmmpffffff!

I was NOT stubborn..

I was determined.

And as for Lucky?

Well, let's just say that was NOT

his lucky day.

Next year my

Easter basket was

right at on the

breakfast table...

Imagine that!

Moral~

Stubborn means one does not give up

even when presented with 

unpleasant consequences.

Happy Easter-

I will be back to blogging

very soon.

OUR BELIEFS ARE NOT EVERYONE'S BELIEFS---BUT OH! THE FAITH OF A CHILD!!!

SweetCheeks was 3-1/2 years old

when she shared her beliefs

with Papa and me.

She is ELEVEN now.

We were driving her to brunch

after church and asked her

what she had learned

about 

The Easter Story.

It was so touching to me

to see what this
little girl
UNDERSTOOD
about Easter.
And it almost makes
me cry listening to
her earnest explanation.

If you have a moment
it is worth the listen.

Just so you know~

I do think she

might have mixed

a little bit of

Gulliver's Travels

into the the

Jesus story!;>)

She almost started
crying when she
thought Jesus might
have felt pain.

Here it is-

Listen up and see what

YOU think!
If you click on the little square
on the bottom right hand side
it will go full screen.
(I'm sure most of you know that)

Amen, SweetCheeks, Amen!

From me to you-
A Blessed Easter
For those that don't have
time to listen....

For my wonderful, engaging blogging friends

that are not of the 

Christian faith-

I love you all just as dearly 

as I love everyone else.

EVERYONE MATTERS

and I hope you have a 

Wonderful Sunday!!!