we made it back from our short tour of the US late last night. I will post about it later for any poor souls that happen to be on lineHope everyone is doing well, I gotta read back to get the 411 on how everyone is feeling.
Have a good monday.
so we get together for most holidays!
Some were easy for A.J. but some were very challenging this year. They've found all but 1. I say they but it was mostly Matthew. He hunted all day.
So I'm going to wash it and put it on the bed today too! (Both the new comforter and the pillow shams have to be soaked in vinegar water to make the colors "sealed" and then washed and line dried. Sounds like fun!)
I hope everyone had a wonderful Easter! We did!
Our friends came over for dinner and both of their sons ended up joining us! They are more like family to us than friends. They don't have family around here and we just don't have family
Dinner was very good. Remember that new recipe I had for vegetable casserole. Well, it was fantastic. It could be used with just about any veggies. I used carrots, peas, celery and mushrooms. So if anyone wants the link again let me know. I highly recommend it! (Plus you can make it ahead and then just put it in the over for 30 minutes right before dinner.) - I wasn't thrilled with the honey-dijon asparagus. Would have rather gone with the hollandaise sauce.
The Easter Bunny was certainly good to us here. He even left a basket for Heather although she didn't make it home.
The highlight was that the Easter Bunny hid 216 (yes, 216!) eggs.
My project for the day - I got new valances, sheets and a new bedskirt for our bedroom so I'm going to wash them and get them up/put on today. Plus, I had bought a beautiful quilt for our bed over a year ago when we were in Gatlinburg. When we got home a friend gave us a beautiful hand-me-down quilt so we started using that and I've never even taken the new one out of the bag!
Today Allen and I are celebrating our 24th anniversary.
He has to work part of the day. He has to go in around 12 and the Sheriff's Office has to present their budget requests for the department to the county manager at 3. The Sheriff has told DH that since it's our anniversary he can present his portion of the budget request for his department first and then he'll be free to leave after that part of the budget meeting. We'll see about that. Knowing DH he'll want to stay until the end of the meeting, which is fine.
There has been talk that a certain DH is going to take me to Outback tonight! (Just he and I - no kids)
I would like the link again now that I know it is good.
We just save any of those plastic eggs that the kids "acquire" year to year and then most of them end up getting hidden the next year! It makes for an interesting day!
Happy Anniversay Kathy & Allen!! 
Here ya go:
http://southernfood.about.com/od/sidedishcasseroles/r/bl30610e.htm
Like I said, it was really good...and easy!
What can I say...we're a crazy family!
Something about the vinegar "seals" the colors so that they have less of a chance of running or fading. This quilt has some dark marroon and dark blue in it so I certainly want to do all that I can to make sure the colors don't run!
Thanks!
time to read back! but
24 years is amazing! I hope you enjoy your time together tonight.
I never knew either until they gave me a direction sheet when I bought the quilt!
