Happy Easter!!!

 

All I need to know, I learned from the Easter Bunny!

Don't  put all your eggs in one basket.

Everyone  needs a friend who is all ears.

There's  no such thing as too much candy.

All  work and no play can make you a basket case.

A  cute tail attracts a lot of attention.

Everyone  is entitled to a bad hare day.

Let happy thoughts multiply like rabbits.

Some body parts should be floppy.

Keep  your paws off of other people's jelly beans.

Good things come in small, sugar-coated packages.

The  grass is always greener in someone else's basket.

To  show your true colors, you have to come out of your shell.

The  best things in life are still sweet and gooey.

May  the joy of the season fill your heart.

AND  MAY GOD BLESS YOU AND YOURS!

Alleluia…He is Risen…alleluia!

Saturday stuff

 

Good morning from foggy north Georgia!  MM and two kitties are still snoozing.  Me?  Some blasted alarm went off at 6a.  Again.  You’d think during the light of day I would remember to look for that offending sound, but no, I haven’t.  Yet.  Today is the day to seek and destroy!!!  I do not like waking up before the sun comes up.

Bob and Lynne arrive tonight for a few days, so I am motivated to get a few chores done, using them as my goal, not that they would notice whether the moho is totally emptied……………or if my desk is cleaned off.  But still…motivation.  I needs it.  Srsly.

Come on, Sun.  I need you, too!

So, do you have big plans for Easter celebration tomorrow?  Our church always has a huge Easter Feast and egg hunt after the service, so that is our big to-do.  I am making “Confetti Salad” to take this year, rather than my usual Marinated Roma Tomatoes.  I’ll post the recipe if it is good.

And now I’ll go find that blasted alarm!  Smile!!!

New neighbors

 

I can just barely see these new neighbors through the trees across my cove.  Jason and Amy are starting a small bee colony! 

They are not majorly going into the honey business; they just want enough for themselves and family and friends.  Lucky us!  I’ll round up some mason jars for sure.

I am also learning a bit about bees from them as they go along.  They are mighty interesting critters, and are obviously very vital to the pollination of crops.  I think they will be quiet neighbors as they go about their honey business.  I won’t bother them if they won’t bother me!

The wee boys are excited about this whole process, but they are especially looking forward to their first taste of real home made honey.

Sweet!  Well, except that Jason has already gotten stung once.  Ouch!  But that is one of the hazards of being a beekeeper.

So that’s our newest excitement here in paradise.  Have a fabulous Friday, y’all!

Rut roh!

 

So I may have '’just cause” to fire my trusty office assistant.  KC decided it would be fun to teethe on my iPhone sync cable yesterday.  See the exposed wires?  I can attest to the fact that it will short out and overload the port when bare wire is exposed.  Do not let this happen, ppl!  There goes KC’s pay raise, if he gets to keep his job.  He is being a paperweight now, to show what a good and useful boy he is.  Gotta love him!

I am happy to report that I found white electrical tape at the big box store, so my cord should be good to go again.  Black tape on the white cord would have been sooo TACKY, right?  At least the port works, after rebooting my machine.

Scooter came over for a visit late yesterday, followed by a burst through the door from his mom---busted!  He did NOT have permission to leave his yard, despite his intentions being honorable.  He got into a wee bit of trouble.  Boys seem to do that.

Life is certainly never dull here in Paradise.  May you have sunshine in your heart today.  I sure will.

Birthday bash!

This was the calm before the crowd arrived.  Amy kindly used a shower chair, rather than a potty chair, for the birthday gal’s place of honor!

Haley was VERY surprised (or so she seemed!).  Logan did a great job pulling it all together with his assistant sister-in-law:

Amy found lots of old photos to decorate the table:

And of course there was cake (and Key Lime pie):

And lots of gag gifts, in addition to some very good stuff:

It was a mighty fine evening with family and friends…the very best of folks to celebrate with, of course! 

How blessed we all are.

Haley, the next 40 will fly by.  I know.  Life is grand, y’all!  Enjoy every minute of it.

Monday in Paradise

Mr. Sunshine is trying to burn off the last of the morning fog. Birds are chirping, kitties are going in/going out. They do not mind the cooler temps. Me either, since it warms up as the day progresses.

Lots to do today, including an MRI on this pesky hip of mine. MM's eye is doing well, Scooter is doing well...and so will I. I declare it SO.

Hello, dogwood. Your leafy partners are trying to catch up with you. Hmm, a wine bottle has fallen. Where's my yard boy?

Have a great Monday, y'all!

Holy Humor

The minister was  preoccupied with thoughts of how he was going to  ask the congregation to come up with more money than they were expecting for repairs to the church building. Therefore, he was annoyed to find that the regular organist was sick and a substitute had  been brought in at the last minute. The substitute wanted to know what to play.

"Here's a copy of  the service," he said impatiently. "But, you'll  have to think of something to play after I make  the announcement about the finances."

During  the service, the minister paused and said, "Brothers and Sisters, we are in great difficulty; the  roof repairs cost twice as much as we expected and  we need $4,000 more.  Any of you who can pledge $100 or more, please stand up."

At that moment, the substitute organist played "The Star  Spangled Banner."

And that is how the substitute became the regular  organist!

Put a smile on your face…and share it with someone today.  No foolin’!!!  Happy April, y’all!