Boy! I am really out of practice writing on a daily basis. I find I am more interested in reading a million & one ridiculous time wasting books or watching The Walking Dead (and a million other shows on the boob tube) than I am in continuing this effort to keep up with journaling how our family is doing. I used to write all the time. You'd think I could handle a simple blog. We just finished celebrating Easter, yesterday in fact, and I am so glad the big holidays are over until next October. So much stress. You know when I was a kid I lived for each new holiday, as an adult I dread them. I apologize to my mom for always taking for granted just how much stress they put on your shoulders as an adult & on your pocketbook. Yikes! What happened to me looking forward to my kid's faces on the morning of Easter? I used to stuff eggs full of candy & coins & get so excited about setting it all up for them. This year, I used the weather as an excuse to not do