April 16 through April 22:

April 16 through April 22: Wednesday, Mom and I both worked all day painting.  Mom stopped a little early and had her Spanish lesson.  But we didn’t get home until after 6:00pm.  Thursday, was Groundhog Day for me but mom left about 11:00am to tend Kate’s kids.  Kate picked her up from the job site and she tended the kids at Charlotte’s house.  I stayed and painted walls. Friday, was another Groundhog Day for both of us.  We finished up pulling off the tape on the last few rooms about 4:00pm.  If Chris had not spent so much time these last 2 weeks, I never would have gotten it all painted and ready for the carpet layers.  Thanks dear for all your help.  Saturday we spent the morning getting eggs filled with candy and surprises in anticipation of our Easter Egg hunt that we would have in the afternoon.  I got John’s patio all cleaned and the furniture washed and ready for the summer.  I hid all the eggs in John’s back yard and we had a list of the number of eggs and colors that each of the grandkids had to find.  One of the eggs was shinny and had the number of their birth order.  So Badger the oldest grandchild had to find the egg with #1 on it.  That way I could really hide the older kid’s special egg.  When they could not find it I would trade some of their candy for a clue as to where their egg was.  It was a win-win, I think.  The grandkids also made an apron for me to take on our mission.  It has each of their hand prints on it.  So cute.  

My new apron.

All the gang.

Dying Easter Eggs

Everyone had a good time and we ended with a nice barbecue.  We had bought and marinated some sirloin on Friday and it was delicious. 

Barbecue

Sunday, we really enjoy our Sunday school class and we will miss them.  After church we had a great Easter dinner.  James and his family came up and we all over ate.  Ham and funeral potatoes, could you want anything else.  Someone said the reason that everyone wants funeral potatoes at funerals is that is they make everyone feel better.  I concur.  Monday, it was back to Rigby’s for me.  The carpet layers finished on Sunday and it looks great.  Now I have a list of everything they want me to try and finish before we leave.  There are still 9 rooms that need to be painted.  We only got the rooms where carpet would be laid done.  So I need to get some cracks fixed and a few carpentry things, access doors for plumbing valves and broken doors repaired.  Their kids are all moved out but they left them a few things to fix.  Can anyone relate to this?  I left work at 11:00am and hurried home and got cleaned up.  Then Chris and I went to lunch with my brothers and my sister, Alice.  Van took us to the Grand America buffet.  Wow what a spread. 

Lunch at the Grand America. LtoR  Chris, Alice, Tove, Tad, Van and Maude.

We all went to his condo overlooking the temple and spent the next few hours talking about family history and who would do what to try and get more of what we have done online so all or our kids and grandkids have access to it.  Tad read us the talk he had given in Sacrament meeting the day before.  It was one of the best Easter talks I have ever heard and it made us all cry.  We finished off with a light dinner and all in all it was a wonderful day.  Tuesday, mom took a substituting job and dropped me off.  I got a lot done on my punch list.  I think tomorrow I will get the last of all the ceilings painted.  We only have 16 days left.  Hurray we can’t wait.