What am I doing right now?

I haven't quite joined the Twitter age or posting blogs from my cell phone about what I am doing moment by moment. To be honest, it would be really boring, but I thought this morning I would let you have a peek into my life. Right at this moment I am giving the Iowa Test of Basic Skills to a group of homeschoolers (including my 2). Once I get each section started, I have 15 to 30 minutes of silence. I am thankful for wireless internet so I can get on my laptop and check emails and such, but I should have brought a book.

Special Olympics

Last week the kids and I had the opportunity to work at the Greenville Special Olympics Spring Games. It was a really fun day and the weather was perfect. It couldn't have been nicer. Emily, Will and I were buddies for 2 atheletes. They were both 9. The hit of the day for both boys and Will was not actually the games, but climbing in some Army Hummers and talking to the soldiers who had come out for the day. Unfortunately, I thought I had left my camera at my parent's house on Easter Sunday so I didn't take any pictures myself. To be honest, I found my camera in my purse later that evening so I could have actually taken some. Someone else took the pictures of us below, but there were none of Emily.

Easter

Sunday was such a gorgeous Easter Sunday. After church, the family gathered at my parents for lunch. Mom made such delcious food; ham, sweet potato cassarole, broccoli with Hollandaise sauce, Sister Shuberts rolls, Mimi's famous Mac and Cheese, and Strawberry Cake for dessert. It was all so good!

We took a great family picture in front of the fireplace.

Back when Allan was in medical school, my mom had an Easter egg hunt for Emily and Will one year. I think the kids were 2 and 4. It was such a big hit that she began to do it every year. Sometimes my brother's kids would also be there. As we began our year long walk down memory lane, it was one of things Em and Will were excited about. They have mentioned it quite a few times since last Easter. My mom had no choice, but to plan another hunt. (like she would have ever told the grandkids no) Since she hadn't done one in 3 years and this might be the last one, she went all out and had 18 dozen eggs filled with all kinds of goodies. After lunch, the "kids" hid the eggs for the "grandkids". My brother set the rules: at this age, the eggs had to be hidden well, but at least part of the egg had to be able to be seen. I was in charge of hiding 12 golden eggs that each had a gold dollar inside. That responsibility included remembering where they were hidden. Well at last count, there were still 15-20 eggs hidden in the yard, including one of the gold eggs. I can't remember where I hid it. I have even offered a reward to the kid who finds it, but it is no where to be found. Maybe 30 years from now some child will make a wonderful discovery. Of course if they discover one of the ones with chocolate inside, I wouldn't recommend eating it.

The kids getting ready to hunt eggs.

They decorated these bags when they spent the night with Mimi and Pop the week before.

They needed large ones for 18 dozen eggs

Will on the hunt