Monday morning ramblings

The kids are back at it, but my wonderful husband is home for the week. I'm not currently scheduled at all this week, and although it wouldn't help the paycheck, it would be nice to be able to be off a great deal this week so we can get some things done at home. However, we'll be shopping for a new fridge, washer, dryer, and dishwasher later today so making sure I get a paycheck is a necessity! They are all older appliances and it just seems as though their time is almost up. I'm not sure I'm even close to being prepared for the sticker shock that's going to hit me when I shop.

We are also going to be enjoying a nice lunch out, just the two of us here shortly. It will be the only splurge we make this week, but we are both looking forward to it, and my grandmother sent us a little cash for Easter so we are using that.

We've been enjoying the Reds' season so far. We were able to listen to the first inning on the radio on the way to PA on opening day, and then it was on ESPN so we could catch the last few innings when we got to my in-laws. Saturday evening we were able to get the entire broadcast on the way home, and then yesterday we watched the game at my grandmother's house before we listened to the very exciting 9th in the car on the way home. Awesome game!

We enjoyed our Easter weekend. The kids did an Easter egg hunt and we had a traditional Easter ham before we left PA on Saturday. Yesterday we joined Dad's family at Grandma's, where my uncle had smoked meat since Saturday in preparation. It was delicious! There was another egg hunt, and everyone had fun.

The boys' baseball seasons begin tomorrow with their first practices. JC has opted not to play softball this year and to stick with karate instead. I'll be honest, I have a smidgen of guilt about this. I strongly encouraged her to not play, because I knew who one of the coaches was going to be and there was no way my daughter was going to play for him. NOT A CHANCE! The good news is that she really likes karate, and her instructor has mentioned that she has a natural talent for it. My wonderful husband is coaching HT this year and then he and his asst switched roles for JR's team. The business is about to begin!

Hope everyone had as wonderful an Easter weekend as we did!