Ya know…..~T~, who hosts me at RedEagleSpirit, told me recently that I had just posted my 1,000th entry! I was really surprised. Despite the doldrums this past year, I’ve still managed a thousand entries.
I suppose I started repeating myself around the 25th one. *G* Don’t tell me….I wouldn’t be able to remember it anyway.
It’s good of you all to come and visit!
Daily Archives: April 12, 2006
Dinner
Easter dinner will be held here for about half of my family. At the moment we’re expecting 24 people, but that number will change back and forth until we have eaten. There are always unexpected changes, and we just go with the flow. Those who can make it will be fed, and those who can’t will get take home meals.
The menu is listed below. I think in honor of Dear Husband there will be Mozart playing quietly in the background during dinner. I hope to steal all the young adults and have them to myself at one table, if they’ll let me. They are of an age when they might prefer to mingle with the adults…..a rite of passage in our family.
Saturday and Sunday will seem odd because Dear Husband, the person I so depend on to pull off our gatherings, will be in Florida. Our son was a part of the largest group of Bears fans to gather outside of Chicago, in the Orlando area. They are holding a golf tournament on Saturday, and it’s been named in his memory. So, DH is going to fly down to play in the tournament, and will fly home Sunday morning. Luckily, my youngest sis and her family will come late Saturday evening, and my oldest sis will come early on Sunday to be sure we have things under control. *G*
Elegante Mother and I found tablecloths in pastels to cover two of the tables. I’ll use antique crocheted mats on the third table, and each table will be set with a different pattern of china. I’m going to do a bouquet of tulips for one table centerpiece, and two small arrangements of spring flowers for the others.
I think I have the schedule in place to get everything done, but we’ll see how it turns out. Truth be told…..I’m the only one who will notice if not everything is done to my expectations. My family tells me to relax, and I have…a little. I’m NOT going to use paper plates, though!
I know that I’ve rambled on about preparations, when actually, the gathering of my siblings and their families are really what’s most important to me. I love having family around me, and working with them to prepare a meal. I wish it was possible to do it more often, but as the family grows, each person is pulled in two or more ways. I choose not to make the kids feel bad if they can’t attend a gathering here, but that doesn’t mean I don’t miss them when they are away.
So, this Sunday, we will celebrate life, and family and I will tuck the memories away to savor in the future. I’m blessed, I know.
The Menu
Sunday, April 16, 2006
Chilled Shrimp and Cocktail Sauce
Pesto/Goat Cheese Spread, with assorted crackers
Salmon Pate and Chevre with Sesame crackers
Spiral Sliced Ham
Baked Ziti with Parmesan Cheese
Cheesy Potatoes
Steamed French Green Beans
Pickled Eggs and Beets
Cold Corn Salad
Caesar Salad
Vernice Kastman Rolls
Cornbread Squares
Olives, Sweet Gehrkins and Dill Pickles
Easter Cookies, Brownies and other assorted Desserts
Coffee, Iced and Hot tea, Soda Pop, and Wine
A Quick Note
I’m sorry to have gone missing again. Everything is fine. We’re just in the midst of getting ready for a family dinner this Sunday. Two of my sisters and their families will be here, about 24 people, I think. I have to find a couple of table cloths in pastel colors. And I may have to reserve chairs at the local rental place.
I was pondering flowers, and I think I’m going to do something with bunches of tulips. They don’t last long once they are cut, but they carry out the pastel theme well.
I have two hams holding down a shelf in the new refrigerator. I have condiments. I’m going to make baked ziti, and a pesto-goat cheese spread, and Elegante Mother is contributing her famous brownies. We’re steaming harricot verts for a green veggie. My sisters and some of their children will bring the rest of the meal. I’ll post a list of the entire menu later this week if I get the time. My youngest sis, who blogs at “Just My Opinion” (see my blogroll for a link), has been missing in action in the blog world. I’ll have to nag her about it while we’re cooking on Sunday.
I made it to the new doctor today, and was told that the problem on my two middle fingers is fungal in nature, and that my beloved latex gloves may be the culprit. He’s also advised me to leave the computer once an hour and do stretching exercises to address a problem of muscles knotting over my shoulder blade.
I got to spend several hours outside on Sunday, and can tell you about muscles I haven’t felt since last year at this time. I managed to get most of the sidewalk gardens, and the herb garden cleaned up. I still need to get to the lower driveway garden. I’ve asked Dear Husband to bring the trailer around to hook up to the lawn mower. I can make just one run with the cuttings, rather than piling things into the wheel barrow and having to make four or five trips.
The maple DH planted in the front yard shortly after we moved here has died. I think it must have had some type of insect infestation. Part of the tree was blighted, and this winter the bark rolled off the trunk, and the top of the tree snapped off in the high winds. What a loss! It was truly beautiful, with a fiery orange-red tint to the leaves in the fall.
It’s late. I need to get to bed, but I wanted you all to know that I was thinking about you, even if I haven’t posted a great deal lately. I hope you’re having wonderful Spring weather!