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Supper with Teresa

Teresa and I had supper at the La Cocina  Mexicana restaurant.  We sat outside on the patio and had the best time ever.  We sat there for hours drinking margaritas, well, we didn't drink for hours, just visited.  Had a great time, as always.

New Red hat!

Another golden sunset

Early Easter dinner with the family

We had an early Easter dinner at my mother-in-law's today. Always lots of laughs with that bunch, as well as great food. After dinner we had the annual Easter egg hunt, it is always such a hoot watching them. then we did glitter tattoos...you were right, they loved the cake didn't want to finish their food and wanted peeps..lol...but, we didn't cut the cake until they were all done cleaning their plates.. Bill and I sat in the swing this evening and watched the blue birds making their nest in their little house, like they do every year...it was a very good day.

Bill, the mighty fisherman!

Look he did it again, twice as many fish as last night! He's my hero..

The Easter bunny and her peeps

The Easter bunny and her peeps....yes I went a little over board with the candy...lol...I was never one to believe that less is more. My goal was to make an Easter bonnet, it turned into a jungle..lol:) I thought my nieces and nephew needed to get sugared up before they ride back home with mom and dad tomorrow...for hours...in the car... ( Amanda Raper.)....be prepared..

April Red Hat lunch

Enjoyed a nice lunch with my Red Hat sisters today at the Odin Cafe. We won prizes from picking out our own Easter egg, thank you, Kathy Albert for being an excellent hostess once again..Always a good time with these ladies.

One more thing...

One more thing...I made this bread today, it is the easiest and most tasty homemade bread I have ever had...no bread machine, no kneading, no making the night before, like some artisan breads....it was done from start to finish in a little over 2 hours....it's baked in round pyrex bowls, but I think you could bake it in loaf pans, they would just not be very tall loaves..anyway...it's very good...

 Peasant bread

Fish...it's what's for dinner....

Look what Bill caught this afternoon! Guess what's for supper tomorrow night....yep..bluegill and bass..yummy...

Our model today is Trixie..

Our model today is Trixie, she is wearing our blinking pet collar in pink..She is a free spirit with a mind of her own, and loves the color pink (collars can be purchased at Country Creek Treasures, Salem, Ill...) (shameless self promotion)lol...this is my mother -in-law's dog, After I put the collar on her, she kept staring at the wall, we couldn't figure out what she was looking at, and then we realized she was watching the lights flicker on the snack bar....no, it doesn't take much to entertain us...

Surprise party for Pat.

I went to a surprise birthday party for this sweet lady this afternoon at Country Creek Treasures (Pat Rodriguez)I met some new people and had a great time. Good Food and delicious lemon, raspberry filled birthday cake, not to mention great hot tea on this cool afternoon (strawberry vanilla). I gathered up these little girls and let them model some of my hats, and hip scarves, The wide brimmed hats are not mine, but they all were so cute and fun. Yes, the two on each end are twins, and Pat is their grandma, their little sister is in the blue striped shirt wrinkling her nose like a bunny..lol..

Glitter tattoos...first event coming up.

Most of you know that I did face painting for years, there are many, many photos in my fb album, however, I gave it up a few years ago. It was getting too hard on my back and was very stressful at times when I had a long line and I was doing whole faces, which was most of the time in the dreadful heat here in Illinois..most of time I didn't have a chance for a drink of water or to even stand up. Once again I am trying something new, glitter tattoos. They are so easy and fun and I don't charge as much as for face painting, even though they stay on for 3 to 5 days and are waterproof. I will be at Country Creek Treasures on Aprill 22nd, from 10 til 2, bring the kids, yourself, grandma, your neighbors...and get all glittered up. There is no age limit.. :) There are designs for boys too. (Please excuse my poster, I don't have a printer, yes I need one)

A relaxing day in the swing. :)

It's been so pretty the last couple of days, even with the rain yesterday. I cleaned out my craft building for the third time. It's amazing how much stuff you can get in a tiny space. I just started throwing stuff out the door. I still have some craft supplies and decorations, but other than that, it looks good. Bill hauled most of it off to the dumpster. We've spent a lot of "old people" time in the swing watching all of the Spring birds, bees and other critters going about their lives...I hope you all have a great day.

Lunch

Homemade tomato soup made from last summer's garden tomatoes, and toast with walnut pesto...also made from basil from the garden...that's what's for lunch...yum