7:15 a.m. - For Christians, today is an important day in their faith. It is the belief that, apparently, the light has overcome the darkness...in one source calling the "cornerstone of the religion that faith leads to transformation - ascending from Earth to Heaven". Easter, then, is a rebirth or a new day or perhaps just a signal that eventually life can return - hope can be restored. It's a great message...a message that each day brings light and brings the opportunity for something special. There's a strong message of positivity, and that's a message I can grasp - the idea that good can possibly rise from bad. I'm not sure that I believe in all the details of the stories of the Bible, but the message of the power of positive thinking and grace towards others is a good one.
Yesterday we had an Easter breakfast and egg hunt for Amber's girls and their families. The food was awesome; I ate too much. Once again I'm pretty confident I'll be exiting a school break heavier than what I entered. Geez, I need to get a handle on enjoying food too much. There was ham and eggs and biscuits and gravy and hash browns and cinnamon rolls - good stuff. Then the egg hunt occurred, and it appeared that the kids had fun. Then we sat and watched the kids play and visited for awhile before gradually they all headed off in their separate directions. Another Easter holiday celebration in the books.
Later in the day, I went to Marcus Bush's birthday party in East Moline. He turns 40 apparently on Monday. He likes to remind me that he was born the same year as I graduated from high school. I sat for awhile with my eye on the television watching the Iowa women basketball team win. Brian and Becky Hutton were there, and I haven't seen them in awhile. It was great to talk basketball with them and catch up on how things are going in their lives. On my way home, I stopped at the farm and visited with Mom and Dad. We watched a the first half of the Illinois men's game, and when I left at have time, Illinois was trailing 28-23 to the University of Connecticut. Maybe I should have stayed at the farm because the Huskies scored the next 30 points of the game to blow out the Illini in embarrassing fashion. It was really hard to watch. Illinois just got down and couldn't do anything right, and the game was over before the second half even really got started. Ugh.
This morning I'm going to try to exercise a little. I checked the mouse trap in the camper, because we have a mouse in there. It's intelligent, and apparently I'm not. It's cleaned the mouse trap two nights in a row. I'm going to try a sticky trap next. I just hope it's not tearing up anything in there that isn't easily seen - like wiring. I may also pick up some new traps. I can't believe that thing has successfully eaten the bait two nights in a row and not sprung that trap.
I think later today we are supposed to go to Jack and Rhonda's for lunch and then over to my Aunt Mary's - probably for more lunch. More food isn't exactly what I need, but we'll be expected to eat something. I guess there are worse problems to deal with.
Things for School
- sub plans for personal day May 8 - camper to Mutual Wheel
Things to do
- spray weeds
- spread weed and feed
- submit costs for colonoscopy for refund
- APRIL 8 - take camper to Mutual Wheel
- send registration for Justin Sharp Shootout
- Carmen and Easter - Thinking now Good Friday - 10 a.m.
- write a letter to Chase and mail - 3/29
- for professional development principal academy training
- complete #3000 (June 17, 2024) register by 6/10
- complete #1865 (June 13, 2024) register by 6/6
- For Summer Camping Adventure
- get truck inspected at Slayden's
- purchase car pass for the days we are staying at Glacier (vehicle registration ticket)
