Recap April 2026

Nobody ever told me that life speeds up after retirement, it's crazy!

I have fallen off the blogging-train and need to catch up starting with April...

I mostly post blogs (life stories) so that my kids/grankids can go back years from now

 if they want to remember an event or just revisit the past

Rick and I celebrated our 44th wedding anniversary this year, 

I still claim he's the best and I"ll keep him forever.

Easter was here this year so we were lucky to have the twin cities crew here to celebrate.

Oh, and we got a grand-dog named "Doc"

Gavin and Carson chilling at my big Bro's house for Easter lunch

These little beauties are my granddaughters

The gang at the house I grew up in. My brother now owns it and continues to host holidays.

April 19th brought another year to celebrate sweet Audrey! How can she be 17 :(

Rick and I along with Brie and Carson went to the cities to watch our Scarlett demonstrate

 her Roller Derby skills. Her Derby name is "Scar Face" That's my girl.

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How was your Easter?

The meaning of "Easter" cannot be thwarted!

Not even the snow can stop it from coming.

The snow is still beautiful even if it's suppose to be spring.

The flowers and robins are quite confused.

Not even Covid-19's stay at home & social distancing can stop the 

celebrating of Christ's resurrection!

We still had church..

in our living room, viewing a live stream,

knowing our church family was gathered as well!

I still fixed an Easter lunch for just Rick, I and Gavin. 

The smallest attended Easter dinner ever in my family :(

 Even tradition can not be broken.

 Our kids sent us photo's of our sweet grandkids on Easter morning

I miss the hugs and smooches on their cheeks  <3 p="">

I brought a boquet of flowers and took it over to my parents on Saturday.

I figured it might brighten my mom & dad's home!

"Easter" was suppose to be at Mom's this year. 

The snow came as Promised on Easter!

8 inches of heavy wet snow.

Those of you who know me.... know that's ok with me  :)

Hope you all had a great Weekend, and were able to celebrate Easter in your own kind of way.

"But He was pierced for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; 

the punishment that brought us peace was on Him, 

and by His wounds we are healed".

~Isaiah 53:5

May we never forget the true meaning of Easter, 

for while He was on the cross, we were on his mind.

Happy Easter weekend

Our Hope is alive...

  Happy Easter 

This is the HOPE that I have... 

a Living Hope made possible by the resurrection of my savior Jesus Christ.... 

HE LIVES!

Easter cakes

Fun & easy Easter cakes

Last year I made this one. 

You don't need a recipe...

Cake mix, 2 round cake pans, frosting, peeps and pastel M&M's

It's especially fun when there are little one's around!

My daughter is making this one for Easter dessert on Sunday. 

There will be 5 kiddo's here so it should be fun  :)

Sun flower cake  (peep cake)

I made this one a couple of years ago, again, easy no need for a recipe

Chococate cake mix, frosting, 2 round cake pans, chocolate chips.

Do you have any special dessert that you love to make for Easter...please share   :)

Happy Easter

Wishing you a Happy Easter-

The season of our greatest hope, 

the celebration of our risen Savior.

"Jesus said, "I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will live, even though he dies; and whoever lives and believes in me will never die.'"

-- John 11:25-26 NIV

 God raised him from the dead, freeing him from the agony of death, because it was impossible for death to keep its hold on him."

-- Acts 2:24 NIV

Our Easter day

A few Easter day pictures

Audrey in her sweet little Easter dress

I love gettin' snuggles

Nice enough to sit out side after a yummy Easter dinner.

Guess the Easter bunny came

Brice and Jenny

My mom, Rick's mom and an excited Kellie

Gavin and his buddy Audrey

Chris and Michael, playin some hoops

More candy....bahhhhh

stop the madness

So much fun

Brianna joined us after a long day at work.

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Happy Easter!

‎"But God raised him from the dead, freeing him from the agony of death, because it was impossible for death to keep its hold on him."

-- Acts 2:24 NIV

Easter happenings

This year was Easter at "Mom's" (and dads) as it is every-other-year.

I LOVE our family and when we all get together it equals,

food, fun, laughs and...

...lots of hugs

The family has grown in leaps and bounds to a total of 24,

including Josh who is my niece Megan's new beau.

Such a sweet Couple

The weather cooperated nicely this year and we all spent most of the day outside playing ball and enjoying each others company....

...catching up from not seeing alot of each other over a long winter

Mom & Jenny, Niece Jensen & Nephew Grant, Kate (jamey's wife) and puppy Major Briggs,

Brianna, Nephew Jamey (icing a jammed finger), Rick and my sister Jodi, Niece Alex.

Little Miss, and her first Easter....love her dress !

Oh...those Uncles

My sister in law Michelle and her daughter Alex (my niece)

This little girl cant keep her hands off her G-ma's purse...she's a girl after my own heart

Easter dessert

With Easter being just a few days away, I thought I'd share with you a fun little cake that I made last year to sit on the dessert table.

It's one of those cakes you can easily make just by looking at the photo...

Buy a Chocolate cake mix and bake it up like it says on the box

for a double-layer round cake.

Frost it with your chocolate frosting of choice....

Fill the center with chocolate chips, then

Outline the edge with mashmallow "peeps"

ENJOY