Happy Easter to Y'all!
Florida is a great place to celebrate Easter. . .everyone seems to have guests visiting. And we're no exception to the rule. Emma and Brenda came in on Good Friday to Tampa airport from Sacramento, Calif, so Paul and I traveled up there with the two puppies in their cage. We were concerned about traveling with them but they really behaved themselves. They slept most of the way, and coming back they did pretty much the same thing. Brenda and Emma were so excited to finally meet Bode, their little male puppy.
Their plane got in a half hour late, which wasn't bad considering the plane schedules we all have to contend with now.
Noi, Greg, Neenee and Brenan arrived, late, after dinner after a three hour trip from Gainesville. Noi had to work today and after having dinner at home.
Our visitors managed to get to the beach twice. Once on Saturday, and once this morning early before church. There was a logical concern that the church would be crowded. We got there in plenty of time, but there were so many visitors! Our church has a custom of inviting all the visitors to stand. It felt good to see almost our whole pew stand up. . . and to know they were related to us! Last night Greg and Brenda went to Walmart by themselves and picked up a big selection of Board Games for us to have here to play! What a wonderful surprise that was. It's something we really needed, and thought about getting. . . at some future time. Well, we've had fun using them now. Last night we played dominoes: Mexican Train, and the dice game: Yahtzee, and tonight we played Hearts.
This afternoon Paul grilled pork loins. We invited Cousin Alice and Cousin Carol to join us. We ate mid-day because Greg and Noi had to head back to Gainesville because Noi had to work tomorrow. Brenda and the three cousins are staying here til Tuesday, when we'll drive them up to Tampa which is mid-way to Gainesville from here. We'll probably have a picnic at a park because the pups will be with us. It's really like having babies. They can't be left alone for too long, and so they will be accompanying us a lot, til they're old enough to stay by themselves for any good length of time.
Guess that's all for a while.
So. . . . . . . What's happenin' in your neck o' the woods?