Thanks, Barbara,

Hubby's temp is normal.
He feels weak and congested. He's better.
I'm worn out from keeping up with the kitchen / laundry. . . .

I didn't get any of my own work done for Monday.

M.

Dear Waves,
That is great about the walking.
I hope that you get the bus schedule straightened out.

Dear Barbara,
We'll be thinking about you during your surgery and your recovery.
Good vibes going your way!

Dear Bizi,
You've been busy straightening out the house inside and outside!
How did the shrimp boil go?

Dear Abbie,
Wow? A quiet day for you on Easter?
Maybe the relatives will be back next weekend instead.
I hope you get some good rest.

Hugs for everyone. :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug:
M.

It is good to have company.... little bit of cleaning and straightening up makes me feel good.

the boil went great, every one had their fill I was worried about that...our friend, paul is a huge eater even he had his fill!
the shrimp tasted good!

the only problem I have is that I can never be present when we have company over. It is always a blur...it is almost like not being there.
I don't remember conversations....can only focus on the house and making sure that the meal was hot and that every thing that they needed was all there. preset the table of course. And I wanted to clean up after dinner we had all of these shrimp pieces every where and hubby kept telling me to stop and just leave the dishes in the sink, food stuff on the counter stuff on the stove........I tried but it bothered me to have a dirty kitchen with 2 big pots and pans, and all of the other things, they made margaritas, jsut sitting there a mess....I was ready for them to leave so I could clean up the kitchen.
Maybe if we had company more often I would not be so anxious about it.
We sat outside it was a beautiful day....wondered about the yard that was nice. the kitchen was out of sight.
then we hung out in the living room, again the kitchen was out of sight.
Paul our friend had abstained from drinking for lent, and was in full form and susan drived them home. I gave her the brownies so as not to be a temptation. It really was a beautiful day! and in the end enjoyed myself.
bizi

I am glad that your hubby is better!

Dear Beth
 

(with the kitchen out of sight!) i can appreciate the preoccupation with the kitchen in such circumstances... it is not like ordinary mess... it is like watching a disaster zone build up and not being allowed to prevent it. i think you are right, though, that if you had company more often you might take things more in stride.

i am glad that your shrimp turned out good and plentiful, that it was a pleasant day and especially that you enjoyed yourself in spite of everything. ;) :hug:

~ waves ~

Dear Mari
 

I am glad to know your husband is feeling better now. I hope that you can catch up on your stuff this week, as well as get some rest in. :hug:

~ waves ~

I came home tonight and the house smelled like shrimp!
not good.
so I started wiping down counters and the stove again...
maybe that was enough, all I can smell now is pine sol....:rolleyes:
bizi

Hoping all had a great Easter. And Mari I hope your hubby continued
to get better.

I spent the weekend helping with my mom. And man is Derrick
lots of help. On Saturday he bought everyone Potato Bar, and
I threw in Fruit for dessert.

Donna