EASTER AND BIRTHDAY BLESSINGS

Funny,

 I never thought in a million years I'd be 68, 

but this is what it looks like after a lot of hard work in the gym, Pilates,

Intermittent Fasting and only 2 meals a day,

 one of which is a big vegie/fruit salad.

Seven pds. lost so far and going for at least 25 more.

I feel like I'm never going to make it,

and it's so hard not to give up.

Plus I love food and I live to eat my ex tells me. 

He on the other hands eats to live and has never has a weight problem.

Ugg!

Everyone tells me I hide it well,

but only because of big blousy shirts.

On another note,

I can only remember 2 other times in my life 

when Easter was on my birthday. 

So this year was double the celebration with my beautiful children,

and my bestest buddy Easton.

We celebrated with an Easter egg hunt 

while E was busy tummy timing it with his music and lights.

I love that my kids still want my ex and I to hide eggs for them.  

They continue to be very competitive siblings.

Can't wait for next year when Easton can participate too.

And color Easter eggs!

My ex hosted at his home

 and my husband drove down to be with his daughter and two grandsons.

It was a very rainy day but my son insisted we still do a barbeque.  

Because it was my birthday the kids did all the cooking 

and it was delicious.

Sadly my ex took a bad fall the day before Easter and was laid up in a sling.

He suffered a broken/cracked humorous and a very swollen leg.

He tripped on a polished wood floor while visiting a friend in the hospital.

It's such a shame because he is still recovering from his heart arrest

and has been doing really well in his physical therapy balance classes.

I had so much fun putting together an Easter bucket for E.  

All was thrifted from our local mountain thrift shop except a brush and comb set.

And if you look closely 

you can see two antique baby rattles from the 50's/60's.

 I picked them up for only 75 cents a piece.

It's so strange to handle plastic that old because it's very brittle.

And of course all the thrifted items got a bath including the stuffed bunny.

What was a little more challenging 

was to draw and watercolor Easton's Easter card.

I haven't done representational figures since I stopped teaching 4 years ago,

so I'm really out of practice.

But it turned out being super fun, 

and my kids thought it was store bought.

Hee hee 

I love when I can surprise them with something I've made.