Easter Weekend

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I can’t say it was easy, but it was certainly a great weekend. I ate too much and pushed too far, but I’m glad I did. I think everyone had a great time, talking and laughing and picking and singing. It was just perfect. But it all caught up with me yesterday afternoon after church. I spent most of the afternoon dozing on the couch until Ramey came by to have some leftovers with me. After she left, I went back to the couch and dozed between Skipper’s barks for the rest of the evening. Went to bed at 10:00 (early of me) and slept well.

DSC_0170Some Easter tags that resulted from a tag swap I was in several years ago.

DSC_0163Some Easter critters

 

DSC_0158This was my corn salad...


DSC_0177...which decided it wanted to be a pasta salad. It was a hit. 

DSC_0178Mrs. Smith helped me make an apple pie. But Ramey’s unbelievable Coca Cola cake took center stage on the dessert table. 

We also had ham, chicken and dressing, mashed potatoes and gravy, green beans with bacon, corn casserole, apricot jello salad, cranberry sauce, butter rolls, brownies, cheese cake, and vanilla ice cream. I need to spend the next few weeks eating spinach, lettuce, and broccoli, and drinking nothing but water. Like that’s gonna happen.

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On 04/22/2019, Barbara Anne said ...

Great decorations but even better is the fun, food, and family together that made it all worth the effort you put into making this just right. Those naps were well deserved!

Might you share the recipe for Ramey's Coco Cola cake?

I don't recommend it, but if you catch whatever has ailed us for the last 2 weeks, you'll lose weight. It has been like a super cold or flu without fever or aching, 24 hours with no sense of taste, then *preto* no appetite. I've lost 5 lb. We're still coughing.

Hugs!
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