After two and a half days in Cincinnati, Easter weekend was upon us before I knew it. I came home from Cincinnati with pneumonia, a sinus infection, and pink eye so the little bit of preparations that I had done for the holiday before I left didn’t seem anywhere near enough. Paul took the kids to an Easter Party with my brother and Sister-in-law Saturday morning while I slept and than my mom loaded me up in the car and drove me all over town to help me get everything done. What would I do without Paul and my mom? So, by the time I laid my head on my pillow Saturday night, all 125 eggs were filled, the inside ones were hidden, baskets were stuffed, and I knew that the next day would be a success.
We woke up the next morning to squeals of delight and major anticipation about hunting for eggs. We found all of the indoor goodies and settled down for a breakfast and Lego building. It was amazing to watch Jamahl help Keyan look for her eggs and than help her build her fire truck before he built his own Star Wars ship. He never ceases to amaze us with his unending patience and his caring spirit. I know that I have said it before, but I truly believe that having a family member with intense and complex medical needs can be so wearing, but absolutely makes us all better people. It is great to see this belief come to life!
Later in the afternoon, we went out to find all the eggs outside. Over the last several years, this has become a well-loved tradition that all nine of us get involved in. All of the eggs have a child’s first initial on them so everyone is always shouting out, “I see a “J”, or “I just spotted an “A”! It is so fun to watch them running all over the yard and through the woods looking for all of their eggs. It warms my heart to have the yard filled with laughter and lots of memories being made with each other and my parents. The funniest part of this year was when McKenzy was all finished and looking over all her eggs, she claimed with great irritation, “Why does the Easter Bunny always do this??? He got most of my eggs right with an “M”, but he still did three “Ws”….that is is frustrating! God love that girl, I thought she was kidding but she was dead serious and quite upset that the Eater Bunny couldn’t get them all right! We all cracked up laughing at her “blonde” moment!
We finished the afternoon with Steak on the grill with my brother and his family. It was great to have a day of family time after a busy week. Most of the clan ended the night at Captain Sundaes for ice cream while Keyan and I curled up in the recliner chair and read books. It was early to bed for me so that I could continue to get over being so sick and get ready for the week to come. There was a lot of discussion this week over email and facebook about doing the “right” thing on Easter and celebrating the right “reason” for the holiday. I have deep religious beliefs about the meaning of Easter and was starting to feel really guilty and confused about what I was doing for my family. However, at the end of the day, it was perfectly clear to me that we had done the absolute perfect thing for our family. No more guilt or confusion!
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