Paschal Hymns, Gardens, House Painting and other Spring Happenings

Hi, here's a random but cute picture of Juliana. Ok now down to business...it's good to be back. I missed blogging and the outlet it provides and my family was getting anxious not hearing about the latest. Thanks for all of the nudgings to get back at it.

We had a wonderful Pascha. As usual, the late night Liturgy was so beautiful and festive. The party following was filled with laughter, meat, cheese, dancing and lots of creamy sweets. This year, we tried something new. I put Basil to sleep in the back of the car (wagons have nice little bedding areas for a two-year old). He enjoyed "camping" at church and we got to boogie down for a bit before the wee hours became too much for the wee Juliana. We checked on Basil and kept the car within eyeshot (the party was outside in a huge tent).

The next morning I woke up with a dreadful breast infection! Blech! If you've never had one, count yourself lucky, if you have...you know. I was down for about 4 days and had lots of help thanks to Aaron and my sister and parents. All is well now and life is back to normal. Basil has helped keep the Paschal spirit alive with his sweet rendition of the Pachal Hymn...which includes lots of made up words and meshed together phrasing...I really ought to record it.

Our garden is really taking off. The corn is especially impressive... every morning we're amazed that we haven't heard it growing in the night. I'm really looking forward to harvesting and having losts of fresh veggies on hand.

Third and lastly, our house is getting a new coat of paint. As renters, we had little say in the color choice, which ended up being a butter yellow with white trim. It looks fresh and cheery, however. I'm just thankful to be rid of the turquoise front door!!

So long for now.