Haven't been up to much recently but we did have a terrific Easter at my son's home. Jason & his wife Katie built a home next door to us when they were first married and were committed DINKS. Ah, but time passes and soon there were three children - the house was too small. They moved to Centralia, MO which is about 15 miles away and now have a 5-bedroom home on 20 acres -- much more to their liking! Don't know if I have already shared the moving-day adventure of having the chicken coop moved (Jason said he was NOT building another as it had taken too much of his time to build the first one. However, he did build it with accessibility for both children and adults -- it's a masterpiece for heaven sake).
Anyway - we trekked up to their home for Easter and had all decided to forgo the "formal" Easter dinner. We took snacks, our daughter and her daughter brought a nifty crab dip and we spent time enjoying each others company. One of the best family holiday gatherings ever. We checked out the chicken coop, the berry patch, fruit trees, and garden plots. I am most happy to report that these are, possibly, the happiest folks I have ever known. What more can we ask but that our children are happy, healthy, and successful doing what they love? They are Joseph, Jason, Nicholas, Shaelyn, and Katie.
