Happy Easter

It was a quiet Easter for Doug and I in Ocala, but we didn't mind.  We had visited with all of our children in the last two weeks and had really enjoyed being with them.  Today, Doug and I went to 11 a.m. mass about 30 minutes early.  We found seats without any issue, but it definitely was more crowded than usual by the time the service began.  The mass was very nice, and we enjoyed it very much.  We also bought a big cookie to celebrate the day.

The rest of the afternoon was spent working in the yard.  We needed to prune several trees and plants that had had been either damaged by the frost or were just growing too big.  After careful evaluation, we were glad to see that the palm tree was growing green palms again.  We were also happy to find out that the lemon tree had survived the harsh winter.  Unfortunately, the lime tree and the pineapple had too much damage.  We planned on trying new ones after our trip to California.

We were also able to talk to all of our children today and appreciated hearing how they were celebrating the holiday.  Brett and Karen spent it much as we had with mass, lunch and getting a few things done around their apartment.  Cal and Maggie were enjoying Easter in Oak Park with Maggie's family.  I appreciated all of Cal's humorous texts reminding everyone about his long time run at winning the family Easter egg hunts.  Meg and Nick were in DC and went to mass at one of the oldest cathedrals in the United States. The pictures were beautiful.  Cameron's Easter was very quiet with all of his roommates out of the apartment for the weekend.  He appreciated the time to catch up on a few things and hanging out with Cora.  Although it wasn't our traditional family Easter, it was still very nice and I loved hearing from everyone, especially the memories that they shared.