Catching my breath

Whew!  The kids went back to school today and I don't know where to start.  Laundry?  Yes.  Groceries?  Needs some planning.  We're having a special meal Friday that needs ingredients, and also our Easter things.  Like eggs.  (Better check for dye purchased on clearance!)  I have my work cut out for me, but it will be joyful work.

First, though, a few treasures from our super relaxing spring break.

Bethany was eager to plan her garden container.

So we went to a greenhouse and she wrote the name of every plant she liked.

Pretty much all of them.

She's not that big on having her picture taken these days.

In other news, she had her bangs cut later in the week.

Thank goodness I can see her eyes again.

Ben's idea of a great vacation is to play games.

A LOT of games.

Thankfully Dad telecommutes

so he can play and eat lunch at the same time.

My sister took the kids for the weekend, 

so Lee and I went out on the town.

Lee even humored me and drove me by the capitol

and the cathedral.

And since we have Twin Cities, 

we gave the other one equal time.

We took in a play.

Not the best play ever.  But it was fun!

And then to make it all perfect?

A trip to my favorite lake.

(I have a lot of those.)

I pretended to be a portrait photographer.

I better keep my day job.  Ha!

I'm so glad it's Holy Week.  May you have a sense of God's presence about you this week.  May you know him as your Redeemer.