$50.02 Later...

Yes. The procrastinator Katie that I am...waited until the last minute to go and purchase the Easter treats. So my Saturday evening was spent at the new Smiths Marketplace that they just opened up in Highland. Thank goodness they were fully stocked with plenty of candy but the panic-er that I am just started shoving bags and bags of candy into my basket. I got up to the checkout thinking that I my $50 bill would be plenty. Not so much! $50.02 was the grand total. Since I had left my purse at home, that bill was all that I had. I turned behind to see some cute high school kids and with a bashful smile said "Hey guys. Can I borrow (I know it should be have...) 2 cents?" It's a good thing that our society can still help out complete strangers because if not, then my kids...ME...would have had one less bag of Cadbury Mini-Eggs!

As I was driving away, completely disgusted that I just spent $50 in candy (and yes I thought to myself..."That is 2 new shirts or a pair of shoes that I just lost!!!") I thought back to some of my own Easter memories. I also did not ever remember getting that much candy!

We would always have jelly bean hunts at our house. The best part was that my Dad would hide the jelly beans, lets us find them, collect them, and once again create a new hunt. He would do this like 3 or 4 times. I also remember going over to my Grandparents home for a hunt one year right before we moved up to Toronto. It was an afternoon that was spent searching for plastic eggs that we discovered were full of money...small change...but it was still money and NO. I can guarantee that it did not equal $50.02!

Kindra was so excited for the Easter hunt that they were doing for their class! Those kids were hilarious!

...some Easter activities...

It is so hard to fit 2 families and all of the activities that come with holidays into the one day! We made it work by inviting Trevor's parents down to come to church with us. Then they would be able to be there when the kids did their hunt and got their baskets.

Let the hunt...BEGIN!

I know that I'm a few weeks late but life has been a little crazy around here. My mind is going a million miles an hour and the things that I've found important in the past, have been put on hold. My blog has been one of them. I'll catch up but the thought of it has been very overwhelming! Like I said before...my time has just been better spent doing the other activities that needs to be done first.

I have been reflecting quite a bit on my own little family and the things that it needs. My catch 22 is what that is? Is it the somewhat selfish Mom who needs her own happiness's so that she will feel complete which will then allow the home front to be content...or is it the Mom who still has her own personal time but puts on the back burner the things that she thought she needed in her life so that she can 110% give her time to her children which then allows them to have all of the things that they need to live complete and full lives...or do you try to find a mixture, a balance of it both? Hmmmmm? I've asked this question to numerous friends and have gotten back numerous answers. It is such an individual and personal thing...

I've always had a problem with decision making because I fear the regrets. I've had one too many of those decisions that I look back on and realize that if I only would have done this...than this would have happened. I hate those because they haunt me!

Because of this I've learned to rely on the promptings...the whisperings of the spirit...the stupors of thought...the burning confirmations which direct me to do or to not do the things that are best for US...not me...not them...but US. I am so thankful for this blessing and for these answers because there has been alot of question lately :)

But back to the blog...Just wait. My Britney concert pictures are next!