Master of Procrastination; Chocolate Munchins

I should be working on a blood vessel lab right now, but instead I am surfing the Internet looking for ideas for home improvement and eating chocolate from the kid's Easter basket. Both events are unwise and unhealthy! Lately I have had a hard time devoting any attention to my school work. I have so many wonderful distractions - planning a vegetable garden, looking up bread recipes, or planning out a swingset for the kids!

Easter morning at our house was a blast. When Ella finally woke up, she went from zero to 100 in a split second; she was running around the house collecting eggs faster than I could count. I now appreciate my parents needing their coffee brewed before any holiday festivity begins! We got our coffee made while Ella and Colin (in competition with Moose) searched for Easter eggs. Later in the day we went to Matt's parents and celebrated Easter with my mom as well. Ella and Colin in the pictures are modeling their "spring bonnets" as well as some of the leftover chocolate they sampled throughout the day!

While I was watching Ella and Colin, I couldn't help but remember those Easter mornings when my sister and I hunted around the house searching for goodies. It doesn't seem that long ago that I was the child. And now I don't even get carded at the grocery store when I buy wine or beer - I am really getting old! Lately, I have been much more aware of just how fast life passes us by. I have a "Life Goal" list I keep in my planner. There are times when I add to it, and occasionally I do get to check items off the list (having children, taking a class again, running races). I really don't know what my point is here except I always cherish the saying my mom honors, which is "live each day to its fullest because one never knows if it will be the last." There really is not a dull moment in my life, and I am grateful for the opportunities I have as well as the people in my life who provide me with wonderful opportunities! I feel fortunate to have children who are healthy and happy and who appear to love life. I am very fortunate to have a husband who supports my endeavor to become a nurse midwife, who appreciates the job that I do at home, and who puts up with all my crazy ideas and thoughts! I am grateful for family and friends and the wonderful energy they provide me!