Easter

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Getting some rare solo time with my mom, laughing, listening to Bossypants on the ipod while driving to the garden center.

Spending hours outside, cleaning out (or beginning to) the front garden.

Making cascarones with Kate and then, later, smashing them on patient, kind relatives before Easter dinner.

Coloring eggs with what felt like 47 (but was really just 11) beautiful, funny kids at the neighbor's.

Getting good feedback on a logo design (still not done) and feeling a little re-energized creatively.

Laughing at ourselves as we - those with young children - sat quietly talking (some of us a tad hungover, truth be told) while the older adults/grandparents had raucous good, loud fun at the neighboring table at Easter dinner.

Watching Kate and her cousin runningrunningrunning outside in the front yard with their pink, Easter dresses flying and white tights dirty with grass stains.

Buds on the trees outside giving me hope while we undergo Day 4 of a mild but necessitating school skipping GI bug.  Things change, pass, etc.