Easter holiday plans

Happy Easter everyone hope you all enjoy whatever plans you have - today we are tackling DH's wardrobe for a clearout - he just doesn't know it yet

All our 4 DCs and families are away this weekend in various places, so for the first time we are home alone. Don't want to go away ourselves as we are going away at the end of April, so have stared decorating a study and a spare bedroom. The whole house is now full of stuff which needs sorting, and if I have my way, throwing out. I have a book club next week and haven't read the book so may spend an afternoon on the sofa reading over the weekend. Hopefully get out in the garden, but plenty to do if the weather is bad. Quite looking forward to pleasing ourselves.

Sleeping, eating, chilling watching films with my DS and generally coming to terms with my dad dying today.

Maybe thinking of some new plans now that he won't be around, just so that I have something positive to think about and not start going down the path of depression at his passing. Feel sad, but I don't want to get a dark depression if I can at all help it.

I wish everyone else a very Happy Easter.

We've had many lovely holidays in Rothbury. One of my favourite places.

Lilyflower we used to travel round (locally!) seeking choccie egg bargains after Easter. Sadly, the food police have knocked it on the head for us. We must watch our waistlines, donchaknow!

The road to Rothbury has opened after three years and £10 million. I would like to drive up it and spend some money in Rothbury to boost the economy

Easter is a biggie for us, especially this year when my working DH has not had even a short break from work since Christmas - and then he had a health scare with horrible tests which wiped out the holiday for him.

I have come down to Devon and will be joined by the DH, the DD and her partner and, despite the terrible weather forecasts for the Easter weekend, are determined to get out and about for coastal pleasures: walks and visits. We will have roast lamb with all the trimmings and eat Devon cream teas for all we are worth.

I shall have Easter treats on the table on Sunday morning for the young people and, for we oldies, will go out and about in the following week looking for Easter chocky bargains and knock-downs.

We had a family gathering at RHS Wisley last Sunday as DS and family are going to Austria ski-ing on Saturday this weekend. It was busy and VERY cold so may have been a better idea to meet for a pub lunch!

DD and family are coming for Easter Sunday lunch and we are looking forward to hearing about DGD's school trip to Krakow and Auschwitz and DGS's year 6 residential week on the Isle of Wight. Both due back tonight/early tomorrow.

Good Friday evening we are going to the local Art Group's exhibition opening. We get an invitation as I bought a painting there a couple of years ago. Might do the same again if any catch my eye.

We saw our family last weekend as they are going away. We are going to exotic Peterborough for four days. There is a very large antique fair and we have never seen the town or its cathedral.
If we were at home I would be painting and I would make sure we had at least one day out to an exhibition .

Friday - joining with other denominations to walk with the cross through the streets, church, contemplation and prayer

Saturday - filling the cathedral and parish church with flowers, Saturday evening the Easter Virgil .

Sunday - Mass and I had planned to plant shrubs in the afternoon but the forecast is heavy rain

Monday - a concert being held at our mental health drop in centre so will bake for that

We have no plans for Easter but DD and GC coming on Wed for H's 80th birthday. They will stay until Sat but I don't think she has taken in just how incapacitated I am, if she thinks it will be a break for her she is in for a surprise.
Many of our local schools are only off Fri and Mon and then back for 4 days before a 2 week holiday. I have never known this before.

I am having a break away for a few days myself.
Mick

Last day of work for me tomorrow then drive down to stay with DD2 on Friday and then she and I and DD1 SIL and twin granddaughters aged 6 will drive to France for a week in two cars, we are renting a house and will have a slobby don't do anything we don't want to do holiday and rest up.

DGD's are confident that the French Easter Bunny will arrive on schedule!

Ah now plenty of plans for this Easter.

Thursday: mad burst of cleaning
Friday: more cleaning and food shopping. Early evening DD1, SIL1 and their 3 children (7, almost 3 and 9 months) arrive to stay for a week.
Saturday: DD2, SIL2 and their DD aged 4 arrive to stay for a week. DS and DIL arrive to stay for a week. All going to DD3 for evening meal.
Sunday: all of the above plus DH, DD3 and her 2 sons aged 9 and 6 to us for family Easter dinner and lots of chocolate eggs.
Monday: it is DGS3's 3rd birthday! Morning - party at a local play centre with me providing the food and decorations. Followed by our traditional family Easter bonfire where we have homemade tomato soup, and eggs and potatoes cooked in the fire. Followed by Easter egg hunt for the DGSs around the garden. Looks like all this will be in the rain ?
The rest of the week will be cooking, cooking, clearing up and battling our way through the general chaos. What fun!

Really though, I love it but will doubtless have to lie down in a darkened room (with chocolate eggs) when they have all returned from whence they came.

No special Easter celebrations planned.

On Friday DD is going to a wedding a bit of a distance away which necessitates an overnight stay. They'll take the baby with them and we will stay with the other two.

The funeral of the husband of a friend is on Friday afternoon so I'll go to that while DH minds the girls.

My son will be coming home from a month long trip this weekend so I may visit him on Monday. So all in all a busy weekend but the fact that it's Easter will have no impact on it.

Not sure yet! DH and I are going to the theatre on Friday evening. I suspect I will be boiling /decorating eggs on Saturday and making some Easter cakes. On Sunday I duspect DD2 and kids will be over (DD1 @ MiL) and DD2 over on Monday. DD2 and co might rock up too! Easter bunny will be busy whatever happens!

Friday - making a cake for Saturday tea and visiting mum
Saturday - all together for lunch at Pizza Express ( none of us is up for tackling cooking for the hoards)
Sunday - visit to mum and lunch for visiting DD and family
Monday - fun with DGD2 & 3 and another meal.
Tuesday - visit mum.

I hope I will have stopped coughing too!

DS will be visiting for lunch on Good Friday; DD et al on Sunday for lunch before they go down to London for three days (in the current climate I rather wish they were going somewhere else! I'm being silly, I know). Saturday? Dunno. Monday? Maybe a spot of fishing or a good walk, weather permitting.

I'm just hoping DH will have stopped coughing by Good Friday - that'll make my Easter!

We have no plans either. DS always comes for lunch on Sundays, so the only difference will be that we gave a turkey crown for lunch.

Oh gosh Watermeadow that sounds frustrating - lie back and enjoy the rest!

Whoops that should say help

Do we have to do something special for Easter? I usually go to church and get a chocolate bunny from 3rd daughter.
This year is excitingly different, I've had a foot operation and am allowed up for up to 10 minutes per hour. 2nd daughter is coming to --help take charge.

I'm off to visit DS1 and family 'down south' for Easter. DiL will be away taking a school party skiing and will be glad of a break as she has recently lost her mother. I'm looking forward to seeing the GC, if they are ever around. At their ages (13 &11), they have their own agendas! Anyway, I have loaded up with Easter eggs and hope we can all go out for a treat.