Happy Easter

As you can probably tell, I've been away from the blog scene for a while now. I think just the shear length of this winter has closed me into my own private isolation. Being that there has been some sun lately and I did see my first robin (on the first day of spring), there may be some light at the end of this arduous tunnel. However, the next little while is sure in no hurry to warm up. Tomorrow is Easter and it should be loads of fun watching my son go on his annual egg hunt. He has told me that he's writing to the Easter Bunny tonight to make sure that the eggs are hidden in difficult spots. I'm sure that won't be a problem. Although I think he was a tad worried that he might not find us now that we've moved to the country. I assured him that any house with children is definitely a stop on the route.

The Burning Van

Christmas is now past, the heavy duty cooking and baking behind me, the gift wrapping nothing but a memory. Yahoo! If I eat any more I think I'm going to have to wear expandable pants. So today is just a quiet day. Yesterday we started out driving down our driveway hill to see a blazing inferno across the road. Well, maybe an inferno is an exaggeration. But it was a van on total fire with a huge billowing cloud of black smoke pouring into the sky. Upon further notice, I saw where it was a Bell telephone van halfway up the neighbor's drive. Maybe they're having as much trouble getting a phone as we had and decided to take some action. Anyway, as we headed out of our area, a fast-moving fire truck passed us (luckily) and we knew exactly where that was heading! There is never a dull moment in my life.

Holiday Times

Well the holidays are almost here, and if you're not prepared by now, it's pretty much assumed you won't be!! I have stopped the shopping and am actually starting to get excited. I guess it's due to the fact that I see how happy and excited my son is. Children really bring Christmas to life. If I didn't have Alessandro in my life, I would definitely be basking on some tropical beach somewhere by now. I may even do that some time in the future anyway after the dreary weather we've been having.

I still have to wrap quite a few presents. But it's difficult to get that done in private. Especially when my attention is constantly needed. By the time I sit down on the couch in the evening I'm half asleep. Last night I fell asleep while putting my son to bed, woke around 10:30, plunked myself in front of the tube and fell asleep again. Anyway, I have got to go finish cleaning up the kitchen and do the bedtime ritual. Then I'll see if I can muster up the energy to do some wrapping.