FLAMINGO-MANIA

As a fundraiser for the church youth to go to New Orleans this summer we are in the midst of FLAMINGO FLOCKING.

What exactly is flamingo flocking you ask? Here's how it goes:

• For $15 you can purchase "flamingo insurance". This guarantees you a flock of flamingos will not nest in your yard ... provided someone hasn't already signed up to flock you before you get your insurance :)
• For $15 you can sign up to have someone flocked. This means that some night a flock of flamingos will nest in your yard. When you wake up in the morning ... there they are! At this point you can either call the flamingo removal service and for a $10 fee we will remove them in 24 hours. You can also pay $15 and have them sent to someone else's house. Or, you can just leave them there and they will be removed in 48 hours at no cost.

St. Mark's Youth Group is in the midst of a flamingo frenzy and our fundraiser is quite successful so far. Thanks to all our flocking friends for their hard work.

TAXES .... UGHHHH!

Today, April 14, I finally submitted my taxes online. Did I do them correctly? LOL, kinda doubt it. But, I tried. I despise doing my taxes. Every year I say I'm going to get them done right away and every year I do them at the last minute. Maybe next year I'll do better.

He is Risen ...

He is Risen, Indeed

Easter Saturday the boys and I went to Grandma and Grandpa's house for their annual Easter egg hunt. They had a lot of fun trying to find the eggs the little cousins had hidden for them. I guess one is never too old for an Easter egg hunt. They all shared in a delicious Easter dinner. A birthday cake was brought out for Jessie's 10th birthday. The evening was finished off with a DVD of Uncle Brian, Aunt Shelly, Jessie, and Logan's swim with the dolphins in Mexico. Lots of family fun.

Easter Sunday the boys and I ushered at the 7:00 service. If any of you know my boys you know they do not like getting up early in the morning. Overall, it wasn't too big of a struggle to get them up. Joey thought the communion wafer tasted like plastic today. Maybe it was because it was so early in the morning. Maybe we switched to a new brand. Who knows?

We enjoyed Easter breakfast at church put on by the bible campers. They did a wonderful job and it was delicious. Egg casserole, muffins, juice, fruit, ham sausages, YUM. Thank you Bible Campers!

We then went to Uncle Ron, Aunt Kathy, Eric, and Marlys' house for Easter brunch. We had a nice time with them and Kathy's parents and my aunt and uncle. Even got to meet Marlys' boyfriend, Patrick.

Then, back home for an Easter nap.