Better updates..

Needing to simplify the websites I update, I have decided to get rid of facebook, at least for now, so I'll have to be more diligent on updating our blog. A lot of friends of mine update on Sunday's, so I think I'll adopt that routine as well.

Even though it isn't Sunday yet, I'll do a quick update. We're having friends over for Easter dinner this year. Entertaining was such a huge part of my childhood, and leaving those traditions and only being a family 3 can be challenging. I'm glad that there are other families that are in the same boat we're in and we can all get together and give holidays more of a family feel. A few of the couples that are coming have very young children, so hopefully Jackson will like to play!

My parents gave me a menu for Easter dinner - let's hope I can pull this off! My dad suggested a black forest ham instead of a honey ham. I told Jonathon Tuesday night that we better go pick up some of the items we needed. He only questioned why we were going so early in the week at first because once we got to the store they had ONE black forest ham left. We lucked out and now we'll have something to cook!

Jonathon is feeling a bit better. He's itchy, but the Prednisone the doctor gave him combined with Benadryl is bound to cure it faster than doing nothing. When I was telling my dad about it, he told me when he was little he and his cousins were playing army in a huge field of poison ivy - not knowing of course - and my grandpa gave them Fels Naptha soap to wash with. Apparently, this stuff dries it up extremely quick. The problem: I could only purchase it online since I didn't have retailer in Maryland. My dad was so thoughtful and before he went up to his job site on Tuesday, he picked some up and next day mailed it so Jonathon could get some relief. We should be getting it today and I'm glad we have a soap that I can do Jon's laundry in as well. (it's the only laundry soap that will cut the poison ivy oil out of fabric)

Other than that, my week will consist of cleaning up and preparing for our Easter Sunday. Jonathon and I will no doubt go shopping for Jackson's Easter basket Thursday or Friday.