Ready or not, here comes a new week!

Dear Family and Friends,
This has been a strange easter day here at the house. Ken and I walked this morning and being with the tax man motivated me I guess. I came home, made a quick breakfast and then waded into getting some tax affairs in order. Not that they are all perfect but they are a whole lot better than when I started. When I had sort of wrapped up the tax papers then I waded into reconciling the business check book. I've let the entries slide for the past two weeks so I was rudely jolted by the final outcomes, mainly I'd better find some quick money like NOW. Yikes I feel like my budget is much like holding gas in a rusty can or drinking from a cracked cup. There are no easy answers and probably the majority of americans are feeling some sort of pinch right now financially.
After the business account was balanced it was time to begin with appraisal work. No more are they quick appraisals to write up, now everything takes longer, much longer it seems but still when the work is completed there is a good feeling of accomplishment.
This evening Lois let me know she had baked banana bread using my dead bananas so I took a break and had a piece. Wow it was very good. And my loaf of bread I baked to day came out better than the last one. I'm still not sure what is different but the loaves are not coming out as full as before.
This was certainly different than the easters of the past when Nan would have a social plan for the weekend which included some fun, visiting, shopping, probably eating and going somewhere. I miss my social planner, she was really something and I sensed it while she was here and I know it now that she is gone. We all miss her, the whole family, this is not my loss, it is our loss and we are doing the best we can to cope. There are times I just feel like happiness is over and then I get to spend an afternoon with the kidos and see them in action, or a quick call from Jason or Nikki or a chance to sit and talk with Jo or Steve and the world comes back into better focus. For those of you who have a genuine mate sitting next to you, take care of that relationship to the best of your ability. You have a very precious gift in each other.
So lets go hit this upcoming week with our best and see if we can enhance some lives in the process. May God guide us to do significant things in His name and for His glory. Happy Easter!

love

tim