Hello on Easter Morning

Dear Friends,



We had a pleasant day on Saturday. The eggs got colored and the cookies were made and decorated by Linda. Isabelle snuck a couple of cookies before Linda put the icing on them last evening.

I watched the Red Sox in their final exhibition game on Saturday afternoon. I got to watch NCAA basketball last evening after another great supper.

What can I say but “Life is Good!”



Today we are off to a 9:30 AM brunch at a neighbor’s house. It appears that we will have a ham supper with scalloped potatoes, and a vegetable.



My Red Sox play the first game of the season this evening on Sunday night baseball. I am one happy camper.



Isabelle is going to do a little Easter egg hunt in the house this morning before we head off to the brunch. The temperatures will reach the mid 70’s here in Kansas.



Observation – Like I said in previous e-mails, I like reading the local Kansas City Star newspaper. I look for the similarities and differences of East Coast newspapers. There is always some good local stories in the newspapers that you wouldn’t read about in our eastern newspapers. For example, a person reported to the police that his 6 foot boa constrictor escaped from his house. The people in the neighborhood were asked to watch out for their small children and pets.



The Sunday fliers came in the mail today. I was looking through the typical CVS flier which we get every Sunday. Kansas sells beer , wine, and liquor out of their CVS stores. You can skip getting your prescriptions and stick to getting alcohol for any aches and pains that you might have.



Kansas City has its share of shootings, robberies, and assaults just like we do. Their obituaries are well written, and long. They even highlight one of the deceased everyday in the local newspaper.



There is lot more religion related articles, and bible stuff pretty much daily along with Billy Graham’s column in the Kansas City Star.

More people come to the neighborhoods trying to get you to join some church. A Church Revival Meeting for a Baptist Church was stuck on the front door this morning.



The newspaper has a Democratic slant which I enjoy, but the conservatives don’t relish that fact.



I can’t believe that a week has gone. Today and tomorrow are the last full days we have left in Kansas. We will probably be back after Danielle has her baby in mid May. Her parents, from Minnesota, will be there when she delivers the baby.



While doing different activities throughout the day with the grandchild, I noticed that she likes mechanical things like tools. Of course, she has her favorite soft creatures, she is also fashion conscientious, but her next gift from us might be a kids tool set. She also has no fear when she goes to a play ground, and gravitates to the highest slide. I think that she might be a pilot some day when she grows up like her mom.



Have to get dressed for our first adventure!

Have a great Easter.

Talk to you soon! The Curley Lad