Mo's Corner
For instance, Jack's birthday is April 27th, but of course we never celebrate on the 27th. This year I tentatively planned that happy celebration for Sunday, April 26th. Then I reset Edwin's birthday which was loosely planned for May 3rd, to May 10th, even though his real birthday is May 6th, when I learned that one grandson will be available only every other weekend.
Easter is the 12th of April this year, and we will certainly celebrate that blessed Sunday with our church family and part of our family group. We don't mess with Jesus' resurrection, but we will do our family egg hunt and treasure hunt on a Sunday two weeks before (or after) the real day because Linda's family will be going to the Bierle's this year on Easter day. We observe the rotation system. Therefore, I need to combine the silly part of our Easter with something else, probably Jack's birthday day. I will need to modify the dinner to a grilling event as it takes several hours to hide the five dollar eggs and plant about forty clues for the men/women teams of treasure hunters, not to mention shopping for the Silly String and putting together Easter treats for the youngest. Also, I like to work in a chili and hot dog dinner the Thursday before our egg hunt so the young in heart can color eggs. Soccer, baseball and school events are problems here.
On March 29th I cooked my son-in-law's (Terry) and Breyanna's (Cody's girl friend) birthday dinner because their January 17th and 24th dates were otherwise occupied. As you can see, I am already two months behind.
As I said before, I could move Edwin's party to May 10th and combine it with 16-year-old Kevins' May 12th birthday. That would work except that the 10th is Mother's Day and the women in our family have dedicated themselves to avoiding all cooking on Mother's Day. I believe I can get around that by buying Subs and baking the guy's cakes the day before, but I have to be careful that sufficient time is left for Tom and Terry's mothers.
In addition, eight-year-old Anna Grace will be baptized on Easter day, we need to go to Illinois in May, Illinois friends have promised to visit sometime this summer, Ellen is going to Scarborough Fair to sell her books, and she and I have two book fairs and one seminar to attend in May, but thankfully (as far as I know) I will not be cooking for the last groups. There is also a wedding to attend in April.
If the latest plan does not work out, I'm going to scoop up all of these occasions and lump them into one Sunday in June, or July, or whenever. What bothers me most is that I'm not sure I even remember what the real dates are for any of these things. I clutch a Day Planner most of my waking hours and have nightmares that it will disappear in the wee hours of the night. If that happens, it will be December before I get it all straightened out. Meanwhile, none of our grandchildren are allowed to marry anyone who has a birthday in April or May.
Nevertheless, have a most joyous Easter for He is risen!