4 in 1

Today is a "freebie" day prompt. It means we get to write about whatever we want. I've kind of done that already because during Easter weekend I did pictures and things like that. Today I don't really have anything special to blog about. This week is going better than last so far. That's a plus. I thought I'd try to write about the things I couldn't write about during the Easter weekend. 

Friday the 18th was "Your Biggest Insecurities." Mine are probably the same as a lot of others. My biggest insecurity would be "am I giving/doing/being enough." Enough of what my kids need, enough of what my husband needs, enough of what God needs, enough of what my friends need, enough of what work needs. The answer is probably no, not always and yes, sometimes more than enough. Life, and the people in it, are not perfect. We aren't meant to be perfect. It's about balance. It's about doing enough on some days just to survive and making up for it later. It's about it being okay to take a nap some days because other days you run ragged and don't get enough sleep. 

I think I'll go with just that one insecurity. It seems like that's the big one today. 

Saturday the 19th was "Your Favorite Quote." One I really like, that I've most often seen attributed to Marilyn Monroe is "If you can't handle me at my worst, you don't deserve me at my best." I don't know if she really said that or if she's just the pretty face on the little fb posts. My favorite movie quote, if you can call it that, is "Yippie Ki Yay Motherf*cker." Bruce Willis says it right before he kills the bad guy in the first Die Hard. I love those movies by the way. That one makes me smile. I don't know why. I just strikes me as something fun to say. 

My all-time, absolutely number one, favorite quote is, "If ever there is tomorrow when we're not together...there is something you must always remember. You are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think. But the most important thing is, even if we're apart...I'll always be with you." A.A. Milne (Winnie the Pooh) I have said this to my children and to my friends and it has brought me great comfort. 

Sunday the 20th was "Happy Easter: Your Easter Traditions." It started several years ago, I can't remember when exactly but on Good Friday we have always dyed Easter eggs with our children with my mom. We then added decorating cookies to that. So every Good Friday all the kiddos get with Grandma Nessa and dye eggs, frost Easter-type cookies and then have red hot dogs, hamburgers, and chips. Each year it seems to get bigger and better. Except that for two years, it has hurt my heart a LOT. Anitra was the biggest kid. One year she was helping a nephew and I'm not sure who had greener hands at the end. We'd form an assembly line to get the dye ready and we'd make silly jokes behind mom's back. She'd "tell on me" for using cuss words when I couldn't get the stupid little packets open. So for two-years it's been sad but I put on my smiley face because the kids really do have fun with it.

The following day the Seiker clan usually gets together, or the Carson clan gets together at Shavon's. We dye more eggs and do a hunt for the kids. This year we didn't do that. The Seiker's didn't get together because they will all be together soon for a cousin wedding. We didn't go to Shavon's because I needed a day at home with just the Fanklesman's and grandma Cindy. Sometimes, I need those times. With a large family, sometimes I have to pick and choose which events I can handle. Some years, like this one, I can't handle them all. 

Sunday is about getting up early and seeing what the "Easter bunny" brought. We go to church and then we go to mom's again for a big feast, usually with the Rice family. This year there were 33 of us I think. Too many for me, but Genna and I found a corner and hung out. Then the kids go for a walk so the Easter bunny can get into costume. She greets the kids and the neighbor children and hands out candy. While the kids are gone, the guys hide all the eggs. Egg hunts are as fun for the adults as it is the kids. 

Ok...it's a long post but since it's 3 days in one, which actually makes the 4th, I think I'm good. I'm all caught up. Thank you for hanging in there with me. :)