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As always, here are this years pictures and a link to last year and the year before which also shows lots of other years : )

Finally getting a break to do some computer stuff today.  We have been in a whirlwind of house and farm activities, more on that later.

I hope your Easter was wonderful.  Our Easter weeks starts on Thursday of Holy week with a Holy hour sitting in silence with Our Lord who is moved to a side alter of repose.

For everyone who emailed me about the soup we make on Holy Friday from our jar of Lenten beans, (explanation here)  I am happy to report that the soup was plentiful and we were very grateful to have such full bellies.   I was so proud of the kids.  With their sacrifices and good deeds during all of lent, they almost completely emptied the jar of beans.  We made a wonderful white bean and homegrown Tuscan kale soup.  I love these visual reminders of charity for the kids. 

Saturday was spent sewing all the skirts for the girls.  I had every intention of making dresses for them but time got away from me and honestly working with this sheer fabric is so tricky for me that skirts is probably all I could really handle making anyway.  Store bought sweaters, stockings and new shoes completed the ensemble.  That night my parents arrived from out of town and got to spend the weekend with us.  How I miss them so!  They got to spend lots of time with us but most importantly, they had not seen baby Matthew since Alexandra’s wedding in October. 

Sunday morning we went to Easter morning mass followed by a day spent together  with my parents and Alex and Lewis. They hid the eggs for the egg hunt while Poppa and I cooked a ham with Poppa’s special mashed potatoes and asparagus.  Lots of wonderful desserts and laughs and then everyone rested and the got to the business of trading candy and treats from their Easter baskets.

Tonight we hope to go to the county fair and see all the farm animal exhibits.  I am secretly also hoping to miraculously find someone who wants to sell their milk cow ; )  See you tomorrow!

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During Lent in our home we try to not only give things up but since Jesus gave everything for us we make it a goal to give to others.  When the kids were all little I wanted a visual to encourage them to do good thing for others, especially each other, that is when the Lenten jar was born.

For every good deed done for someone else without being asked, they may put a bean in the empty jar.  On Holy Thursday before bedtime I will put the beans into the crock pot along with pasta, and veggies to make the soup we will eat on Good Friday.  If they do not do for others then our soup will be very meager.

They start up gung ho and the jar begins to fill very quickly but as the season goes on they begin to forget and I have to encourage them to do good things but that is a job that I don’t mind.

I took this picture of the morning of Ash Wednesday.  It has many more beans in it right now and so far I have seen my children volunteer to do one of their brothers or sisters chores, give up the last piece of food for someone else who wants it, give up their turn to go out with Momma and when we are working outside they have gotten everyone water without anyone asking and with a smile.

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