A Happy Family

The hiatus from blogging about the family has been intentional. And not. Time away from home, and a return to the office with an unusually busy workload prevented me from writing. That's okay, though.

We took off last weekend for a getaway. Away from the house, with all the paperwork, the cleaning, the maintenance projects, the routines. Away from the calendar of activities that we don't necessarily need to be engaged in. Away from the phone. Away from the neighborhood friends, as much as my kids enjoy playing with them. Away, even, from our own church.

We thoroughly enjoyed being in a little guest house in the middle of farmland, with beautiful views, isolation, quiet and no demands. We played some games, put a puzzle together, ate convenience foods, watched some videos, and slept in late.

We visited some friends.

We went to Easter service at one of the churches in town. We stayed afterward for their annual Easter pancake breakfast. Returning to "the farm," we had fun with an Easter egg hunt in the huge yard.

We drove home through a beautiful canon, saw some mountain goats, and listened to a good book on tape. We arrived home and had leftover pizza for dinner. Took some baths. Started some laundry. Dropped into bed, tired, a good tired.

We were glad to be a family last weekend. It was wonderful.