Entry for April 09, 2007 EASTER DINNER........

My wife takes great pride in preparing special dinners for the family get togethers. Easter is one of those special days. She spent two days cooking a feast for our two children, their children, their husbands or boy friends. Things didn't at all work out like she had planned. The older the grand girls get the harder it is to get them to attend. I know they are adults now and have their own lives to led.
First, our daughter Carla was on a trip to California with her truck driver boy friend to move a military family's belongings. They were going to make it back Sun. but due to an ice storm near Albquerque, N.M. they were stranded for a day. Our oldest grand daughter called and said she was unable to attend this year. Our grandson didn't get to come. Our next to the oldest grand daughter called about an hour before time for dinner and said she had some bad news, her car wouldn't start. Thats not a problem I tell her, I will come to get you and great grandson Greyson. They live about 30 miles from here.
We finally get to set down for Easter dinner and give thanks for what we have. Dinner consisted of ham, creamed potatoes, green beans, pinto beans, macaroni, homemade dressing, cornbread, ice tea, German chocolate cake and cherry cream pie. Yum, yum!
This year my youngest grand daughter gets to sit at the big people table for the first time. Even though the family was not all here a good time was had by all. After all were back to their homes I could see the hurt in my wife's eyes. As time goes by it harder to get all your family to attend these family events.