OUR EASTER TRADITION

One of our Easter Traditions that I have handed down to my children is the dying of eggs with silk material. We usually use old neck ties because these are 100% silk. As a little girl I have very fond memories of doing many fun things such as making homemade donuts,sleepovers,driving the elcamino, and dying eggs with silk. All of these events took place at my Aunt Tim's house, there was always fun to be had when we were with her. She never had any children of her own, but always had children at her house and there was always a plan for the day. Last time we were back in Louisiana we were able to visit with her, and even at 93 years old she is as sharp as a tack and will always hold a special place in my heart.This is dedicated to my Aunt Tim and passing on her Tradition.

                                                                                                                                                                           

SILK EGGS

To dye the eggs with silk you first cut your silk into pieces that will cover the whole egg. The silk must be dampened before it is wrapped around the egg.

The next step is to wrap the egg in a paper towel and use thread to wrap around the egg to hold the paper towel around it. The eggs can all be put in a pot and boiled on a low fire for 2 hours. Once the eggs are finished remove from water and let cool before unwrapping.

HAPPY EASTER!

SHOTS and SPRING BREAK

The week before spring break we had to begin our first step in preparing for our trip to Malaysia. Unfortunately that meant a doctors visit for all of us and YES SHOTS,SHOTS, and more SHOTS!!!
Tyler and I both had to have seven injections and luckily the kids only had two each!

Our weekend after shots the kids spring break from school began,we had decided to use this week to visit family and also look at colleges with Mattie. She will only be in Malaysia for her senior year with us ,then she will return to the US for college. Tyler was also on vacation this week, so family time was very important to us before he leaves for a month.

                                                                   
These are a few in the running , we will visit a few more before we leave for Malaysia the end of June. Mattie is interested in the medical field specifically Radiology, so we are trying to look at schools that have programs for this field of  study.

                                                                               


On another note we were able to spend time with both of our families,and enjoy some real Cajun food.Something we have not found here in Texas. We have been told by some other Cajuns living in Malaysia to bring our crawfish pot and burner,So it sounds like we may find some of our same comforts there. I guess we will see!