Easter Celebrations

The Easter celebrations went well last weekend – an enjoyable time of feasting and getting together with family. On Saturday we travelled to North York to celebrate Nellie DeJong’s birthday (Teresa’s younger sister). Such a great time! After a lovely lunch featuring food from Mandarin, there was no need to consider supper later on.

Easter Sunday – a break in the action

Easter Sunday was the dinner at John and Susan’s place. With Teresa’s help, Susan created a marvellous ham and scalloped potato feast, followed by chocolate mousse and an entertaining DVD. Miss Potter is the story of children’s author Beatrix Potter; a beautiful and engaging film. Spoiler alert – there are horses and carriages, plus no stuff blows up, so it may be unsuitable for younger male audiences.

Miss Potter and her publisher examine a proof

The festivities continued on Monday at Teresa’s place, when son Robert came by with his wife Leslie, daughter Charlene, and toddler son Nicholas. This was a full turkey dinner, another very successful joint effort. For those of you who may not know, Teresa makes an absolutely fabulous Dutch apple cake. A warm slice of that topped with vanilla ice cream, and you’re experiencing dessert-y perfection.

Not exactly as illustrated, but pretty close - mmm!

This was the first full week of radiation treatments, and they came off without a hitch. Well, the transportation to the hospital was a bit of a hitch, but Susan helped to cover on Thursday. These are stressful times – radiation plus selling the house and moving is a potent combination. While the layout of the new apartment is quite attractive, the actual décor isn’t. Once Holland Christian Homes brings the place back up to regular move-in condition, Teresa’s son Theodore plans to visit from Vancouver Island and update the colour scheme. That should take place on the Victoria Day weekend in May.

The logistics of packing and moving are still under discussion. The major appliances stay with the house, but whatever goes into HCH needs to be packed and moved. Hire a moving company? Put a crew of family members together? We’re just not sure yet which way to handle it. In the meantime, Teresa really needs your prayers for strength to get through these difficult days. The enemy loves to kick us when we’re down, so let’s support her enthusiastically!