Well, the Easter Bunny came to the Kunert house. The Easter Bunny even knew that Bobbie, Bill, Michelle and Jim were going to be here and left baskets for them too.

I went to Mass at 8AM. It was a lovely mass. The childrens' choir sang beautifully. I was especially impressed with a trio, a boy and two girls who sang the song "He's Alive". The boy sang the narration, one of the girls sang harmony and the other played the guitar. It was very moving. I am especially pleased that in our weekly prayer requests, Fr. Van Beeck is making special mention of the needs of so many unemployed and underemployed in our area and in our country.

Jim and Michelle arrived shortly after I got home from church. They started things for dinner and then headed over to Bobbie and Bill's to pick out the things that Jim wanted of their Mother's things.

Everybody was here by 11:30AM. Jim and Michelle worked like busy little worker bees in the kitchen and put on a wonderful array of appetizers first. Deviled eggs, of course, were the hit of the array. This was followed by a delicious ham dinner accompanied by potato cheese casserole, green beans Alfredo and Jim's famous from scratch corn bread. We were stuffed, but managed to find room for the delicious cherry cake that Michelle had baked.

Lovely meal, nice company.

I talked to Bret and Bart today too. They are all fine.

Shortly before everybody left, Dick got so tired that he had to lie down for a nap. Chelsea ran into the bedroom with him so that she could nap too. She has been sleeping ever since except to wake up long enough for dinner. Poor little lady is getting weaker and more tired every week.


How nice that we can give thanks for the safe rescue of that boat captain, Richard Phillips, that had been held captive for so long after bartering himself with the pirates for his crew's safety. It is a shame that life had to be lost in the process but perhaps this will tell the pirates that if they threaten to take the life of a man, this will be their probable end. And pointing a rifle at his back certainly constituted a threat. Anyway, I thank God for his safety and for the joy his family must be feeling.

Have a good week.

Mary