Hippity, hoppity, Easter's on it's way!

It's almost here! Easter! Hands down my favorite holiday. Many happy childhood memories go with Easter - all the kids on my Bio-Dad's side posing on the back of Grandma and Grandpa's couch with our Easter baskets in hand... being at my great Aunt's house after church with a long row of suckers (how they used to package the little, flat suckers)... as a teen going to church with my Granddad and Bubba for mid-night mass and the blessing of the basket... Granddad and Bubba showing us how to make bunnies out of Styrofoam balls and pink & white pipe cleaners... coloring eggs...

I am attempting year #2 of making home made pierogi. Last year I was able to make about 3 dozen potato and cheese ones... but got bored and hated being stuck in the kitchen with a cute 4 month old in the other room. I have stolen the recipe from Gary and Chris Dyrkacz's website.... http://home.comcast.net/~dyrgcmn/Pierogi/pierogi.html. Just perfect!!!! I have also taken up their suggestion and purchased the Cut-and-Seal from Pampered Chef (placed the order the Monday after last Easter). So - I'm hoping with the cheating utensil - to make many more potato/cheese pierogi and even some sour crout ones! Oh yum, yum.... just dripping in butter and onion goodness.... I hope to be able to take lots of pictures to share with you! It will keep me on pace this weekend - knowing I have to show some proof of completion.

This year I am also hoping the weather cooperates so we can have an Easter Egg Hunt at the Evil Overlords'. The thought of watching Blue Bird stumble around the yard with a basket warms my heart. Oh - and I have ordered a hand made tie for him and a new dress shirt (JC Penney). I LOVE the website http://www.etsy.com/ and try to order anything I can there instead of going through retail stores. JoJoDesign has great looking ties!

I ordered letter A for Blue Bird. I can not wait to see him in it!!!! Now if I could just find something for me to wear - I'll be all set (Wizard is on his own).

Big question - should I attempt to dye eggs with a 15 month old?