It’s 11:00 Saturday night. Having finally caved to peer pressure, I am learning a new skill.
On the surface, it has to do with the shiny new thing that looks a bit like R2D2 parked on my kitchen counter.
Yes, I bought an Instant Pot.
There are several reasons for this adventure and one big one for doing it just now.
I hate to boil eggs.
Ok, boiling them isn’t so bad but peeling them is, well, let’s just say not my favorite thing. It’s even harder when you buy fresh, local eggs.
And I have a lot of eggs to boil this week!
Kelly and the girls arrive tomorrow morning.
The girls will stay for the week, their Spring Break.
We have big plans for painting and baking and maybe sewing and, if history is any indication, a nostalgic chorus or two of This Little Piggy!
We’re also having an Easter egg hunt. “The kind where you hide the eggs, Grammy,” said Taylor.
A few questions later I had established that they do, indeed, want to dye the eggs as well as hunt for them. “Lots of them!”
We also need brunch for tomorrow and, given our various food challenges and the variables involved in air travel on a rainy day, deviled eggs seemed like the obvious choice.
It took a while to figure out how to put the lid on the thing!
Tonight, brown eggs from our local farmer friends, complete with lots of beeping and timing coming from the kitchen.
Assuming that all goes well, white eggs later in the week, suitable for making pretty colors. Dave will be here by then and can help, too!
Their beds are made. Flowers are waiting in the kitchen to be arranged.
Phoebe is resting up for Auntie duty.
My head is spinning.
Have to remember the booster seat for the car. Crossed fingers that I can really count on them not to play in the paint in the middle of the night. Major questions about the weather. At least it’s not likely to snow!
I’m behind on my painting.
And yet, my heart is full.
Our kids and grandkids and the children of our hearts are hope for a world which desperately needs it.
They’re also excellent inspiration for learning new things!
And I am deeply aware that, despite all the things I imagine teaching them while they’re here, I will learn even more.
What a blessing!