Menopausal Mother

Welcome to another edition of Fly On The Wall group blog postings hosted by Karen of Baking In A Tornado. Today, there are three of us bloggers inviting you into our homes to see what a fly might see (or overhear). 

The nosy fly already knows that every year I take pride in the annual family Easter dinner I host in the garden to enjoy the pleasures of spring. But this year, the Easter bunny has skipped town, taking his coveted chocolate eggs with him. Why? BECAUSE I FORGOT EASTER IS THIS WEEKEND AND BOOKED A CAMPING TRIP FOR THIS DATE A YEAR AGO!!!! 

I don't get it---Easter is usually in late March or early April. Who decided April 20th was the perfect date? Ugh! I have never missed this holiday with my family and I hate letting them down--they look forward to the goodies I cook and I LOVE seeing my grandbabies all dressed up for the holiday. I even have bunny ears, for heaven's sake! Okay, lesson learned. We actually get home late that afternoon, but there will be no time to cook, and I will be too tired anyway after the 3-hour drive home from Lake Kissimmee, but at least some of my kids have promised to come over for dinner, even if it's just some Chinese take-out (and I can still wear my bunny ears!!).

As I have mentioned in previous FOW blog posts, we are on the road every other weekend until midsummer, when all travel stops due to the horrid heat and hurricane threats. For now, we're just enjoying the good times with our RV and the gorgeous Florida weather. Peace River in Bowling Green was AMAZING last month and 2 weeks ago we finally got to camp in Stuart with our neighbors who have a huge RV. Talk about a great time! Well, it was all fun and games until our truck tire blew out on the highway home. SCARY! The only good thing about it was the cutie-patootie Road Ranger who rescued us. What a sweetheart! And he loves pugs, even though Yoda barked at him the entire time. Here are some fun photos of our last 2 RV trips:

The Fly got to see this old married couple celebrate 41 years together on April 7th. What a ride it has been, and I cannot imagine a better person than Mac to share a seat with me on the crazy train to Clown Town. No one entertains me more than him, and I feel blessed to share the laughter with him every day on this joy ride. (If you are on TikTok, you can follow me over there under my full name--Marcia Kester Doyle---and see all of Mac's wacky music/dance videos). 

The other night, when we were having dinner with friends who are considerably younger than us, they were laughing at the way Mac and I speak to each other. To some, our silly name-calling may seem offensive, but our weird nicknames are the language of love for us. As Mac said to our friends that night, "This is what 41 years of marriage does to you---but we wouldn't have it any other way!" Here are some of the old photos I posted on FB and Instagram the day of our anniversary (around the time we met, when we married, had our first baby, and then some....)

By the time you read this FOW post, I will be hanging out at Lake Kissimmee State Park and most likely swatting away at the nosy fly and his band of merry mischief makers. Although I will be missing Easter at home, I guess the bunny is NOT so elusive after all, because I just found a Cadbury cream egg! 

But of course, this special holiday isn't really about an elusive bunny leaving candy eggs all over the backyard for children to find.....So, for those who celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ and the hope of eternal life, HAPPY EASTER! #HeIsRisen

***Want more Meno Mama? You can find me over at AARP/The Girlfriend sharing some of the best dessert recipes HERE and a list of must-see TV shows streaming right now that you can find HERE Over at AARP/The Ethel, I have a list of some of the best (and easiest) viral recipes on social media that you can check out HERE

Don't forget to stop by Karen and Diane's houses to see what their nosy fly has been up to!

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