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I guess you never know what your day will hold when you wake up on a Wednesday morning.

Last Wednesday started for me with the hope that I was finally rounding the corner on my flu-like symptoms.  Little did I know I was going to wind up in the hospital.

I had a stomachache that had bothered me all night, but I thought it was from the cough medicine.  I really hate cough medicine.  Anyway, I got the kids off to school and made cookies for a school function.  I had just started clearing away the dishes from the cookies when my stomachache took a turn for the worse.

Before I knew it, I was on my back on the floor of the bathroom wondering how I was going to get to a phone to call for help.   The pain was incredible.  After a few minutes I turned and crawled to the phone.

Instead of calling 911, I called my husband.  He must have driven 90 miles an hour home because moments later he was loading me into the car and racing me to the nearest emergency room.

It was appendicitis.

I’ve been through natural childbirth and, unless my memory has failed, this was worse.  I won’t soon forget the pain.

Thank heavens for modern medicine.  After two doses of morphine I had relief from the pain.  And then I was wheeled into the operating room for surgery.  Bye, bye appendix.  I hope I didn’t need you.

The recovery has been harder than I thought.  I am usually healthy and strong.  Maybe because I was already sick and a bit run-down, maybe because I’ve had a bad cough… not fun with incisions, but I’ve been slow to bounce back.  I’ve been sleeping a lot and trying to mend.

So there’s my tale.

I’m sad I didn’t get to share my Easter dishtowel tutorial.  I never made my girls’ Easter dresses.  I didn’t share a delicious recipe for orange rolls.  I didn’t even make or buy one thing for the kids Easter baskets.  (Thank you Dear for making Easter special.)

I’m counting my blessings though… I’m happy I live now, and not a hundred years ago.  I am so grateful for my husband who has taken care of my every need.  Thanks Mom, for cleaning my house and keeping me company!  Thanks to the rest of my family for the meals and the love.  I am grateful to all my friends who have sent food, Gas-X, flowers and well wishes.

I hope to be back to to posting as usual sometime this week.

Saturday was the first day of Spring.  And if to say Mother Nature meant business, yesterday was the warmest day of the year so far.   Even though a little snow is due tonight, I’m not daunted.  Winter has lost all it’s bite.

This week, I can’t wait to get out into my garden for the first time.  Looking out my window the other day, I saw the first sign of Spring: my little purple crocus was blooming.  There’s work to be done too, because along with the crocus, I already have weeds!

I can’t wait to plant my peas, sweet peas, lettuce, spinach and arugula from seed right into my garden this week.  We are also planting some of our seeds indoors later in the week.

Indoors, I am working on an Easter towel for my kitchen… and a few other fun Easter projects.

Every Spring, I fall in love with all things light green, yellow, pink, purple and blue…  And I can’t help feeling cheerful.  I want to wash the windows, Spring clean the house, and go on long walks in the sunshine.

Doesn’t Spring always bring with it renewed hope?  It is the knowledge that life really is a cycle and there are always good times and bad.  If times are hard, good times can and will come again.  I am so happy Spring is here.