Having a Big Little Gathering Today

For our Easter today it is only my 3 kids + oldest's lovely friend and then 2 friends of ours.
I had bought a turkey at xmas on sale.  14 lbs for $12.88.  I'm going to start peeling potatoes and cleaning veggies this morning.  I made dessert yesterday.

Getting the plates and serving bowls ready I noticed that my everyday silverware set is no longer a set!  Its a mishmash of 2-3 sets and a few random forks that I think dh brought home from the work lunchroom.  I have 2 sets of 12 fancy silver that live in velvet lined boxes downstairs.  So if 24 people came for dinner and coffee and tea everyone would get a matching set.  Meanwhile daily we use junky stuff.

I have pulled out one set for today.  What in the world am I saving it for???  The bigger question is WHY did I think I needed it in the first place???  I'm not a hoarder, but I do have a lot of "Stuff". This stuff was at one time very needed or wanted and now it lives in boxes.  Lots of "stuff" that was so important has been forgotten about.  This year will be for purging, for using things that were meant to be used, for evaluating the needs and for simplifying my home.

For those that celebrate Happy Easter!

The good things:
My kids
Our friends that are like family
Extended family that value us and love us

Things that suck:
Cold winter wind
My old coffee maker is on its last leg.