My bags are packed

We had planned to be on the road today, struggling through Atlanta traffic right about now, perhaps. Headed for a beautiful Georgia Easter weekend with family. Things are a little up in the air now because Keith injured his back two days ago and is unable to do much more than lie still. He is in a lot of pain.

I'm trying to be one of those relaxed, go-with-the-flow people I admire. It's nobody's fault, it can't be helped. Just one of those things. Anyone who has traveled long distances with young children knows it is a science to prepare for such trips. Snacks, diapers and clothes all laid out and rationed for a set amount of time. I'm trying not to pull out my hair as all these carefully planned details fall apart. Not to mention the plans of those who wait for us.

So, in the spirit of spontaneity we did some egg dyeing. I hadn't planned to do eggs this year but here we are and Easter is coming. I've always wanted to try some natural materials for dye. Family fun has some good instructions for making your own colors with food stuffs, most of which I had on hand.

Ethan helped me label the eggs as they soaked so we would remember which was which. We tried grape juice, beet juice, red cabbage leaves, yellow onion leaves, turmeric and coffee grounds. I let them soak for hours.













The biggest letdown was the beet juice which I thought would have worked much better but ended up just barely pink. The others did better than I anticipated. The blue was made with the red cabbage leaves and the yellow, the turmeric.













The beautiful brown one? Coffee grounds, of course. Now I'm more motivated than ever to brush my teeth after that big cup o' joe.