Fat Tuesday: The Last Hurrah

📷: Dave Brink for MMC 

***UPDATE*** 
Totally jumped the gun this year. Off by a month, but the head start in my Lenten sacrifice is my penance for a failure in checking dual sources. March 5th is Fat Tuesday and the 6th begins Lent. 

 I love Fat Tuesday. It makes me really focus on short term goals and intentions. Being the day before Ash Wednesday, Mardi Gras celebrations are the last hurrah before imparting serious change during the sacred days and nights of Lenten sacrifice. For Catholics, Lent represents prayer, fasting, and giving. For me, it represents all of that and thoughtful reflections with positive motivation. Enjoy the carnival today and pay extra attention to a better world over the next 40 days and 40 nights. 

Happy Easter!

It's Easter Sunday already! What a beautiful morning on the island. We were all sad to check out of the condo yesterday. We had to be out the door at ten, so the boys were rather zombie-like as we pulled it together for the departure. The few hours before check-in to the hotel was spent hanging around; the kids on bikes with their friends, and Bill and I in Captiva. The Holiday Inn Sanibel is a total dump, they upgraded our room after a battle, but we're still a little creeped-out. We're going to the Bubble Room for our Easter meal. The boys both heard that it has good cake. Have a great day!