weekend rundown by your reporter in the trenches

by sassychick ~ Easter kicked my butt.  I’m worn out.  Between community Easter egg hunts and family Easter egg hunts and then the hunt for my self confidence when I saw pictures from all the hunts after eating all week like a crazy person.  Im a little exhausted. 

Im not totally complaining.  My kids did react well to the new Easter basket theory that we need to get “stuff we can actually use” and not so much of the “stuff that’ll make us throw up and cost mommy and daddy hundreds of dollars in dental bills”.  Their basket consisted of bathing suit, beach towel, army men, ONE HOLLOW chocolate bunny, t-shirt, and get this – I bought lil’ man an FSU hat and my oldest – wait for it-

A FLORIDA GATOR HAT.  Yeah, that’s right.  I’m evolving.  I’m going with the flow, I’m adjusting, I’m supporting, I’m in the running for MOTHER OF THE YEAR.

He did tell his little brother that his had was “stupid” and I mumbled “YOUR HAT IS STUPID” just quiet enough to not be disqualified for the Mother of the Year award.  Since that word is off limits, I got my revenge with a well-deserved time out for the little gator fan.  I still love him and I bought the hat, with my own money, which I vowed I would never do, that is, purchase a gator product with my own money.  Progress people.

So my youngest son, who is pretty much totally obsessed with candy, has floated around this weekend like he is in heaven and all that he really needs to sustain life is MORE CANDY.  When I asked him what he wanted for dinner he answered, “candy”. 

You can’t have candy for dinner son.

Well, can I have my chocolate bunny?

No, son, that is candy.

Well, can I just have chocolate?

Seriously, this was the entire conversation.  Like he was testing me to see if I knew his bunny was candy and if I knew that the bunny was actually made of chocolate, which may or may not be considered, candy.

I had to sneak some candy out of the house this morning.  Because just because I didn’t buy them candy, doesn’t mean they didn’t get it, in insane amounts, from a place that will remain nameless, THE SCHOOL.  So because my first priority is my children, I had to sacrifice the health of my co-workers and smuggle the candy into the “workplace”.  Which was welcomed with open arms.  I did have to wrap it up in a blanket and then a jacket so my children wouldn’t see my take it out.  Because they are attached to the candy.  Like it is a member of the family.  And they are very smart.  So they would know something was up if they saw me with a blanket.  I threw them off with the jacket, because it was cold.  Which is ridiculous because everyone PROMISED me we would have one more LAST cold snap before Easter and it is PAST Easter and it is COLD.

Comments

[photochick]

Easter came early, this IS the pre-Easter cold snap! :-)

I always got Easter baskets like that growing up. I never knew that everyone got candy. So sleep well, they won't need therapy. Not for that anyway!

Punkin's easter basket, of which I have no photos thanks to the insane amount of barfing, contained of Veggie Tales movies/items from the $5 pre-Easter sale at the Christian bookstore, one mini m&m candy, and Diego sunglasses. I love picking out gifts for Punkin!

So what did everyone else include in their baskets?????

[socialchick]

Are y a'll ready for this, I didn't do a basket. I have lost my touch or my mind from the lack of sleep. Hopefuly Pris didn't know any difference.

[UncommonBlonde]

I made candy baskets for the "big" kids in my house (my brother who was visiting and the hubby) and I ate half of the candy! Your boys crack me up!

[singerchick]

I'm with you photo. I thought it was strange when my friends wouldn't get cool things like new sandals, jewlery or pjs in thier baskets.

My kids are also consumed with the Easter candy. I would throw it all out except the biggest kid AKA Daddy would be very unhappy. He love his Easter candy as well.

We did do some non candy in the basket. They got the crock look a likes from Wally World, sunglasses, and the cutest kid size rake and shovel. Found those at the dollar tree and they loved them.

[photochick]

singer . . . you're holding out on me. i need bo bo crocs immediately. i haven't been able to find them!!! :-)

i remember i always got an outfit in my basket to wear to the easter egg hunt Easter afternoon. that was THE biggest deal ever when we were growing up. couldn't wait until WE were big enough to hide the eggs. except then it somehow lost all the magic. :-P

[Grambe hen]

Reading this brought back many good memories. Photo chick's mom and I would shop together for your Easter baskets.....I thought we always found the neatest things to put in your basket.....and not much candy but you'll never seem to mind that.

[Amy]

We missed Easter;o( We were at the Magic Kingdom. We saw lots of people dressed up in their Easter attire. We explained to the lil ones that it was easter and what it meant. We were going to do easter at my Dads this wknd but, I think we will pass, since it is my lil ones bday wknd. I didn't do a Easter basket, Disney trip was Easter and Bday!

[Amy]

Oh yeah, photo you can get bobo crocs in any color at the Sadies flea market in dothan my Dad picks them up for me. They also have the cute lil charms to go in them. I love them. They are comfy and great for summer. I wore the real crocs to Disney and they were great. They are not the cutest things, but I have feet issues, so the cutzie shoes are out for me.

[Jessica W.]

We have some bobo crocs at Pebbles in Lime, Pink, Navy, Black and white....but anyway... Mom bought me a pair of shoes instead of an Easter basket.