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Eggs-tremely Envious

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Every year I am jealous of Renee.  Her daughter always tells her she wants an Easter basket and tells her what to put in it.  No guesswork, no trying to figure out what might appeal to a grown daughter.  SO JEALOUS.

As I mentioned a couple of times, YA likes the traditions of Easter but doesn’t like to admit it.  I’m not sure why; it’s the same with some other things.  So every year when I ask her what she wants in the basket, she says “Reese’s Peanut Butter Eggs”.  That’s it.  Well, you all know me – it’s hard on my nature to fill up her basket with just one item.  Every year I get carried away and every year she enjoys it. 

This year was the same.  Reese’s Peanut Butter Eggs.  I spent a few days thinking and routing through her room before I headed out to shop.  I wandered through Target and Walgreens and Cub – oh, and the Dollar Store (which really needs to be re-branded since everything is $1.25 these days).  I ended up with a handful of skin and hair products that I know she likes.  One Lindt chocolate bunny.  Amy’s Bunny Grahams.  Ghiradelli caramel bunnies.  Little bag of Garden Veggie Chips that are egg-shaped and in spring colors.  A lambie toy (this is technically for Guinevere – I tied an Easter ribbon around it’s neck).  Two Apple giftcards as YA is saving for a new computer – safely ensconced in spring giftcard holders that I made.  Cheddar bunny snacks and, of course, Reese’s PB eggs. 

It’s a glorious looking basket and even without the Apple cards, surely the most expensive basket I’ve ever assembled for her.

Why did the Easter Bunny get its job?

33 thoughts on “Eggs-tremely Envious”

  2. Tonight is my annual April Fool’s show! I’ll be playing 2 hours of silly songs and novelty tunes, including some Late Great Morning Show favorites. 8:00-10:00pm tonight on KFAI, 90.3 in the Cities or livestream/archive at kfai.org and look for program The UltraSonic Gin & Tonic.

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  4. my Easter bunny story I think I’ve told on the trail before that at about age 7 somehow I was able to do my perama detective work and figure out that there were too many issues and get my mom to admit that she and my dad were indeed the Easter bunny. I went out and told my next-door neighbor, Scotty bowman and he said oh yeah I know that just like Santa and I said “ what”, and broke into tears

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  5. my daughters kids don’t like chocolate

    I don’t know what they do for their Easter basket

    ari likes some egg filled with chocolate as a special treat so I don’t get it but that’s the deal

    oldest just announced twins due in October so there’s a chance of normal kids in the future

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  6. The children of one of our local physicians were heartbroken one Easter to find that their dogs had got loose and left two dead rabbits on their doorstep.

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  8. “Why did the Easter Bunny get its job?”

    Damned if I know. Nepotism? He/she knew a guy who knew a guy, who knew a guy . . . and a zillion years later, I’m still spreading joy and high blood sugar to millions of people all over the world. 😉

    Chris in Owatonna

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