Brandon had a game this morning.  Let me tell ya, it was very hard getting up this morning!  It was a good game. Afterwards, one of the local businessess donated easter baskets to all of the children/players in the challenger league.  Cora and Raven were at the game, but left early to go and help set up an easter egg hunt for the little kids in Cora's dad's unit.  This brings me to my gripe of the day.  I have for years went all out for my kids birthdays, Christmas, and every other reason in the world that I could think of.  I have bought things, thanked them, encouraged them and so faorth.  Last year, I decided that although I am not anti-holiday, I was not going to celebrate Easter with the typical basket and eggs or whatever, unless my kids, (now 11 and almost 11) decided to go to church and learn about why its special.  (The kids were informed of this and decided they did not want to go to church.)

I know it sounds crazy, but by the time Easter comes, the kids usually have candy and gifts still fresh from christmas, valentines day, birthdays, and etc.  When Easter comes, it seems as though they simply are renewing their supply of candy. I fell that they are old enough to try and learn the reason behind Easter.   I know that when I take away celebrating Easter, I should do the same for Christmas.  The thing is though is that my kids completely "get" Christmas.  They know and understand that the reason we celebrate is because of the birth of Jesus.  Christmas is the season that I am able to get them to start to think about others (all be it temporarily), and how unfortunate others may be.  The kids get excited and want to do things for others.   I dont want to take that away.   With Easter, the kids do not really know or care to know about it.  They just know that they get more candy.

My darling husband has decided to take on easter for the kids this year because he doesnt agree with me.   I told him that I didnt mind if he wanted to do it himself.  I also told him that although I didnt mind, I really didnt want him to expect me to change my mind.  I also told him not to expect me to  go out and buy stuff for him to put out for the kids.  If he wants to do it, he is doing all of it.  Well, he is out right now buying stuff for their baskets.  I hope this gives him a little look at what I go through on every other holiday, or celebration type day (birthdays, vacations, christmas, honor roll, reading counts honors, end of school year bashes, valentines day, dances, and etc) that we have during the years!  I cant wait to see what he come up with!