Making
sure that Johnny's new shirt will stay tucked into his new pants that are
slightly to large, so you pray that the belt will hold up the pants and
will be tight enough to keep the shirt tucked in, too. Not to mention
that you hope nobody will notice that you hemmed the pants using duct tape-so
there wouldn't be a permanent hem line-so he could grow into them for his
older sibling's graduation or wedding in June. (Gotta save a buck anywhere
you can!) Or that your trying to re-attach the ruffle back onto Susie's
dress that she accidentally ripped when she was modeling it for herself
in your dresser mirror while standing on your bed-got to close to the edge-slipped
and caught it on the metal bed frame.(Luckily she wasn't hurt).
Then of
course there are the new shoes. The kids are wearing them around
the house today, so they'll be broken in for tomorrow--and no matter how
many times you yell at them, "STOP running in your new shoes--your gonna
fall & crack your head open!" You hear..boom-bang-CRASH and ...ear
piercing SCREAMS. Oops--to late! LORD--HELP !!--and it's
only 10 am !! Now it's Emergency Room time. (True story--will tell
another time). WEll, several stitches & 2 hours later... that takes
care of the morning!
OKAY--afternoon.
Lunch--then--time for the kids to color the egg Right!!!
You map
out whatever plan conceivable to minimize the MESS you know that you are
about to endure. You make it as simple as possible. YEH !!
An hour before the actual coloring takes place you...boil several dozen
eggs in two large pots-one dozen for each kid, one dozen for Dad, and an
extra dozen because12 eggs are never enough per kid ! So, the eggs
have been boiled, rinsed, and set in cold water for 20 mins., drained and
put back into the egg cartons. There are crayons, markers, stickers
whatever the kids are into decorating for that year. You've laid
four layers of paper towels down in the middle of the table, set 8 cups
on the paper towels, add 2 teaspoons of vinegar, and hot water to each
cup. Eight spoons, food coloring, and a roll of paper towels.
Make that two rolls of paper towels!!
Let
the FUN begin.
Then hubby
and the kids start clamoring, "What's for dinner?" You ....not having
a civil reply..keep your mouth shut !! Finally a menu is decided
.
Dinner
is over..dishes done..the kids are bathed, hair washed, girls hair is fixed
so it will be "really pretty" for tomorrow. Everyone is polished
clean and now are FINALLY
in bed sleeping. YOU...of course are totally EXHAUSTED
!!
But,
now you have to be--Tah...Dah!!--
You
dig out all the goodies, baskets, bunnies, and grass--that you have bought
the past weeks while on sale--out from your secret hiding place.
For the next hour you fill the baskets--neatly arranging the grass, all
the trinkets, candies, chocolate bunnies and put the handmade name tags
on the baskets, etc, etc. Pretty as a picture! That's
done !! NOW--you have to press your
outfit, make last minute adjustments, shower, wash your hair and set it.
Lay out everything for everyone to get dressed easily
in the morning. (Like that is really gonna happen .)
You set
your alarm for 5 am--cause your "The Easter
Bunny " and you have to get some of those
decorated eggs out of the frig and put them into the baskets, and of course
crack a few..just to make sure the kids know that "The
Bunny" was actually there ! It's 1a.m....Your
hubby, who's already in bed, comments, "You still up?"
If you happen
to be the lucky one who is having Easter
Dinner at your house tomorrow..I will
put a special prayer request in for you...because on top of all these other
things your gonna being doing, you still have all those last minute preps
for tomorrow's dinner, and last minute cleaning and arranging "things"
that only a hostess or host can understand !
So, may
your ham be savory, the potatoes whipped smooth, the asparagus not soggy,
the short cake biscuits--well not so dry that when the juice from the strawberries
soaks in..that they will at least be soft enough to eat and swallow, and
your whipped cream beaten to perfection! (Just joking..there are many good
cooks out there--and I am sure that you are one of them...if not, then
I hope that your restaurant reservations have been made well in advance!)
So, I hope that you have enjoyed your morning "break", cause as I see it...it's the only one your gonna get today!!
