Easter

[Hallmark_Channel]

Will you be hiding an Easter basket for kids in the family? Planning an egg hunt for the neighborhood? Share your ideas for how you'll spend the holiday here.

[susanf]

we doing our first sedar night tomorrow over my sister's house...easter is a quiet day for us..we usually take a long ride..happy easter and passover everyone...

[mllp88]

Happy Passover to you and your family, susan!
Our Easter will be a little quieter than usual this year. No children! We will, however, be spending the day with two of my sisters and their husbands along with one of our daughters and her boyfriend. Dinner will be prepared by the chef in the family so am looking forward to that! No egg hunt or egg coloring we usually do with the children. I will miss that!!
Wishing everyone a very Happy Easter!

[My2Cents]

It's nice that you will get to spend time with family, mllp88, even if none of the children can make it. And how nice to have the chef in your family make Easter dinner!

At this point I have no idea what I'm doing for Easter, but sometime before Sunday I'm sure I'll being doing the egg coloring thing with someone's kids!

[mllp88]

Like you, My2cents, my husband and I will color eggs no matter who is or isn't here...it wouldn't be Easter without coloring eggs!

[My2Cents]

I usually do them by myself even if I've done them with the kids - I get to do more that way!

[My2Cents]

Just came across this and had to post!

The Night Before Easter

'Twas the night before Easter. All was calm and laid back.
Fred, the mouse in the kitchen, snarfed down a late snack.
The eggs were all dyed but still drippy and sticky...
To be honest, they looked just a little bit icky.
There were big jelly beans, chocolate bunnies and such,
And as Fred stuffed his face, he sighed, "This is too much!"
Phil and Rose were in bed watching late night TV,
While munching saltines with low-sodium Brie.

Then a sudden commotion rang out in the night.
It shook Phil and Rose, really gave them a fright.
Phil's hair stood on end, and his eyes bugged out big...
Rose whipped off the covers and knocked off her wig.

They lunged to the window, yanked open the blinds...
What they saw was amazing; it boggled their minds:
Across the night sky, with a noise like the dickens,
Soared a minivan drawn by eight overgrown chickens!

At the wheel sat a bunny -- cute, fuzzy and fat --
In designer blue jeans and a Panama hat.
Like a speeding space shuttle, those chickens they flew,
As the van driver called to each hen in his crew:

"Now, Ashley! Now, Sheila! Now, Kelsey and Bo!
On Bethany, Liza! On Daphne, on Flo!"
The van made its landing lickety-split ...
Nearly wiped out the shrubs and the barbecue pit!

Then up on the roof, much to Phil's consternation,
They squawked of egg prices and space navigation.
They made so much noise that Phil started to stammer,
"If you guys don't shut up, we'll get thrown in the slammer!"

Fuzzy hopped down the chimney, amidst all this racket,
And emerged from the fireplace, adjusting his jacket.
This bunny was chic, he had class, he had flair ..
Not your average bozo, not your typical hare.

His ears were enormous; his huge overbite
Was right under a nose like a pink neon light.
His manner was smooth, he was hip, he was cool;
This floppy-eared bunny was no fuzzy fool.

"While I'm here," he smiled, "Everybody relaxes ...
I'm not selling storm windows, won't audit your taxes.
I'm just here to bring you some fun and delight.
Eat, drink, and be merry! Let's party tonight!"

So they sipped diet soda and swapped silly jokes,
Those birds and their bunny just being plain folks.
Then flop-ears said, "Hey, friends, we've had quite a ball,
But my chickens and I are now due in St. Paul!"

He crossed both his eyes. Then he wiggled one ear,
And he yelled to his chicken team, "We're outta here!"
As the minivan rose in the 3 a.m. sky,
He called out, "Later, Phil! And to you, Rose, good-bye!"

As he sped out of sight, his two friends heard him say,
"Happy Easter to all! Have a beautiful day!"

Author Unknown

[My2Cents]

One more.....

Meeting the Easter Bunny

On Easter morn at early dawn
before the cocks were crowing,
I met a bob-tail bunnykin
and asked where he was going.

"Tis in the house and out the house
a-tipsy, tipsy-toeing,
‘Tis round the house and ‘bout the house
a lightly I am going."

"But what is that of every hue
you carry in your basket?"
"Tis eggs of gold and eggs of blue;
I wonder that you ask it.

"Tis chocolate eggs and bonbon eggs
and eggs of red and gray,
For every child in every house
on bunny Easter Day."

He perked his ears and winked his eye
and twitched his little nose;
He shook his tail -what tail he had
and stood up on his toes.

"I must be gone before the sun;
the east is growing gray;
"Tis almost time for bells to chime."
So he hippety-hopped away.

Written by: Rowena Bennett, 1930

[mllp88]

Loved them both, My2cents!!! The first one was hilarious and the second was so sweet! Thanks for posting!

[SR52]

Loved the Easter poems, my2cents!

Happy Easter, Everyone!

[My2Cents]

I'm glad you both liked them! Have a very Happy Easter!

[mllp88]

Happy Easter to you girls, too!
Did you color any eggs, My2cents? I just got done...nothing fancy this year just plain colored eggs. Hubby and I had fun doing it!

[My2Cents]

Happy Easter to you girls, too!
Did you color any eggs, My2cents? I just got done...nothing fancy this year just plain colored eggs. Hubby and I had fun doing it!

Happy Easter Everyone!

Yes, I colored some eggs with my sister's kids yesterday. Didn't do anything fancy, either. There were a few egg casualties and a bit of a mess, but we had fun. I'll try to post some pics later on. I'd love to see yours if you have a chance to take a photo and post them, mllp88!

[natasha]

Aw, love your poems, my2cents! The first one was great! I NEVER remember to come into the "holiday" forum... someone's got to remind me. (Thanks, my2cents - your comment on the main board made me check here.)

I hope everyone had a nice Easter and Passover! We have a brunch every year at my mom's...I didn't color any eggs this year. I bought the dye, but never got around to it.

[mllp88]

First of all, love your tulip avatar, natasha! So pretty...reminds me of the tulips my sister had in her house yesterday.

We didn't color many eggs but the few we did color came out very vibrant and pretty.

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