"What I Know For Sure" Easter 2014 Edition

Hey blog readers. Thought I would share a short list of my observations and predictions for Easter 2014. Enjoy!

- the first little stems that poke up through the spring earth (or snow, as it was this year) are the GREENEST green ever!
- that my Lily Of The Valley plant completely changes location every single spring. I give it another 3 years until total world domination.
- bunnies, though cute, do not actually leave offerings of foil covers chocolate balls. They do, however, leave lots of other similarly coloured and shaped offerings pretty much everywhere. Not recommended for consumption.
- fear the wrath of the two frazzled looking Moms, both simultaneously leaping for the last packages of Peeps on the shelf on Easter "Eve".
- prepare to line up for.freakin.ever. pretty much anywhere the day before a stat holiday. Because these types of situations clearly invoke an oncoming apocolyptic type response in our world of plenty. Two shopping carts full of goods and food. Hey, I'm not judging. I know there will be a WHOLE 24 HOURS until they can shop again. Clearly a cause for panic.
- that we Canadians bear a striking resemblance to the Naked Mole Rat (see picture below) in the early days of spring weather,nervously stepping outside our winter cave, blinded by the sunshine, noses inquisitively twitching.

- above mentioned noses begin to smell the inevitable spring smells. Mud. Dog poop left from ALL winter long. Rain and worms.
- bird's singing IS truly the most beautiful song
- sunrises across farmers fields mingle with the early morning mist
- garbage hidden under 24 feet of winter snow,which, after the thaw, has become the outdoor decorating choice of all suburbia
- next to bird song, the most wondrous noises are made by children playing outside, road hockey sticks scraping, bicycle bells ringing, happy voices raised.


My predictions for the coming weeks:

- that my children, and children everywhere that Cadbury's has access to, will be on a sugar and fat high by 7am - Easter morning.
-that soon the stinky spring air will be replaced by the freshness of fresh grass, spring flowers, BBQ's grilling, and lilacs blossoming.
- that Canadian's will start to smile more readily and engage with each other
- that short sleeve tops and shorts will be brought out of storage and body image woes will elevate by exponential amounts
- that spring will proceed into glorious summer

Congratulations everyone - we survived winter. Cheers!