I braved our attic and found the container labeled “Etc. Holiday Decorations.” The children jumped up and down with delight as they waited impatiently for me to open the box.
“What’s inside?” they both asked, as the lid came off and they dove headfirst into the box.
Inside they found some St. Patrick’s Day dishtowels that hadn’t seen the light of day for many, many years, an assortment of Easter baskets, plastic Easter eggs, Easter grass, and an old Halloween costume.
“What are these ears for?” Carson asked. “Those are devil horns, honey. And this is a tail, and this is a bow tie,” I replied as I dressed Carson as a very debonair devil.
“The bow tie is so I’ll be a handsome devil?” he asked completely innocently.
Stifling a laugh, “I don’t really know why there’s a bow tie with this devil costume, but it does make you extra handsome.”
Carson wore the bow tie the entire day.
Later that evening, I overheard Carson and Ella talking.
“…and you dress up like a devil on Easter before you hunt for Easter eggs,” Carson explained to a nodding in agreement Ella.
I guess I forgot to mention to them that the devil costume was for Halloween, not Easter.
And I had thought that the most evil thing we’d found in the box was that damn Easter grass.
bwahahahhahah! talk about irony.
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I HATE Easter grass. I don’t buy it. Every once in a while it enters my house via a school or church Easter event. I hate when it gets everywhere I hate stepping on it with bare feet. Uggg! Last year I allowed my husband to buy the edible Easter grass that Walmart was selling. Disgusting!!! That is now banished as well. I realize I probably should have taken my thesaurus out and found a few more words for HATE but everyone says it is a strong word and I feel very strongly about my dislike of Easter grass.
PS. I also HATE tinsel.
Maybe the Easter Bunny’s outsourcing this year? Or going with a freelancer? I mean, tough times call for a devil’s bargain, right? =>
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I took the shamrocks off the door this morning. It hadn’t even dawned on me yet to get Easter stuff out. Duh. Guess I’ll add that to tomorrow’s list. P.S. I found paper grass one year that is way better than the plasticy grass. Because really, we already have a great deal of shredded paper all over the floor – what’s a little more? (Mine are going through a big cutting scraps of paper phase.)
Maybe this explains the origin of deviled eggs?
Actually, the devil costume was from the year I dressed up as a deviled egg for Halloween!
I’m laughing at the handsome devil line. Priceless.
Eh, it’s more fun this way.
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And he is a handsome devil! Personally, I love the dressing up like a devil for Easter idea. Maybe I’ll do it during the neighborhood egg hunt.
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“…and you dress like a devil before you hunt for Easter eggs.”
The most beautiful twisting of the Easter story I’ve ever heard.
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Well anyway…
Hello!!!!
Nice visiting.
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This is awesome. It’s like my kid who told me today that Easter was Jesus’ birthday…um, not exactly…holidays are so confusing. They should write a handbook.
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Freaking hilarious. Love it.
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OH too funny…I love it. I find random crappage in my boxes of stuff, too and often have to laugh at my haphazard ways of organizing…Love that you dressed like a deviled egg – now THAT? Is hilarious…
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