Wake up Jesus, it's Easter!

[Gn2Dlnd]

So you've rolled the rock away from your tomb, dyed and hidden the eggs, bought a bonnet for Mary, and picked up a nice chocolate bunny for the other Mary, whatcha got planned for the rest of the day? (and don't say you're going to Disneyland, 'cause I will be soooo jealous)

[Mousey Girl]

We (The Boy & me) are going to a friend's house for brunch and the hunting of eggs at 10. From there we head to the inlaws for more hunting of eggs and dinner.

My friend is awesome, she offered to rearrange her schedual if it interfered with the inlaw's just to make sure that The Boy could be there. I thought that was soooo cool that she would offer such a thing, luckily both events are perfect time-wise. I would have worked something out if it wasn't. I would never expect someone to allow themselves to be inconvieneced for me, it was just great that she offered (and meant it).

[Betty]

Well - the Easter Bunny arrived as planned - around 2:30 a.m. The kids awoke at 3:30 and found nearly everything and I woke up and told them both to go back to sleep until it was light out.

Fast forward to 6:00 a.m. Both kids are awake with the girl (10) finding 95% of the eggs and not wanting to share. Tsk tsk. After being forced to share she wanted to sulk about not being able to find the remaining 2 eggs that are in plain site that the boy (6) isn't seeing because he's too excited about what's in the basket.

Later today we are driving to sis in laws in Hemet for a bbq and egg hunt. Totally last minute thing as my Mom and Pop in laws were supposed to be on a cruise in Mexico but couldn't board the boat due to him being a naturalized citizen from Canada (over 30 years ago) but not bringing any paperwork to go with that. (I had no idea he was from Canada.) So, we are now all getting together (that side of the fam-damily) and we are bringing dessert... which is 2 pies I bought from Marie Calendars last night because I didn't want to cook.

In about 3 weeks we'll get together with my side of the family for "Easter". We always call it easter but it's never actually on easter. Just a good reason to get together when everyone can't on the actual day.

[Moonliner]

Both kids are awake with the girl (10) finding 95% of the eggs and not wanting to share. Tsk tsk.

We have a similar age difference and that's why our bunny switched to a color coded egg system a few years back. Yellow and Green for her, Red and purple for him. They can't remember to clean up the dishes they had for lunch, but "their" egg color is permanently seared into their brains.

This system also allows the bunny to hide the eggs to the skill level of the individual seeker.

[MickeyLumbo]

Peter Cotton Tail hopped home about 2am and i got a good night's sleep. what will i be doing today? I'm going to "work"!:)



(link NOT work friendly, unless you have STC's job on a nude beach)
http://www.taelder.com/happy%20easter.JPG (http://www.taelder.com/happy%20easter.JPG)

[mousepod]

I'm celebrating the joyous event by going to my local Borders Books to watch They Might Be Giants perform! Huzzah!

[Kevy Baby]

I did all my Spring celebrating last Sunday on Ostara.

Did you ever wonder how eggs got associated with Easter? It seems that chickens can only lay eggs when there is 12 hours of daylight. The Spring Equinox (the first day of Spring) marked the first day that there was a full 12 hours of light. So that was the first day (prior to modern lighting techniques - candles didn't provide enough light to trick said chickens) that you could enjoy eggs after a six month absence. That and eggs being a symbol of fertility that is associated with Spring.

And I always wondered why Easter jumped all over the calendar from year to year. I found out it is the first Sunday following the first full moon after the Spring Equinox.

[Cadaverous Pallor]

And I always wondered why Easter jumped all over the calendar from year to year. I found out it is the first Sunday following the first full moon after the Spring Equinox.Yeah, it's on the lunar calendar, and therefore usually coincides with Passover (the Jewish calendar is lunar as well). This year, however, it's a month away. I think it's the "leap year". Every once in a while they have to add a month to the Jewish calendar to fix it, much like the leap day the solar calendar has.

[libraryvixen]

I'm celebrating the joyous event by going to my local Borders Books to watch They Might Be Giants perform! Huzzah!

I am totally jealous! Have a great time!! :snap:

*added* I noticed the show is in the City.... hmm.. maybe I may go. Though, I'm sure traffic would be a bear.. it's still TMBG......

[CoasterMatt]

I got a cold (or perhaps exhaustion from the last week), so I woke up around 10, put on some tiedyed stuff, and have been lounging around blasting the Blues channel - I love digital cable.

[MickeyD]

I worked all morning, went to Mass in between, now I'm at my parents' house with all the crazies (a.k.a. my family.) I am slightly irritated with the fact that my parents' house is severely lacking in the Easter candy department this year.....there's only ONE chocolate bunny....what's up with that?

[BarTopDancer]

I've decided that today shall also be known as Bunny day. But right now I'm sad because the bunny didn't bring me any chocolate. :( However tomorrow all the chocolate will be on sale at Target. YAY!

[Mousey Girl]

Good luck BTD. I went to Target on Friday night... there was not much left. There were women litteraly fighting over the last few egg coloring kits.

Nickolas was thrilled with his small basket. He had gotten up right after I had (having gone back to bed @ 6:30). He hadn't even noticed it yet.

We had a great time at my friend's house. A lot of my Chuy's friends were there. Nickolas had a ball with the pinata and egg hunt. After the kids did their thing they all jumped in the pool. I had forgotten his suit so he was able to borrow one from one of the boys.

We beat David to his parent's house. The dinner was on the small side but still very nice. I left them there and came home for a nap.

It was a great day.


KB, that explains the eggs, but what about the rabbits? Is is because in spring all the animals are amourus and hump like rabbits?

[Kevy Baby]

http://home.mindspring.com/~kevin_elder/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/bunny.jpg

[Mousey Girl]

hehehe

[Kevy Baby]

KB, that explains the eggs, but what about the rabbits? Is is because in spring all the animals are amourus and hump like rabbits?To answer this, I shall quote from "Ostara: Customs, Spells, and Rituals for the Rites of Spring" by Edain McCoy (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0738700827/qid=1111979615/sr=2-1/ref=pd_ka_b_2_1/002-1541854-0422427).

The Anglo-Saxons hailed Eostre as the Goddess of Spring, the Greening Earth, and Fertility. Her name means "moving into the waxing sun." <snip>

One of Eostre's devotees was a small hare who wished very much to give a gift to his goddess, but he didn't know what he could possibly offer that would be of any value to her. Then one day while foraging, the hare came across a fresh egg, a very prized commodity indeed. The little hare wanted very badly to eat the egg, as it had been a long time since he had feasted on anything finer than dry grasses. Before he could take a bite of his prize, he realized that this egg might make the perfect gift for Eostre. But he pondered, Eostre could have all the eggs she wanted, anytime she wanted them. She was a goddess, a creator, the embodiment of Life itself. Giving her just any egg would never do. How, he wondered, could he make this egg a fit offering for his goddess.

The hare took the egg home and pondered how to make it as beautiful and new as Eostre made the world each spring. He began to decorate the egg. He painted it in the hues of Eostre's spring woods and placed upon the shell symbols sacred to Eostre. When he felt he could not make the egg any more beautiful, he took it to Eostre and offered it to her.

Eostre was so pleased by the little hare's sacrifice of his egg to her, and by the manner in which he decorated it for her, that she wanted everyone - especially children, who are themselves symbols of new life - to enjoy these representations of her bounty. Since that Ostara day long ago, the descendants of that hare have taken up the task of delivering decorated eggs to the world's children at spring. The are called Eostre's Bunnies, or more commonly, the Easter Bunny.

[Baileykat]

Wow Kevy..that was pretty cool..Thanks for posting all that Easter info! My kids LOVE stuff like that! They were impressed with your Egg-Knowledgment!

This was probably our most low-key, laziest Easter ever! I love Easter...put extra special time into Easter baskets...the kids usually score bigtime in basket goodies..and it's not all candy! It's not unusual for me to spend $40-50 a piece on them!
(I know..crazy!)

This year..I spent $35 - total for both!

Got Kat stuff from Lisa Frank while she was there with me...Went last night at about 8:30 to Walgreens for candy and stuff for Bailey....They acutally still had ALOT of stuff..could be that our Walgreens is kinda out of the way and our neighboorhood is lots of old people!

Totally forgot to stay up and "put out the baskets"..so I was up this morning at 6:30am putting together baskets...which I had to get out of the kids closets!

Went back to bed..we all got up about 10. Made bunny shaped pancakes..went to the store...came home about 4:30...boiled eggs, dyed eggs with the kids..made dinner...and watched "The Incredibles" - a post Easter basket treat!

It was STRESS free!

[mousepod]

I'm celebrating the joyous event by going to my local Borders Books to watch They Might Be Giants perform! Huzzah!

...and so I did.
http://www.ped-xing.com/tmbg.jpg

[libraryvixen]

Excellent! I am doubly jealous of your trek! I was planning to take BART into the city and mill around, but it was too late of a start for me and I ended up playing Joust.

[Motorboat Cruiser]

very strange Easter...

Played a gig last night (Matthew came along). By the time we got the gear loaded up, it was almost 2am so we all did what any self-respecting musicians do at that hour, we went to Denny's for a heartstopping breakfast. Ended up getting home at about 4am. Slept until 8:30 and got up to call my dad. After that, we ended up going in and working at my company until about 3pm. Came home and slept until about 6 and now I am cooking a bastardization of an Easter dinner. Some ham, some potatoes, some veggies. After that, a movie and sleep so we can start another fun-filled week of work. :)

strange Easter. Not bad, just strange.

[MickeyLumbo]

there is still time left to wish you and Matthew a very happy Easter!

enjoy your dinner!!:snap:

[lindyhop]

I'm jealous, too. They Might be Giants are great.

[Monorail Man]

Yea, I went to Disneyland. It was busy. It also seemed very anti-climatic today. I had a good time though! :)

[Gn2Dlnd]

Just got home from my day. Stage managed both plays in Angels in America, had a lovely dinner (lamb chops, mmm) between the two shows at the Eclectic Cafe with the entire cast. Went out to Sitton's (24 hour diner) afterwards and was served spoiled chicken. Returned it, was informed by the 800 year old waitress that there was nothing wrong with the chicken (she tasted it, ewww), and she still charged me for the salad (which I basically poked at)! Will never ever ever go back to this pit, this dump, this disgusting hole of a restaurant. I'm still trying to get the taste of spoiled meat out of my mouth. Feh on Sitton's.

[Claire]

I was laaaaaazy this year. I went Easter shopping on Saturday, and like baileykat, I usually spend like crazy for their baskets. This year? Notsomuch. Easter was just too early and we had no plans to stay with grandparents, so we kept it low-key.

Courtney got a Caboodles box as her basket and I filled it with nail polish, remover, loofahs, clippers, and other fun big girl stuff, plus candy (Target, I love thee). Cassidy got a butterfly net as her basket and I filled it with bug-catching stuff and candy. Chloe got an Olivia pail as her basket (she is Olivia) and Sleeping Beauty magnet/paper dolls, bubbles, play-dough and candy.

The Easter Bunny and the Tooth Fairy had their annual collision and left money and candy all over the house once again. The kids save their teeth for months and will only leave them out the night before Easter (unless they need cash for something specific) so that the Easter Bunny and Tooth Fairy come the same night. It happened once when I was little, so Courtney's been orchestrating this annual event since I told her about it when she was six. :rolleyes:

We ate a late lunch downtown at the Governor Hotel with my sister and her fiance. Jake's Catering does this gorgeous cold seafood buffet in the Heritage Ballroom that is fantastic. We stayed for hours, chatted and drank mimosas, ate waaaay too much chocolate truffle cheescake, drank too much coffee, ate too many shrimp, too much prime rib......it was the best Easter in SUCH a long time!! I'm not sure you could drag me to family reunion-type Easters ever again!!!

[scaeagles]

I spent the day before Easter with a 103 fever. I spent the night before Easter puking my guts out and feeling like I was in the arctic winter. I spent Easter alone, as I didn't wan to infect anyone at church or my wife's family later at the get together later on that day. I went in and out of consciousness while watching the NCAA tourney games, and spent last night either freezing, sweating, or puking.

I am doing a bit better this morning.

[€uroMeinke]

We ate a late lunch downtown at the Governor Hotel with my sister and her fiance. Jake's Catering does this gorgeous cold seafood buffet in the Heritage Ballroom that is fantastic.


Mmmm Jakes and the Governor Hotel - My company put me up there when we were dealing with PGE in it's pre-Enron days. Nice place, and one of the best seafood dinners I've ever had. I'd definately go back there next time I'm in Portland.

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Dude, TMBG! Awesomeness! :snap:

[mousepod]

The only drawback to the TMBG show was the overwhelming diaper smell (it was a kids show). I videoed the show, and the first thing they say when they get on stage is "nice smell".

[Sheila]

To answer this, I shall quote from "Ostara: Customs, Spells, and Rituals for the Rites of Spring" by Edain McCoy (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0738700827/qid=1111979615/sr=2-1/ref=pd_ka_b_2_1/002-1541854-0422427).

Hmmm, I've always heard a completely different story. To wit:

According to one legend, the Easter bunny was originally a large, handsome bird belonging to the goddess Eostre. One day she magically changed her pet bird into a hare. Because the Easter bunny is still a bird at heart, he continues to build a straw nest and fill it with eggs.

Some very fascinating stuff on Easter lore is also on this webpage (http://pressroom.hallmark.com/easter_symbols.html) at Hallmark where I got the above.

Happy Easter everybody! I spent it lowkey as I just needed to have some personal "me" time.

[Motorboat Cruiser]

Thanks for the nice words, Lickey. :) Dinner was quite nice.

And hope you feel better soon, scaeagles!

[alphabassettgrrl]

My day started by being at work at 6am. We were working an Easter service for a church that booked the theater. I think we made it through without upsetting them; they're a very touchy group that has accused our theater of racism in the past. Not because we did anything, but because they seem to like feeling offended. They sued the city and caused a lot of trouble.

So we got done there. My friend and I went out for lunch. Hubby had text-messaged me and said to go on without him, he was just going to stay home and work in the pottery studio. I had hoped he would come join us.

Later in the day, we had another work shift. We loaded out "Stomp". Looks like it was a fun show. I was reminded again how much I like going up ladders and more to the point, how much I hate going *down* them. It was a very upbeat and energetic load-out, and they got packed in their trucks and gone in just under an hour and a half. Pretty good considering the set they had. My friend lusted after one of the guys in a kilt. I thought she was going to go to his hotel room. Several of us on the crew offered to get her drunk and drop her off. But no.

Now I'm home, it's midnight, and between the energetic shift and the active music in the car, there is *no* way I can settle down enough to sleep. I filled a page in my notebook with practice letters. I want to learn how to do the Copperplate script, and it's harder than it looks. That's the one on the Declaration of Independance and all those papers.

This morning I find the other girl has brought home a wild rabbit, apparently orphaned and too young to survive by himself. I thought I was doing so good, and not wanting to kill her or anything, and then she does this. Oy. Bunnies are cute and all, but no. We'll see what happens.

[DisneyDaniel]

I hope everyone enjoyed Easter in their own special way! :)

As for me...
---Early sunrise Easter service.
---Easter brunch at Knott's Berry Farm. Knott's already has a local following for its weekly Sunday brunch at Mrs. Knott's Chicken Dinner Restaurant, but brunch was even more popular on Easter. Luckily, Knott's had added two addtional Easter brunch locations--inside the Wilderness Dance Hall and Auntie Pasta's Pizza Palace.
---Spent the rest of the day at Knott's Berry Farm. The amusement park itself was surprisingly not over-crowded, even with perfect SoCal weather and spring break. Then again, it was Easter and maybe families had other plans. There were short or semi-decent wait times for many rides. By the middle of the day, the wait time for Silver Bullet was only 5-10 minutes long. This allowed another coaster-enthusiast and I the chance to ride Silver Bullet for 12 consecutive times in less than three hours!
---Knott's was giving away free T-shirts to kids (now through April 17), so that was a surprise bonus.

[Kevy Baby]

Hmmm, I've always heard a completely different story.The joys of mythology!

[scaeagles]

And hope you feel better soon, scaeagles!

Thanks - think I finally turned the corner this morning - feeling a bit better.

[Not Afraid]

I'm glad to hear that! This flu season has been nasty - at least for me.