My three grown children always loved games and puzzles, and when they were little I used to create an Easter egg hunt with clues they could follow to find their baskets. A few years ago, when they were visiting for the Easter weekend, I decided to surprise them. Once they were in bed, I wrote out rhyming clues and hid their treats like in the old days.
Easter
morning, I heard them get up and start the game while I sipped coffee in
bed. The egg hunt went on a long
time. Finally, they admitted they were
stuck. What!
I
re-read my badly scrawled clues that made no sense. Did I mention wine was consumed the night
before? Apparently quite a bit of
wine. I honestly couldn’t follow my own
clues or remember where I’d hidden their goodies. Luckily my house is small and the treats were
eventually located. Years later, it
remains a fond family joke among the four of us.
I’ll
miss them this year as I wait for the all clear to get together, to hug, to reminisce and laugh. Little things that will never be
taken for granted again.
In
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Happy
Easter to you and Yours.
Kathleen
I loved hiding Easter eggs before the kids would get up. Our daughter and family are only 25 minutes away. Other family is within an hour away. Miss seeing them.
ReplyDeleteI'm with you, Karen. It feels wrong not to be with family this weekend.
DeleteWe had our Easter ham last night...alone...in front of the tv. Never thought I’d see this kind of Easter. But soon, things will improve and we’ll all be ready and healthy!
ReplyDeleteSo true, Bonnie.
DeleteWhat a great idea! I have friends who do something similar, but I have never been brave enough to do it myself. I would have messed it up, even without wine! And that's a very nice deal you have going on. Exactly what everyone needs in this difficult time.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Kara. Do al hunt nrxt year. They're fun.
DeleteWhat a funny story. Loved that you found them afterwards or the remains. Happy Easter and Happy Sales.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Nora. Happy Easter to you.
DeleteGreat story!!
ReplyDeleteHope it made you smile.
DeleteCUTE! Happy Easter, Kathleen, from our long-distance home to yours! 💐🐰
ReplyDeleteBack at you, Kathryn
DeleteThat is so funny! A great memory.
ReplyDeleteI love making memories with my family.
DeleteWe used to have to find our baskets when we we little. I miss those days.
ReplyDeleteWe did too, Deborah, it's a generations old tradition.
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ReplyDeleteWe only hid eggs and the kids had baskets ready to carry their finds. I loved those days when our children lived at home and miss them. I suppose if we had grandchildren, I'd miss those days less. Happy Easter, Kathleen. I loved the story!
ReplyDeleteIt as fun! We just have to make new memories, Caroline.
DeleteA very different Easter indeed. Easter egg hunts are a lot of fun.
ReplyDeleteAnd they will be, again, Mary. Blessings to you and yours.
DeleteWhat a great family tradition!
ReplyDeleteThank you! I look forward to making new tradiitons!
DeleteI think I'd be highly motivated if I knew there was chocolate hidden somewhere. A very sweet post, Kathleen! Happy Easter!
ReplyDeleteHannah, I had nightmares of someone throwing something in the dryer without looking first and melted chocolate on everything!
DeleteI did the "treasure hunt" with clues for birthday gifts. Often clues were found in books that I knew the kids had read. For instance, the first clue to kick off the hunt would be something like, "You'll find this clue in a book about orphans from the East being sent west." The book would then hold the second clue and so on. It was fun for all.
ReplyDeleteOMG Joan, I may "borrow" this idea some day. I love it!
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