Greatest man in history, had no servants, yet they called him Master. Had no degree, yet they called him Teacher. Had no medicines, yet they called him Healer. He had no army, yet kings feared Him. He won no military battles, yet He conquered the world. He committed no crime, yet they crucified Him..... He was buried in a tomb, yet He lives today.
HAPPY EASTER!!!
Growing up I remember asking our elderly neighbors what the Easter Bunny brought them and the old couple told me that the Easter Bunny (and Santa..) don't visit houses without young children. I thought this was horrible, and I still remember it so clearly- I guess it scarred me for life. Well, I'm proving those old crazy geezer wrong because ALL the holiday spirits/characters/etc come to our house throughout the year. Why should kids have all the fun?
This was my masterpiece I created for Vince for Easter. Shown here in the basement- that big brown blob in the lower left is our beanbag... I know in this photo it looks like exploding carpet since it matches. This project took the largest spool of thick string I could find, over 250 easter eggs (including ones with suction cups on mirrors, glow-in-the dark, hanging from the ceilings, etc), small candies, and a lot of getting tied up and tripping as I created it! It went all over the house and was an amazing mess of Easter Web. (Maybe the Easter Spider came instead of a Bunny..?)
Here's Vince at the start of the "trail". Since there is no way I could do this with him at home I did it while he was at work on Saturday and so his Easter started a night early. He was given the instructions to use the Mickey basket (cute, isn't it?) and follow the string in order, no cheating. Frank and Penny were very willing to help- especially since any Easter Eggs falling off the line meant "floor-candy". Don't worry- they didn't get any and there was no chocolate! We are VERY careful about puppy safety!
I love this picture because, as pointed out to me by a friend, it looks like the eggs are planets against the dark wall and the light is a bright sun! Also, you can see a hint of amusement and frustration on Vince's face as he realizes "what- there's MORE in the basement"!
Next time I want to use a brighter string and more eggs. Of course, for how long this took I don't think there will be a next time. Maybe down the road if we have kids, or neices/nephews, or for any of the kids who have "adopted" us... but not for a few years!
So heres the end shot of Vince and his loot. The candy from the eggs, small toys that were hiding in some of the eggs, goodies wrapped up in the web, and the giant nerf gun that was at the end. Not pictured: A build-your-own-mini-wooden-TARDIS kid and one of those toy snakes that grows in water. I think I did pretty good with a $20 budget. And a whole holiday with no boardgames (Sorry, Petries).If you're wondering why I am not in a single pic its because 1) Who do you think took the photos and 2) Vince is currently putting together my Easter. He needed extra time since he works and I'm a sneak who would have searched the house for clues. More to come. Stay tuned.
It's amazing what a few nice accents can do. Not pictured is the matching trashcan and wall art. 