. . . thoughts on easter . . .

. . . first things first . . .

. . . plastic easter eggs? . . .

. . . they just don't make 'em

like they used to . . .

. . . i remember

~ back in the good ol' days ~

they were made of hard plastic . . .

. . . with a top half

that actually snapped onto

the bottom half and stayed closed . . .

. . . when we were feeling

particularly festive,

we'd put a green top

with a blue bottom . . .

. . . magically creating another egg

with a blue top

and a green bottom . . .

. . . but nowadays? . . .

. . . what's up with

that wimpy little hinge piece? . . .

. . . and why are there

two ugly holes in each end? . . .

. . . and why do i have to

fiddle around with each egg

to get it to close properly? . . .

. . . what's this world coming to? . . .

. . . another thing that's different

about easter these days? . . .

. . . a whole lot less

pomp and circumstance . . .

. . . i remember putting a lot of effort

into finding matching easter outfits

for our entire family . . .

. . . catalogs were perused . . .

. . . and then i'd actually call

~ on the landline phone ~

and place an order . . .

. . . no online shopping . . .

. . . new shoes and lacy socks for all . . .

{except drew and bill}

. . . i made bows . . .

{ca. 1989 - back row: bill, amber-8,

middle row: amelia-3, steph, amanda-5,

front row: drew-6 weeks}

. . . and, of course,

there was a hairdo marathon . . .

. . . bangs to heaven . . .

{and perms}

. . . those were the days . . .