Easter Egg Hunt

Well, the big news around here is that we have selected a winner!  KatC is the winner of a copy of Kristin Maschka’s book, This Is Not How I Thought It Would Be.  Both Uno and Dos pulled her name out of the drawing separately, so I think that’s a clear sign she has “winner” written all over her.

It being Easter Sunday and all, this is like the Superbowl for churches in our town.  Today during service the sanctuary was filled with many faces, some I knew, some I didn’t.  What was funniest to me was after our singing time the worship pastor said, “You may be seated,” and somewhere, a little kid yelled, “Yay!”

Hee, hee.  I got a chuckle at that.

However, I’m not sure I should be chuckling about something else.

This afternoon after I put Uno and Dos down for their rest time I was inexplicably drawn to their bags candy-filled eggs.

I rummaged through them, devouring fun-sized packets of Skittles and M&Ms.  I even a few packages of Smarties.

Then around a mouthful of sugary goodness, it hit me – was I stealing from my children?!

We don’t go trick-or-treating and I generally avoid the pint-sized candies, so this is the first time I’ve really been confronted with the ethics of eating candy not intended for adult consumption.  It begs the question:

On a scale of 1-to-10, 10 being so horrible you need to set up your pull out bed in hell and 1 being, the children came from your body and destroyed your mid-section so they have no right to their own sugar stock, how wrong is it to scavenge through the Easter baskets and eat the candy for yourself?

I mean, is this a “lesser” sin, comparable to telling your friend you haven’t noticed their 40 lbs. weight gain or does it constitute theft, an infraction of the Big 10 (what I like to call the 10 Commandments)?

Are there age boundaries for when you can take the children’s candy?  Right now they won’t even notice the lack of candy in the eggs I emptied, but will that change as they grow older, thus changing the severity of the theft?

What do you think?  What are the rules regarding candy-filled holidays?  What rights do parents have to their children’s candy stash?

 

The Penguin’s Tooth Fairy

Action has been taken tonight at the Hill house to foil the plans of the thieving Tooth Fairy.

Earlier this afternoon Dos used her own earned money to make a purchase of a cheap, yet valuable penguin necklace.

The necklace, coated in gold that will likely turn her neck green if she flaunts it too often, sports a tiny black and white penguin with a solemn expression and distinctly crossed eyes.

To Dos, the penguin necklace is a significant sign of her financial independence and joy of jewelry ownership.

Sister Uno views the penguin necklace as a personal affront.

Uno found herself in an unfortunate pickle this afternoon during the necklace selection process.  While Dos had money in her pocket to spend on the bauble, Uno realized her previous purchases of gum, lip gloss and a pair of shiny pink earrings had used up her spending money and she could not afford to purchase a necklace of her own.

(In addition to the penguin necklace there were necklaces of a sheep, duck, puppy, cat, pig, kangaroo and koala bear.  Each came packaged in a jewelry box shaped like its particular animal.  Uno preferred the koala necklace and box and could be heard crying about the many beautiful koala attributes from the back seat of the Suburban after announcing her heart was broken by her lack of purchase power and that she was, “Absolutely NOT JEALOUS of the penguin necklace” her sister was wearing.)

Uno’s jealous broken-heartedness regarding the necklace purchasing power – or lack thereof – morphed into a fear that a literal green-eyed monster was about to open the car door and step right into the vehicle for our ride home.

We’re still working on the difference between fiction and non-fiction in our family.  (She’s only five! Leave us alone!  It’s impressive enough to me that she knows how to say fiction and non-fiction and can give you the real definition of “nocturnal” when you ask!!)

(Uno also spent a decent amount of time quizzing me on the eating habits of Santa Claus.  He eats only cookies, milk, and carrot sticks, just in case you were wondering.)

Dos’ fictitious figment is not the green-eyed monster or Santa Claus.  Nope, instead she reserves her deepest suspicion for the Tooth Fairy.

I know this because when I took the necklace off of her neck and put it in her hand at bedtime she requested to place it under her pillow but then paused, very concerned.

“Will the Tooth Fairy take my necklace?” Dos asked with worry and accusation.  “I don’t want her to take my penguin!”

I explained that as the penguin was not made of teeth – or even enamel! – it was likely that her necklace would still be under the pillow in the morning.

While she settled down with that advice it turns out that the Tooth Fairy is a little more suspicious than originally promoted.  When Lizard came into the bedroom to say goodnight she pulled the penguin necklace out from under her pillow and asked him to keep it safe from the Tooth Fairy in his pocket.

Do you know of any little ones who are scared or suspicious of the Tooth Fairy?

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