Easter Preparations – free association thinking.

I finally completed the (*SSHHH!) B-A-S-K-E-T shopping. I think it should be a pretty good haul for both kids. And get this… my father is coming just before the holiday. Why is this good news? Besides the obvious, I mean. My father won’t buy them another basket. In fact, my father and step-mother have been very well trained by my sister not to do anything without first checking with the parent. Plus, they’re cheap. This means I get to buy everything for the holiday. Which I rarely get to do.

I know this seems odd, but my mother goes crazy all the time. She would show up with Easter Baskets for them. And probably bikes. And a swing-set. And after that, what’s the point of getting anything else.

Anyways…

Have you seen the pre-candy-stuffed eggs for sale? Seriously, is it that hard to fill eggs? Are people really that busy? Too busy to fill Easter Eggs? If you’re that busy, why not just skip the whole thing and go to a community hunt?

Do you think people just buy things at Wal-#art because they’ve got this reputation as the ‘cheap place’? It seems like people see that smiley face and load up their carts. Every time I go in, I literally have to stop myself from saying to people “it’s cheaper at the local grocery store”. Granted the local grocery store isn’t the most attractive of places and the floors are uneven, but staple products are cheaper. Except butter. Which is now ridiculously expensive.

Do you think people buy those pre-filled eggs because they think they’re cheaper than filling their own, because they’re sold at Wal-#art?