My foil-wrapped chocolate Easter bunny escapes to the backyard.
I WONDERED WHEN they would notice.
On Monday, more than a week after Easter, my two guys finally ask.
“When are you going to eat your chocolate bunny?” my 16-year-old son inquires as he dips into the Easter candy for an after-school snack.
“When are you going to eat your chocolate bunny?” my husband asks later, when we are dipping into the shared family candy after supper.
My answer to them is identical: “I’m strategizing,” I say. “I’m eating the other candy first because, when that’s gone, I’ll still have my chocolate bunny.” Smart, huh? Just to clarify, each member of my family gets his/her own foil-wrapped chocolate bunny treat for Easter.
“I thought you were testing your willpower,” my husband says, knowing all too well how much I love chocolate.
Even I am surprised that I haven’t at least nibbled on the rabbit’s ears.
But early on I determined that I would get more chocolate if I followed my well-thought-out plan of eating from the general family stash of candy before eating my very own chocolate.
So far, so good, I figure, unless, of course, one of the boys cannot resist temptation and bites off the bunny’s ears.
But I think they know better than to mess with a woman and her chocolate, especially this woman and her chocolate.
© Copyright 2010 Audrey Kletscher Helbling
Minnesota Prairie Roots 
Oh, a chocolate bunny in the house. It wouldn’t survive here. Can’t wait to hear more about the art show too, hope it works out. Thanks for your wonderful comments. Going through a bit of “what the heck am I doing” blog stage : ) But just figure if I keep on, keeping on I’ll figure it out. So nice to hear about your 16 year old reader. Know anything about the IB program, making some decisions over here for our 14 year old. So many options…
Dana
Dana, I still haven’t nibbled on that chocolate bunny, but I’m close. The community candy stash is nearly depleted.
As for the art show for Rhody Yule, I am letting that rest for awhile since Rhody just buried his wife. Plus, I have too many other projects for immediate action. Eventually I hope to figure something out. If not, I pray he will be here to do a show at the local art center in 2011.
Next, you are an excellent blogger, so don’t doubt yourself. Readers, check out Dana’s blog by clicking on the Bungalow56 link in my blogroll.
Next, I am so thankful that all three of my children love to read. I, personally, cannot imagine a life without books.
I’m sorry, but I don’t know anything about the IB Program. All of the options out there overwhelm me too. But check them out. So many wonderful opportunities abound for young people today.
Thanks, as always, for visiting Minnesota Prairie Roots.
chomp, chomp, chomp!!!
Very funny, dear husband. Haven’t you said more than once that it’s your job to keep your wife happy? I would strongly suggest that you keep your lips off my chocolate bunny!