easter

I think I'm like my dad when it comes to holidays. I'd rather be home doing nothing. Or at least enjoying it with my husband and kids. Running around to all the grandparents is tiring. Of course thats what we did this year. Except of course to my dads. Since I'd rather be home and feel like I have to go I don't really think about being the good guest and bringing anything along. At least I didn't bring anything to my moms. She usually has waaaaay too much food anyway. Well we actually got there first for probably the first holiday ever. When my older sister arrived she had made my mother an Easter basket of her own with all kinds of crazy things inside, not your standadr candy. Being that my mother always has candy out all over her house and my kids come home covered in it whenever they visit this was no surprise. So my younger sister shows up and she has a big huge basket of tulips. guess I'm the bad daughter. But yet that's what I heard her describe me as to friends on the phone when i was growing up so why should i change? Besides the goodies for my mother each of my sisters gave a little something to each of my kids. Even for the big boys who weren't there as it was their dads year to have easter. One gave a goodie bag filled with some m and m's and other opened candies. The other gave three small boxes of cadfies tied together with a bow. I didn't give anything to their kids. Now As I was the first to have kids and they were the only kids around for quit some time this has gone on for years. I never really thought much of it until now. They get so much crap just for Easter it's a little crazy. I made sure to tell my one sister she really didn't have to do it anymore. I'm sure she likes to but it's just so much. I told her next year she can give us money. She says what did i spend $2-3 a kid. So i said times four it's ten dollars and I joked how i'd take the cash instead next year. Anyway, it's been a week and my dining room table is still covered with baskets and bags full of easter candy. Soon the ladies at my job will be getting to eat it up as i can't take it here anymore. So I guess i'm the bad aunt too. At least for this year. Don't think I'll change my habit but maybe I'll get my sisters to change theirs. As for something for my mother..... I guess I can always have my kids make her something. :) We also went to my in-laws this year. I did bring deviled eggs there. That was more for me to get rid of them than a good guest gesture but who needs to know? I boiled 72 eggs this year. Coloring eggs is the highlight so my kids each get a box of 18. I'm pretty sure my mother made an insane amount of eggs for us too. So i've carried on that tradition. I have no idea who brought what to my in-laws as we got there later. There were no goodies for the kiddies except from the grandparents which is what i expected. The best thing about running around on the holiday is the food. I don't have to cook anything but I get to eat plenty. I usually get to take home leftovers too. When we hit both like this year my husband and I get to enjoy whatever foods we like best. Me, my mothers. Him, his mothers. As i figure is only natural. The kids just eat a lot of crap usually and none of the good for you, sort of, food. So maybe going out isn't so bad. If i got to stay home I'd probably have to at least tell them, "we're staying home but you can come over if you want." Then I'd be stuck having to figure out food and what to make and all that junk. My husband wants to do thanksgiving this year. Now that we have room we can do holidays. I like to watch the parade and then we can go eat wherever. I told him he can have fun doing the cooking. We'll see how that goes.