The Easter egg hunt is over. It was fun, for me anyway. This year I missed out on my April fool's day trick so I made the annual Easter egg hunt my day.
Inside a few eggs I put some surprises that were duds. I knew they were duds, they were designed to make the boys believe that one particular surprise was real, especially after so many were filled with dumb stuff. Inside one egg was a single gumdrop. In another was a 'Jesus Loves Me' sticker. . But there was one large egg that had a car key inside. Cookie's car has transmission problems. His birthday is coming up, he'll be 21, he's been dropping hints. When he opened this egg his mouth fell open. “Is this a real key?” he looked stunned.
“Yep. It's a real key.” The kid's quick.
“Are you serious? This is a real key?” He held up the key. A look of thrilling disbelief crossed his face.
Smiling, I gave him a hug. “That key belongs to a car in the driveway. Take a look.”
He looked out the window. He looked puzzled and asked, “What car is this the key for?”
“That's the key for your Toyota.”
He started laughing, “I knew you wouldn't get me a car. It was pretty exciting for the minute it lasted, though.”
“I'm sure it was. You should probably have that transmission looked at.”
“Will do.” He smiled, not as broadly, but it was still a smile. His brother, on the other hand, thought this was hysterical because it didn't happen to him. It was the Easter key to happiness.