Monday, April 9, 2012

Holiday hoarding...

...it's not a bad thing.

Right?

I had to wonder, though, when our sweet little Mo tried to give me all our plastic eggs after an Easter egg hunt Mr. Jenny and I took her and her sisters to.

We had braved hoards of people to take them to a commercial egg hunt at a place called Golfland.




"Grandma, you should keep my eggs," she said sweetly after emptying them of unnecessary plastic objects.


"Mo, you keep them, they're your eggs," I told her.

"No, Grandma. You need them. You have an Easter bunny collection...

and a chick collection and a lamb collection..."


"You keep them. You can start a plastic egg collection with them."

Hmmm...

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29 comments:

  1. UnknownApril 9, 2012 at 6:18 PM

    Jenny,
    Aren't kids just the best???? They don't know yet of the adult games people play...she just wanted you to have something else! lol Hope your day was wonderful....Hugs, Sandy

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  2. Dazee DreamerApril 9, 2012 at 6:38 PM

    ummm, Jenny, did it look like that bunny was in a straight jacket. Just wondering what kind of easter egg hell you took your grandkids to. :)

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  3. SlamdunkApril 9, 2012 at 7:16 PM

    You all are more courageous than we are. The egg hunts are confined to the backyard here.

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  4. enthusiastically, dawnApril 9, 2012 at 7:22 PM

    That is rich! And oh so revealing! I love children. They keep us humble, don't they? Thanks for the laugh!

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  5. JoApril 9, 2012 at 7:26 PM

    adorable, totally adorable!!!

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  6. chocolatecovereddaydreams.blogspot.comApril 9, 2012 at 7:41 PM

    Jen, the bunny's eyes looked a little glazed over. I would've been a tad scared of sitting on his or her lap.

    You just keep the eggs to re-hide things in for the next year.

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  7. myletterstoemilyApril 9, 2012 at 8:18 PM

    out of the mouths of babes!

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  8. Perfectly PrintedApril 9, 2012 at 8:48 PM

    Too funny!! Out of the mouths of babes!!

    chris

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  9. Ms. AApril 9, 2012 at 9:13 PM

    How thoughtful of Mo! You can always save them for next year... and the next... and the next. She'll be grown soon and won't care a thing about eggs, enjoy it while you can.

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  10. UnknownApril 10, 2012 at 12:01 AM

    shes encouraging you to be a hoarder...either that or she is going green and wants to pawn them off on you! what a sweetheart....

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  11. CherylApril 10, 2012 at 3:25 AM

    Holy crap! I remember when I used to save them for 'next year' and then couldn't find where I'd so carefully hidden them.

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  12. AnonymousApril 10, 2012 at 4:06 AM

    JDaniel reloaded his eggs at home and held his own hunt for himself.

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  13. Wanda.....April 10, 2012 at 4:57 AM

    Alivia attended a public egg hunt on Saturday, but we still had to hide a few here in the yard on Easter. I must have two hundred or more plastic eggs in storage, left over from all the years of nine g'kids leaving them here. I need to think of another purpose for them....or visit the recyle bin!

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  14. TheresaApril 10, 2012 at 5:11 AM

    Oh I thought you were talking to me:) I always hit the clearance section after the holidays and stock up for MANY years to come! CUTE pictures of the kiddos:) Have a blessed day my friend, HUGS!

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  15. JudieApril 10, 2012 at 6:20 AM

    Have I ever told you about my Mardi Gras bead collection??? At least 50 lbs of plastic! Are you coming to Tucson???? Let me know!

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  16. AnonymousApril 10, 2012 at 6:29 AM

    What a sweet girl! I don't think all hoarding is bad. You can still walk through the house, right?

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  17. Ms SparrowApril 10, 2012 at 6:43 AM

    Beware of the impulse to start another collection! The darn things will start to take over your life!

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  18. HApril 10, 2012 at 7:30 AM

    Do you think she might be wondering if they might magically fill up again in time for next year if left at your house?

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  19. AmesApril 10, 2012 at 8:00 AM

    I've got my grands trained to empty their baskets, dump their recycled grass into a bag and return, baskets, grass and empty eggs to me.

    Hope your Easter was a blessed day!~Love ya, Mean it!~Ames

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  20. UnknownApril 10, 2012 at 9:01 AM

    LOL... leave it to the kids to point out some of our funny little habits and... collections:-)

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  21. Susan AndersonApril 10, 2012 at 10:40 AM

    oh boy

    heehee

    =)

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  22. Pat @ Mille Fiori FavoritiApril 10, 2012 at 10:50 AM

    I hope you and your family had a very Happy Easter, Jenny!

    Since I am now in the process of giving away to whoever will take them many of my Mother's "collections" I have decided that I'm not going to collect anything myself anymore ..lol. Simplify is my new motto! ;)

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  23. AnonymousApril 10, 2012 at 11:48 AM

    I think she's adorable. I love when kids surprise us and share. It shows you are SPECIAL in their eyes.

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  24. AnonymousApril 10, 2012 at 11:48 AM

    I think she's adorable. I love when kids surprise us and share. It shows you are SPECIAL in their eyes.

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  25. Nezzy (Cow Patty Surprise)April 10, 2012 at 2:19 PM

    Mo sees the potential for an exceptional Grandma opportunity!!! She'll go far in this life! Heeehehehe!!!

    I collect bunnies, bears, angels and snowmen...Hi, my name is Nezzy and I might be a hoarder too! :o)

    Loved the sweet pics Miss Jenny.

    God bless and have a splendid day!!! :o)

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  26. anitamombanitaApril 10, 2012 at 7:45 PM

    sweet how they're so sensitive to your "needs". :)

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  27. Naperville NowApril 11, 2012 at 5:47 AM

    makes sense to me :)

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  28. Busy Bee SuzApril 11, 2012 at 8:39 AM

    She is so funny. AND smart!

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  29. RachelApril 12, 2012 at 8:34 PM

    Too cute!

    You can always tell her that us women already have a collection of eggs.

    Oops, that's me off on a tangent :)

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