[WARNING:  If you believe in the Easter Bunny … read no further.]  On the eve of Easter, Paul and I went to the local and oh so popular discount store after Vintage Hardware closed.  Okay.  I admit … I wasn’t crazy about spending a bunch of money on candy and Easter basket frivolities for Paris (6 yrs) & Beau (8 yrs).  But we all do, don’t we?

Nevertheless … this burdensome errand turned into a hilarious outing (this shouldn’t surprise anyone who knows Paul).   Of course, they don’t have any of the “traditional” Easter candies left, so we were left scavenging for something decent that can be pawned off as something the Easter Bunny would actually leave. 

Peeps.  Easter, right?  Oh no.  They make 4^th of July -  red , white & blue star  Peeps.  Did you know that?  What about jam?  They had lots of jam.  Pickles, too.  Okay.  Looking, looking, looking for chocolate.  Found some chocolate Santa’s.  Ahhhh, no.  Then we found something that said it was candy, but actually looked like lumpy rabbit turds in jewel tones that were tougher than gravel.

I was starting to get somewhat exhausted & annoyed (mostly with myself for waiting until the last minute).  Paul sensing this, started to dig into boxes that weren’t yet unpacked.  These boxes were the mother load of random bounty from the likes of a hardcore trick-or-treating marathon.  “You think it’s okay if we go through these?” I ask Paul while peering down the aisle.  “Absolutely.  We’re scavengers.  This is what we do.”

Well, lucky for you … Paul is right.  Vintage Hardware pledges to always be on the hunt for something that we think you might need for your project.  We have no shame (actually that’s Paul’s department) – to dumpster dive; beg, borrow or … ummm … beg; search & rescue anything that we think is pertinent to your project or will pluck at your heartstrings … for “this is what we do.”

In closing … allow me to quote an extremely eloquent stuffed bunny that now resides at my household: 

The true story of Easter can be found in all the wonderful symbols we use to celebrate this special holiday.

The cross is the most familiar symbol. It represents Jesus coming back to life.

The lamb represents the Lamb of God which taketh away the sins of the world.

The white Easter lily symbolizes the purity that came from the resurrection of Christ.

And the chick breaking out of its shell is the symbol of the rebirth of Jesus.

The Easter Bunny is the symbol of new life of the spring season.

Because Jesus … is the true reason for the season.