Several Easters ago - before we met Madison for the first time - we played a joke on Ye-Ye. These sorts of jokes date back to "way back when," as we've been pulling small pranks on each other around the holidays for years. For example, the Valentine's Day frog that sings that menacing "Just One Kiss" song while it sits there, shaking. We sneak that into the house, and put it under a pillow on their bed. Or the unopened "Gone with the Wind" VHS that keeps getting wrapped, and given at Christmas - because it never got watched to begin with.
Put "Hoppy Hollow" in this category. We were at the dollar store or some place like that when we passed by Hoppy Hollow. It was a ginormous collection of tiny porcelain rabbits in a porcelain rabbit community.
We note that online, there's one person trying to sell this entire collection for $400. Another dealer spins this as a precious tradition we'll want to enjoy year after year. In fact, here's just part a description of Hoppy Hollow I found online:
Guaranteed to be something here for every little bunny. These collectibles are hand painted porcelain and from the Hoppy Hollow line. Numerous Hoppy Hollow egg homes and accessories make this collection a tradition that you and your family will enjoy for years to come. Children will delight as you spin your own tale of the adventures in Bunny Hollow.
So anyway, it was so awful we had to get it. Seriously, there are cute bunnies everywhere with a a bunny flower shop, a bunny eggery, a bunny bakery, a bunny school, a bunny church. There are tiny porcelain flowers and bushes and bunny-shaped topiaries. There's a bunny bridge, a bunny train, and a bunny hot air balloon. Everything is themed with carrots and eggs and flowers and pastel and glitter and ... it is overwhelming.
So we bought it. No, we didn't pay $400, as I just saw online. These were at the DOLLAR STORE. I think we paid $20 max for this empire, because believe it or not, they were even marked down. We got a small country of bunnies, bunny buildings and bunny accessories for under $20, and set the thing up at Ye-Ye's house while he was away.
He likes to set up his nativity set each year, because it is tasteful and appropriate. Hoppy Hollow... is not.
So we had a lot of laughs about it. Again, the investment wasn't much. So it came to pass that last year when we were setting up for the yard sale, Ye-Ye and Nana were putting up Hoppy Hollow for sale. And that sparked a thought in Mommy. Why not set it up for Madison next Easter?
And so we did. It's currently on her dresser, and she will be absolutely surprised when she sees all this bunny stuff. She has no idea we even have this, so it should be pretty over-the-top when she first sees it. And I think she'll actually like it. Not for the reasons that Mommy and Daddy do - we laugh at the gaudiness and pastels and 'hand-painted ceramic craftsmanship.' But Madison will actually really appreciate it, because she's at that stage in life where things can be sweet and cute. And perhaps there's a lesson deep in there about growing up and becoming hardened to the sight of unicorns, puppies, and rainbow-colored sprinkles. And in a sense, Mommy and Daddy haven't completely lost that sense of wonder about things. We were actually putting this set out with a sense of joy, which of course is what the designers - and that clever verbiage above - intended all along. And that is just one great thing about having a child: getting to be one again.
Tonight we had more Easter production. And ballet. We're very occupied with sewing, painting, and so forth. The set is looking great on the main stage, and the actors all know their lines, largely. Madison will be suited up tomorrow night for a dress rehearsal, one I'll take pictures for. We've got all kinds of things going on, including planning for the family Easter this upcoming weekend. But first, we have to get through this production. It starts this Friday, Good Friday. The countdown is on!
Put "Hoppy Hollow" in this category. We were at the dollar store or some place like that when we passed by Hoppy Hollow. It was a ginormous collection of tiny porcelain rabbits in a porcelain rabbit community.
We note that online, there's one person trying to sell this entire collection for $400. Another dealer spins this as a precious tradition we'll want to enjoy year after year. In fact, here's just part a description of Hoppy Hollow I found online:
Guaranteed to be something here for every little bunny. These collectibles are hand painted porcelain and from the Hoppy Hollow line. Numerous Hoppy Hollow egg homes and accessories make this collection a tradition that you and your family will enjoy for years to come. Children will delight as you spin your own tale of the adventures in Bunny Hollow.
So anyway, it was so awful we had to get it. Seriously, there are cute bunnies everywhere with a a bunny flower shop, a bunny eggery, a bunny bakery, a bunny school, a bunny church. There are tiny porcelain flowers and bushes and bunny-shaped topiaries. There's a bunny bridge, a bunny train, and a bunny hot air balloon. Everything is themed with carrots and eggs and flowers and pastel and glitter and ... it is overwhelming.
So we bought it. No, we didn't pay $400, as I just saw online. These were at the DOLLAR STORE. I think we paid $20 max for this empire, because believe it or not, they were even marked down. We got a small country of bunnies, bunny buildings and bunny accessories for under $20, and set the thing up at Ye-Ye's house while he was away.
He likes to set up his nativity set each year, because it is tasteful and appropriate. Hoppy Hollow... is not.
So we had a lot of laughs about it. Again, the investment wasn't much. So it came to pass that last year when we were setting up for the yard sale, Ye-Ye and Nana were putting up Hoppy Hollow for sale. And that sparked a thought in Mommy. Why not set it up for Madison next Easter?
And so we did. It's currently on her dresser, and she will be absolutely surprised when she sees all this bunny stuff. She has no idea we even have this, so it should be pretty over-the-top when she first sees it. And I think she'll actually like it. Not for the reasons that Mommy and Daddy do - we laugh at the gaudiness and pastels and 'hand-painted ceramic craftsmanship.' But Madison will actually really appreciate it, because she's at that stage in life where things can be sweet and cute. And perhaps there's a lesson deep in there about growing up and becoming hardened to the sight of unicorns, puppies, and rainbow-colored sprinkles. And in a sense, Mommy and Daddy haven't completely lost that sense of wonder about things. We were actually putting this set out with a sense of joy, which of course is what the designers - and that clever verbiage above - intended all along. And that is just one great thing about having a child: getting to be one again.
Tonight we had more Easter production. And ballet. We're very occupied with sewing, painting, and so forth. The set is looking great on the main stage, and the actors all know their lines, largely. Madison will be suited up tomorrow night for a dress rehearsal, one I'll take pictures for. We've got all kinds of things going on, including planning for the family Easter this upcoming weekend. But first, we have to get through this production. It starts this Friday, Good Friday. The countdown is on!
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