Fool

Oh heyyyyy.
Happy April Fool's Day!!


I woke up today, the sun was shining, the tank was clean...no. The tank was not clean. Firstly, because I don't live in a tank, and secondly, because...eh.


I'm feeling a bit sentimental today because, well, I miss being a little girl on April Fool's Day. Actually, I miss being a little girl on all holidays. 
~I miss waking up, walking into the kitchen and seeing that the Valentine Fairy paid me a visit during the night! I would usually see a cute Valentine's card, a few chocolate-covered strawberries and a fantastic helium-filled balloon that provided weeks of entertainment.
~I miss waking up on St. Patrick's day and knowing that two little leprechauns had come to my house and hidden gold coins. My sister and I would RACE around the house, trying to be the one who found the most coins. It usually ended in pain and crying, but isn't that what holidays are for?
~I miss waking up on April Fool's day and wondering what prank my mom was going to play on me. There have been many over the years. I look back on some, and I think, "clever mom...." but I was little, and it was a holiday, and I loved them. As I grew older, the tricks became...harassment? No....I'm not sure what to call it--you decide. 

THE MARY JANE MOORE FOOLING BOOK

the younger years:

~switch the stuffed animals 

~dye the toilet water pink

~dye pancake batter 

~put a silly note in lunches

~give girls hot chocolate packets in their lunches

the teenage years:

~switch dance shoes to the wrong shoes when Amelia's not looking. So that way, when she gets to dance, she has the WRONG SHOES.

~Fill Amelia's backpack with HUGE rocks from the garden

~put toothpaste in the oreos. and all over inside the lunch bag.

~put money inside the piano so there is an incessant clinking while forcing Amelia to practice.

Most of you will think all of those are hilar. And they are. And I miss them! I miss being little sometimes. 

Doesn't everyone?