No matter what your religious beliefs, Easter is a sign of spring. Rebirth - human spirit, hope and tulips. Easter makes me think of tulips, forsythia and eggs. Hey, I am a mother of two young kids - what can I say.
So as I have discussed in the past, I am trying to eliminate artificial dyes from our diet. So I thought I would try to dye some eggs naturally with ingredients like blueberries, red cabbage and spices. So I did some research and immediately started to stress out! The ingredient list for 3 colors was something like 20 ingredients! And my grocery store probably wouldn't have 1/2 of them. And the time involved to actually create the dye? Holy cow! Okay. How about plastic eggs? NO! I won't do it. I have wonderful memories of dying eggs with my mother as a kid and I don't want to deny my kids those same memories.
So what was I going to do? It really was a dilemma for me. Then a light bulb went off. Don't laugh...I realized that we didn't have to EAT the eggs. My daughter and I love hard-boiled eggs so the waste was hard to deal with but I went out and bought the cheapest dozen of white eggs I could find and a dye kit. I am so glad I did. We had a wonderful afternoon coloring eggs with dye and paint!
It really is a good lesson for me and all working moms. We have to keep our priorities straight. Throwing out 11 (I ate one pre-dyeing) eggs is such a minor issue to the quality time I spent with my kids today.
I hope you all have a wonderful Easter. It's going to be a beautiful spring day in the northeast. Perfect for Easter services, Easter dresses, Easter egg hunts and time spent with family. Enjoy.
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