Ode to the Peep...

I picked up treats tonight to include in the Easter baskets for the boys.  As I was gathering my treasures I saw the SURE SIGN that Easter has arrived!  The Peeps!  I bought one box of Peeps tonight at WalMart because there should only be five individual Peeps in one household at any given moment.  Anymore then five and you are just inviting trouble.  I don't buy the rabbits because they come in a 12 pack.   


I've walked past the end-cap of Peeps about 100 x's in the past month and a half.  I've picked up the boxes, turned them around in my hand, compared the yellow bunnies to the yellow chicks...and always put the boxes back.  Tonight was different.  Tonight we are single digits away from the Easter celebration!  ONE PACKAGE OF PEEPS PLEASE!


I'm feeling rather protective of my five pack of yellow chick Peeps tonight.  No one knows I brought them home....  


I could hide them under my side of the bed, peel back a corner of the cellophane and wait for them to grow their hard outside shell but sustain their soft marshmallow center consistency.  *I should have vacuumed under the bed* 


I could go snatch them out of the basket they are nestled in, rip open the package and microwave five little Peeps for 15 seconds until they are PERFECT!!!  *microwave beeps may wake the children*


I think what this whole thing boils down to really is safety.  Four Peeps in the house is MUCH safer then five.  *The sacrifices I make for the safety of my family*


Happy Easter Family!  I love you!!! xoxo