An Easter Present for Noelle

We’ve been blessed here at the “ranch” with the help of two sons and a grandson as we caught up with the early spring season by taking care of some needed yard projects.  I’ve read that the season is anywhere from 4-6 weeks ahead of schedule which means that we were 4-6 weeks behind on our work.  Mulching, planting, trimming, seeding, plumbing and carpet removal were all on the agenda for the day.  Still some work to do but we have made a huge step of progress today.  The girls in this family gathering disappeared around 11:00 to go have their manicure/pedicures.  Guess we’ll not be getting any more work out of them 🙂

On a trip to the hardware store, I was sorely tempted to bring home an Easter present for our cat, Noelle.  There by the door of the store, for 6.50, they were selling live chicks!!  Awesome!  I stopped and considered what fun Noelle could have with such a toy!  I thought of the fun we would have watching her have fun.  6.50 seems rather reasonable for lunch, after all.  Then it occurred to me that there was a possibility that Noelle would be merciful and let the critter live.  That would mean that it would grow, and then what do I do?  Perhaps feed it long enough for it to be reasonable to eat it myself?  We’re talking about more than 6.50 for a meal now.

In the end, I opted to pass.  My reason had to do with the fact that Easter is all about life, new life.  Buying this peeping chick was , ultimately, more about death than life.  It just seemed inappropriate.  It was the wrong message to send to Noelle J.