Photography by me.
I was trying to think of some clever April Fool's Day joke to play on you all this morning...but I've never been able to come up with anything brilliant for this day, and today was no different. But all my futile plotting did lead me to remember something from my childhood that brought a smile to my face...
When we were kids, my little sister and I used to wake up early every April 1st, and hurriedly set all the clocks back by one hour. We did this year after year (for yeears), always giggling softly to ourselves...glancing furtively out of the corner of our eyes to see if/when our Mom would discover our "cleverness." Bless my Mom for always letting it play out until we were nearly bursting with anticipatory excitement, when she'd then act out (very convincingly) her total shock and amazement that we'd pulled the wool over her eyes again (wink). This also reminds me of a non-related event (when I was around age 6) when I decided that the surfaces in our home (as well as our beloved houseplants), needed a bit of shine, and proceeded to use a stick of butter to polish them all to a luxurious luster. My Mom really was surprised that time! Clearly I was an incredibly bright child (sputtering laughter). Did you guys used to play pranks for April Fool's Day growing up? Do you still? Do tell. xo Ez