Sunday, April 8, 2012

Peanut Economics: The "Hare" Raising Adventure of an Easter Bunny Cattle Call

Hello dear friends! In honor of the Easter holiday, I decided to try my paw at one of the most prestigious holiday jobs ever. I answered the call of the Easter Bunny!


It was a cattle call actually, so I put on my ears and away I went. The location of the tryouts was top secret and really hard to find. Thank goodness I had on my magic bunny ears and was able to find the special stick that marked the spot. Otherwise I might have missed my chance.


I was a little nervous when I first arrived because there were so many bunnies there! They were all drinking coffee and eating donuts like crazy. With that much caffeine and sugar being tossed around by so many nervous, high energy bunnies, I knew it was going to be a long, hard day!


The director of the Easter Bunny project came in and gave us all our instructions. There were a series of categories we would be graded on, earning points on them throughout the day. The bunny with the most points at the end of the day would win the title of Easter Bunny. I was hoping to at least win the title of the Easter Bunny under study. (I hear they get paid in jelly beans!)


The first category was the bunny hop. Apparently, they take the bunny hop VERY seriously! I did the best I could, but they said it looked a little too much like I was taking a tinkle, so I only got 5 out of 10 points. Not a very stellar start to the day for me. I was disappointed but undeterred! I still had two more categories to go!


The next category was egg sniffing. Being able to tell the difference between a good egg and a rotten egg is extremely important. As a matter of fact, much of the Easter Bunny's reputation hinges on the ability to prevent rotten eggs from being left for little children. Since I have a powerful, sniffy nose, I knew I had this category in the bag (or the basket!). Yep....the pink one definitely had to go!


The final category was the talent category. Competition was stiff so I knew I had to pull out all the stops! After all, with cooking bunnies, singing bunnies, and furniture arranging bunnies, I had to do something that would help me stand out above the rest. So I did the only thing I could......I performed my world famous bunny tap dance!


My feet flew! I razzled! I dazzled! I had more razz-ma-tazz than all the other bunnies put together. When it was all said and done, I knew I had given it my all. All of the bunnies gave a standing ovation. Even the director had a smile on his face.


It was a very long day, and all of us Easter Bunny hopefuls were exhausted by the end of it. While the officials huddled in their hole to tally all our scores, all us bunnies took a little nap.


Unfortunately, my low bunny hop score disqualified me from being either the Easter Bunny or the Easter Bunny under study. The good news is I made a lot of new bunny friends, and that is way better than a bunch of store bought jelly beans! I realized just because things didn't work out the way I planned, didn't mean I couldn't find the blessings hidden in between the disappointments.


Mommy often says when God closes a door, He often opens a window of blessing. I never really knew what she meant until I walked away from the Easter Bunny cattle call without my Easter Bunny title but then had all my new bunny friends. My title only would have lasted a single day....but my friendships will last the rest of my life. I think in the end I got the better deal. I will take God's window any day!


Happy Easter dear friends and may you find your open window!




18 comments:

  1. OH MY GOODNESS! That was just amazing Peanut!!! I do believe you got the better end of the 'secret stick' I'd have to say. You indeed dazzled them, just as you have dazzled me.
    BIG Hugs to my sweet cousin...and Happy Easter!
    ~ Pixel

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    1. Awe Pixel! You honor me. After all, you taught me everything I know about being a bloggie. Love you sweet cousin!

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  2. LOL! Your blog cracks me up! I think they made a SERIOUS MISTAKE in not awarding you the title!

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    1. Awe...thank you Augie and Ti's Mommy. I think it was the bunny hop that did it. Those bad knes of mine. It lost the prima ballerina job too, but that's okay. It has made me a better Peanut in the end. :o)

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  3. Oh Peanut! Having life long friendships is more rewarding than any title. I really loved your bunny tap dance!

    Love,
    Austin the Shichon

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    1. Oh Austin you are definitely right. Friendship trumps a title any day! I am glad you liked the tap dance too. See, I don't have to try for a title to share a dance with a friend like you! :o)

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  4. That's the cutest bunny I have ever seen ;)

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