{"id":13724,"date":"2016-03-23T17:27:58","date_gmt":"2016-03-23T21:27:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/?p=13724"},"modified":"2016-04-06T19:05:04","modified_gmt":"2016-04-06T23:05:04","slug":"inside-aurora-easter-egg-spectations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/inside-aurora-easter-egg-spectations\/","title":{"rendered":"INSIDE AURORA: Easter Egg-spectations"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Scott Johnston<\/strong><\/p>\n

It was a nice spring day in late March and I was walking in the Arboretum near Town Hall, when I came across the Easter Bunny.
\nHe seemed a bit stressed, sitting hunched over on a bench with his paws fidgeting in his lap.
\nI\u2019d run into him many times over the years in Aurora, and he always seemed to be dealing with some last-minute crisis as he readied himself for the big weekend.
\n\u201cSo, are you all ready for Easter?\u201d I asked, with some trepidation, taking a seat beside him.
\n\u201cYes,\u201d he sighed. \u201cAbsolutely. All prepped and ready to go. No issues.\u201d
\nBased on his appearance, it wasn\u2019t the answer I was expecting. But I smiled at his response, and we sat in silence for a while, watching a robin hopping along on the other side of the path.
\nBut he continued to seem in some distress, so eventually, although I hated to bring it up, I just had to say it.
\n\u201cYou realize,\u201d I noted quietly, \u201cevery year there\u2019s always an issue.\u201d
\nHis demeanour completely changed, and he broke down sobbing. \u201cI know!\u201d
\nLooking over with red-rimmed eyes he continued, \u201cYou\u2019re right. There always is, isn\u2019t there? No matter how well I plan things, something always seems to go wrong.\u201d
\n\u201cRemember the year I got the dates mixed up? And the time when I hid the eggs in the wrong place?\u201d
\nHe continued counting off on
\none paw.
\n\u201cAnd what about when I had too many eggs ready too soon, and couldn\u2019t store them anywhere? Or when I set my clock backwards instead of forwards at daylight savings and nearly missed my own egg hunt!\u201d
\n\u201cAnd then,\u201d I reminded him, \u201cthere was the suggestion following the Jazz Fest in Town Park that Aurora was opening to competition the running of all civic events, and you thought you\u2019d be replaced in coordinating Easter?\u201d
\n\u201cThat was awful,\u201d he agreed, with a shudder, and stared off into the distance for a minute.
\n\u201cI just can\u2019t think of what I\u2019ve missed this year,\u201d he cried eventually, pounding his little fists on the bench in frustration. \u201cIt\u2019s killing me!\u201d
\n\u201cBut I was just reading in The Auroran last week how organized you are this time,\u201d I said. \u201cYou\u2019ve ordered all the eggs, prizes and supplies, and have them at the right venue, don\u2019t you?\u201d
\n\u201cYes.\u201d
\n\u201cAnd all the games and events are planned? And the baby chicks and bunnies safely on hand?\u201d
\nAnother nod.
\n\u201cThe Girl Guides and other volunteers are ready to help out, and the Optimists are lined up for the pancake breakfast?\u201d
\n\u201cI\u2019ve taken care of all that,\u201d he sighed.
\nHe seemed to have everything under control. However, with his track record, I couldn\u2019t blame him for worrying.
\n\u201cMaybe this is the year you turn the corner and start fresh with an issue-free event,\u201d I said, with as much encouragement as I could muster. \u201cAfter all, with all your experience and hard work, it was bound to happen.\u201d
\n\u201cMaybe,\u201d he conceded. \u201cBut I\u2019m going to take another look, and make sure I haven\u2019t missed anything.\u201d
\nWith that, he hopped off the bench and headed off in the direction of the Seniors\u2019 Centre.
\nIt would be great for him to have a successful day, but at the very least his being stressed out was an Aurora Easter tradition that seemed to be continuing for another year.<\/p>\n

Feel free to e-mail Scott at: machellscorners@gmail.com<\/p>\n\"Facebook\"<\/a>\"twitter\"<\/a>\"mail\"<\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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