Went to Easter Mass this evening. It was great! The little altar boy got a bit carried away with the incense and it really smoked up the church, so much so that the smoke alarm went off. Oddly enough, Father never missed a beat and kept the service going. After mass was the blessing of the Easter basket. When I removed the blanket my mother uses to cover the basket, I found a surprise addition to the typical ham, keilbasa, paska, cheese, and pysanky– yellow bunny PEEPS!!! My Dad threw them in without me noticing. I thought it was great and it made me laugh. During the basket blessing, my mother whispered in my ear, “Look at that man over there– He has to weigh about 500 pounds! It must be glandular…” No Mom, it’s not glandular; it’s a PEEP side effect! Come Monday, I will start to diet.