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I Wanna Easter Egg: 1950
Submitted by tterrace on Fri, 04/10/2009 - 8:02pm.
Looking at the expression on my face , I have to wonder if anything else ever made me quite as happy as finding that Easter egg 59 years ago. Of course, I was easier to please back then. View full size.
World's cutest Shorpian
Submitted by Mattie on Sun, 04/12/2009 - 1:22am.
This is sweeter than a milk chocolate bunny in a basket full of marshmallow peeps.
Gratitude
Submitted by tterrace on Sun, 04/12/2009 - 12:59am.
I want to thank all the Shorpians for the nice comments, the Easter Bunny for the egg, and my sister for taking the picture.
Bombs away!
Submitted by DoninVa on Sat, 04/11/2009 - 10:23pm.
The other day I saw an announcement for the kiddies: one group has organized a helicopter drop of Easter eggs. Look out below! What are they thinking?
Reminds me of the WKRP Thanksgiving episode where Mr Carlson sadly says, "As God is my witness, I thought turkeys could fly."
GLEE!
Submitted by mad4books on Sat, 04/11/2009 - 10:13am.
I adore this picture...it may be one of your best, tterrace, and that's saying quite a bit because you have a rockin' collection.
Happy Easter!
P.S. You should check out williamjoyce.com -- you look EXACTLY like one of his main characters on the home page--the glasses, the hair, the fashionable trousers, etc.!
Cutie pie
Submitted by loribl on Sat, 04/11/2009 - 2:38am.
Tterrace, you were a cute kid. What a GREAT expression on your face -- utter bliss.
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