We woke to a cloud of smoke, what sounded like firecrackers and what felt like a heart attack.<\/p>\n
Surprise!\u00a0 The two oldest kids woke us to cap guns going off and shouts of\u00a0 “Happy April Fool’s Day!”.<\/p>\n
I have to say that if I ever doubted that my husband is a protector at heart, today proved it.\u00a0 He jumped about 3 feet straight in the air and then looked ready to attack.\u00a0 I on the other hand hid under the covers, my heart pounding a mile a minute.\u00a0 Oops!\u00a0<\/p>\n
The gunfire was followed by an array of brightly coloured snakes and insects (all rubber, of course) hidden carefully in kitchen cabinets.\u00a0<\/p>\n
And would you believe I had even driven my sweet children to the dollar store the day before – fully knowing that they were up to their usual hijinx?\u00a0 And yet still, I forgot.<\/p>\n
Maybe next year I’ll set my alarm a little earlier.\u00a0 Shhhh don’t let the children know.\u00a0 \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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