April Fools

I love April Fools day! Time for the annual pillow fight in Eau Claire. This is the event that started as an April Fools joke when it was announced there would be a pillow fight downtown. The joke was that people actually showed up with pillows, now it is a yearly 5 minute pillow fight on April 1st. People dress up in crazy costumes and let the feathers fly with their favorite pillow. It is one of those must see events.

I also love April Fools day because it reminds me of how my Dad would try to trick us when we were kids. We lived a mile and a half from our grade school, the little "bus" or some might call it a van (I think it held 12 little people) would pick us up every morning, usually we were standing at the end of our 25' driveway well ahead of it's scheduled arrival. On April Fools Day, well before it's arrival, he would yell up the stairs, "The bus is here!". We scrambled like crazy to get out the door. My memory is that this only worked once, but he enjoyed trying every year.

Which brings me to...what if we would really have missed the bus, school was only a mile and a half away? Would mom have given us a ride in the only family car? Would we have walked that mile and a half? I will tell you, I never wanted to find out.

Which brings me to...are you missing the bus in your life? Will someone give you a ride to the next bus stop? Probably not, your life your deal! Don't be a fool, take a minute to enjoy the fun of April Fools day and don't miss the bus, because it's here!