9th April Halleluia He has risen


Those were the words of Glen and Samantha Butterworth after the miraculous sight of their 9 year old son Drew managing to be awake, up and dressed before 8 am this morning. 

Appearing several hours earlier than expected, Drew made the effort to rise from the dead at this unearthly hour in order to maximize the intake of sugar he can possible cram into the day via a variety of chocolate Easter goodies.

Informing his Mum he just wanted eggs for breakfast, Drew quickly informed her that he wasn't talking about boiled, fried, scrambled or even poached but rather a packet of mini eggs. He then revealed his plan to just eat eggs through the entire day, interspersed with sugar-fuelled episodes of running manically around the house, knocking things over, making as much noise as possible and eventually being sick in the dog's basket. The annoyingly hyperactive state will continue until well past his usual bedtime and the promise of a restless night filled of chocolate filled nightmares.

When Grace Under Pressure asked Drew's mum Samantha how she hoped to cope with her hyperactive, sugar fueled child, she simply pointed to her own Bailey's Easter egg which to the uninitiated is just a plain old extra large egg filled to  the brim with Baileys. "After all," explained Samantha, "even the good Lord enjoyed at glass of wine at Easter."







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