They made it too hard
to be a Grinch tonight.
When I got home from work today I saw that I have been "booed" - someone had dropped a bag full of candy and a halloween goody (a 4 ft tall inflatable frankenstein) on my doorstep, with a cute poem explaining that I've been booed, and now I need to make up TWO bags like this, and drop them on unsuspecting neighbors doorsteps to continue the "fun". In the next 48 hours. Then tape the memo with a picture of a ghost on my window, so I wouldn't get booed twice.
I'm leaving on a two-day business trip tomorrow morning at 5 a.m.
My first thought is SHIT!!!! I do not have time for this! There is no way I have time to go to the library or drugstore and photocopy this poem/picture, make up gift bags, and deliver them. I'll just trace the ghosty picture, tape it to my window, and re-gift the whole bag. Not quite as good as two bags, but at least I won't be the one to break the chain letter.
Then I see a website on the bottom of the notice. I go to the website and find the notice template - okay, I can print out a copy for my window, and regift the bag of candy.
While the printer is churning, I dig through the bag. Then I see that my upstream ghost has already printed out two extra copies of the notice for me, thus saving me the effort of photocopying. Well, cripes! If it's that easy, I really can't wimp out on this one now, can I? They practically did it for me. I print out 4 copies of the notice.
Then I run down to the basement, find another small gift bag, divy up the candy, add another handful from the bag I bought to pass out on Halloween, and throw in some leftover party favors from Audrey's birthday and the two fresh notices. Not exactly Halloween themed, but not too shabby. Then a quick jog over to the two nearest neighbors I know get into the Halloween spirit (that didn't already have ghost notices in their windows), and I'm done.
I have fulfilled my duty as a station-wagon-driving, kid-toting, suburban cul-de-sac mom.
In knitting news, I finished all but one toe of a pair of socks for Audrey this weekend on our way to Minnesota for a family wedding. Yay me.
When I got home from work today I saw that I have been "booed" - someone had dropped a bag full of candy and a halloween goody (a 4 ft tall inflatable frankenstein) on my doorstep, with a cute poem explaining that I've been booed, and now I need to make up TWO bags like this, and drop them on unsuspecting neighbors doorsteps to continue the "fun". In the next 48 hours. Then tape the memo with a picture of a ghost on my window, so I wouldn't get booed twice.
I'm leaving on a two-day business trip tomorrow morning at 5 a.m.
My first thought is SHIT!!!! I do not have time for this! There is no way I have time to go to the library or drugstore and photocopy this poem/picture, make up gift bags, and deliver them. I'll just trace the ghosty picture, tape it to my window, and re-gift the whole bag. Not quite as good as two bags, but at least I won't be the one to break the chain letter.
Then I see a website on the bottom of the notice. I go to the website and find the notice template - okay, I can print out a copy for my window, and regift the bag of candy.
While the printer is churning, I dig through the bag. Then I see that my upstream ghost has already printed out two extra copies of the notice for me, thus saving me the effort of photocopying. Well, cripes! If it's that easy, I really can't wimp out on this one now, can I? They practically did it for me. I print out 4 copies of the notice.
Then I run down to the basement, find another small gift bag, divy up the candy, add another handful from the bag I bought to pass out on Halloween, and throw in some leftover party favors from Audrey's birthday and the two fresh notices. Not exactly Halloween themed, but not too shabby. Then a quick jog over to the two nearest neighbors I know get into the Halloween spirit (that didn't already have ghost notices in their windows), and I'm done.
I have fulfilled my duty as a station-wagon-driving, kid-toting, suburban cul-de-sac mom.
In knitting news, I finished all but one toe of a pair of socks for Audrey this weekend on our way to Minnesota for a family wedding. Yay me.
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