Anybody else (who has to pay taxes) wait til the very last minute? We haven't even picked ours up at the accountant's office yet. We're making a lunch date of it later this morning. Fun! :-) One of these days we should start paying quarterly so it's not one big "Where are we going to get THAT lump o' money today?!" every year. I guess there's going to be "tea bag parties" held all over the US today. Some version of "we're mad as hell and we're not going to take it anymore!". Which I totally understand, but I wondered aloud to John while watching the news this morning, "How can people already be so amped up when our new government hasn't even been in office for three months?" He quickly reminded me, "They've just been scared for their lives the past eight years. Lord knows they might've been drug out back and shot in the face if they complained too loudly. " And as quickly as I'd already forgotten, it all came rushing back to me. How drastically things changed on September 12, 2001. Overnight, we went from emailing each other three page Bushism's and jokes, to television personalities being fired for being *unAmerican* if they even remotely dissed Bush. How many times I stood in a long line in an airport, waiting my turn to prove there were no guns or bombs in my flip flops. Surrounded by other passengers averting their eyes to the ground. If enough of us ever did pipe up too questioningly the country would be thrown into a SECURITY CODE ORANGE!!! mode and we'd all shuffle back into being passively controlled by fear. Whether one admits it or not, that IS how we spent most of the past eight years. I personally think a lot of today's anger is stemming from the pent up anger over the past eight years. A collective PTSD of sorts. So when you join in a teabag party or even just drive by one today, remember how it used to be and be happy that we can feel safe venting our frustrations again.
In honor of having NO MONEY, I spent much of the past few days seeing how many quilts I could cut out of my scrap bucket. By the fourth day of standing there cutting 1.5" strips, I felt about as mindlessly ho-hum as my dog looked
I finally quit last night... out of boredom more than anything else.
I now have five baby quilts and one twin size quilt ready to sew up. All log cabin blocks. In the smaller quilts I didn't repeat any fabrics. That was about the only challenge involved. :-) It looks like I have at least six quilts left in the bucket!
I better get crackin', huh?
Easter was low key around here. I had Madison and Caleb. Hiding the big plastic eggs that Melissa brought over pre-filled was a challenge in our dwindling/overbuilt backyard.
One of the first ones he found had a dollar bill in it so the focus thereafter was seeing what was inside! I think we hid them five times that day. I remember my mom used to hide them at least that many times for us...hardboiled eggs. They got all cracked and downright crumbly by the end of the day. Anyone else remember that?
Here's a fun flashback. My little brother and oldest daughter, both about this size in the late 70's, used to go up and down and up and down the street on a Big Wheel exactly like this. I was about as excited to find this *classic* in Target as I was to find the carrom board recently.
I saw a 20 ounce tub of pretty pastel candy corn a week or so ago and thought, "OH, how nice would the pink ones be for Kadence's princess party next September!?" (six months is like a day in the world of candy made in China, right?) Well, of course I had to eat the remaining yellow, blue and green ones. And I hardly got any pink ones. So I had to go buy another 20 ounce tub. And then yesterday, knowing it would probably be on sale, I bought a third 20 ounce tub. And there's just a handful left of the yellow, blue and green ones this morning.
This is all the pink there was. Eleven ounces. Which means I ate 49 ounces of candy corn in a week. See why I can't have this stuff around? I'm a downright addict. Which ultimately is the worst part about eating all of that, because now I have to go through at least two weeks of withdrawal waiting to get it all out of my system. Bottom line on the weight report I passed on this Monday: I was on the treadmill most every day and I stuck pretty strictly to Weight Watchers guidelines, and thanks to three pounds of candy corn I stayed the same. :-)
PS I'm sending that pink candy corn far away from my house for safe-keeping today, so that when I'm doling out eight pieces each to the party girls next Fall we can all have a good laugh. ;-)
LOL, evil candy!!! I have a serious problem with candy corn every Halloween, I'm not even sure I like it, I just keep eating it until I feel ill :)
Oh, BTW, thanks for enabling me - I rushed out and bought one of those egg stands after you posted how cute they are - I love it!
Posted by: Sue McG | April 25, 2009 at 05:56 PM
You are too funny. I've never seen pink candy corn. Sweet. I can remember candy corn made the back of my jaw hurt when I ate it as a kid. That super sweet ache. Still ate it though. I haven't had it for years. Yummy stuff. We had to pay this year too. So it is bad enough that Mr. Hive isn't working but we had to fork out 5k! How the *&33::33$$$ did that happen? We've never had that before. It is like anything that can go wrong, will go wrong when things start going south. And yes. I remember the hard boiled eggs cracking by the end of the day. We must have hid them dozens of times. Fun. Sigh. Those certainly were the days. I didn't really understand the teaparty thing either. But I certainly reserve the rights of those that want to complain. Your posts are so fun to read. Love the cut out fabric. I guess no more Pooh Tan for me for a while. That 5k is living a stinging mark on my bank statement. Fun while it lasted.
Posted by: Nanette | April 20, 2009 at 03:58 PM
What a hilarious candy corn story! lololololol. I'm with ya sista. Addict here too. At least we aren't alone.
Posted by: Michelle Infantino | April 18, 2009 at 03:14 AM
OMG I'm with you on eating candy corn. It should be illegal except in October of each year. I will admit to thinking 'what's the next candy holiday?' so I can look forward to more treats . . . . but I think Halloween might just be the next big one. Or should we all be eating red hots for July 4th?? Mallowmars for Mother's Day? Am I missing something?
Posted by: katie | April 16, 2009 at 10:54 AM
Oh Jenn, All I can say is I am the biggest dingbat. It must have been a freudian slip, because I find you both so inspiring. I can't wait to see what you make with all of those beautiful quilt blocks. They all look too yummy. I will keep my eyes open for some cute pink things for your little pumpkins party. Hope you have a great week.
Posted by: artfulife | April 16, 2009 at 10:39 AM
You have me laughing...taxes went in at 3:45 yesterday (our post office closes at 4:00) We uncelebrated with pizza and salad...I ate 3 slices...and I therefore walked an extra 1/2 hour on the treadmill today :)
♥, Susan
Posted by: black eyed susans kitchen | April 16, 2009 at 10:00 AM
I sent my taxes in yesterday, beat ya! xo, suzy
Posted by: georgiapeachez | April 15, 2009 at 08:13 PM
FORTY-NINE OUNCES of candy corn!!! Now that is blog post worthy!
However, I"M not worthy to read your blog. You're FAR too organized for me. wow.
Posted by: Des | April 15, 2009 at 05:36 PM
I'm laughing because my husband has the same addiction. CANDY CORN is forbidden at our place!
Posted by: CherryTreeLane | April 15, 2009 at 09:43 AM
Candy corn is one of my worst downfalls...seriously..I've eaten a bag in a single day before! I'm definitely feeling your tax pain too...no fabric shopping for awhile...better start cutting 1 1/2" strips!
Posted by: sherri | April 15, 2009 at 09:35 AM