So My Overloaded Clothes Rod Crashed... Again

"Will you fix my closet please?" I looked up at him with big sad eyes.

I always ask Seth or N8 when I need help. Truthfully any of the brothers would help me, but N8 & Seth screw things/carry heavy objects/kill bees without having to remind them a lot of times. And they don't make fun of me for asking.

(Well except that time I had a nightmare about sock snakes. They ALL still laugh at me 4 that...)

I don't feel like I am a bother to them. (Or at least not much of a bother...)

But my clothes rod fell several times while I shared a closet with Hannah. Plus once since she moved out. It's not the first time I've asked for help putting it back up. So I kinda expected some ragging...

"Again!" Seth said, then turned to a sibling (I can't remember which one.) "I'm not fixin' that thang til she gets rid of some stuff. 500 lbs of clothes and she wonders why it keeps fallin'..."

Actually I've never wondered why it falls. I've always known I have too many clothes on the rod. The Libbey part of me wanted to prove that his statement incorrect, and I could have, but when you want something from someone you are not to argue with their beside-the-point logic. (Pick your battles; I learned that in church.)

One side of my mouth turned down, "I did take some things out," I said quietly, hung my head sadly, and slouched my shoulders in mock defeat, (FYI: My shame and sadness were not faked only exemplified.)

It didn't work.

Actually he was still going to fix it.
I know he would've.
He always does.

But just in case... "If you fix my closet I'll go to town and buy you candy!"

Libbey's love candy A LOT. According to Leah's facebook page she loves candy more than she loves me. That's sad :(

"Naw I'll fix it. For free. You don't even have to give me candy."

And he did.

I feel very loved.

I went to town and bought candy anyway. Then I ate it all.
That's sad :(

Bubble Gum Pink

"That is the color of pink that I want!!" My sister stared at the guy in front of us, or rather at the back of his T-Shirt.

"Yeah, bublegum pink only lighter," I reiterated what she has been saying.

"I don't necessary like that shirt on him, but the pink is perfect."

We were in church (second to front row to be exact), so couldn't continue our conversation about The Bublegum Pink Shirt, but it was nice to finally see the perfect pink after hearing her needing it for so long.

Leah wants a pink shirt, but it has to be the perfect color pink, bubblegum pink or freshly chewed double-bubble bubblegum pink to be exact. We have been talking about this pink for months--literally. Maybe years

Every-time I find a pink shirt and show it to her she says "Not the right color."

But about guys wearing pink T-shirts...

Hmm.

Candy 4 mixer time

All stacked up on the mixer table

Kristi above... Me below

 

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Every-time I run mixer we talk about how we would like to have candy.

La la la candy high.

I love these girls

-Happiness

Free Chocolate & Cat Yodeling

Candy! Yay! Happiness!

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By the way I really, really, really, really want a M and M belt; the yellow one that the workers are given when they start work at M&M Mars. Internet please get one for me. Thanks Internet; I'm counting on you. (I have a feeling I will be counting for a very long time.)

The Mars-give-away site never mentions it's main rival: Hershey's--the company they are belittling. Hershey's has recently replaced cocoa butter with vegetable oil in some of their candies... (I believe Mars prefers not to mention that name in case people start craving Hershey's instead of MM's.)

Milky Way* is truly an awesome candy bar and Hershey's Kissables are definitely no threat to MM's, but Hershey's is still a huge mass producer of candy. (I do not like Kissables; they taste fake, and I wasn't surprised to learn they are not real milk chocolate--thus the 'chocolate candy' label Vs 'milk chocolate'.)

I love how Mars is making a point of talking about how much better their candy is, while not using the name of their rival--they've picked apart all of their ingredients and problems, so if anyone already knew they could follow along.

Naming Kissables or Hersheys, even with negative connotations could make people start craving the rival brand, or make people who adore kissables grumpy that they are being insulted.

This translated over to Christianity would be us talking about how great our lifestyle is compared to a sinners. While we shouldn't deny that sin has pleasure for a season (especially if that's mentioned) it's better to discuss the problems without getting too much into the details. Sometimes hearing about the specifics of drugs can pull a druggie back in, because he already wants it. Describing a drug high to a kid without also describing the low is what makes the kid consider using. (But denying that drugs feel good is a lie, and they know it, so we could lose our credibility that way.)

I've never touched drugs. This is just an example...

This give away has created great publicity, and almost free advertising for Mars.

This site with info on free M&M's had cat yodeling as one of the most recent news. So weird. I had to include that site

The giveaway started 5/8/09 and will continue until 9/25/09 on Fridays. Oh, They say they will only give 4 coupons per household, and one per week per email address. There are 250,000 available per Friday, and you have to be 13 or older. That's all the legal stuff I remember besides where they say, "It's a criminal offence to hurt our website, and if you damage it we will hurt you." (paraphrased of course)

*I had to google "Milky Way and 3 Musketeers" in order to remember which had Carmel and which contained only fluff. Did you know that 3 Musketeers used to have 3 candy bars per wrapper: a chocolate one, a strawberry one and a vanilla one?

Goodbye Internet

Chocolate & "What is the best way to break up with your girlfriend?"

I grabbed another handful (ok, ok, it was two handfuls) of baby MM’s packages and promptly began to open and eat them. My sugar addiction is back full force.

“So…Esther how has life been lately? You ok? Have you been having a hard time?” One of the guys asked.

Huh? What?

“Girls eat sugar when they’re sad."

Apparently over lunch our guys had a lengthy discussion about girls. No surprise there, but the rest of the topic was hilarious: What is the best way to break up with your girlfriend?

They determined that when breaking up with your girlfriend she would be sad.
(Good job boys. That’s a correct assumption.)

They determined that girls eat chocolate when we are sad, or depressed.
(I don’t, but yes most girls do eat lots of sugar when they are sad.)

They decided that chocolate cheers girls up, and makes them happy.
(Very few girls would disagree.)

They decided it was best for a girl to be cheered up after a break up, “Not that it would be possible for a girl to be all the way cheered-up after losing me, but…” (That was Josh.)

So…

“We decided it’s a good idea to bring a girl a box of chocolates when you break up with her”
(WHAT!!!)

Wow. What a conflicting message.

Yes it's true, most girls do eat lots of sugar when they are sad. This is inclusive of--but not limited to--breakups. If, however, you are too loving to whoever you are breaking up with they will decide you are still in love with them. 'It'll all work out. In a few weeks we'll be back together.' After they realize that is not going to happen they will be even more depressed.

Anyone want a free bag of candy? Click on the link, and print the coupon; if you take it to K-Mart they will ring it up with a bag of Halloween candy, and the candy will be free. This is only good for today and tomorrow.