Maybe I Should Put A
Towel Over Them
I have
probably mention my love for Entenmann’s Little Bites cupcakes. They come in several flavors, and
Mrs. C often buys an assortment box from Costco. They are all good, but my absolute favorite, “crumb
cake” is not in the assortment box.
The other
day we were shopping at Shop-Rite and I saw a box exclusively of crumb cakes.
“I thought they didn’t make these
anymore.”
“They always made them, they just don’t
put them in the Costco assortment box.”
“Why didn’t you tell me? You know the crumb cake is my favorite.”
“It’s cheaper to buy the Costco
assortment box.”
“It’s cheaper to live in a tent too,
but I like to splurge a bit sometimes!”
“So, buy a box.”
I did, I
bought a box containing five packets of four tiny cupcakes.
Keep in
mind, this cranky old man’s current diet shuns sugar and bread. The packet of crumb cakes is to be enjoyed
with my nightly cup of coffee. My only
bread or sugar all day. (OK,
sometimes I cheat a little).
So now when
we unpack the groceries, I place MY crumb
cakes in the pantry secure in knowing I would have my favorite after dinner
coffee treat for the next five days.
That night
we did take-out Boston Market chicken for dinner. After dinner Mrs. C pulled out a Boston
Market pie she slipped in with the dinner order; a whole pie, small but at
least four full slices worth.
“Ooh, I’ll have a slice with my
coffee.”
“No way, you have your crumb cakes.”
“I don’t think so, you can’t have a
whole tiny pie to yourself, I’ll save the crumb cakes for another day.”
The next
night I brewed my nightly cup and went to the cupboard for a crumb cake packet. The box was opened! There was a packet missing!
“Did you take a pack of my crumb
cakes?”
“…”
“You did, didn’t you?”
“Maybe.”
“When?”
“Breakfast.”
“But those were my crumb cakes, you
like the others in the assortment. Why
did you take mine? I only get the green
sour patch kids because you don’t like them…I can’t have the spearmint gum
because you won’t chew the peppermint; the crumb cakes should be mine.”
“You had a piece of my pie yesterday.”
“I always get a piece of pie when you
get one. Do I have to hide the crumb
cakes?”
“Good luck with that.”
I need to
find a pantry-camo towel.
I know, I’m
a jerk!
You need to find a secure hiding place where Mrs. Cranky cannot find that which you don't want her to find. I have a secure place here and guard it very carefully. I'm sure you can find such a place; just consider all options available.
ReplyDeletebetty
"secure hiding place where Mrs. Cranky cannot find":
DeleteMrs Cranky had a really good laugh at this!
(*~*)I'll never understand her reasoning.
ReplyDeleteYou should get a lockable box and swallow the key! Still, if you did that your readers wouldn't get an almost daily laugh.
ReplyDeleteSit and eat them all in one go Joe - kind of like a dirty protest preferably stuffing them in with both hands as Mrs C watches on ;-)
ReplyDeleteYou two! Just go buy more cupcakes. Always get two boxes. You might still be a jerk, but you'd be a cupcake filled jerk!
ReplyDeleteWow, you two have some food issues.
ReplyDeleteSnack wars. I like it.
ReplyDeleteYou have the most entertaining battles yet still keep on keeping on. There is a lesson there for us all. Don't change.
ReplyDeleteYou can hide your goodies here Cranky. I promise I won't touch them. You two crack me up.
ReplyDeleteHave a fabulous day. ☺
Maybe you should have bought two boxes.
ReplyDeleteIt seems like they never put the best flavors in the big assortment boxes you get at Costco or Sam's. I think that's how they unload the less desirable flavors.
Um....buy two packsÉ
ReplyDeleteHide them at work, Joe - I can't think of anywhere else that Mrs. C. isn't going to find them. Towels aren't a very good idea, BTW.
ReplyDeleteAt least you found something you love that you thought weren't made anymore. You can always buy more.
ReplyDeleteYou always make my day glad you found the ones you liked, why is a dog picture on the box?
ReplyDeleteHere's the thing. You gleefully scarf down treats that belong to Mrs. C, whenever you (ahem) just happen to run across them under a towel or on the top shelf of the cabinet or behind frozen stuff in the freezer. You seem to think that all food in the house if fair game when YOU eat it. So accept the payback from Even Steven. You got got. By Mrs. C.
ReplyDeletenope. i gotta agree with your thinking. :)
ReplyDeleteThis is too deep a philosophical argument for my tired old brain to handle!!
ReplyDeleteI don't see how you're going to win this one. At least she didn't eat the last packet of crumb cake.
ReplyDeleteYou need a gun safe where you can store "your" stuff :)
ReplyDeleteHahahahahahaha. “It’s cheaper to live in a tent too, but I like to splurge a bit sometimes!” :) - You two are the best.
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