Josh and I love Girl Scout cookies. I have been eating them since I can remember and I was never a Girl Scout. Eh. I love cookies, who am I kidding. I remember my mom always put the Thin Mints in the freezer so we can have cold, chocolaty goodness with ice cold milk. YUM!!! When Josh and I got married and were in our apartment together, we would get bombarded with the parents of kids who HAD to sell the cookies to get whatever trinket they get for selling 3,250 boxes of cookies. So we felt great supporting our local community while supporting our waistlines. But we (Josh) have very little self control when it comes to these cookies. We could (have) sat down on the couch and polished off a box of cookies in two sittings. But then we miss the cookies, look for substitutes, find something good like ice cream and then complain that we need to get the goodies out of our house because we don't need the sweets.
I decided this year, I was going to do something a little different. First off, I only bought three boxes of cookies. Second, I decided I am going to be in charge of rationing. And because I am especially mean, I am not sharing with Abigail. She gets cookies at day care and I don't think she needs any additional sugar. So this year I bought the following:
Thin Mints (one of my favorites):
Peanut Butter (Josh's favorite):
Caramel Delights/Samoas (my other favorite):
Now, you are probably thinking "How come you have two favorites but Josh only has one?" Let me quash your fears by telling you that Josh eats plenty of the other ones so don't think I get two boxes and he only gets one. I am an equal opportunity rationer. Is that even a word? No? Now it is!
Since I am in charge of rationing, I can't just leave the cookies in the fridge or pantry and expect them to be there when I go and ration the cookies. I have to be sneaky and hide them. Otherwise, I will come home to an empty box of Girl Scout cookies. So, after carefully thinking, the cookies just disappeared after I brought them home. Josh tried to get me to spill the secret and proceeded to go through the house looking for the cookies. I did ask him if he could clean the house as he was systematically going through everything but it didn't happen. I mean, seriously, how hard is it to take a dust cloth with you as you are going through every kitchen cabinet, the pantry, the fridge, guest bedroom, entertainment unit, front living room and dining room?
It had been almost a month and Josh was playing with Abby in the family room this past Saturday. Her golf ball started rolling past Josh and under the couch...WHERE THE COOKIES WERE HIDDEN. I screamed no in slow motion like I was jumping in front of a bullet to save the intended target. It this case, the cookies. Josh looked under it and just couldn't stop laughing. He couldn't believe that he had been "sitting" on the cookies for a month. This just proved that he didn't even know that there was an underneath to the couch. Like I already said, seriously, how hard is it to run a dust mop around. We have so many different options for cleaning! Vacuum, mop, swiffer, I am open to you using any one of them to clean.
But, the story doesn't end there. We left shortly after the discovery of the cookies for the weekend and came home. Josh started to unload the car and I cleverly took the cookies and hid them in another place in the house (if we didn't live in Florida, I would hide them in the car but who wants melted cookies. It is going to be in the 80's this week). Of course as soon as Josh finished unloading the car, headed right for under the couch and realized...I already moved them.
So the saga continues and the Girl Scout cookies survive for a little longer...
8 comments:
Survival of the cookie! I love it! The Samoas are my favorite too, and I have to put THOSE in the freezer so I DON'T eat them too quickly. (And then found out that I am in fact willing to crack a tooth on frozen caramel coconut goodness.) SO good! You're linked!
Mmmmm... Thin Mints and Samoas! I could eat Samoas until my mouth gets sore! Great spin, Becca!!
I haven't bought any Girl Scout cookies this year. My daughter did and I ate 3 Thin Mints and she yelled at me!!! I had THREE!!! Get over it!
But for 3 years running, I was the Girl Scout Cookie Mom. Do you have any idea how hard it is when you have TWO THOUSAND BOXES OF GIRL SCOUT COOKIES IN YOUR DINING ROOM FOR A MONTH??? My cookie bill was at least $200 each year. Each night, someone would wander into the dining room and say, "hmmm... what flavor treat should we have tonight?" I kid you not!
Of course, Gina won the prize each year for selling the most cookies in her troop! :)
Cute post! I bought 6 boxes this year!!
What you didn't want to try the brand new caramel ones? They are pretty good. I have a GS in my house and am trying to give away some cookies, I am tired of them. Good luck on the hide and seek.
It sounds like you've been making them last a long time! Good job!
My lifelong sorrow in moving to Canada is that they only have two kinds of GS cookies: chocolate and vanilla.
LAME.
mmmmmm. Trefoils and Do si dos. Now I need a cookie!
My mouth is watering. Thin Mints and Tagalongs are my favorites.
LOL-You are too funny! My husband bought 5 boxes this year. We made them last a little longer by keeping them in he van (we're in MN) and only doling them out as after-school snacks, et cetera. Your husband clearly isn't motivated enough (or he'd be dusting and mopping like a madman in pursuit!) :)
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