Wednesday, May 14, 2008

Mayor of CrazyTown

You know how sometimes you eat an entire bag of 'Family-sized' mint crisp M&M's by yourself a handful at a time out of the freezer so your family won't know that the bag exists in the house? And you justify it by thinking to yourself, "these are bad for them anyway" which means that the only kind and 'good parent' thing to do is finish the bag in one evening?

And you know how you get a headache afterwards that lasts the entire next day because of the green dye and preservatives and god-knows-what-else that makes it so deliciously minty and crispy? And how the next night when it's time to get a dessert-y sweet treat all you can think about are those awesome M&M's even though your head still hurts? So you eat two bowls of Breyer's mint chocolate chip ice cream with all recognizable ingredients in an attempt to stifle the urge to go to the store and get another family sized bag of mint crisp M&M's?

And you know how those two bowls of ice cream don't really satisfy the urge to eat another bag of Family sized mint crisp M&M's because eating one junk food to stifle the urge to eat another junk food never works? And you grab your keys and head for the door, completely planning to get another bag of mint crisp M&M's?

That's when your husband elects you mayor of CrazyTown.