Brace yourselves....our guys won't be on-air sensations after all. I'm bummed. Gib, not so much, but there may still be another media opportunity before the Christmas Tree selling season is over. But, all's not lost, there's always the newspaper photo op - maybe they'll get their cute lil' mugs in the paper again and be quoted and everything, just like last year! The guys will be selling trees all day, working three 3 hr shifts back to back, then one more on Saturday and they are done. Each Scout and a parent works 4 shifts in one of the Troop's 3 tree lots around town. It's a big deal and funds the troop for the entire year and sends the Scouts to camp. That's in addition to the wreath sales which Mike and I head up for the troop but for which Mike did 99% of the work on this year.
While the boys are pitching the wonders of a real tree and flashing those big brown puppy dog eyes, making the big sales, roping trees to the tops of cars and practicing all those Boy Scout knots that those city-boys will never get untied when they get home, we'll be at home setting up our FAKE tree. I don't know, there's something wrong with us...first it's no turkey, and now it's a fake tree when my boy is out there shivering in the cold selling real trees for the troop! We need help! Wait, I DID buy 3 wreaths from my puppy-dog eyed boy and they got put up on the door and windows! That cost almost as much as a entire tree! Phew! I'm okay. I had myself scared there for a second. I'll take a photo of the wreath's tomorrow. It's a little dark out right now.
So here's a question, completely off topic, I'm just throwing this one out there...Indy and I noticed something that I think maybe will take some Westerner's to have the final say so on. Is it just us, or are there an awful lot of commercials with a Southern Redneck Twang goin' on? Especially the truck ones. And there's that one Oatmeal/Granola guy, you hear his big ol' voice alot too. Whaddya think?! Maybe they're just playing to the audience. We kinda had to laugh when we admitted we think we've picked up just a bit of an accent from living here. I know I got teased at the Toe Party for having one! And Indy just got teased at the restaurant for how she said something. But I don't hear anyone sayin' Mike or Gib have an accent? So is it just us gals?
3 comments:
We have fake trees too! It's okay... ;)
Um, I think it's just you girls. I have spoken to Mike and he does not have anu twang that I can hear when I talk to him. :)
I've noticed, but I may be a bit more perceptive with the southern speak than others. :-)
Nope, it's just you weirdos that have the accent ;)
And come one how watches comercials any more?...
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