Other than sounding like a mediocre rock band that is actually how much I paid for a jar opener tonight. Three boys from the local elementary school came around because their school was in need of a ‘fun raiser.’ “We really need a fund raiser,” on boy said to me. His two friends quickly said, “Yeah.” I had heard them outside our house arguing over who was going to talk so I was pleased to see that the neighbor at the corner’s son had won. He was wearing what appeared to be swimming goggles on his head (not covering his eyes, but up on his hair) but I could be wrong, they could have been super hero goggles… but I can’t prove either. They wanted me to purchase anything or everything in their catalog. Aside from the usual wrapping paper, crumby candy or large quantities of popcorn… pardon me, there’s another knock at the door.

OK, so another neighbor kid was just at the door selling the same stuff from the same catalog. He said something like, “Will you buy something for me?” To which I replied, “No, I’ve already bought something.” I had to resist all of the genes that my mother passed onto me to not correct his grammar. That may have not been a grammatically incorrect statement, he may have actually wanted me to buy him something. I hope he didn’t/doesn’t but I don’t know, its a bit tough with youth these days.

As I was saying they had lots of nice things in the catalog including kitchen items like double wire wisks, the jar opener and an egg cutter. The last thing I need is an egg cutter. The wrapper paper is over priced and the candy is probably the same candy we sold as kids… and that’s just wrong 🙂

I just hope that the jars open more betterer with our fancy new opener.