I’m barely up when an ATV pulls in the driveway and the dogs go wild. A young lad knocks at the door — I’d guess him to be maybe 10 years-old. A little on the husky side with freckles, this lil’ guy was cute — but I had a really hard time understanding him.
Him: Wanna’ buy some eh.
Me: Whaa? Buy some what?
Him: ehs.
Me: Eggs?
Him: *nods*
Me: How much?
Him: dollar anna korter
Me: Ummm…sure
He goes to the beat-up ole’ ATV to get me 2 dozen eggs, and I get $5 bucks from my purse. We meet back at the door. I take my eggs and say, “You can keep the change because we think you’re cute.”
His face turned red, he stammered around and left with a HUGE smile on his face probably saying to himself something like, “That old chick said I was cute. Hehehe.” So I’m feeling all good about myself thinking I made the lil’ dude’s day when I hear a noise in the driveway and the dogs go WILD. It’s that same ATV, but this time, it’s a girl about 12 or 13 years-old.
Her: Wanna support my school and buy some stuff?
Me: Is it that all-school sales thing?
Her: Yah.
Me: No thanks. I have a niece I’ll have to buy from (Katie’s almost a niece — closest thing I have to one anyway).
And for the record, I HATE all-school sales! I don’t need another coupon book I will never use, and I think students should be taught to EARN money (like our local FFA does within projects like selling pork burgers and the craft fair), rather than sell crap to family/friends they don’t want or need.
The moral of this story is… heck, I don’t really know what the moral of the story is, but I’ll bet I have the opportunity to buy a lot of eggs this summer. I’m thinking about these brown eggs and can’t remember for the life of me how eggs get brown or white. Do you know? Out of curiosity, I Googled for the answer: According to the Egg Nutrition Board (and who should know better?), “White shelled eggs are produced by hens with white feathers and ear lobes. Brown shelled eggs are produced by hens with red feathers and red ear lobes. There is no difference in taste or nutrition between white and brown eggs.”