Over the weekend I was searching for something in my closet when I happened upon a suitcase. And when I opened it I felt like I had just opened King Tut’s tomb! 

 

Inside were my emergency supplies for the 2007 hurricane season. You can tell I have never actually lived through a hurricane, because this is what I had bought to potentially tide us over for the hours or days without cooking facilities and possibly a roof: 

 

48 Pop Tarts

3lbs Chips Ahoy

3lbs 4.5 oz Oreos

One enormous bag of trail mix. 

4 large tins of tuna fish

 

I believe that my reasoning at the time was that if I bought things the kids would consider treats then they might actually eat them and not starve during the days after the storm. Also, they had to be high calorie items so that they would last longer while taking up less space in the closet. Seems straightforward and even very clever. That is, until all the hurricanes bypass us yet again and we are forced to eat everything under non-emergency conditions. 

 

Please return to the list above. Note that the quantities of Oreos, Pop Tarts and Chips Ahoy discovered this weekend are more than our entire consumption of said delicacies in the past 3 years… And, because the items in question were purchased at Sam’s Club, of course their expiry dates are all in the past.

 

They need to be eaten now! 

 

(Costco? Just this once, I couldn’t make the trip to Costco??).

 

Oh, don’t worry about those expiry dates, everything is still good. How do I know? Because I have already started on the job of eating everything now. The sooner we start, the sooner the task will be over. We meaning me and occasionally the T-Bot when I forget to hide the Pop-Tarts box. 

 

Now, if you know anything about King Tut’s tomb you will know about the Curse. The one where anybody who profited from the treasure discovered therein went on to an early grave. This is how I am feeling, right now, about my unexpected find. My digestive system has gone into shock and my head hurts - that is, it hurts when I can find it through the sugar haze. 

 

You know what I crave the most right now? An apple, a granola bar and a yoghurt. So I will allow myself a yoghurt once I get through the first lb of Chips Ahoy.  By way of a little treat.