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I’m Buried Alive In Gifts Of Christmas Popcorn
I received 18 lbs of it
It’s that time of year again. Family and friends are eagerly awaiting the Christmas holiday with eyes shining bright with joy, drooling in anticipation of all the gastronomical delights that are about to come. Even our cats are excited over the prospect of receiving new toys to add to their collection of eight boxes of stuff animals, pom-poms, snacks, and whatnot. As for me, this time of year presents me with an annual predicament.
Over the course of 48 years of marriage, two daughters, various new relatives, friends from various old and new jobs, we have been receiving large round colorful 19 0z. tins of variously flavored popcorn as gifts. This year we received 18 lbs of chocolate, caramel, cheese, various fruit-flavored and other flavored popcorn. I have 85 round tins of popcorn stored in the garage that I have accumulated over the years. I have used some of the popcorn as packing material for the stuff that I have shipped to people over the years, despite the chocolate mess that occurs that people often complain to me about. I have put up Christmas trees in all six rooms, the two-car garage and the two bathrooms in our home. I’ve strung popcorn garlands and placed them on every tree. I even went to the park and emptied tins of popcorn to feed the squirrels. But that has created another problem as…
