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Hey Honey, whos that at the door? I asked my husband as we sat at the dining room table.

Im not sure, he said. My x-ray vision isnt working through this cement wall.

Very funny, Superman. Could you look out the window?

Um, it looks like Girl Scouts.

Girl Scouts? Oh-no! We have to pretend were not home!

Why? Theyre about 10-years-old. They dont look dangerous.

Do they have boxes with them?

Boxes? Um, yeah. You think they have some sort of weapons cache in the boxes.

No! Cookies.

Cookies?

Yes, Girl Scout cookies.

Are they explosive Girl Scout cookies?

NO! Theyre FATTENING Girl Scout cookies.

Ah. Im beginning to see the light.

Lets hide.

They already saw me look out the window twice.

Rats.

You can just say no.

Its not that easy. When they look at you with those big, pleading eyes and hold out the box of Thin Mints, you cant say no.So just buy some cookies. Whats the big deal?

The big deal is that I gained seven pounds over the holidays and my New Years resolution was to get back in shape and I CANT LOSE WEIGHT IF THERE ARE GIRL SCOUT COOKIES IN THE HOUSE!

They arent going to jump out of the pantry and yell eat me, you know.

You dont understand. I love Thin Mints. And those Tagalongs are sooo good. Not to mention the Lemon-ups

You know them all by name?

Actually, I think the Do-si-dos were my favorites when I was little.

This is so sad.

Of course, now I like to have the Toffee-tastics with my coffee.

Maybe you should talk to someone about this you know, professionally?

I wonder if they still have those yummy chocolate and caramel ones?

Oh, you mean the Juliettes? Those arent available anymore.

Theyre not? Wait a minute how do you know that? Ahhhh! Theyve already been here!

They sold you some cookies! Theyre not here to take orders Theyre delivering the cookies you already bought! You traitor!

Er, um I got them for the kids!

Fine. But I get the Thin Mints.This is a repeated Lost in Suburbia column, which has appeared in GateHouse Media newspapers since 2008. As Tracy Beckermans main column is shifting focus - her kids are grown and she has moved back to the city - we are rerunning her earlier work for readers who may have missed these the first time around. You can follow her on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/LostinSuburbiaFanPage/ and on Twitter at https://twitter.com/tracybeckerman.

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