a crust eatin' family

     I ordered a new iPod today. I need something witty and funny to get engraved on the back. And after thinking about it for a good four minutes and twenty three seconds, I kept coming back to what my Dad would always tell me growing up. I've probably heard it six times a week, from the age 3 to 15. He always says it in the same tone. Dead serious. To him, it was not a laughing matter. As we sat at the table complaining about eating the crust off of our peanut butter, chocolate chip sandwich, he would say "We are a crust eatin' family."      I now own a one of a kind, iPod touch engraved with our family motto. I called to tell my Dad about it. I taught he would think that it was the funnest thing ever, because I do. But all he said to me was, "You are insane." Disappointed at his reaction, a called my mother. She laughed. So did my siblings. Tell get it. There is just so much behind that statement. Every kid can mimic the way Dad says it. Every kid can remember begin forced to finish off a whole slice of pizza, because the rule didn't just apply to sandwiches. Every kid remember trying to hide crust in their pockets. One day, after I've made it big selling tie dye, I only hope to raise a "Crust eatin' family."  

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