I had a BRILLIANT idea today. I'm good at those. The ideas. I have one that's worth at least a million dollars, I swear I do. It's the doing anything about the ideas that I lack.
Nonetheless.
My idea starts here: have you ever gotten one of those magical boxes of Kellogg's Frosted Mini-Wheats (who doesn't love these? You are dismissed) that had a little extra frosting? So when you pour the milk and the shredded wheat part gets a little soft, the frosting still maintains a gentle crunch, making your cereal-eating experience well nigh perfect?
Well, here's my idea! Kellogg's should TOTALLY make Extra Frosted Mini-Wheats! I would buy them. And I think you would too. Come on, you would, wouldn't you? And on Facebook, we would all complain about it, "OH did you see this TRAVESTY of a breakfast cereal? Who needs MORE FROSTING in this world? What we need is EXTRA WHEAT Mini-Wheats!"
And then they could make the extra wheat kind too, so when I pour myself a bowl of the extra frosting kind, I can take it and hide in my room to eat it. And when the kids bang on my door to ask if I'm eating the cereal with the extra frosting, I can bellow back, "NO! Go eat your EXTRA WHEAT MINI-WHEATS!"
Kellogg's is welcome to take my brilliant idea for free. That's how much of a giver I am.
And to answer your questions: Yes, I am feeling a bit less nauseated. What are you eating RIGHT NOW? Are you going to finish that? And no, I am not going insane, even though it is snowing and there is supposed to be something crazy like a foot of snow by morning and Tre's school is already cancelled. I'm fine.
And FULL of good ideas.
I would completely buy extra-frosting mini-wheats. Also: extra-salt potato chips.
Posted by: Swistle | February 03, 2012 at 03:50 AM
THAT is pure genius!! I'd buy them for sure!
I remember sitting in the bathtub when I was about 10, getting ready to wash my hair, and thinking, "It would be SO much easier if they just combined shampoo and conditioner in one bottle!" Lo, and behold, a few years later, here comes Pert Plus, shampoo and conditioner in one! I've always been kinda bummed that I didn't get credit for that bit of genius!
Posted by: Karate Mom | February 03, 2012 at 05:10 AM
When I was eating cereal full time (like every meal...I was a broke college student), I would literally go thorough my Malt-o-meal knock off of frosted mini-wheats and pick out the ones with the most frosting some days. So, I would totally buy the extra frosting ones!
Posted by: Amy | February 03, 2012 at 07:38 AM
The wheat is just the vehicle for the frosting, right?
Posted by: Michelle | February 03, 2012 at 01:57 PM
This pregnant lady would buy them. The extra frosting ones, not the extra wheat ones. I'm eating fruit salad, goldfish crackers and tuna-mac. Yeah, it's Lunch #2. And yes, if I don't finish mine, you are welcome to my leftovers.
Posted by: Michelle | February 03, 2012 at 02:09 PM
We buy the generic frosted mini wheats, and they are like extra-wheat ones. And they don't have HFCS. Or something.
Posted by: Groovecatmom | February 03, 2012 at 03:26 PM
This sounds more like a frantic rant that I would throw out there and not the poetic writ I'm used to devouring when I come here. I LIKE IT.
Posted by: Vern | February 03, 2012 at 08:31 PM
You are my soul-sister. I've been saying this for years. My family thinks I'm weird.
Posted by: Emily Hedges | April 10, 2012 at 08:27 AM
Oh, one more thing...I have found that the Frosted Mini Wheats you buy in the industrial size at Costco all have heavy frosting. They must be packaged at a different plant, in a much more generous area of the world.
Posted by: Emily Hedges | April 10, 2012 at 08:29 AM