Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Feeding the Addiction

When a loved one has an addiction, it is easy to get sucked into their world. Sure, you know it is unhealthy for them but you just can't refuse because you love them.

These people are called ENABLERS.

My friend Lisa shall hereby be called "The Enabler."

Sure, I kinda owe her after a minor indiscretion that involved giving her lice. But that is nothing compared to what she did today when she sent my dear husband spiralling deeper into the world of addiction.

You see, Lisa and her husband flip or rent oodles of houses. Their latest purchase was a foreclosed townhouse. When they checked it out for the first time, they discovered it was a veritable mari*j*uana treasure trove of growing equipment. She called the cops who cleaned out a lot of the actual goods but she was left with all the paraphernalia.

And then she remembered my giant-pumpkin-obsessed husband and his makeshift greenhouse. She called Jamie and he was over there faster than Linus in his quest for The Great Pumpkin. He sheepishly walked into the door with this:


And this.


Oh, and what would a makeshift greenhouse be without this?


He claims the wattage on the latter item is too great for growing pumpkins and he has threatened to swap it out for a smaller one on Craigslist. You know. That one website where people come to your home to buy the item.

"THE ONLY LORD THAT I ALLOW IN OUR HOUSE IS JESUS!!" I proclaimed.

Evidently, one Drug Lord's bust is another Pumpkin Grower's dream.

21 Comments:

Fabiola said...

My GOD....he is the one of the most obsessed person I've ever heard. Well, my cousin's husband is renovating a 1960 Beattle. His goal is to make the car 95% original. He is spending LOADS of money.... Can you believe that???

Fabiola

The Casual Perfectionist said...

That's hilarious! And, if it makes you feel any better, most "lords" would send a henchmen to do the dirty work, er, I mean the Craigslist Item Pick-up. ;)

Amber said...

Crazy re: the Beattle! But why didn't I think of the henchmen? :-)

Rosey Pollen said...

Amber,
That is too hilarious! Your husband did look like a kid in a candy shop. HA HA
Rosey

Lisa said...

That is hilarious!

Andrea said...

hahahaha.
And wow- where do you get all the great halloween stuff?

Skye and Aaron said...

OH my gosh that is hilarious!!!

Awesome Mom said...

Wow, with friends like her who needs an enemy? lol!!!!

Loralee Choate said...

I think I just swallowed my tongue. Dang you for making me laugh when I'm grieving, woman! (Not really. I totally needed it, though I think I just swallowed my tongue. Heh)

Loralee Choate said...

And for the record? I swallowed my tongue. You know...I just thought I'd say it AGAIN. ;P

superpaige said...

Let there be light.

calibosmom said...

Maybe he could try growing pot pumpkins. Everything about this post makes me giggle (and hungry).

Karla said...

Pumpkins...pumpkin munchies...the guy has great business ideas! LOL.

diana said...

we all have our addictions =)

hey, what happened to your header banner? am i the only one who can't see it?

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LarsonPartyof7 said...

I help were I can

Lauren in GA said...

I adore your response to him about the kind of Lord you allow in your house.

The irony is not lost on me that Linus' enabler fed his addiction with actual dr*u*g paraphernalia.

Dana said...

OMG. He's at it again?

Maybe giant pumpkins don't grow in Colorado?

;)

Scattered Mom said...

Hey I hear that the pumpkins are all ripening early here in BC because of our really nice weather...... LOLOL!

Tonya said...

Oh boy, you're in for it now. Soon, we'll be reading about the huge police bust where they thought they would find oodles of drugs, only to find pumpkins..lol

The joke will be on them.

Scribbit said...

Over the years you've convinced me that I'd really really like to meet your husband some day. I bet he's a huge crack up.