Census taker came to our door tonight -hilarious punch line to this story
Okay first of all we should have filled out the census. It is so simple I assumed we had.
We had decided that we would order Chinese food tonight. When the doorbell rings our daughter always tears out of the room screaming, THE CHINESE ARE HERE!!!
Nice mid-60's lady was the census taker.
She asked us all of the questions we should have answered via free mail ( I am clearly not in charge of the papework around here). It took less time than filling out the paperwork by hand would have taken.
She just loved Josie. "She is adorable" she said.
The census taker finishes and is walking back to her car.
And then Josie says (totally unprompted) "Thanks for taking the census!!! So you know if it is us or the Chinese!!!"
2. I didn't send in my census questionnaire, on purpose.
I wanted to make it so there would be more work for enumerators. That census worker is paid by the hour; if you'd sent in your form, she wouldn't have had that hour of pay.
4. They came to my daughter's home while I was staying there. I answered
the questions for the family. We also had to answer race and my grandson was surprised that I answered Native American for him. I explained that it was important so that the res got their money from the feds that they use for housing etc.
My best moment today was receiving a gift from a Christian friend who is moving. He always turned silent if i ever mentioned sweatlodge, so i took it as mild disapproval.
his parting gift to me: a blister wrapped package of "Instant Belief In God Spray" complete with testimonals. A Cherokee friend and I were in tears reading the package.
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