Last night I received a call from the CDC on behalf of the Census. Or was it the other way around? I don’t know, I was pretty tired when Ari answered the phone. Yes, Ari was the one who got the phone. When I collected the phone from him, the representative from the CDC was very amused.
The CDC wanted to know all about me and my household. And (because I was bored and felt sorry for the representative on the other end whose job it is to call random people across the country) I agreed to participate in the survey while Ari got to watch a Blue’s Clue’s marathon.
Here are some random questions that the United States government wanted to know the answers to:
-How many people over the age of 18 live in your household?
Just the two of us living in sin. No wedding rings to speak of.
-How many people over the age of 12 months and under the age of three live in your household?
I really had to think about that one!
-Has the child over 12 months and under three years been vaccinated for varicella (chicken pox)?
YES! I had the chicken pox when I was three and (though I don’t remember it) I’m fairly sure Ari is not missing out.
-Do you use cell phones or a land line or both?
I’m pro land line and we have one, but I am mostly lazy and use my cell phone.
-Do you use cell phones more than your land line?
Unfortunately, yes. But I try to alternate ears so the radiation is equally distributed.
-How much money did you make last year?
Not enough!
—What is the phone number of the hospital that gave your child Hepatitis B vaccine.
Um….I have no idea! I do know that I still owe them money!
-Are you married, divorced or single? I said:
Honey, I’m waiting for my rock.
She laughed! And said:
So I guess you’re single then?
I ate a lot of cookies during this phone interview. I felt like I was a celebrity! They really were interested in what goes on in my life, or at least in my household.
