Brad,
You put it far better than I dared to think it at the time!
--
Carol
----- Original Message -----
From: "BD" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, December 22, 2003 3:10 PM
Subject: Re: IDEAS FOR HOSTESS GIFT?
> How insulting! I'd have insisted the pair take the box home and finish it
> off as I walked out the door thanking them for adding insult to injury. To
> me that is not a symbol of glutteny, but that of true color of their
> selfish and uncaring show of Mike's contribution there, and that is not
> loving as Pat would say, not loving at all. I'd not handled that well.
>
> Brad
>
> At 12/22/2003 on Monday, carol pearson wrote:
> >Well, not really . . ..
> >
> >We went to a party once though . . .. I'd best explain!
> >
> >Mike was leaving his last job, being made redundant and all that. They
> >wanted a little office get together and I was invited too. I actually
> >wanted to be there for Mike anyway because it wasn't that easy a time.
> >
> >Anyway, when I got there, the girls preparing the food were just sitting
> >there munching away! Then someone said they'd bought Mike chocolates but
> >had started to eat them. The box continued to be passed around in the
> >afternoon and finally, when it was time to go home, we got just a small
part
> >of the second layer to take home.
> >
> >Some party, some gift that was!
> >
> >
> >--
> >Carol
> >Grinning away in remembrance of those things you think don't really
> >happen! - but they do!
> >
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Ariel" <[log in to unmask]>
> >To: <[log in to unmask]>
> >Sent: Monday, December 22, 2003 2:11 PM
> >Subject: Re: IDEAS FOR HOSTESS GIFT?
> >
> >
> > > Carol (which is also a "C" word)
> > >
> > > Shame on you for thinking I'd eat any food before delivering it to the
> > > house. Sample, maybe. Do you think it was those pieces I poked out
with
> >my
> > > fingers that got her upset? Hmmm. (We had a holiday party at work
where
> >it
> > > was buffet style and you follow along in line. The guy in front of me
was
> > > running his finger along the plates of cake or whatever as he went
along
> >and
> > > licking his finger, then going on to the next. Laughing out loud.
> >Luckily
> > > none of them were chocolate or he would have gotten a fork in his
ear.)
> > >
> > > Glad I got a flu shot after all Lion
> > >
> > > PS Almost forgot. I know what you mean about strange drinks. I
> > > accidentally bought some cranberry and apple stuff. Whew. Nasty.
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "carol pearson" <[log in to unmask]>
> > > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > > Sent: Monday, December 22, 2003 8:21 AM
> > > Subject: Re: IDEAS FOR HOSTESS GIFT?
> > >
> > >
> > > > Look around for a slightly different type of drink. (Someone
brought us
> > > > apple and rhubarb juice the other day which we'd never had before),
or
> > > there
> > > > are always those things that begin with the letter "C", but you
won't
> > > think
> > > > of those and I dare not tell you or you'll eat them before reaching
the
> > > > house! <SMILE>
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Carol
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: "Ariel" <[log in to unmask]>
> > > > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > > > Sent: Monday, December 22, 2003 12:57 PM
> > > > Subject: IDEAS FOR HOSTESS GIFT?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > Okay, folks, I'm open for hostess gifts for the friends I'll be
> >spending
> > > > > Christmas with. I normally bring some sort of baked goods
> >(Entenmann's
> > > > for
> > > > > those of you fortunate to have had some), but the wife in this
couple
> >is
> > > > > such a great cook and baker she has three or four homemade
desserts at
> > > > every
> > > > > meal that are better than anything you can get in any store. Last
> >time
> > > I
> > > > > brought over bakery stuff and she ended up giving me three
quarters of
> > > it
> > > > > back to take home. (I hope that doesn't mean she was insulted.)
> > > > >
> > > > > Anyway, any other ideas? Thanks.
> > > > >
> > > > > Paul
> > > > >
> > >
>
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