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
> > > >
> >