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To: V. who wrote (12122)	2/14/1998 9:48:00 PM
From: Andrew Vance	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 17305

AV--Today being V.D. (whoops, Rachel might freak out so make sure she knows it stands for Valentine's Day and not her monthly visit to the Clinic), I have had to do the routine for all the ladies in the house. And boy is my house full of 'em. Looks like an XX Gene Pair Convention. Well, after all the cards (need to take a mortgage for that these days), the gourmet meal the men provided (Steak, Baked potato, Caeser salad, Garlic bread, Broiled marinated tomatoes with mozzarella cheese, and sauteed onions/muchrooms), and the ton of chocolates given, we had an unhappy camper. My 10 yr old is going for braces and could not eat the toffee, bear claws, caramels, etal. that were especially bought for the female candiholics and chocoholics in our household. Almost at tears I asked what was wrong and she explained. Unfortunately the girl at the counter used the FIFO method of packing the large box of chocolates. The first thing I had her take from under the counter were these huge $2.50 dark chocolate covered semi-sweet chocolate truffles especially for my youngest daughter. They were all packed on the bottom layer of the box. As with many who are chocolate and toffee addicts, they all lunged for the box leaving my youngest to watch as they devoured the candies noticing that everything was "forbidden fruit" for her. As soon as I realized what had happened and uncovered the bottom layer of truffles, her eyes lit up and the rest of the ladies jaws dropped. "Oh but Dad, if I had known they were there I would have passed on the other stuff." Hearing that, the youngest grabbed the box and ran from the room. Smart Kid!!! She mentally calculated how many of the other treats were consumed and separated out her fair share of the booty to savor later on this evening and then returned the box to the table. This one may be the youngest but she is the brightest and the fastest to react to a potential crisis<GGG>. So where are they now and why am I posting now? Well, another little victory for Dad. I bought them all bath oils and the fizzy tablets that go into the bath water. Three bathtubs in the house, no waiting. All of them are fighting for the hot water to soak for awhile. Well, my wife and youngest have double up. Remember, I just had to replace one of the hot water heaters and had the heaters replumbed the correct way to increase the availability of hot water and allow for an almost unlimited supply of hot water. Score one major victory for the men!!! We made a meal fit for the Queens and set the standard for future meals or at least my Father's Day expectations. Certainly a heck of alot cheaper than taking everyone out for a poor imitation of what we were able to prepare. We also sweetened them up on sugar highs, and they voluntarily retired to the tubs to soak. If they haven't mellowed out by that time our final battlefield will be the dessert. Bananas, strawberries, chocolate sauce, hot fudge, caramel topping, butter scotch topping, nuts, fresh whipped cream, and 3 flavors of ice cream to put them all into a diabetic coma of their choice. What more can a man ask for??? Well, hopefully that will come later<GGGG>. And hopefully they will stop persecuting and tormenting my son for a few days. Happy Valentine's Day to all!!! Andrew