Good morning Everyone!
Quite by accident, I have discovered the single greatest diet plan ever – even better than the 1 to 4 ratio imposed on anything that we eat around here that the dogs feel they should get a part of (one bite me, three bites dogs!).
The Best Diet Plan Ever!
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You need two ingredients:
1) Food in the house;
2) A 12-year-old girl.
A Dill Pickle
Kayla started riding the bus to and from school a couple of weeks ago, which leaves her with a short period of time during which she is free to raid cupboards and the refrigerator to her heart’s content. While Mark had already reconciled himself to the fact that he will never have a pickle he can eat at the house until Kayla goes to college, and I was already checking whether we needed peanut butter at least twice as often as I used to, we didn’t really expect that everything sweet in the house (except for the box of HoneySmacks I have hidden on the top shelf of the pantry behind the bread maker so Mark will have something – shhhh!) would be gone each week by Tuesday. By Wednesday, fruit, apple sauce, peas, stew and vegetable beef soup have managed to disappear. I suspect by Friday, we will be down to bread and water.
Looking for Something to Eat!
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The start-up costs for this diet were pretty low, since we had all the ingredients to hand, but I suspect that the long-term costs may end up being astronomical. At least until Kayla graduates college and enters into a profession that will enable her to support Mark and I in the lifestyle to which we desire to become accustomed!
Have a great day!
Nancy
Tales from the Mom-Side 
I love pickles! I am fortunate in my family I am the only one who does. Good luck. 🙂
I love pickles! I am lucky that in my family, I am the only one. Good luck you two. 🙂
Sounds like having 2 teenage boys in the house that could down a whole box of cereal in one sitting! They even began using a mixing bowl instead of a regular cereal bowl. We got to the point where we had to write our names on things to keep them from cleaning us completely out – a move that did not go over very well with them.
We are seriously thinking about doing that with Kayla!