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Default I've been asked to cook!


"jmcquown" > wrote in message
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> On 9/20/2014 12:41 PM, jinx the minx wrote:
>> "Julie Bove" > wrote:
>>>
>>> So imagine my surprise when she said to me, "Well, since you're still up
>>> when I get up... Why don't you make me breakfast?" I thought at first
>>> she was joking. So I said, "You mean like pancakes or something?" And
>>> her eyes lit up. Then I asked about eggs and bacon. And yes, she wants
>>> me to cook!
>>>

>>
>>
>> Sounds more like a command to make her breakfast than being asked. She
>> says jump, you ask how high.
>>

> That's pretty much it. Don't forget, this is the meal-on-demand family.
>
> Not long ago she was waxing rhapsodic about how her daughter figured out
> how to make scrambled eggs. To me, that means she can make her own
> breakfast. The bacon is already cooked, she said so. So, reheat in the
> microwave and scramble an egg or two. Can't take more than 5 minutes, 10
> tops.
>
> I can't wait to hear how her daughter ate those pancakes once then
> suddenly refused to eat them again. Please stand by.


Nope. She ate them and thanked me. The rest are in the freezer.