It sounds like everything is right in your part of the world. Right
now, I'm hoping you and yours aren't anywhere near New Orleans.

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On Tue, 30 Aug 2005 09:45:34 -0400, ~patches~ wrote:

> sf wrote:
>
> > On Mon, 29 Aug 2005 10:56:45 -0400, ~patches~ wrote:
> >
> >
> >> sf wrote:
> >>
> >> > On Sun, 28 Aug 2005 18:56:16 -0400, ~patches~ wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> DDIL now knows why those claws are banded and why
> >> >> the cat shouldn't play with their dinner
> >> >
> >> > Oh, man... she was a real ditz (and probably also emulating the
> >> > kitchen scene from Annie Hall), but poor kitty... s/he didn't know!
> >> >
> >> No, she isn't a ditz just wasn't thinking. She is really a sweetie.
> >>
> >
> > <w> ok - if you say so... I'm taking your word!!! There's nothing
> > like the positive remarks of a MIL to know when it's the truth. My
> > ex-DIL cooked like a (good) dream and wouldn't ever have played with
> > lobsters... but she is history now - for well founded reasons, best
> > left unsaid.
>
> Sorry to hear of your ex-DIL. It's always difficult when marriages
> break up.
>
> My DDIL is such a sweetie. She fits in so well with our family. She
> has a heart of gold and would do anything for us. Unfortunately she
> came from such a broken home and hellish family life her main goal was
> survival not learning how to cook. My kids were all taught how to cook
> from the time they could toddle in the kitchen so her and DS won't
> starve. He's quite proficient in the kitchen. She is learning how to
> cook from him. When they're home I encourage DDIL in the kitchen
> showing her various tips and tricks as well as simply how to do things.
> She is an eager student She asked for a couple of family recipes
> so I came up with an idea to make both couples a scrapbook style
> cookbook of our family recipes complete with pictures and commentaries
> for Christmas this year.
>
> DSIL is also a real sweetie. We've been very blessed! He came from a
> family similar in value struture as ours. We get together with his
> parents to play cards and socialize. Unfortunately he didn't learn to
> cook because his mother didn't cook. She actually cooked her first
> turkey last Christmas with DD's and my help! His idea of a grilled
> cheese sandwich was two pieces of toast with one of those orange plastic
> cheese slices. DD has had great fun teaching him to cook. They watch
> the cooking shows together and cook together. She is very adventurous
> when it comes to food more on the gourmet side than I am. I get great
> pleasure watching them cook together