This, totally this. Had a similar problem the other day, but I *still* managed to find room for the two chocolate chocolate chip cookies I got for dessert! (think this: chocolate cookie with chocolate chips in, if you think it’s a typo!)
Kath wouldn’t have had to announce what she had done. The girls would already have known. No force in the universe can keep the smell of baking brownies from being obvious for a hundred yards in every direction. You can smell ’em upwind in a hurricane! 🙂
I seem to recall the bedrooms are upstairs and the kitchen is down. If the place is as big as I think it is, it could happen. And it is pretty big. I remember Katherine running and hollering for quite a ways to catch Atsali and Nadette before they got on the elevator.
I can understand misjudging where they ‘tummy-crying’ line is for Pizza (presumably a different place from Thanksgiving), but not being unaware of the effect.
“How to be a great parent” can be a complicated question to answer.
What’s uncomplicated, is that making fresh brownies every now and then scores a LOT of points in that ongoing game.
They call them “brownie points” for a reason! ^_^
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Well, I know what Brownies are in that context. I have obviously not been a member, so I have not heard of any “brownie point” system they use.
That said, I still don’t think people who use that expression for ingratiating themselves to another person are referring to the Brownie scout movement at all.
There is ALWAYS room for dessert
As the saying goes in my neck of the woods, no matter how full the church is, there will always be enough place for the priest.
“goes in my neck”
A perfect description of both Pizza and Dessert.
This, totally this. Had a similar problem the other day, but I *still* managed to find room for the two chocolate chocolate chip cookies I got for dessert! (think this: chocolate cookie with chocolate chips in, if you think it’s a typo!)
I believe the Japanese say there is a second stomach for dessert.
Yup!
Doesn’t everyone have like, a separate stomach just for dessert? I always felt that was a thing.
Atsali, your tummy will be better if you lie on your back. Why let your weight press down on your unhappy tummy?
Chocolate fixes everything.
Kids!!!
I remember being those ages – sometime in the late Neolithic, i think.
Actually, this strains credibility a tiny bit.
Kath wouldn’t have had to announce what she had done. The girls would already have known. No force in the universe can keep the smell of baking brownies from being obvious for a hundred yards in every direction. You can smell ’em upwind in a hurricane! 🙂
And especially not from two Pred Paras, one of whom can smell fear off a sphinx.
It could however be good child training. That although you can smell brownies they are not for eating until the signal is given.
You mean “soo-EEE!”?
er no, they were too busy moaning about pizza, the could have thought, ‘on no, I smell more pizza!!’ {retch} 🙁
I seem to recall the bedrooms are upstairs and the kitchen is down. If the place is as big as I think it is, it could happen. And it is pretty big. I remember Katherine running and hollering for quite a ways to catch Atsali and Nadette before they got on the elevator.
You’re assuming she didn’t make them while they were at school and then kept them hidden until after dinner.
Surely this cannot be first pizza?
I can understand misjudging where they ‘tummy-crying’ line is for Pizza (presumably a different place from Thanksgiving), but not being unaware of the effect.
Unless each girl finished off a large, by themselves.
It would still be something they’d be aware that could happen, even if it is psychologically impossible to ignore the “one person, one pizza” rule.
When I was Astali’s age, I could finish off one and a half large deep-dish pizzas.
MB,
I think they knew & they went right on ahead and did it anyway…
The line between “MORE!!!” and “TOO MUCH!!!” can be one bite.
BTDTGTTS.
Brownies are magic.
Well, NOW their tummies are crying…for joy
“How to be a great parent” can be a complicated question to answer.
What’s uncomplicated, is that making fresh brownies every now and then scores a LOT of points in that ongoing game.
They call them “brownie points” for a reason! ^_^
Yes they do. Brownies are to Girl Guides as Cubs are to Scouts. And if they do something noteworthy of reward they get Brownie Points.
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Well, I know what Brownies are in that context. I have obviously not been a member, so I have not heard of any “brownie point” system they use.
That said, I still don’t think people who use that expression for ingratiating themselves to another person are referring to the Brownie scout movement at all.