Terry,

I have a biscotti-stealing cat.  For some reason both of my cats really go crazy for the smell of anisette biscotti, well one night I had a plate with a few of those next to my chair on the floor, in the dark...and when I reached down they were GONE!  My husband said I probably ate them all without realizing it, I DON'T think so!  The next morning I found several biscottis under my desk with teethmarks in all of them.  I think it was my tiger cat, she's very quick and quiet and bugs me all the time for people food.  I threw them outside for the squirrels, they chowed down, I have the fattest most well fed squirrels on earth.

Hi Joe,

My oldest stepson always avoided vegetables like the plague.  He came to live with us when he was 7 and I was just 23 and I have never even babysat in my life!  He was very challenging.  Once he spit all his carrots into his milk and thought I didnt notice, then I made him eat an entire can of carrots.  I have mellowed out since then.  Sort of.  We ended up with 4 boys, the youngest one loves okra...I make gumbo a LOT and the other 3 always piled all their okra onto the little one's plate and he would eat it ALL.  They're all big now, and the little one is the smartest, of course!  The oldest one lives in a trailer, what can I say?  Nothing wrong with trailers but eating his carrots could have maybe changed that.

I love your stories, guys.  When I need a laugh, I know where to come!

Where's Judy? ... She's missin' out!  Bet she has some good ones. 

I'm off to exercise ... that's another YUK, but a necessary one.

Kathleen if you have a moment pop on over to  "Making A Difference"  and wish Rose a Happy Birthday.  Joe's been there.  Even sang Happy Birthday!