Treats, Anyone?

Yesterday our neighbor, Patti, rang the doorbell and then handed Mr. Fun this plate of delicious looking treats. Almost every year, sometime during the holidays, she brings a gift of homemade goodies to us. Since mid-July Mr. Fun has shed 50 pounds and is still "shedding." So after she left, he handed me the plate. You can imagine my dilemma.

For the past several years I have begged, pleaded, whined, threatened, and given-up on asking Mr. Fun to lose weight. Since July we've had lots of fun with this losing experience because it's been such a victory for him. So what do we do with a plate of treats? Mr. Fun's immediate (joking) response is "Let's eat it!" and I know that if it is left where he can see it continually, little-by-little he'll eat it all (actually it would be more than little-by-little). His old habit was to "graze" through the refrigerator and cupboards. He's a food-o-holic.

So yesterday I immediately took it away from him and he wandered off somewhere. Then I took a quick phone photo of the plate and texted it to our friends, Scott & Peg, camping in San Clemente and to our daughter across town. I wrote, "Look what the neighbor just brought to us! Oh my!"

Moments later Scott returned the text, "We'll start the coffee. How soon til you and your treats are here?" I busted-out laughing and both of us would have loved to hop in the car and head for San Clemente (we'd been there the evening before and had such a good time).

A few minutes later our daughter replied, "Throw it away! You've come so far." Again I laughed.

So here are the treats photographed again today. I've kept them well hid and Mr. Fun doesn't have a clue where to find them.

Would anyone like a plate of treats?


Well, good night from Southern California with a plateful of treats.
Tomorrow is Day 365. I can hardly believe it!
Rosie (& Mr. Fun), aka Carol

P.S. Thanks for all the thoughtful comments yesterday. Honestly, I didn't think anyone would read that long entry.

P.P.S. If you haven't seen Scott's blip from San Clemente, it's worth looking.