It's My Leverage-- or Bribe-- You Choose!

It's my leverage- or bribe, you can choose,

either way, it's delicious!

I gathered up the ingredients for 

Toll House Cookies- both the original recipe

and my butterscotch variation-

 baked up five dozen and packaged up half

for my co-worker (and friend) 

who works in one of our offices out of state.

She's a gem.  With a demanding schedule

she'll take time out to help me with special 

requests and projects outside the normal scope of her job.

I owe her a lot so . . .  I thought a bribe was in order!

I'll send them off to her tomorrow assuming we're not

both buried in snow, sleet, ice, tornadoes, earthquakes . . . .

You get the idea.

The other half of the batch goes to my husband who

graciously (with very few complaints) 

 drove with me into St Clair, MO.

I opened (last week's) paper and saw 

THE AD

The ad for Ace Hardware's twice a year

FABRIC SALE

All regular fabrics reduced to $2.99 a yard,

some of which I have seen, and bought, at JoAnne's 

at twice the price.

Who could resist?

I rushed him out the door and into the car.

"Can't I eat just a couple of crackers?"  he said, " I haven't had lunch."

"NO," I responded, they have fast food there,

have Taco Bell! 

This is an EMERGENCY,  the sale is over Today!!

(Well, really tomorrow but I have to go to work,

and it's snowing again)

Actually, he is very nice to sit and watch me select fabric.

I'll say I was fast, choosing several 1/2 yard cuts to add to my 

stash.  I particularly love the leaves and coordinating brick pattern.

He sat in the "husband seats" and chatted with the cutters.

I heard laughter.  I think they were talking about ME.

Yes, I could have gone alone.

I'm more than capable, but I really like his company.

 And I did make him cookies!

 Worth the drive, I'd say.