h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Really sticky brownie mix (the kind with a packet of chocolate syrup in it) doesn't work too well in mini-muffin cups. (Bake at 350 deg. for about 15 minutes.)

Actually I went for cookies.. with chocolate chips, caramel and pecans.. baked a few and ate one before it ever hit the oven..

Oh, yummy...Can I try one?

*passes over a plate of cookies*

would you like or ?

Oh, thank you, but to be polite, I brought a box of . Can I fix you a cup?

Oooh.. yes please.. what kind?

*Sniffs* Earl Grey or Chamomile. Also milk, sugar, and honey--whichever you like.

It's getting late.. perhaps chamomile.. and I just take it straight, thanks.

There you are. Don't burn yourself, now. It's right off the stove!

Oooh.. thank you... I'm fighting off a cold and have been loading up on Zicam and Airborne but I think I caught it too late... *sniffle*

Oh, that's no fun. Drink your tea, crawl under the covers, and get plenty of rest. Having a cold is a great excuse to be especially nice to yourself.

I've been snuggled in all day... I can tell I'm getting sick because I have the heater on 70 and I'm cold... usually I'm hot no matter how cool it is..

Would a help? It always works for me. I'll even sing...

Rock-a-by Batty,
On the treetop...

(As all the neighborhood dogs howl in agony.)

I'm okay... just keeping the drugs (zicam and airborne) flowing and keeping with the water, tea and juice..

You do that, and get some rest.

*tiptoes out of the room, turning off the light along the way*

*pulls her blankie around her*

Don't suck your thumb, dear.

it tastes like anti-bacterial Purell goo..

Hey, I may have just discovered a parenting tactic...and I don't even have kids! I can see the commercial now: Do your children suck their thumbs? Do you want them to stop? Then try new, improved, nasty-tasting antibacterial goo!

Of course, then someone else will invent bacterial goo that tastes like fresh strawberries.

for the parents who want the kids to suck their whole fists apparently..