sf wrote:
>
> >more...... brownies, chocolate and cheese. She eventually ate herself sick.
> >That surprised me. I thought she had a bottomless pit.
>
> Well, now you know that at least one person is capable of being
> embarrassed by her actions and she does have a food limit. Isn't it
> nice to not feel like you're going to blow a gasket after a family
> party? Maybe the secret to family parties at your house is to have
> your SIL pay for the food, so you can make enough to satisfy your
> niece.

That could be the secret, though it took a lot of food and drink to reach
that limit. However, I also had to request that my wife to be on guard and
not let the niece into the kitchen unguarded. It really bothers me that I
have to be so wary of her rooting around in my pantry and helping herself
to things in there, even opening sealed boxes when there is a buffet on the
table. For the life of me I cannot understand any normal guest at a party
sneaking off to the kitchen and opening a new box of something and cramming
into her maw when the same thing or similar items are already on the table.