Hi Ruth,
On , you wrote me:

 RH> That stops after a certain age, sooner for some kids than others.
 RH> And, some "kids" never grow out of their love of getting a pile of
 RH> stuff.

Very true.  For the most part if there is a toy I want I get it when
I can afford it; having said that I don't get many toys anymore. :)
I really need a new desktop as mine is so old it isn't doing what I want
it to anymore.

 RH> improvisation. Time was, he'd follow a recipe exactly; I've nudged
 RH> him into being comfortable with tweaks as he sees fit over the
 RH> years.

That's good!

 RH> Spaghetti With A Kick that we'll probably try. He gets the Hello
 RH> Fresh kits and passes duplicate recipe cards (if it's a 2nd time

I'm sure some of the recipes are good, they wouldn't still be in business
if they weren't. :)

 RH> as he knows I can make the same thing without a kit. Trying to
 RH> convince him that he's now capable of doing the same thing.

So true.  I think some people prefer the kits because it's "home cooking"
without thinking.

Shawn

... The program is absolutely right; therefore the computer must be wrong.


--- Grumble