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<p class=MsoNormal>Just in time for the holidays, the posts about chocolate are
timely. This all got me thinking about King Nick’s famous Chocolate Caper.
So here is a blast from the past for those of you who knew Nick and for the
newcomers, enjoy the “Nick’s Adventure”.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:125%'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Hi
Everybody -- Nick Here!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:125%'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Thursday
... mom was feeling a little better and HAD to get those pies baked. Abby,
Morey and I were home with her to keep her company and help in any way we
could. Usually, we help her by laying in the various spots throughout the
kitchen and impersonating speed bumps so she doesn't get going too fast and
have an accident. This is what we were doing on Thursday. We were being
especially helpful and vigilant since mom was still a funny looking green color
and kept making frequent trips to the bathroom.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:125%'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>So
... mom first made two cranberry pies (thanks Aunt Sandy ... we really like the
new recipe!) While those were in the oven, mom mixed up the stuff to make two
pumpkin pies. Morey, Abby and I got to lick the bowl ... mmmmm .... pumpkin is
VERY good! Poor Cash and Morgan didn't get any because they were at Clark's
house helping wrap presents. Mom pushed the pumpkin pies way back on the
counter to protect them from counter-cruisers. Then she made these very yummy
chocolate chess pies (if you are from the south ... you may know them as
black-bottom pies). They are my two-legged sister's favorite! Mom wouldn't
let us lick that bowl ... she said chocolate is bad for us. She pushed the
chocolate pies back near the pumpkin pies, waiting for the oven to be free.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:125%'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Then
... mom had one of those emergency runs to the bathroom again. She was only
gone for 2 minutes ... honest ... but a miracle happened in those two minutes.
That chocolate pie levitated to the floor ... with a little help from Super
Cruiser Morey. When mom came back to the kitchen she said "OH
^%!@#$$!" We all looked up at her in perfect innocence ... the only
problem was that we all had chocolate all over us and Morey was standing in the
pie plate (he was holding it still for Abby and me). Morey had chocolate from
his toenails to the top of his head! Mom was not happy! She called one of my
vets and asked him about whether she had to make us barf up the chocolate ...
all he said was "Was that MY chocolate pie?" ... but no ... we got
to keep the chocolate pie in our tummies :-) !!! After mom washed us off and
dad mopped the floor (we had cleaned it all up but he is a perfectionist), we
were banished to our crates until the pies were baked and safely stored!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:125%'><span style='font-family:"Garamond BookCondensed","serif"'>Later
I barfed a little chocolate pie on mom's rug (she was not very sympathetic) and
I didn't eat my dinner. She just said ...."See what happens when you
steal pies!!" I smell a Honey Baked ham thawing in the sink ... I wonder
how to get to that????<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:125%'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
line-height:125%;font-family:"Garamond BookCondensed","serif"'>Slurps,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:125%;font-family:"Garamond BookCondensed","serif"'>Nick<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Sandi Wittenberg - Red Bay Bassets<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>sandi@redbaybassets.com<o:p></o:p></p>
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