Seal-A-Meal Threatens Sanity

I used to think that Michael’s fascination with and over utilization of the document shredder was the ultimate in gadget fanaticism. No More! He now has a new ‘toy’ to play with and he is enjoying it to the fullest. Just for example, here are some of the latest lunacies:

Christmas Candy Mix. He decided to shrink the M&M’s, tootsie rolls, non-pariels, Jr. Mints and Jr. Mint Caramels together. Not so good. The Jr. Mints and caramels oozed out on everything. For someone who likes her flavors separate this was not a good solution.

Brownies: I asked him to freeze them for future use, thinking he’d freeze them in single serving. Nope, all 8 of them are squished together in shrink wrap. Maybe next year I’ll get desperate enough to open them.

Chopped Lettuce: This one was a winner – no browning

Five Pounds of flour: Another winner

Loaf of Christmas bread in refrigerator – in shrink wrap? Definitely discourages eating.

It’s really been a lot of fun watching him try it out on new stuff, but in the back of my mind is the fear that he will reduce something I really want –like a piece of chocolate cake - to paper thin proportions. I’m not that dedicated to my diet yet!

We have a running debate (surprised anyone?) as to what will happen to marshmallows. He thinks they will just puff back up – I think they will remain little disks of sugar, never to return to their original shape again.

So, what’s your vote, how do you think the marshmallows will perform? I’m sure we’ll conduct this experiment as soon as he finds out where I have hidden them.

Gotta love the man!