Recession Survival

If last night is any indicator, we may survive this recession after all. Diane and I drove back up the canyon to Dick's house for dinner. Mandy was there with her boyfriend Josh. Dick's other daughter, Lindsey pulled into the driveway right behind us. Nancy was there with her brood; daughter Amy and husband Matt; son Michael and his wife Stephanie. Amy girls, Anna and Lucy were there. It was a real mob scene. Everyone got their fill of delicious and spicy, spaghetti. There was salad and garlic bread galore. After the cleanup, Diane got out her dessert and prepared it. It was Sticky Toffee Pudding. It was to die for. The cake part had chopped dates along with the other usual cake ingredients. The topping a caramel toffe s