Chocolate, with benefits

Earlier this year, we had an old friend come stay with us.  She is from Germany, and I have known her for many years.  We first got to know her on an exchange program when I was about 9 years old.  So, yes, many, many, years.  She was able to come and stay here...I was concerned at first, as I have a very different life than I used to.  I was worried that my kiddo's would drive her nuts.  I was wrong.  She was terrific with them.  She taught me how to cook some German food; spetzela, potato salad, and chocolate cake.  She also brought us some gifts.  Gummi Bears, colored pencils, and of course chocolate.  She brought several really good kinds of chocolate.

We had a great time, and enjoyed seeing each other after all these years.  Josh and I are careful with what we eat, so we were rationing the chocolate.  We stored it in our pantry, and were sure to let the kids have plenty of their candy.  Have I mentioned that Abraham likes candy?  I mean really, really likes candy?

We returned home one night and I decided that I "needed" a little pick me up.  So I went to the pantry to get some chocolate.  Now, I wasn't looking for regular chocolate.  Noooo, I was looking for the special chocolate.  The German kind.  The German kind with alcohol in it.  The kind that we, for obvious resons, didn't share with the children.  The box was sitting there so sweetly; calling my name.  I picked it up.  Opened th box to get a sweet treat, and ....they were GONE.  Every last one.  Of the box of 20 something odd pieces, of which we had eaten about five, there was NONE LEFT.  They had ALCOHOL in them.  I looked through the pantry, nothing.  Asked Josh, got a negative.  Hmmm, searched the kids's snack box.  I did find several unopened pieces of candy, but certainly not the missing 15...more like 3 or 4, and why were they in the kid's snack box?  Hmmmm

It is still a mystery.  However, I have a suspicion that it has to do with my six year old son.  When asked, I shockingly got a negative response.  I'm not holding a lot of stock in that though.  Lesson learned.  Keep the alcohol laced chocolate out of sight and reach of all the children.  If only for selfish reasons.  I don't like to share.  Chocolate or booze.