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Saturday, June 28th, 2008
The Rest of the LGrant Story!!!

If you read LGrant's blog (http://www.humzoo.com/lgrant/blog/) about how her coworkers sacrificed themselves by eating Death By Chocolate Chunk Cookies and Pecan Strawberry Shortbread Bars that had made two transcontinental flights to be unsuccessfully-hooked up with the Heinzels in Kitty Hawk, you probably think the story is over. Wrong!!!

Friday Nancy's brother, Roger, and his wife, Sandy, acted on Nancy's distraught feelings about our inefficient and incompetent postal system by baking some Death By Chocolate Chunk Cookies using LGrant's recipe. They surprised her with the cookies after supper last night. Nice job with the cookies guys, Thank You.


So, all is well that ends well. But all had not ended yet - as we were to find out Saturday night after eating a wonderful supper at the Deaton's house in Huntersville, N.C. Denny told Nancy a package had arrived that afternoon that contained something for the Heinzels. In the picture below you can see the surprised look on Nancy's face as she opened a tin that had been sent to the Deaton's house by LGrant who was aware the Heinzels would be visiting the Deatons Saturday. That's right - the tin contained another freshly baked batch of Death By Chocolate Chunk Cookies and sent transcontinental in time to beat our arrival!!! All present were aware of the story of the first attempt to hook us up with DBCCC. After sampling the contents of the tin all we could think about and talk about was what a valiant effort Linda had made to get us the cookies on our vacation!! Thank you so much, Linda!!
What a great thing Humzoo is turning out to be.

28 Comments
lgrant
1) HAHA... I love it! We all got a surprise today! Thanks, Roger and Sandy for pitching in and making the cookies for Nancy and family. From the looks of them--they turned out perfect! I know Nancy loved that you did that for her (and for me!). Looks like Nancy got a surprise too! :) I wasn't about to let any ol' Post Office stand between Nancy and me sharing those cookies! Hope they made it safe and sound to NC. I watched the package since Thursday and did a REBEL yell when I saw delivery. AND THIS TIME... NO failed delivery attempt followed! :D

Nancy--I told you the failed shipment of cookies would make this story a better story. Thanks for the memories and fun. Enjoy the cookies!!

Linda
LGrant   Saturday, June 28, 2008
nheinzel
2) Linda, as you can see, I was overcome when Denny presented me with a Priority Express package - which I was thinking he was doing just for a joke knowing what we had been through - and to my great surprise there were your Death by Chocolate Chunk cookies!!!!!!!!!! I am at a loss for words!!!! I was totally surprised. I didn't see that coming at all.

Now that I have partially recovered, I can tell you that they were the most scrumptious cookies ever. They do justice to their name! I passed around the container and we all enjoyed them immensely. Such a rich chocolate taste!!

Linda, you are incredible. After all the time and expense you had lost to this cookie fiasco this week and then you would spend even more time and money making sure we got both the cookies and a happy ending to the story! Thank you from the bottom of my heart!!!!!

And thanks also to my wonderful brother Roger and his wonderful wife Sandy who didn't want me to be disappointed and spent the last day of their vacation at the beach making me Death by Chocolate Chunk cookies from Linda's recipe!!!!! As you can see from the picture, they were scrumptious also!!!! I was very, very touched.

And so ends the cookie saga with a happy ending thanks to some very special people!!!
!   Saturday, June 28, 2008
BrianHamrick
3) If they do justice to the name, how were you able to type the comment? Is it a slow-release formula?



(ducks)


Glad you all had so much fun.
Brian   Saturday, June 28, 2008
nheinzel
4) You better duck, Brian!

I'm happy to report that I saw your cousins, Sarah and Jason, at Denny's tonight. They look great and are anxiously awaiting their little one.

We missed you and your wonderful family at the beach. And you missed some incredible cookies!!!
!   Saturday, June 28, 2008
lgrant
5) My only remaining regret is that I didn't have time to make the Pecan Strawberry Shortcake Bars again--but having waited until we were sure the other cookies were coming back, I had a short window of time to get a new batch made and shipped. We'll do the strawberry bars next OBX vacation! :)

One slightly amusing note about the box. I left your box at my house for carrier pick-up on Thursday morning. I leaned the box up against the wall beside the front door to make sure it was visible. When I got home, the box was still there and my heart sank--somehow the shipment wasn't picked up. Cruel fate again!

Then, I remembered that the first box was identical to the second box. The postman had left my returned cookies in the exact position I'd left the second shipment. Eerie. But I was relieved to see it was the returned box and yours was safely on its way to Huntersville as planned. :)

One last quote:
--George Bailey: What is it you want, Mary? What do you want? You want the moon? Just say the word and I'll throw a lasso around it and pull it down. Hey. That's a pretty good idea. I'll give you the moon, Mary.--

Nancy--I couldn't give you the moon...hope the cookies will do.

FRANK CAPRA EAT YOUR HEART OUT! :)
LGrant   Saturday, June 28, 2008
mrsshoo
6) Linda, that was so thoughtful of you. The kind and generous people of Humzoo never cease to amaze me.
Sarah S.   Sunday, June 29, 2008
Leslie
7) I love happy endings and this blog had two!
Leslie   Sunday, June 29, 2008
lindagsings
8) Very well done everyone, makes me feel happy for you all!
SA Tenor   Sunday, June 29, 2008
Ames
9) I was just thinking the same thing about happy endings. What a great outcome!!
Ames   Sunday, June 29, 2008
lgrant
10) Thanks have to be made to Denny and Niki for their participation too. Without their invitation to stop over and eat (what I'm sure was) a wonderful dinner with everyone, I wouldn't have had another chance. Luckily I know Denny and Niki and knew things would be handled well and with some panache! :)
LGrant   Sunday, June 29, 2008
cdcgull
11) Thank you to the photographer of these great photos!! I know Steve took the first one cause I was sitting at the table when it was taken...and I am guessing Steve took the second one, also....but it could have been Dave or Denny!?!?
Anyway, it was fun to see my sister so surprised!!!!!! What fun and how very thoughtful, Linda, for sending another batch to Nancy in NC!!!! Are we sure this is the ending to the story? This one seems to be ongoing and one without an end!!!! What's next???!!!! Who knows!!!
Know you all had a great time!! I miss you, Sis!!! SLF!
cdcgull   Sunday, June 29, 2008
cdcgull
12) P.S. I know Steve took the first TWO pictures!! Who took the third one??
cdcgull   Sunday, June 29, 2008
lgrant
13) Apparently the story is on-going...The Tale of the Mysterious Photographer. LOL
LGrant   Sunday, June 29, 2008
cdcgull
14) LOL!!!
cdcgull   Sunday, June 29, 2008
cdcgull
15) Are you baking today?? Just curious!
cdcgull   Sunday, June 29, 2008
cdcgull
16) My question should have been addressed to Linda G.!! But I'm guessing everyone already knew that!!!!
cdcgull   Sunday, June 29, 2008
lindagsings
17) I am a Linda G. TOO!!! LOL!
SA Tenor   Sunday, June 29, 2008
lgrant
18) That didn't sink in before SA! LOL I get caught all the time with LimeyGeorge being called LG. LOL

Am I baking today? Not hardly! It's supposed to be 94 in my area. I don't have AC other than a portable in the bedroom. In fact I'm on the verge of hiding back there again. :)
LGrant   Sunday, June 29, 2008
cdcgull
19) Sorry about that SA!! AreYOU baking today???
cdcgull   Sunday, June 29, 2008
cdcgull
20) Go get cool, Linda Grant!!! I agree it is much too hot to bake in that temp.!!!
It's 91 where I am today!
cdcgull   Sunday, June 29, 2008
lindagsings
21) nope, not baking today, BUT, am baking Tues or Wed more DBCC cookies to take on my trip to Nashville!
SA Tenor   Sunday, June 29, 2008
lgrant
22) She's hooked. DBCC has taken her! :)
LGrant   Sunday, June 29, 2008
stevenheinzel
23) Janet - I took the third picture also. I had my camera in the Deaton's house at the time and when Nancy was given the box I got ready to shoot some pictures. I had an idea what was going on at that point!! I didn't think Denny was pulling a joke, I thought somehow Linda had managed to get DBCC cookies to Huntersville by the time we arrived. Amazing!!!!
stheinz   Sunday, June 29, 2008
lgrant
24) LOL..Steve knows me too well now. He knows I'm not easily defeated when it comes to baking and shipping. Thanks for the great shot and end of the story. It really made my night to see Nancy so happy. :)
LGrant   Sunday, June 29, 2008
lgrant
25) Steve, if you are taking the picture...who's holding a camera at the right in the picture with Nancy and the cookies in it?
LGrant   Sunday, June 29, 2008
nheinzel
26) That's Denny, Linda. The papparazzi came out when they heard that the cookies had arrived!!!

And by the way, that's not quite the end of the story!!!!! LOL
!   Monday, June 30, 2008
lgrant
27) LOL...why did I think it was over? :) I think we will retitle it "The Neverending Story". (that hasn't been used, right?)
LGrant   Monday, June 30, 2008
28) Agree - the best is yet to come.
Uncle Roger   Monday, July 7, 2008
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