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to katescorner kate gilderdale gp is inns wmmztott tribune march 21 1990 pll anniversary surprise if sticky sentimentality is more than you can stomach be warned that this column measures 21 on the lcbos sugar scale leaving even maple syrup a distant second this uncharacteristic outpouring of heartfelt sincerity can be attributed to my offsprings response to our recent 21st wedding anniversary as the day dawned we awoke to the musical chink of cutlery on china the sounds of the children in deep and unnaturally friendly conversation and an interesting if unusual smell emanating from the kitchen staggering downstairs to investigate i was immediately ordered back to bed where i sat fully dressed until my 9yearold daughter and 11- yearold son arrived with a tray containing what i could only assume was a pancake given the large bottle of syrup accompanying it it was hardly the childrens fault that the implement in which they had cooked their gourmet treat was an early circa 1969 and primitive exam ple of the nonstick frying pan whose chief characteristic is to bond irre vocably to anyfood placed within a mile of it to me however the pan cakeeven in strips was the best id ever tasted later that day when the old man returned from the office our daughter sat us both down and presented us with a beautiful bouquet of flowers a packet of english tea for me and a pen for her dad shed been to the credit union earlier in the week and withdrawn some of her savings the day before our anniversary she and her friend allison made an exhaustive tour of stouffville before deciding on what she would buy her visit to the flower shop had its moments of panic she later con fessed the lady kept putting more flowers in and i kept telling her shed have to take them out i only had 10 and the rose by itself cost 230 somehow she hid the treasures in her room and kept her surprise a complete secret from both of us the next morning i told everyone whod listen about our wonderful dayof course our family relationship is back to normal now and im not taking the children to the movies unless they tidy their rooms this minute or maybe at the next commercial break but i have to admit that this years was the happiest anniversary weve ever had id like to thank them for making my life an extremely happy if some times unpredictable experience our kids and our friends are all right k precision auto refinishing bfct 85274ak wuh most insuramci commmos offer expires april 3090 4 z3t guaranteed workmanship division of ppag 124 main st north uxbridge df mat ml you 00 him ii oik theres a lot people cant do on their own thats why theres a red cross but the red cross is human too and we cant do it on bur own the canadian red cross society weve added a family room to our showroom a newmarket honda we believe tliat buying a family car should be a family affair but we also know that restless kids can make for panicky parents so in the interest f keeping the family at peace we ijpied kids korner its a special place where chil- siren can watch cartoons and inovies expose their talent for fart chalk board supplied or read jthe latest comic books which ijteakes newmarket honda the only dealership where your kidscan entertain themselves while you entertain unfettered thoughts of aew car ownership