I am a huge Oklahoma Sooner fan!

I am fortunate enough to get to watch one football game each week, and the Sooners were on at 7PM (and I didn't even have to buy it on pay-per-view this week!).  So I set up an auxiliary TV in the foyer, ran a long coaxial cable from our cable box in the den and it just reached.  I strategically set up a chair to be close to the Hallowe'en treats, set up our step stool as a make-shift table, made a Fresca Ricky*, popped a bowl of Orville, and sat down to watch the game and hand out the treats.

Cheryl always calls Miss Dottie at 7PM on Saturdays, and tonight was no exception, so, for the first 30 minutes of the game or so, I was on treat duty by myself.  (This is a dangerous move -- having me this close to chocolate is not good for the chocolate supply!)  During that time, we had about four or five trick-or-treaters, so life was good!  The Sooners were cruising over Kansas State -- 21 - 0 in the first quarter.  And, I stayed out of the treats!

Cheryl finally got off of the phone and took over for me, so I moved into the den to finish watching the game.  That's when the Sooner defense forgot how to play defense!  Kansas State came back to make it 21 - 9 at half-time, and they definitely had the momentum!  And the Sooners were haunted!

We bought some Tilapia at Publix, and Cheryl sautéed them with some lemon-pepper, made some tortellini, and had me make a green salad, which I usually do for most every meal.  I was able to do this from a part of the kitchen where I could still see the TV, so life was still good -- I love cooking and I love Sooner football!

Dinner was wonderful, as usual, and I made Cheryl lie down on the couch in the den and not "White-Tornado" the kitchen.  Left to her own devices, she will do it all, and that's just not fair -- you see, she is in law school, runs a full-time business, in short -- she works her ass off all of the time.  But, right after supper, every night, she's toast!  And, as usual, she was snoozin' in no-time!

What I didn't know was that during the time before supper, she had taken the auxiliary TV and coaxial cable back to the guest bedroom, and before we sat down to supper, placed the last of the chocolate bars in our biggest glass bowl and the box of popcorn out on the front walk so that we wouldn't be bothered by the late-coming trick-or-treaters.  Yes: She is the "White Tornado!"

The game turned out to be a nail-biter, and the Sooners finally prevailed!  YAY!!!  So I cleaned up the supper plates, and the kitchen.  I then remembered the treats and went to the foyer but I didn't see them -- then I thought -- they must be outside.  (We have done the "leave-the-treats-outside" thing before.)  So I open the door, and all I see is an empty glass bowl, and an empty box of popcorn!  Someone was greedy, or, maybe needy.  But it probably was older kids, maybe teenagers who took all of that stuff.  The good thing is: I didn't eat anything extra tonight! (NOTE: That is the "official party line" comment, my personal comment is: Damn!)

*Fresca Ricky

1 tall tumbler

1 half-can of Fresca

The juice of 1 half of lime

1 jigger of vodka

Ice

Fill the tumbler half-way (the bottom half works best) with ice.  Pour in the lime juice.  Pour in the vodka.  Pour in the Fresca.  Swizzle the ice around in the tumbler to mix well (I use a chop stick -- Hey: It's handy).

NOTE: You have the makings ready for a second Fresca Ricky -- you have half a can of Fresca, and half the juice of lime!)   ;)