annie slays me

annie nearly gave me a hernia the other day. i'm at the pc and i hear this "chop.....................chop.........................................chop" sound. notice the ....................................... please. so i go over, and she's hand-slicing (NOT choping - mind me) almonds individually for a salad. after poking fun at her for a bit, she informed me that thinly sliced almods are much better than chopped ones. maybe she's right. but i think she took an hour to chop a cup of almonds. that girl, she's funny one. recipe's are like speed limits to her, un-debatable. to me both are more on the "suggestion" side of things