Recently we were in charge of the 2 grandsons whilst our DinL was away for the weekend. I offered to cook and bring along spag Bol as I knew the boys liked it. My DinL said she would provide the pasta as the little one has an egg allergy.
I found that DinL had kindly left out the pasta for me in a plastic box. I duly cooked it and the boys ate the lot. On her return I thanked her for putting the pasta ready instead of me searching through her cupboards.
'oh dear' she said 'that was the children's play pasta which they play with on the kitchen floor' ! It was at least a year old.
Fortunately DinL saw the funny side of it and the boys still love their Nan's pasta. 
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nankate Well you have to boil pasta It shouldn't be a problem. A few well boiled hairs and dust won't harm anyone. Its good your Dil was able to see the funny side.
Some mums these days would be horrified. .
love it !
Yes I am Nonnie. I only have one son so I was determined to get on with whoever he married. Fortunately DinL and I have a similar sense of humour.
However she did put me right recently when I called someone a tosser not realising it was a rude word. 
What an innocent I am.
fabulous example of family life NanKate, and great that your daughter in law found it funny.
Haha! When I was a deputy in a school the head was doing a Shrove Tuesday assembly. She prepared the pancakes and heated it in the mobile cooker and then uttered, just as she was about to flip the pancake, 'Look out everyone, I am not a very good tosser' All us staff fell about! Good job the kids were all under seven! I had to explain to her whey everyone had laughed. 
NanKate At least she told you it was an offensive word before you embarrassed yourself in front of someone you wouldn't want to be embarrassed in front of.
Nankate
What a sensible family.
Do you think they 'dare' go on a break again.
Feetle to answer your question I thought tosser meant 'layabout' hence that is why I used it.
Pogs they have already booked us for a long weekend whilst they have a few days to themselves since youngest GS was born. I just hope they don't add a third to the family that weekend as we can only just about deal with two very noisy active GSs, who we love to bits.
Yes Ruby my DinL has taught me quite a lot. She has mellowed my thoughts about gays because of introducing me to some of her gay friends and one in particular who has adopted a young girl and has given her a wonderful life, which I would have been quite stuffy about in the past, but I see what a lovely Mum she is and how happy the young girl is.
In fact my DinL has told me she will take me to see the Ladyboys of Bangkok when they are in Brighton next, she tells me lots of pensioners enjoy the show. I still find it hard to accept a gay marriage in church, but I have moved a great deal in my views over the last few years. Having seen how badly the gays were treated when seeing the film 'Pride' I have become more open minded.
I seem to have veered off the subject quite a bit don't I ?
The OP reminds me of Andre Previn's story of entertaining an important guest while he wasmarried to Mia Farrow. Trying to be the good host he gave the guest a nice bowl of muesli. He didn't find out till later that it was the children's hamster food
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