Yes, I have that refrigerator theft problem down here. The perpetrator seems to be my own flesh and blood, who has the metabolism of a steam train and an appetite to match. I boiled two and a half pounds of shrimp earlier today for supper tonight. Also cut up a canteloupe and some strawberries. Washed and cut up some raw veggies and made ranch dip. Fortunately, I didn't make any other sides ahead of time. These culinary efforts--humble as they were--met with said appetite sometime between 1 and 3 p.m. and were pretty well eaten up, leaving his father, aunt and me with only a tiny leftover percentage of our planned supper.

I'm thinking of putting a lock on the refrigerator until he goes back to school in August.