Pork Chops
You will need:
One Mom
One Dad
One Child (boy or girl doesn't matter, may use more if you have some extras handy)
Pork chops (thawed and ready to cook)
Cookie sheet style pan
Shake N Bake (for pork)
Vegetables (your preference)
Potatoes (your preference, rice works as well)

Dad sits the child on the counter and lets her shake the bag o'coating and pork chops one at a time until each one thoroughly coated and places them on the "pammed" sheet and places them in the oven (preheated to 425 degrees) for around 20 minutes. Don't forget to set the timer!

Dad announces that he is going to hide. Child suggests that we play hide and seek. "Daddy will hide, and me and Mommy will look for him. Ready? Count... ooonnee, twoooo--count Mommy! ooonnee, twoooo, threeeee, fooouuuurrr, fiiiiiive, six, sev-en, eiiight, ninnnnnnne, ten!"

Child knows that he's gone upstairs (damn creaking stairs!) and takes Mommy's hand to find him. Dad jumps out from under the comforter hanging off the other side of the bed when the child gets close. Child jumps, laughs and suggests that Mommy hides.

Mom goes downstairs to hide behind the couch, tries to be as quiet as possible and waits for Dad to lead the child past the livingroom and down the stairs. Mom runs upstairs to the hiding spot that Dad just occupied then jumps out from under the comforter hanging off the other side of the bed when the child gets close. Child jumps, laughs and suggests that she hides from Daddy. Daddy goes off to count, while Mom watches the child hide under the comforter hanging off the nearest side of the bed... right in plain view. Mom suggests that the child might want to try the other side. She scurries over there moments before Dad has finished counting. He looks downstairs for her for a moment, comes upstairs and acts scared when she jumps out from under the comforter hanging off the other side of the bed when the he gets close.

Mom and Dad call the game over and suggest we all go down to set the table and finish making dinner.

Mom and Dad prepare the vegetables and potatoes while the child sets the table.

When dinner is ready, remove it from the oven (and microwave as the case may be), serve, eat, and count your blessings.

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