If only you knew...ok I tell you all.. ha ha ha I started having hot flashes when I was THIRTY!!!!!!!! When my mom told me, oh Lucy it takes about 10 years till you are through with menopaws, and I was way past that...I could not hear it anymore lol. All started when they took a Ovary out. Ok I guess that is TO MUCH INFO roflmao Tilly the one thing I hate the most is when I am at a check out counter and having one...I aways think oh my Gosh they think I stole something or did something wrong and am scared to get caught roflmao I do however think that it is getting better. At least the times when you feel like you are on fire...I mean really on fire and you are burning...have not been here lately. ja ja guys...lucky you all do not have to go throw THAT roflmao Lucy

I'm not on the site often enough to know what transpired, but I'm pretty sure it was your professional opinion that made me feel mortified last year to the point that I stopped posting pictures of our house on the BAH forum. I've seen you offer some invaluable advice to some members...but when I posted asking a very general question last year (I think it was something like "should we go with dormers--or without dormers?) I think it was you who responded telling me what a horrible plan we'd chosen from an architectural standpoint. I think I offended you with our craftsman style porch colums and useless transoms above porch windows. There were many negative comments that you brought up about our house (which, as I stated in the post back then, we'd already broken ground on). I agree that the BAH forum will suffer without your advice, but I just wanted to let you know that not everyone posting here is looking for an architect--maybe just a sounding board from a group of diverse people. You shouldn't stop posting because of a few nasty people.

Please keep praying......I may not need the extra surgery! Update - from appt on Tues, 2/5: ------------------------------------ Hello, family! Mom's appt this morning with the retinal specialist was successful! The swelling has gone down, and her vision has improved - so much so, that he is giving her another month and a half on these meds (less dosage) to see if we can get her to where she will be cleared for driving, which would mean her vision would have improved greatly and her quality of life will be much better! Even talking about no surgery needed! ------------------------------- Teresa, Feeling those seams 'nest' helps a whole lot! And, if the bottom fabric is a different color than the top fabric, it helps to know that the edges are together and even. :-) Gwen, Can you see ok now? SharonG/FL

Thanks Red, forgot to say I found 2 of the cutest quilt shops and brought back fabric. the one in Sitka has a website and the folks were really great. I'll post the site when I find her business card. beverly