Rob, you never cease to amaze/impress me with all you do! It's your "can do" attitude that sees you thru. Good for you! God bless you.

Thanks! I mostly post, because, I love to hear others thoughts and how can I say, please post, if I don't? ;) So come on and tell us about your weekend!

P.S. I meant to say, this was LF's first "overnights" and I wanted to take full advantage of the time he was gone to do labor intensive things, like the cake, or relax without interruption, like the bath (so as to avoid that knock, knock, Mom? Mom? Mom?).

I keep returning to this site as you folks all seem to be so interesting. Rob333, I've been gonig through some of the "house things" that you've done. Just had new floor coverings put in our kitchen, utility, and one bath room. All the furniture and furnishing's were moved to the garage and then back into the house. What a tiresome and nerve racking job. Now I'm trying to locate the new decorations called "Wallies" or I might just make my own by cutting out some nice food pictures from mags and deceiding how to post them on the kitchen wall. Today I checked on some borders that were quite neat and I might use one of them with birds and birdhouses as I love those. I could cut them apart and mount the ones I chose. Always decisions !!

I had to scour all over to find anyone with even the seasonal flu vaccine. The supply wasn't adequate for the demand. 2009 H1N1 isn't even available here yet, that I know of. I've decided to get it. My DH just smiles when I tell him he needs both of them, because he never even gets one of them. He's on a medication supposedly compromising his immunity, and I may as well be singing to the wind. He's also the social butterfly, in all sorts of activities amid crowds of people. If he comes down with flu, guess who's leaving for a little holiday until he's better? I don't get those shots just for me, but for the people I'm around as well.

I'm into pretty much what you're into, Robin. Only I haven't gotten as far as the mud. I'm stripping the wallpaper in my front entryway up and down stairs. There is a matching vestibule upstairs at the top of the staircase, and it's all going to be done as one unit. There are some stretches of 24 foot walls, and don't ask me yet, how I'm going to reach them, but I'll probably end up on scaffolding.

I've been trim painting on the woodwork, and finally got dh to carpenter out some stair rails we've done without since I married him. And, I'm going to replace the long, old light fixture with a ceiling fan and lights. I did it bass akwards, and bought the painter's caulk first since I knew I'd need it. This is a project I started 13 years ago, LOL. The buck finally stopped here. Good winter project.

I've put so much on hold through my mother's last couple years and it's time, way past time to address them and get my house, literally, in order.

I didn't make an orange cake, but I did make a carrot cake and was trying to find the old receipt for the 7 Minute icing we used to make when I was a little kid. I found one online, and it's not the same stuff, but it is one I always called Marshmallow frosting, and it turned out awesomely. I didn't start making it until midnight. LOL. I'll eat some cake for b'fast.

I took a few minutes to cut a fresh bouquet for the kitchen, today. The mercury fell to 25 last night, but amazingly, many flowers survived unscathed. The sun came out today for the first time in days, and we had a red sky at dusk.

I remember when my kids had their week-end visitation with their father. I missed them like sin, but I was so much like you. I got caught up on things, and also crashed and grazed. LOL.

posieh, that sounds like something I'd do. I love your "wallies" idea.

Suzy, if it makes him feel better, your husband is on side of might not be the best candidate for H1N1. I hear tale that folks with compromised systems might be better off without it. Insufficient data though.

The appraiser said my house is worth what I needed. Hurdle number 2, crossed. I am crying. LF said, yahoo! and jumped in the air.

"The appraiser said my house is worth what I needed"

I imagine you were waiting to exhale until you heard that. I'm happy for you. You're getting closer and closer to where you can relax and finally just enjoy.

The CDC has RA patients as one of the target groups for the 2009 H1N1 vaccine. Somebody better make up their minds. LOL. They're the site I usually hit for the latest info. I don't even know if it's available here yet.

FWIW, both my doc and the boys' pediatrician have recommended alternating ibuprofen and acetaminophen every 2 hours for both fever and severe pain since they are completely different types of medicines and won't interact. My pharmacist agrees, too.

Glad to hear about the appraisal. I don't often comment on your journals, but I've been following them and rooting for you. You go, girl!

Thanks on the appraiser thoughts. I am really proud. My house appreciated 15% more from when we bought it two years... in this market. Wonder what it would've been had I bought in a worse market or if we still had the rising one. But, it didn't lose money. So many people are upside down in this economy. Whew.