Thank ALL of you so much, it means a lot to me. Jeanne, I love the old-timey card. Jan, you are right, I had myself in a panic thinking I was having heart symptoms due to how and where the pain was hitting. (I suffer anxiety attacks occasionally and am my own worse enemy!!) My side is feeling much better, and I am being ultra careful for the next few weeks with just regular stuff. Guess I better be careful from now on, tho its hard to remember NOT to do stuff at times. I am lucky, if Dad falls on the floor, my youngest son Jason, is less than 10 min away at his office. and less than 5 min. from his house. He can lift Dad right up like he was a ragdoll. LOL. Jas is 6'3" and strong as can be. Oh, the reason I haven't mentioned my DH helping me with the lifting is HE's been seeing a back specialist the last few weeks and can't lift right now. Just recently he's gotten those spinal injections and that's helped him a lot but lifting isn't a good idea. Plus he and Dad about same size. Of course Fred's back problems have NOTHING to do with him playing golf, LOL. So he still plays 6 days a week. Its probably a good thing he's not incapacitated and on required rest, I'd probably have to shoot him! LOL. Sherri, one of the problems with me trying to get any decent sleep and rest is the Fibro has worsened so much that even my soft mattress feels like its full of rocks at times. I can't stand ANY pressure on my body without it causing from an ache to a major pain. Have to keep a pillow between my knees, as them resting on one another is excruciating. Sitting can be hard, even tho I have a special soft pillow on this chair, as it kills the back of my legs. So resting is difficult. LOL. Think I've become a Zombie, so look out. hugs, Karen

What a nice way to start my day! Thanks Lee, for thinking of me and sharing. Now, go slap that camera around and give it a good talking to. I'm so excited about seeing what you have. We need all of the inspiration we can get. But, please don't use those words- get rid of some things. As soon as you do- you will need them for a tablescape! I think I posted that the space behind the sofa was 9'X14'. DH said it was only about 6'X14'. I just went and measured again and it is only 6'X14'. DRATS!! Oh well. I'll take what I can get. It won't be anything fancy. Anything is better than the jumble of boxes and bags piled in the floor that I have now! Karen, You make me laugh! I love my kitchen even though I live in a double-wide. It is small, but is white. I love the feeling I get when I walk in there in the morning. I have started trying more recipes since I found this forum. Kathleen started it all. Her Irish Soda Bread was the beginning. I followed her to the cooking forum and - OH MY!!!! The pictures they post on the "What's for Dinner" threads! Then I found all of the blogs with recipes galore! The only problem is, the extra money I'm spending on new ingredients I could be spending on dishes!! But, I've found that DH encourages me to buy new dishes more often when I fill them with good food!!! Even though he did raise his eyebrows PRETTY HIGH when I put 4 sets of the Target bird S/Ps in my basket! LOL Lee, Kathleen's DH cooks, too. And the pictures!!! That man can COOK! I believe I would rather have a man that cooks and use the pantry for food than dishes! I would climb those stairs for dishes If my DH would cook! Punk, Come on, Girl! Jump on in. My first tablescapes had very little on the table. Lots of open area!! And, it's sad but true. We can't get Karen to do a tablescape, yet. When you look at her house decorated so beautifully and can see the talent there.... But, we still have hope. After all, she did set a mighty fine tea that once! I love that line about her DD and DDIL telling her to just bring drinks!! BTW Lee, babbling is what I do best! Have a great day, Betty

Glad you and Harry enjoyed. It's my favorite of all banana loaf recipes.

Hi, thanks for missing me. I have just been pretty busy. It was a beautiful day out yesterday. I wasn't out much but when the sun shines it makes you want and try to get more done. I did check on the koi pond when I went to take some pork to the freezer out back. I saw the heater was working so that is a good thing. I didn't have the time to wander around with Izzi and see what else was going on, but had to get back to the house. I think it has been the maid's day off again, or more likely she's had a year off :) I am hoping to try and get a lot done today. Sue