Boy, I am really late. I just got my laptop back today. The 3rd would have been my DH's 81st. So was a bit sad for me. But......I hope you had a really really good day. Kathy

hello ladies we are now moved and I would like to do some more swaps. do you still do monthly swaps? I don't have many plants, I need to start over with my gardens, but I have lots of seeds and other gardeing goodies to swap. let me know thanks michelle

Thank You All for the great birthday wishes! I've actually been celebrating for the past few days, even took some time off from work to celebrate AND recover!!! I'll be 45 tomorrow, but I certainly don't feel that old! (I can hear some muttering about "young pup", etc, but I'll just leave it alone...hehehe) Here's a picture of what I'll be looking like sometime tomorrow evening...

OMG! You guys are UNBELIEVABLE!!!!! There I was, minding my own business (as usual), and a friend of mine in Virginia (who I met through the kitchen forum) sent me an e-mail telling me about this post. This was really special, very touching. THANK YOU FOR REMEMBERING ME! I have been doing Weight Watchers, hence my disappearance from this forum. I wasn't terribly overweight but I really wanted to lose 20 pounds and they offered a WW at Work program so I joined. I am now a Lifetime Member, having met my goal weight. The thing is, the food mentioned and shown in here is so lovely, so delicious, so fanatastic, that I would sabotage my program with the temptations. I'm sure you folks understand. Once I hit the Big Five-O, my metabolism shifted and I just don't get away with things anymore. Not that I haven't thought about you guys often and with affection!! I still have some lovely things obtained through swaps, I have Ann's cookbook, and many, many recipes that I have kept for Special Occasions. Then there's also the fact that I got a promotion at work and can't sneak in here readily during the day anymore. I guess I should also report the loss of one of my kitties, my old Siamese, Rama, to kidney failure. He was just shy of 20 when I had to put him to sleep. It was the week of the announcement about the melamine in the cat food. He got very ill on Monday, I took him in Tuesday and had to put him down, and then the announcement came on Thursday. By then, he was ashes so I couldn't have him tested, but I am convinced the cat food killed him. It was horribly traumatic for me and my husband, as well as the old lady next door who adored him. He was such a great cat!! On a positive note, the other three lunatics are fine. Annoying, but fine. Amusing, adorable, affectionate, and obnoxious, they are doing well. Thanks for asking!! Again, I am really moved that you would remember my birthday. I promise to stop in here from time to time and say hello. Hugs and Kisses to all of you, Marcia