AAack! I am a forty something who finally gave in to the low rise fad.Unfortunately I am unable to find clothing in the women's dept. in any size under a four.The fours are really the old sevens of yesteryear with a new label for all those fatty's that want to believe they have gained no weight in the the last ten years.I wear a size two,and finding a jean that is anything close to a fit is impossible unless I enter a juniors dept.The jeans I have learned to live with.This years new challenge is finding shorts my size that have enough fabric in them to cover the tops of my legs a little bit.The future looks bleak.I was in a framing shop and the owner had on short shorts and she is a good fifteen years older than I,and seems to be conservative in every other way,so I am guessing the fashion faux pas is another one of necessity since she was smaller than I.

I was looking for the Annie's Attic heirloom dainty dress pattern and I have had no luck in finding it, If you would share a copy it would be very much appreciated.I found a posting on a different site but she forgot where she got the patter but I only have a picture of the pattern I am looking for, In order to make it for my two grand daughters. thanks so much, if you can help please post a reply or e mail me at ChicanaMamii@Hotmail.com

Hi dadoes, When you turn it off completely ... ... that's just before you move out, I imagine? Up here in Ontario, there's a big difference between turning the thermostat to the lowest level and turning the furnace off completely (unless you have no freezable stuff in the house). At lowest level, and in cold weather you'd better have someone check the place every couple of days to ensure that the furnace is operating, the temp usually runs around 55 degrees - stuff doesn't freeze. Throw the switch, the furnace goes to sleep, within a few days, freezable stuff has friz. When daughter and hub. bought a house that had been unoccupied for a while several years ago, the bank swore that heat had been maintained. Yeah? Well, if so, how to account for pipes, having frozen, now be leaking in about 8 places in the walls?? Big difference between thermostat turned to lowest level and throwing the switch, in many areas. Hope you can find all of the hot air that you need (at this time of year). ole joyful

Can't wait to see those pics. We have a Halloween Hoot day at golf (my least favorite day). When I told my friend who was the tournament director that I might not be able to come because I had to stay home and finish my book for book club, she had a fit. So I went. This year was the Monster Ball. You didn't really have to get dressed up, just wear black and as she put it, be a little creative with the black. I wore a long black skirt over my black golf skirt, fancy black socks, heels and a black shirt with a vampire on the front. Spider web earrings and a feathered mask to complete the outfit. She really didn't know who I was because I really don't dress up for halloween. She was shocked! I was stripping it off on the way to our Tee box.