I've never posted on a TGIF thread before but I played hookie today so I could have a nice 4 day weekend. My weekend started last night. I bought that 5 minute artisan bread book and made a batch of the dough for today. I have only made bread in a bread machine prior to this. It mixed up easily in the mixer. Today I pulled it out and touched dough for the first time ever. It was a sticky mess. LOL I couldn't get it round so I plopped it on the peel. Then I decided it was way too flat so I picked it up and kept adding flour trying to get it round. What an amusing experience. I had flour all over my slippers and the dog by the time I was done. It wound up being the height off a ciabatta in the middle. We ate it for lunch even though it looked a little silly. The good news is I have a bowl full of dough in the fridge to keep trying. Any tips? Today must be a day of firsts. I have never had chili before because I am not a big fan of beans and I have only recently started liking spicy foods. I just made the RR chicken chorizo chili and it is simmering away. I can't wait to taste it. Clinking with an amaretto on the rocks from sunny S Florida. I may have to hit the hot tub ater dinner. Don't worry, I will be thinking of you freezing people the whole time. :-> I remember what zero felt like. Brrrr!!!

Good Morning, I'm still half asleep this morning. Stayed up until almost 3am reading stuff on forums here on the garden web. It is addictive!!!! Anyway, today is a big day at our house. I'm taking our Baby to get his learner's permit today. Of course DH had put his Soc.Sec. card up so we would know where it was and we tore the house apart last night to find it with no luck. SO..... it's off to the Soc. Sec. office 1st to get another one before the DMV. Y'all pray for me because in a "Senior Moment" I told him that he could drive home!!!! That is a SCARY thing. I may drive out of the city and get off of the 4 lane before I let him get under the wheel for the first time. Back to the business at hand... My weight for this week is: 157lbs - lost 1. Have a great day, Betty P. S. - I almost forgot, I actually got in 30 minutes on the treadmill yesterday for the 1st time since DH's aunt came to live with us at the 1st of June. She didn't like it and kept trying to talk me off. I just kept telling her "Just a few more minutes"!!!! I think I will have to wait until DH gets home so he can sit and occupy her while I walk. Man, it felt good!

Happy Happy Friday from Philly (still LOL) Today was a departure as I was asked to attend a training session on the new fangled lottery machines the commonwealth is installing. Now usually I do not work on Fridays as its my day with mom but since our big blow up a few monyhs ago I have been taking more time to myself....mother is not at all happy about it but she is never gonna change so I may as well take advatage of a little me time before I check out. It was fun...I went with a co worker who is really cool so we had fun. Later today I have a new realtor coming out to talk...hmmmm we'll see....hope he has better news for us. Tomorrow I have to work but Amy should be coming home as my sons school hockey team is playing in the all city Flyers Cup...basically the best Catholic team plays the best public team. So a lot of the boys from my job either go to Father Judge or play so my 2 kids will be going to the game. GO CRUSADERS!!! Sunday I should be off and I believe Shanen has some home lined up for us to look at....we'll prob have dinner out too. Before we leave this house I want to have one more hoorah so I want to plan a game night in my new yet unused game room...I have over 50 board games to play, put out some cool munchies and drinks and just have fun....I will try to plan for that in a few weeks but I will start the food and drink planning this weekend. On another note Wed the 25th is DD 20th Birthday!!! And on Mon the 23rd marks the one year anniversary of Stephen and Charles horrific accident...can you believe it already been a year??? So I am clinking with water for now....have a wonderful weekend!! Cheers! Susie

My goal is to finish the PaB I-spy, provided that the squares come in the next day or two. If they don't, no problem: I will have the goal of finishing the second row of blocks and sashing for the "green tea" pattern quilt I am making with a "fishy" batik print and beige and blue fabrics. I couldn't find out where this pattern came from; just saw a picture of a quilt someone had made by that name and loved it and copied it.