My theory is that Rita won the lottery and took off for Fiji... I'M BUSTED!! :) And Susan failed to tell you that the smiling waitstaff is comprised of young, muscular males who are eager to meet my every need... LOL! Seriously, I've missed my KT friends, but I've been swamped with work. I'm also nursing a teeny little cold that I plan to pass off to some unsuspecting family member this afternoon at a funeral. Lots going on here and not enough hours in the day. I hope someone continued the GRATITUDE thread in my absence. WHAT? No takers? Gee, I didn't leave much of a legacy, did I? :) PS: Thanks for the heads up about this thread, alisande. Now I gotta get back to Alaska...I'm knee-deep in editing a huge document for Alaska Department of Fish and Game about one of their wildlife refuges.

Hi, sooey! Thanks for asking! And Susan is right - I've just been really busy. Between work, graduations, weddings, church functions...May is gonna be one of those months! I read when I can but haven't had much time to post.

THANKS to all of you! I loved the link to the song!! Oh, and you're all invited over for steaks! After 60+ hours of temps below freezing, it's finally supposed to warm up today! :-) Here is a link that might be useful: Blogging about my birthday yesterday

Awwww, you all are so sweet! Thank you so much! My day was hardly exciting. I worked from about 5:00 this morning until noon (*sigh*), went to town to finish up some shopping, came home and made a grocery list, then returned to town to brave the grocery store. DH bought me the ONLY thing I wanted this year: a key fob thingy for my Cadillac. :-) He offered to take me out to eat tonight, but the restaurants are always so packed this time of year. I chose to stay home and pop some Blue & Gold chicken breasts into the oven, then my dad and sis came down and visited for awhile. My cousin made me a cake. I just bawled and bawled when she gave it to me...coz my mom always made me a cake every year on my b'day. :-( But overall, it was a great day and I've loved it! THANK YOU for the heartfelt wishes both here and on Facebook! Rita