Thanks, everyone. I keep telling these young folks at work I"m not as young as I used to be and today I can prove it. LOL!! (58) Patti, I'm working but I was off all last week. DH says he is taking me out to dinner tonight. He already gave me my BD present - an Ipod Nano 8gb. I love it. Linda

Erimom4 is also known as Mom24, if you didn't know. She's the nurse who has 2 daughters, Samantha and Summer and two sons, too, almost grown boys! Erin, I really hope you're having a great day!

So glad you all enjoyed this thread! RHome, we have a space above the island facing the cooktop....I was thinking about doing some word art there (a phrase or saying), but photos could be fun! Kate, happy anniversary! I *love* the scene you've described and agree with Caroline that this is a great movie to see with your DH/DW. I went with a girlfriend becaue DH was out of town but I am definitely going again with him! BTW, I haven't read Julie and Julia either but I can strongly recommend My Life in France. Judy, ah yes, the butter. I couldn't believe how much we used too, for the entire meal. The chicken alone is sauteed in one stick of butter, and when you make the sauce from the drippings (which of course has rich and lovely egg yolks), Julia suggests you add two to three tablepsoons of additional butter to the sauce! LOVE the fact that Julia and Paul both lived to a ripe old age. I also love some of her thoughts on food: "Eat well and drink well," says Julia Child, "everything in moderation -- and never snack." And this on butter: "If you're afraid of butter, as many people are nowadays," she said in one of her more recent television shows, "Just put in cream!" she proclaimed, with a twinkle in her eye. Apprently she believd that the secret to a long and happy lfe, along with the moderation, was red meat and gin. My kind of gal! :-) Regardless of what and how you eat, it really does make you realise that the act of sharing good food is really one of life's great pleasures. As she said..."Dining with one's friends and beloved family is certainly one of life's primal and most innocent delights, one that is both soul-satisfying and eternal." Bon appetit to that! Eliz

Thanks, everyone. It's been a good day. Foxy's Dr called...and her thyroid is normal now ! Her surgery was a complete success. And...sshhhh. Someone is interested in buying my house. Word of mouth - they called me. I don't even have it listed yet, showing it to them on Friday ... keep your fingers crossed!