I am also having fun reading the newspaper that was used as packing material. Life in Minnesota is different from life in Philadelphia. To start, it seems most of the population there have last names that end in "sen" "son" or "gren", or start with "van" or have double vowels --"aa" or "uu". It seems to be a less hectic place and it's fun to read the birth announcements. Even in our local paper we don't have those sorts of sweet things. Only obituaries. Minnesota seems like a very nice place and, as Jessy can attest, I am picking up the accent, you betcha.

Diane, trust me I WILL be very carefull and get the right ones! LOL! I missed mentioning one of the nuts from TJ's, Sweet and Spicey Pecans. YUM! There are a few left as I type this. Had a minor challenge with the one of the glasses but Jessy came through and a replacement is on the way from the company to complete my set of eight. Thanks Jessy! No party last weekend y'all! We will be breaking in the glasses for sure this weekend and I will have the camera out to get a few pics. The roasters may make the scene too, but we will have kids of all ages around so no promises as of now.... but ya never know with my group!! I'm not a fan of having my pic taken, same for the rest of the group. I'll get the cam out after we have had a few...LOL!! I'll post a couple depending on how bad they are! Thanks again Jessica!! Oh, that would be EJ!!! David

I'm sure Jessy realizes that the only kind of swapping that involves cheating is the kind that she would only tease us about. Karen

FWIW I noodled around the manual a bit more and I found that 'stain removal' might make me happy. It sends in cold water (profile wash! not that I need it, but still) and heats the water to 'the selected cycle's temperature'. Adds about 20 minutes to a load. That'll make me happy, if I end up wanting more time. So far, so good with the shorter wash. ===========>>>>READ THISI just went downstairs to check my load of sheets (two queen flats sewn into a duvet, two twin fitted Xlongs, six pillow cases). This configuration is particularly finicky for my Danby - and it was also for the Bosch, the load was pretty wet. Thank heavens I insisted on any model that had a rinse/spin option! Every machine should have that option!