RR, I got a ladder last year and a wheel barrow the year before that. I could ask for kitchen stuff but because Elery likes to cook, he already has all that stuff and he brings it to my house. (grin) Our latest "acquisition" is a Cuisinart rotisserie, he just finished 35 years with his employer and they let employees pick gift/bonuses from a catalog based on their years of employment. It was one of the bonuses, so it'll be coming here pretty soon, LOL. So I can ask for fence and still play with the cooking stuff, double bonus! Annie

A-ha!!! I knew I'd posted to Annie's birthday thread!! And then, this morning, I opened it up and my post was nowhere to be found. I'm just now realizing that there were TWO Annie threads. Well, I've posted on both of them so you get double wishes from me! LOL

Gosh, I must seem like an ungrateful B!_ _ _. Wait, I can't say that on here... I was on vacation during my birthday week and by the time I returned, the post had scrolled back a few pages. I just thought to respond TODAY!! How's that for timely?? Anyway, yeah, vacation....NOT!!! We dug post holes, set fence posts, stretched fence. I did manage to make 18 qts. of Chase's Dill Pickles, grocery shopped and picked up more fence supplies. By the time we got home that night, I ate something from the fridge and fell into bed. I guess you could call that special.......... hee hee. Hey, some years ya just gotta do what ya gotta do. This was one of them. Annie, I would have been THRILLED to be in the garden! Terri, The weather was PLENTY warm enough for what we were doing!! Ann, It was SPECIAL alright........LOL. Now, if you look above at all the words I capitalized, it really does sound OK. :+) Thank you all for the birthday wishes! Maybe one day we'll have a forum birthday party!! That would be fun. Deanna

There's a special place in heaven for Baseball Moms Ter! - with big ole missed birthday cakes and Eric Ripert serving Pacific Coast Fishies in a tux ;-). Hope you get to find a little window thats all about you or a homerun that has a "Hi Mom" moment all over it. ((((((((((((())))))))))))))