Oh you lucky duck. I was the recipient of Terri's Tayberry Jam and boy do I wish I had more. It is fantastic. Enjoy -- but eat it slowly. You'll be sad when it is gone. I have a "Made by Terri" apron, too! I use it all the time. The handiwork on it is lovely. How thoughtful that Terri made one for MacKenzie, too. And a summer dress! I think I remember seeing her dresses on Chance, too. What a lovely and thoughtful swap box. Ann matched up two very special people.

Well, I've been to this thread 3 - maybe 4 times now. Each time, I close it when I start crying...then I come back and read it again...and close it when I start crying... Finally, I am here, without reading the thread - so I can post. I knew James' package would be special - because they always are - but in the back of my mind, I did remember how much of a hand Jeanne always had in that... What a wonderful, beautiful way to include her, now. I'm sure she is very pleased. :-) Love the pottery too - but that apron is priceless. Stacy

Thank you so much, everyone. Tuesday, I am so terribly sorry about your grandchild. How very painful. Texask, that is very interesting. My friend and her children all have it now (pertussis) and are current with their vaccines. One of them (8 yrs old) has it the worst-- throwing up every night, a lot of spasms, etc. Perhaps they were stored wrong? My mom's dr says there are new strains like the flu so they can't always keep up. Paulina is OK. Recovery is very slow. Some days I think she is a lot better only to have her have bad spasms again, but not so bad they are life threatening. Crying triggers it so we keep her very happy, but she is also sleep-deprived, so it makes it tough. Thank you again.

Really, REALLY late for a belated Happy Birthday. Been so busy lately raising Monarch Butterflies that everything else is falling on the wayside. It's fitting that the first came out of it's crysalis on Wednesday - your day! Sorry to hear about your leg, but I see everyone is making the best of it on another post by 'designing' the cast. Getting a good laugh from all the creativity. Oh, DH is telling me we have another crysalis wiggling. Got to go... Be well!