Cass, great haul! I really like all the glassware you got. I have lots of different types of those votive holders, called "peg-lites" by Partylite and OA is right, they will fit in most taper (dinner candle)holders and then you can use them for votives. I put 4 of them in the "candlelier" I have out in our cabana. OA, I LOVE that red candalabra! I'll bet that is so pretty all lit up for Christmas or Valentine's Day! DD

I was never a fan of blue jello. Blue jello and gummy fish is pure sugar. Blue jello and goldfish just sounds icky. When I was a kid I loved sliced bananas in strawberry jello. Sure, the jello was pure sugar and food coloring and artificial flavor, but there wasn't that much and into each life some jello must wiggle. I have made "dirt" cups with lowfat chocolate pudding mixed with crushed chocolate grahmns--still very sweet but not totally off the charts. Mix in one gummy worm for fun. Kids really liked that. You could make updated "ants on a log" with celery, hummus and quartered black olives. Kids love the ones with peanut butter but you can't mess around now days with peanut allergies. I had a friend who died from just a candy bar with a trace of peanut oil in it, (his lungs collapsed) and I have been paranoid ever since. Finger sandwiches cut with cookie cutters? No bakes? Chinese chews (melted butterscotch chips mixed with crunchy noodles). Some of this is healthier than other things. Depends on whatever else the kids have been eating during the day. I'd prefer to err on the side of healthy, just to be a good example since this snack time is a regular thing. Sweet treats are for special occasions like parties, IMHO. At least if you are trying to set some kind of reasonable example.

Good Morning! Gosh I can hardly believe it but the day's are getting bright and longer...so hurry up spring! ...the bottle collection like my bells and my pretty rocks and my tea pots and several other collections came about because I said I like them and haven't learned to say enough all ready! My grown kids still bring me agates and "pretty" rocks. I just add them to the pond, the rocks that is! Same with the rest. But....I'll get even, someday they will have to deal with them. But then I can just hear them...Why in the world did she have to keep all this junk? lol As to the rooster and hens. We had chickens when I was growing up and I have always loved them, but not to eat, well except fried or in a salad. Yes, I did paint the chickens. The "weather forecast" hen on the left used to be outside my front door and landed 4 1/2 feet up in the yew wood tree. I almost cried when they found her and she was OK. Luvs, I believe you posted a picture of 5 chickens in a line that you made for your DD or DIL - I have one too. Did it years ago. It sits on my frig watching the hen house. Hubby never cooks anymore, DARN! Luv ...I can relate to you dear friend and her driving. I worried about my GM, she raised me, and her driving as she got older. I worked back then and because she didn't drive at night, I asked my son (then 16) to ride with her as she went on her weekly excursion to the grocery. His report sounded like this...Mom, she drives better than you do. She only had one car honk at her! I could have rung his neck. And it was really hard when we had to take the keys away from my D, DFIL- with men it is a "macho" thing. Speedy AKA Rose Lady....isn't the fog just wonderful! We have live here since 1972 and I have actually gotten lost coming home in the fog. When you are down to 10 miles and hour and blinking your eyes every two seconds because your eyes feel like they have left their sockets and are sticking out about 2 feet. And you just know that some darned fool will be traveling to fast and coming at you in the middle of the road or will catch up to you can rear-end you...Oh! What fun days! Well, I need to make an early start today. Almost forgot that I had promised a good friend a project for her charity raffle on the 22nd. So I'm going project hunting, think I will curly up on the couch to do this one, at least that sounds good! Anj.....where are you girl? Hope you are resting!!!!! Belle PS...we just "celebrated" our 46 anniversary and hubby took me out to a french restaurant......La'Taco Belle and gave me a dozen carnations, one of my favorites and staked me to the poker tourney....I came in second - beat him out! Belle

Kathleen enjoyed sleeping in this morning. Kathleen enjoyed walking this afternoon with dad and dog at the park. Kathleen enjoyed going to library and two DVD's waiting in hold for me. Can't wait to watch more series of McLeod's Daughter and have her kleenexes ready as they are tear jerkers. Kathleen enjoy that dad and I went to local corn place and got fruit and corn on the cob. Kathleen enjoyed for supper corn on the cob and scallops. Kathleen is enjoying the nice cool day today. Kathleen is not enjoying the hot temperatures that will begin tomorrow. Kathleen just wants Monday be done and over fast because of dentist appointment; driving out on the high temperatures that day and getting two fillings. Not looking forward to the freezing.