Thanks. It was a low key day. The wife mistakenly said, 'What kind of cake do you want?'. I replied, 'Let me look in your Cake Bible.'. I picked out a triple layer chocolate cake. She only had two 9' cake pans so we went and got a third. Unfortunately she misread the directions and put in baking powder instead of baking soda. It tested done in the minimum amount of time but fell during the cooling process. Weighed a ton (actually 7 lbs) but I ate a slice anyway. Guess she'll never ask again. So why do I feel guilty???? Also from out of the blue I got an email from a guy I was in the army with 37 years ago. He lives right here in Phila & wants to go out for a drink. I looked for him unsuccessfully in '02 when we had a reunion. He lived in Herkimer NY way back when. A nice surprise.

Foggyj & Tom, hope your birthday was everything you hoped it would be. Mine was. Family including grands and great grands; we went to Sherando Lake Recreation Area; which is in the Blue Ridge Mountains and is very close to us. Weather was perfect, lots of fun, and good food, none of which I had to fix. I hit mile marker 87, aiming for at last 90! Unfortunately my DH lost his battle with colon cancer back in 1982, so that ended any anniversary celebrations, but it is never forgotten. Jasdip, you mentioned double prezzies. When we were married I told my DH that TWO gifts would always be expected! Thank you all for the good wishes. Sue

Sorry I posted a Happy Birthday too, my very slow internet today didn't let it show up right away. Have a great day. Sue

Sue, I don't know your son's circumstances but I do know how hard it can be to Stop smoking. One of the best pieces of advice I've ever heard was "A setback/relapse/failure is just one more step on the ladder to success, keep trying and eventually you will succeed" I stopped smoking almost 7 months ago after smoking a large pack every day for 43 years (maybe not soooo much in the first 10 years). I'm so enjoying the freedom from being a slave to cigarettes. Good luck to him.