I have found out that Geocities doesn't allow pics shown from their site so I uploaded my pic of the Santa Card to the Paper Arts Gallery. Thanks for looking. Linda Here is a link that might be useful:

DO NOT pull it out Minnie. If you have XP there is a small icon near the clock with a left facing arrow on it. Hover over and the info will appear. Click this then click the pop up to remove, wait till it says it is good to remove Windows 7. Right click on Start right click on the thumb drive on the left side of your screen in the pop up click to eject.

terriks- your solution post made me laugh. My nephew flew from Seatle to LA area and back. He went through normal metal detectors and that was it. I guess it depends on where you go. I think the idea about what to wear is a smart one and I agree that it would be more comfortable too. I wonder if the pins in my toes from my bunionectomy 20yrs ago would cause a second look if I went through the scanner?? I guess they could see the old scars on my toes and see that they have been there a while. I too wonder about the pilots and crew having to go through security all of the time. Of course if I were a bad person and knew they did not have to be screened I would look at using them to carry out my evil doings. I did ask my 13yr old about being patted down and she was not as freaked as I thought she would be. She said she was not thrilled at the thought but did at least understand why they have to do it. She did think that frisking a baby was weird but again, understood the need. I still feel bad for the people who have to do the frisking. I am sure when they first started their careers they did not think this would become such a common part of their jobs. But it also gives them lots of stuff to talk about at the dinner table.

What barcode are you going to scan? Who is going to create that barcode, and maintain the list of what number goes to what item (i.e., 52534 is paper plates...)? That seems like way too much work If a small scanning program is too much for you, then you have a simple set up, and I think any scanning program is more energy diverted to maintaining it than it's worth. I would think a simple list in Microsoft Word would be more useful. The paper plates purchased for the dance-club cookoff can't really be used for hockey team's chili supper--can they? So create totes for each activity, and stick a piece of paper to the front with a list of contents, and date it. Heck, give each tote a name too: "HockeyPaperGoods1" and the list could be "*paper plates: 12pkg/100; •plastic forks, 527; • spoons, 27; •napkins: 6 pkg/500" or whatever. Then take a picture of the sheet of paper with a smartphone, and email it to a dedicated, specialized gmail address that's something like: "HockeyTeamInventory@gmail.com." Use the subject line to help you find it in the inbox later: "leftover paper goods," for one photo and "tablecloths, tent pegs, centerpieces" for another. Or maybe even more specific: "paper plates, 12 pkg/100." Whatever is the info you need to know. Or, take a picture of the inside of the tote (or the contents before you pack them), along w/ something that indicates the date and the event (like that label). When you want to know how many packets of paper plates were left over from last year's chili supper, or whether you need to buy spoons, go check the email inbox, and see what the photo says. (I'm assuming you want to know this info without walking out to the garage.) When you -do- buy more spoons, update the piece of paper, snap (scan?) another photo, and email it. Then go delete the old picture (but if you forget, the new date and the photo will help you see what went on, and how many spoons you have). If indeed the paper plates are fungible and can move from one event to another, then you take a picture of the paper plates (maybe a closeup if you want to know how many of which type), and the cover sheet w/ the date & other amount info ("12 packs of 100"), and email it to a specialized gmail account like, "Madeline'sPaperGoodsInventory@gmail.com" with a subject line like, "paper plates: 12pkg/100." In the body of the message, you can type the location or the bin's label (I'm *against* bin numbers--be direct; use words that you'll understand instantly, not numbers that needs cross-reference sheet) And then you go delete the old photo emails, so you don't get confused. You'd want to be sure that each time you sent an inventory "scan," you included *all* objects of that type; no "partial scores." So you might want one photo/scan of all the foam plates separate from all the paper plates. But when you send the pic of the foam plates, you include the total amount of *all* of the foam plates, not just the ones you took out of box A today, or not just the new ones you bought today. (I suppose you could make a partial score work, if you included the info that it was *additional*--but I don't think it would be as helpful.) This post was edited by talley_sue_nyc on Sun, Aug 24, 14 at 16:00