I haven't really shopped for myself at the Gap in years, but they have a particular t-shirt right now that I LOVE. It comes in Petite, which I need, and it just fits me really well. I have it in 4 colors now! I just bought a pair of black lightweight denim cropped jeans from Christopher Blue that I'm in love with. I should be, they were $120! But I have the worst time finding pants that fit, and I think I'll be wearing them a lot, so for me they were worth the price. I also love Horny Toad skirts and dresses. They're jersey material, so easy to just throw on. I am about to buy a second black jersey skirt from them, because I'm afraid they might stop making it! I like to wear black on the bottom (I'm pear shaped) and keep all the color and pattern up top!

That is an extraordinary story, I'm glad to have a friend here that sent it to me, so glad that I had to come and thank you personally. I've been married for 45 years and know the peace that comes along with being with my soulmate. We're in different worlds now but he waits for me, hopefully at a tree as lovely as the one in this story. Thank you.

...bugs has begun. Two days ago I saw my first pair and now they are already everywhere, but I am sure many of you are already aware of this plague. What you might not be aware of is a possible way to lure them. Reports on this airborne menace is that they are attracted to carbon emissions, which is why we run into them on the highways so much. Today, however, I may have discovered something else they could be attracted to. My wife is a baker and cake decorator, so I often get emptied 5 gal frosting buckets for storing dried materials or using as planters. This morning I removed the lid from a new bucket to use it (the lid) in a wicking bucket project. I noticed that the lid and bucket still had residue from the frosting. So I cleaned the lid before continuing my project. An hour later when I returned to clean the residue from the bucket, I found about a dozen lovebugs dead in the bottom. So I will be leaving the bucket open and unrinsed in a sheltered-from-rain area to see how many more end up meeting their diabetic demise. Hopefully I won't get too many sugar ants before I have to clean the bucket. But just imagine! A few hundred used cake frosting buckets and our woes could be over! Okay, maybw not. tl;dr - Cake Frosting might lure and kill lovebugs.

Stir: Just adjust your water level to fill full. It is easy with just a turn of a screw. Videos(you may have already watched) will show you how and talk you through--easy. You will enjoy it much better then. Handwash sounds fine. Even my front loader does that. Very little tumbling/agitating on that cycle. Use Perm-Press and put your speed on Delicates for a slow wash/spin without the soaks.