RAEANNE! Go for it! Show your stuff! I loved the painting on Marci's pic site! Beautiful! ARG! It's pouring rain and my kitchen skylight is leaking! WAH! "HANDYMAN!!!!!!!!" Krispy Kremes are here and near. I take the tourists there a couple times a year and I CAN'T STOP EATING when I'm there. I dislike how much I love those doughnuts. It's a good thing little Jiminy Cricket sits on my shoulder most the time about that! Maddie~ Check in or I'll----I'll---well, you know what I'm capable of! QOD: WEEKEND!: Friday, we're headed out for a night of shopping for DH and a court-style wardrobe for him. He got a job with the court system in Alaska, so he'll have to be a smart-dressed man this summer for work. He's currently a Levis and polo shirt guy---EVERY DAY for the past 11 years. Saturday morning, we're picking strawberries at a local U-pick farm, then going to an apple cider factory to learn about the presses! Saturday evening, we're headed over to some Greek friends to teach 4 families worth of kids how to make dolmathes (stuffed grape vine leaves). They grow the leaves and harvest and stuff them about now--ought to be fun. I haven't made stuffed grape leaves in about 20 years! Sunday, in between loads of laundry, I'm going to make Alton Brown strawberry jams and junk with the kids. This will be a fun adventure and I may be a few pounds heavier next week! lol! Jam making will take up most of the day. Monday, I am going to clean a little, and go through my recipes and decide which ones I want to bring to the last frontier with me this summer! I also have to pack up some more boxes of linens, clothes, and office supplies. Then I am going to watch my Ti-Vo'd programs and purge them. More fun than all of that, though, is, starting tomorrow, I get to start back on my solitary bike rides every morning until Wednesday. Which reminds me, I need a new pair of bike shorts! Ahhhhhhh, I love a long weekend! Be good to your body so it can be good to you!

Overcast all day. Threatened rain and potential storms with dark heavy cloud-cover. But it didn't happen. Went to see Mom today and stopped off at the grocery store to pick up a refrigerated pizza. Out of leftovers.

Glenda, you're gonna have to start including the addresses of these restaurants you talk about! Kind of like "Glenda's Diners and More"! Mmmmm... meatballs. Sometimes the pasta is an afterthought for me (sometimes, not all the time, but sometimes). ----- Dinner for me tonight was a salami/pepperoni/provolone sub from Subway, because I had to be at the office. Better than hitting the vending machine, I guess...

TG, that is definately a pic of beauty. I pulled the bird out the fridge at 7:30 to take it's chill off..threw the "icky" bits in water and they are still simmering away..how does just water and turkey bits smell so good? Lol.. I also put hubbies Maple Bourbon Sweet Potato Pie in the oven. I think that with the simmering bits made T-Day come alive so early. :) The turkey is now in the oven on 450 for a few more minutes and the aromatics plus herbs are making my mouth water. I'll drop it down and let it go for 3.5 more hours....it really is torture. :) The sun is peeking through the clouds giving off that golden haze. What a beautiful day it is. Oh and Shick..Kids = expensive...stick with critters, cars and house remodeling. ;) you may financial come out ahead. However, I wouldn't trade them in..even though I threaten now and then. I would give up a few of the battle scars/heart break of parenting though.