"Shake and Bake" refers to the nickname given to the state of California, which it is not only named for, but it is the state flower for :) California is often referred to as "Shake and Bake, USA WELL DUH!...lol, FANNA WHO IS Hysterical laughing at herself for FORGETTING THIS FACT about Callie! See I am afraid to TRY any Poppy for breadseed because what if someone sends one they THINK is safe and it isn't? JASMINE, I ACCIDENTLY TYPED THE WRONG NUMBER! All is WELL it WAS Margos I was working on and since I believe I meanted the gift she gave me it was clear it was just a slip of the finger or brainwave or something along those lines..... Lisa I stayed up last night til 5:00 am or would that be stayed up this morning til? Oh well, which ever that is what I did. It is just a matter of me bring ODC and can't stop until I feel HAPPY with the results....lol!!! WOW you all are sending in some REALLY REALLY good stuff!!! Wendy, thanks for my GIFT...I will be on a CHOCOLATE high tonight, haha! That was so sweet of you to think of me, thanks again. I am actaully taking a breather at this minute to eat supper then I will get back to the seeds. :) Fran I will go ahead and post #11 thread!

Sue, I am so glad you are OK! I was at the doc yesterday and happened to be reading about signs of a heart attack. I never knew until yesterday that a jaw tightening up was a sign. So glad you went to the ER, too. Don't be afraid of 911! My dad died when I was 13 due to heart problems. In retrospect, I CANNOT believe nothing was really done for him. I remember walking home from the train w/him, and he would have to stop because of the pain in his chest. He was thin and had textbook perfect blood pressure. I remember him having some medicine (patches?) for angina, but that is about it. My dad may have survived IF someone would have called 911. He thought he had indigestion, and his co-workers called my house. My sis (15 then) answered and told them they should call 911. They drove him to the ER instead, and he died at the hospital. We never got to see him again. They apologized at the wake. Too little, too late. So relieved everyone else who has posted is OK, too. No one really talks about heart disease for women, and isn't it the most common cause of death among women? Trail, I had no idea you were a cardio RN. I will remember you rules!

I would go brown... we had spice colored hardwoods (gunstock actually) on our main floors and went with a darker and browner, but similar color, when we refinished to sortof match the staircase which we didn't refinish. I added hardwoods to the upstairs hallway and chose an even browner stain, tho not as dark as I would have chosen if it weren't for the stairs. if you will redo the steps, I would choose as deep and as brown as you want- more impt the steps 'match' the main floor than the upper floors. imo, a darker stain would look better with what you currently have than a light one. (if you can mismatch furniture pieces, lamps, etc and paint rooms different colors, you certainly can have different stain colors between floors!)

"Elmer, is this getting to be a habit? You and me agreeing? Yikes! " Take any two people. I think it would be rare if they always either agree or disagree. That's why it's important to listen to all opinions, especially those you may think you disagree with, because a well explained opinion (not one that's simply a playback of a superficial soundbyte) always presents an opportunity to learn or to just better understand. Whether it's right or wrong, I have the same view about those lacking confidence as I have about those who suffer from stress, and I think the treatment is similar. I hadn't seen the NYT article before just glancing through it. With this soft stuff, the right analysis is the one that helps people perform better with life's challenges and feel more comfortable doing so. I'm not always at the top of my game in dealing with such stuff but I learned to be confident and how to comfortably deal with/minimize stress very long ago, early in my career.