Well, these deserts fascinate me!! My AZ cousin lives in the Sonoran, and visits out often. When I toured there for business, I went to a 'dude ranch', Tanque Verde, and went for an early morning horse ride through the desert, to have breakfast - awesome, in every sense of that word!! The Mohave of course contains Las Vegas, and I called the 'kitty litter' desert when I first saw it, quite unimpressed! More exploration needed. I had never heard of the other 2. The Chihuahuan is quite impressive - the White Sands National Park has the white dunes made of gypsum crystals!! Wow - so beautiful!! The largest is the Great Basin, and from what I can see, the most diverse. So there you go!! That was fun. For Bobbie, Annette and Cyn: I wasn't sure if it was common knowledge south of 49....Annette, you amaze me every time!! lol. I do highly recommend that book - it will give you wanderlust, and a new-found faith in the strength of humanity. When he set out riding, his best friend was supposed to be riding with him, but was jailed in Buffalo, for trying to 'import' herbal remedies, ahem. His dog, who had gone to stay with his parents, had to be euthanized because of a tumour. In Belize, he stayed at a little inn which was infested with bed-bugs!!! Like, holy cow!! A great travelogue, and uplifting, though it may not sound it. Thanks for playing, have a great week. Nancy.

Well, happy Rabbit, Rabbit to y'all! (hey, I'm Southern today!) hahahahahaha TGIF, but it's sleeting here today. I got into work OK, but the parking lot was an ice rink. I'm waiting for the temps to rise a bit and then I'm out of here! Came in for a meeting which was mandatory and then it was cancelled. grrrrrrrr Patti, I was lol @ the gopher thing. This morning I spent some time doing a crossword and could not think of "Peter Sellers" for the life of me. I kept telling DH that it was in my mind but would not come forward. So frustrating. DH finally took the back end of the newspaper and found the answer key for me so I could get my shower and out to the office! LOL!!! [[[[[[[[HUGS]]]]]]]]]]]] to everyone. I'm including myself because we are still having problems with 2 of my siblings who just don't get it. Thank God for my one sister who is like my twin. We have the same values and sense of responsbility. We try to make each other laugh about some things, but it gets ponderous. I really feel the pain of Maddie, Suzanne, and Donna lately. Hope that everyone is safe today. Check in and say hello! TAKE CARE, EAT HEALTHFULLY, AND NEVER, NEVER GIVE UP! DeeMarie

There are so many great choices here! I was reading them out loud to my dh and he was loving them too. I don't want to confuse anybody who looks at the program, so any puns might go over their head. This is the last paragraph in my blurb. There are 3 paragraphs that are before this one, describing the details of the room. "This glamorous suite is not meant only for sleeping. ItâÂÂs also a place to relax with a cocktail, or get dressed for a fabulous evening out on the town. But with a room like this, the homeowner wonâÂÂt want to be out too late because she knows what luxury is awaiting her return. And then it hit me....what about RETURN TO LUXURY Patty-I'm loading the room April12th, then I'll play with it for a bit. Hopefully not too long to dress it to match my vision. I've been posting pics on my blog, if anybody wants to follow along, email me, happy to share. beekeeperswife at gmail dot com (And I (hopefully) will be giving away tickets to the showhouse on the blog as well as an admission ticket to a Design Conference in Vegas--so exciting things for my little boring blog in the future)

Funny story about the pins, not everyone would be willing to laugh. I'm glad he did! I ended up working a lot more than usual in October and that put me behind. I don't know why I can't seem to get more done each day, but maybe I have too high of expectations. The good news is I've started a habit of sewing while watching TV in the evening. I am a creature of habit, so now I can't just sit there, I have to get up and sew. I'm making six aprons for Christmas presents. I decided to us my Depression block Lotto winnings for a quilt for DD. She loves purple and is so excited. However, she needs a queen size, so I am busy making more blocks. I've run out of appropriate fabric, so I am hopefully shopping tomorrow. I've made three blocks for this months Lotto and will get fabric for next months so I can mail together. I think someone recently posted a link that took me to Bonnie Hunter's blog on crumb quilts. So when I don't feel like sewing anything else, I work on those. I am loving how they are coming out; they remind me of stained glass. Believe me, I feel the pressure of Christmas already so I am pushing to get everything done ASAP so I don't have this pressuring me in December.