Thanks Sylvia and Sally, This is a large organization that I know does do a lot of good. Apparently, they do more in the area they accustomed to working in. I can understand if they don't have members in our area and the volunteers are reluctant (or whiney) about the drive. We won't be requesting a refund or publicizing this because we don't want to harm the good they are doing elsewhere. The lady (Judy, a volunteer from the organization) who came when we rounded up the kittens a month or so ago came today and picked up Cookies. He will be tested for leukemia and feline aids then vaccinated and, a little later, neutered. During this time he will be living with a foster mom. Then he will go with the rest of the kittens to a PetSmart in Richardson. Adopters must agree that the cats will be indoor cats and that if for some reason, at any time things are not working out, the cat must be returned to the organization and not just given away or "thrown" out. I understand that the adoption fee at PS is around 125.00. Hopefully if someone is going to pay that much for a cat, they will give it a wonderful home (considering the number of free kitten ads they could have chosen from). I told myself I wouldn't do it, but I cried. Just couldn't help it and can't help it now. Barb, Candy and I discussed this morning with Judy the possibilities of us doing it all on our own. She volunteered her help and traps and we will be contacting the organization to get their approval which we will need in order to work with the local veterinarian (free spaying and neutering) and our local PetSmart who won't accept animals from individuals. Anyhow, thanks all for your advice and help. I know Cookies will be fine and find a great home, but I need a tissue right now. Take care, Kristi

Kathleen, So yummy looking I just want to pull up a chair and grab a fork. I am the picky one in our house, but I love shrimp. And the heart shaped meatloaf convinced me it is time for meatloaf. I bought one of the rubber thingy baking pans before V day last year and haven't used it yet. So now you know what is on the menu for V day. And it will be color coordinated to the holiday! I DO NOT like black so why am I craving a shopping trip to see what I can find in black?!!? Ya'll need to stop!!! Great deal on the glasses. My DH sent me on errands day before yesterday and I hit Salvation Army,Big Lots,Goodwill, and the Dollar Store before I finished the errands!! Made the cutest Easter table before he got home and he LOVED it! Wanted to know how I did it and was tickled to see I didn't spend too many $$s. I will really try to get a digi cam before Easter so I can post the pics. It's nothing near as elegant as some of Judith's breathtaking creations,but if you knew how "creative challenged" I am you would be surprised I got up the nerve to try anything!! It leans more toward a kid friendly tablesetting. But Hey,it's a start and I do have a young son still at home and oodles of grandkids. All of ya'll are soooooo enabling!!! I love,love,love all of the pics ya'll post and the food you create! I asked for a really nice Kitchenaid mixer for my retirement present.(Hand held with the bent beater was KILLING me trying to make all of the Christmas cookies and gingerbread men etc!!!!) Retirement party is tonight so guess who is making more gingerbread men tomorrow!!!! God is good and he sent me a whole big group of new friends to teach me so many new things! Sorry I've gone on and on rambling this morning. All of that caffine you know!! Betty PS: Can I invite myself to dinner at your house?!?

Trailrunner - I was reading some of this to DH last night, he thought they sounded like great ideas btw, and when I was done reading the first thing he said to me was,"Wow, I can't believe people take the time to type that much out trying to help someone. " Ha. Gotcha on the wear them only for running. Oh I know not to wear the orthotics and insoles at the same time. I know now (didn't at first years ago!) to take out the pads shoes come with first. Powerstep is the brand of inserts I bought from the Podiatrist. Heard of or any thoughts on them? I forget what name my orthotics are they don't say anything on them but they came in a bag that did. The bottom is hard plastic but the top is blue firm foamy stuff. He said something about it being new stuff. Do you think the Podiatrist would give me a hard time about "put a good padded front made of the new high tech triple layer stuff they have or....you can get a good insert and cut it to fit flush with the front of the orthotic"? Guess I won't know until I try but I'm picturing them wanting to know what I'm diagnosing myself since they apparently didn't think I needed that. Oh, well. I wondered how the ball of my foot was getting any support if I'm use my new orthotics in shoes I took the insole out since there's nothing there. In the past (I'm sure from wearing heels) I've had pain in the balls of my feet. I tried to tell him this too while I was there but he wasn't interested in hearing it since I wasn't having pain. Thanks for the heads up about the glucosamine. I think it actually might be what DH takes! I need to check that out. He gets on me about how I really should take it. I can take all three of those types of pills. That does sound like a lot! I'm guessing it just kills the pain longer? Does that help with the healing process at all. Perhaps that's a dumb question. I checked out that roadrunner site and the chart and I'm not sure if I'm N or PN. I'm under 150lbs and I do under 25 miles a week for N but the PN says, you run races or enjoy fast running. I like fast running. When I said I never considered myself a runner it's because I normally don't do more than 3 miles at a time and normally it's intervals. The thought of a 50 or even 10 mile race makes me cringe. Figured I'd ask but thought N would probably be my best bet regardless? Also, the NB shoes look like they're for trail running and I'm normally on a treadmill, does this matter? I really like that site. It even tells you to order sizes up for some shoes. The current ones I have are on there and it does say to order 1/2 size bigger. Go figure. Onlines shoes didn't tell me that! How's this for the laces? It still feels kind of tight around the top. Probably just the poor fitted shoes. For now, I'll rest from running. I have other sneakers I can wear for biking or whatever. By the time I'm ready to hopefully run again I'll make sure to have good sneakers. Seww - Thanks for the link. It seems very common here that even running stores have people in them that don't really know what they're doing. They just find the size in the back room. I'm at least going to go and attempt to try some on in person. Deedee - Oh my, I laughed out loud when I read that. That wasn't real nice of him! For a long time I thought I must be the only person with wider feet! One time on ebay I bought a really nice and expensive pair of heels. I did not know B meant narrow (I think it's B - whichever one is narrow). There is no way I can wear them. Not possible. It was funny even trying to put them on. They're in my closet because I couldn't resell them. Nobody in the world has a size 5 narrow foot either. :)

coolmen...thanks for confirming the seer for me. I know what you are saying, but I've had 5 dealers come to my house and propose a quote. Every single one of them wants either a 3.5 or 4.0 ton a/c compressor and 80K BTU gas furnace. I basically told everyone that I wanted to downsize, but one dealer still gave me a quote for a 3.5 ton a/c system and 80K BTU gas furnace. Another guy did a load calculation after I told him I didn't want a 3.5 ton system and agreed that 3 tons was good for the a/c. The last guy showed me his iPad app and entered some information like wall insulation, attic insulation, and sqft of the home. He didn't enter window information and I couldn't tell what he used for temperatures since it was preloaded to my zip code. He was surprised that the iPad app said 3 tons. He also wanted 3.5 tons. He still sent me a quote with an 80K BTU furnace. So, I don't know why over sizing is so common in my area. Unfortunately, I'm not getting any response from two Rheem dealers in my area. I filled out an online request to schedule a visit. I did specify this system and maybe they didn't like that: - Rheem Prestige RAPM-036JEZ condenser, 3-ton, single-stage - Rheem Classic Gas Furnace RGPT-05EBMKR, 80% AFUE, 50K BTU, 1200 CFM High Efficiency X-13 Blower - Rheem N-Coil RCFL-HM3617CC - Rheem Thermostat 300-Series RHC-TST301GESS - Rheem Media Air Filter