OMG!!!!! Thanks everyone!! I must not have been on-line around my birthday and then I find this. Awwwwwwwww. Thanks so much! My hubby made apple crepes for breakfast with mimosas! Then for dinner, he made filet of beef oscar with the most ethereal bernaise sauce and huge lumps of king crab. He baked a white cake from scratch with french buttercream icing. My older daughter knitted colorful socks for me and my younger daughter painted a lily from a photo she took. I was amazed! Bruce gave me (us) 800 thread count cotton sheets, tickets to see the Cowboy Junkies (band I love) in March, and the new dessert cookbook "Indulgence" by the head pastry chef from the French Laundry. All in all a wonderful birthday, so thanks again for thinking of me!

Oh my, it's a good thing I had supper or I'd be wanting chili and chicken and Elery already wants Ann T's pizza and I really want Sharon CB's cafe cortado, and, well, I'm behind in posting I know..... Nancy, you're having a good time with that new camera, and the pictures are great. SharonCB, I could put the clothes out but they wouldn't thaw until about May, LOL. gbsim, Elery doesn't take pictures yet, but he reminds me to take them, so it's probably gonna happen. (grin) RR, better you than me at Chuckie Ch**se. I take The Princess and Bruvver there, they love it. Elery's just glad that here in Michigan they now serve beer and wine! Anyway, supper...... I tried a new recipe last week, chicken with lemon and artichokes. It was from CleanLiving magazine and it was pretty good, I was surprised because I was uncertain about the combination of chicken, onions, lemon and artichoke. With the chicken I had some oven roasted zucchini fries: I made a batch of the habanero thumbprints for the boss's birthday: Elery made a nice green salad with freshly baked garlic croutons: Sunday night I had an omelette with everything I could find in the fridge, including some leftover black beans, green pepper, a bit of asiago cheese, mushrooms and onions. I used my own eggs, my baby "girls" are giving me five eggs a day. They are still pretty small and usually frozen solid, LOL, but still, they're producing: On Saturday Elery and I made some basil pasta, he had given me the pasta attachment for the Kitchen Aid mixer and I've been fighting with it, but it's getting better: We had the pasta with some shavings of aged parmesan, collards from this summer's garden that I'd canned and some salmon burgers that Elery made with fresh salmon, minced and mixed with feta and spinach, then grilled and topped with a sour cream and salsa mixture: I found some organic apples at my small grocer for 69 cents a pound, product of the USA: and some blackberries for 99 cents a 6 oz. package. They were from Mexico but still pretty good: I made an apple and blackberry strudel and once again swore I'd never touch phyllo, what a PIA, and the strudel was ugly but it tasted good, although I was so frustrated by the time I was finished with it that I wanted to throw the whole mess in the trash: I did much better just topping the fresh berries with my homemade yogurt and a drizzle of honey: And so I think I'm caught up! Annie

Thank you so much for the birthday wishes! I am having a great birthday week! Tomorrow I FINALLY get to pick up the new kayak! I'll take it for a paddle out on the bay for a couple of hours.I can hardly wait! Then in the afternoon, I am attending a friend's dtrs going away party. Tomorrow night is our family birthday party at my sis' house. I took my first full day off in almost 4 weeks today.... Whew! Sunday it's church and then veg out ALL DAY LONG!!! George, sweetie, yes I am Greek! But alas, you are not really my type, sad to say. Have you got a brother who is maybe the rugged cowboy type? Wouldn't turn down a spin on your yacht though... ; ) You guys are just the best! love, Tikanis

1. What are you wearing now? White denim capris/turquoise/white tee/w/studs 2. What have you eaten today? Turkey/avacado sandwich on Oatnut bread 3. What is the weather like today where you're at? Haven't checked, but probably 99-104!!! Austin,TX 4. Currently playing on your iPod or radio these days? Country, nothing in particular. 5. What fun thing have you done so far this summer? Gone to San Diego to visit DD #1, Orange County,CA(went w/DD #3 and GS)to visit DD #2, and took GS's to Disney, San Francisco for GS B-day, and spent the week-end at Riverwalk in San Antonio. 6. What are you looking forward to happening in the coming weeks? Going to visit my best friend of 50+ years in IL!!! 7. What is your favorite BBQ/cook out menu? Pork ribs(short ribs?)hands down! A baked potato, FRESH corn on the cob, and a salad w/home grown tomatoes is perfect! 8. What have you treated yourself with/to lately? A black patten Kate Spade handbag and wallet. 9. If you paint your toenails, what color are they today? Very dard red What is the length of your hair? Little past my chin.