Trust me when I say...nothing stops me from cooking if I want to! I have 2 grills (charcoal & gas), 5 slow cookers of various sizes, an electric indoor grill, 2 different sized George Forman grills (that I'm not thrilled with), a big roaster, a rotisserie oven, and an Advantium oven. I'm dead serious about cooking! My aunt was the chef for President Grover Cleveland's son...I think it's in my blood! lol And I probably have more recipes than Martha Stewart! lol It just really ticks me off that I was too stupid to check to be sure the gas line ran to this part of the house! Until today, I didn't even know the difference between a gas pipe and a water pipe...except of course that one carried gas and the other carried water! lol Our plumber came over this afternoon to check out what needs to be done, but can't do it until Friday or Saturday. Oh well! DH returned safely today from his brother's wedding in Florida. (As Martha would say, "That's a good thing!") We went out for pizza with a bunch of the kids tonight. Tomorrow night, rotisserie chicken! Yum! Garden, I'm an expert at "going with the flow". When you have 6 kids and 11 grandkids, it's go with the flow...or have a nervous breakdown! lol Just as long as I have my stove hooked up for Thanksgiving...I'll be happy! Oh...Nancy...a fireplace in the kitchen? That would be my dream! We have a gas fireplace in the livingroom. They're great...no muss no fuss! We don't use it much because we spend most of our time in the familyroom, but it's nice to have a heat source when there's a power failure during the winter. That along with the lighting from my oil lamp collection...and we're good to go! I can just hardly wait to get to use my new stove! ~Sandy~

I have a lot of days that are sort of like that. Makes you wish you had stayed in bed. I thought I broke my foot. Go to the emergency room and find out the doctor thinks I may have chipped it. Says I have to go to an orthopedic specialist. Great. I have no insurance. No problem, they will refer me to UTMB and can get it done at a reduced rate. Evidently regular old doctors don't put casts on any more...everything has to be a specialist. She gives me my x rays...faxes the referral. Tells me to call them first. I call. They say they will get back to me in 10 to 15 business days. I look at x rays...can't see a break. I see where she noted my little toe. That isn't even where the pain is. Was told to put no weight on it...sent me home with crutches. They did give me a boot. Made me promise to follow thru with going to UTMB. Decide, screw it! Throw away crutches. Wear boot...and walk on it. Doing much better. Swelling has gone down. Then today one of the horses knocked me down and I hit the back of my head on the driveway. Have a goose egg. No point in going to the doctor...UTMB would get to me in 10 to 15 business days. Anyway, I'm okay. I think I will live.

What a bummer! My DS 15yo is totally bewildered by piecing/quilting as a hobby in the first place, but he really tries to be gracious. I was wailing about having to undo a row, and he smiled brightly and patted me on the top of the head and said "Well...it's just more quilting fun!" Like if I was insane enough to do it once, I'd probably be comforted by thinking I got to do it again! It did kinda put it in perspective for me, and now when I have redo a piece and rematch those pesky points, I snort to myself and think "More quilting fun."

Yes, had to go to town to pick up fresh shrimp from TX-they come every month (summer only), DH's insulin pen broke, had to wait until noon for pharmacy to open, don't make pen anymore, so went a different way She was so nice and helpful, side window on new car --rock chip--have to replace--second rock chip AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH Need that cup of tea!!!