flyleft...what a great thing to say....will tell DS he should look for that award in the future :) Not so sire I would want your DD to be in the USMC...as I said he learned a number of things while in there...won't specify here LOL !! But not for your sweet DD !! Thank you ML !! It is that BB ! Thank you ! Ah Holly, it is a nice honor...he was laughing yesterday when he called and said he didn't think of his food as "light" . He wished he knew what they ate. Guess they will tell in the article. Could be they were off their diet on that evening :) Thank you for your good wishes. c

Yes, he had a torn meniscus! for the THIRD time! Good thing he started out with more than the normal amount! LOL... not much left to tear now. sorry, can't give you any captions, because I don't know ! lol in the top four views, the one on the upper left was the "before" picture... the other 3 are the during and after. I think the bottom four are just beauty shots! LOL another part of the knee. We have 8 more frames, but I figured this would be enough! LOL

mary_lu: I've been pretty fortunate with our CL and have bought and sold many items for our home there. Sometimes I do have to search for awhile as I did for the mahogany nightstands. I think I looked for over a month before I found a set in the size I needed; so when this time I saw the cream ones, I was very lucky since it was just the size I needed which is hard to find. I did need to drive 40 miles to pick them up though. dawnp: Yes, I was following that thread as well for the list of blues. There are some lovely shades there to consider, though some more saturated that what I'm envisioning. I probably should start with a new comforter/bedspread, though, before finalizing. justgottabeme: Thanks! Yes, I was pretty lucky to find what I wanted so quickly. Now the extra furniture is just sitting around, though, until I can work them in. DD likes the new nightstands--which I was worried about since she really liked the original ones as well and I wasn't sure she'd be willing to let big brother have them in his room and I wasn't too confident I'd be able to find another set, and if I did, if seller would sell just the nightstands since they are often sold as part of a bedroom set. My kids seem to be gaining an appreciation for older things, too, which is nice. juliekcmo: Good point about the desk. I'll keep that in mind for when I get to the point of phasing it out to look for a kneehole one. About the drapes, DS already has 2" wood blinds there so I was envisioning the dropcloth curtains more as stationary panels. DS has no problems sleeping, night or day; if room were totally dark in daytime though, he might never wake up!

Bless their hearts!!!!! There should be more people in the world like them!! DB & DSIL have a little boy living with them right now. He is about 19 months old. Long and sad story, but I give them credit for taking him (he's a relatives child) She is DH's age. (56) I am not sure I'd have the energy to do it. I don't know the legalities of their story, eventually the mother will have a chance to get the little boy back. I know there will be some hearts broken in the end (theirs & the little guy) if/when he leaves.But they have done the right thing for the child.