Thank ALL of you so much, it means a lot to me. Jeanne, I love the old-timey card. Jan, you are right, I had myself in a panic thinking I was having heart symptoms due to how and where the pain was hitting. (I suffer anxiety attacks occasionally and am my own worse enemy!!) My side is feeling much better, and I am being ultra careful for the next few weeks with just regular stuff. Guess I better be careful from now on, tho its hard to remember NOT to do stuff at times. I am lucky, if Dad falls on the floor, my youngest son Jason, is less than 10 min away at his office. and less than 5 min. from his house. He can lift Dad right up like he was a ragdoll. LOL. Jas is 6'3" and strong as can be. Oh, the reason I haven't mentioned my DH helping me with the lifting is HE's been seeing a back specialist the last few weeks and can't lift right now. Just recently he's gotten those spinal injections and that's helped him a lot but lifting isn't a good idea. Plus he and Dad about same size. Of course Fred's back problems have NOTHING to do with him playing golf, LOL. So he still plays 6 days a week. Its probably a good thing he's not incapacitated and on required rest, I'd probably have to shoot him! LOL. Sherri, one of the problems with me trying to get any decent sleep and rest is the Fibro has worsened so much that even my soft mattress feels like its full of rocks at times. I can't stand ANY pressure on my body without it causing from an ache to a major pain. Have to keep a pillow between my knees, as them resting on one another is excruciating. Sitting can be hard, even tho I have a special soft pillow on this chair, as it kills the back of my legs. So resting is difficult. LOL. Think I've become a Zombie, so look out. hugs, Karen

Hi spayurdog, Thanks for the compliment. What a nice surprise to log in and see your post. I definitely don't have a vintage home and envious of your 1927 cottage. I have always dreamed of buying an older home and fixing it up. I have a '80s builder grade home that I am trying to give some charm and personality. So, the top piece is 1 1/4", next is 1 3/4" and third is 1/2." The cabinet height is 40" (8 foot ceilings) and the space between the cabinets and countertop is 18" which I think is pretty standard. (Please disregard the paint sample on the ceiling. This pic was taken in 2007 and looks the same as I type. Don't copy me on that ;-) I didn't use a KD either. I didn't change the floor plan and I did so much research I figure it would be fine. Good luck and I hope to see pics of your finished kitchen on the GW.

Hey Desertsteph. I was just checking on this very question today. Talked with several people about a cast iron sink being too heavy for a modular/manufactured home. They said if you have a Formica type countertop (they are heavy), you should be able to have a cast iron sink. They said they have rarely encountered a problem where they had to beef up the insides with reinforcement. However, Lowe's has a brand of cast iron sink (American Standard) that is much lighter weight than the Kohler. It is resin based porcelain and is as durable as the ceramic porcelain. Not an acrylic as those are plastic. Also, went to the American Standard website and gosh, it comes in about 6 colors, from white, cream, beige, grey, black, navy blue. Has to be ordered in but only takes about a week. The prices shown on the website though reflects retail price and is much higher than buying through Lowes. So I have decided to get my custom countertops from them and get the lighter weight sink as well. Their Wilsonart laminates look just like granite and is less than 1/2 the cost. I priced the granite today and it was $1326 for my small kitchen and the Lowe's custom laminate was $630 INSTALLED! Try checking with Lowe's on that brand of cast iron sinks. I think you would be happy with it.

Jumping in because I made them on Friday, not knowing either so, I used half quick oats because that was all I had of that one kind ...steel cut looked too big, so I used a 12 grain cereal that had lots of oats in it to make up the rest. It came from the Bulk Barn and you use it the same way to make oatmeal/ porridge. They had to be the best oatmeal cookies I have ever had. I like the shortbread texture instead of chewy for a change. Making them again today with either raisins or cranberries added.