LOL! Annie, you're too much. :) I agree with the others that the butter is probably the culprit. That is an awful lot of butter. Also, that's a lot of mixing and beating. Muffins usually don't take that much mixing -- just enough to blend the ingredients. Linda - had my first Perkins muffins last month during my trip. My bet is they use commercial Gold Medal Muffin mix bases with various add-ins. I know that taste/texture anywhere, especially after five years at the chain I worked at that baked 240+ muffins a day. :)

That's great. My boys have always done fine post-surgery with the exception of my middle child. He would not leave the site alone. We put an E collar on him, unfortunately it was too short and only caused irritation near the surgery site, longer E collar, he couldn't pick his head up to do anything. We finally put him in an one of my DH's large T shirts. I wish I had a pic on disc. He looked so funny walking around in his Lucky Brand T-shirt. Of course, we had to tie it up in the back so he wouldn't trip, but it did solve the problem. My vet was so surprised since males usually sail through this kind of procedure and don't bother with the site. Go figure? Did you use him for breeding before the surgery? I only ask because you mention he is 4 yrs old. He is one beautiful Golden. I am glad to hear the good news!

Susanilz5, I could have written your original post! That's exactly how I have been feeling! 10 years ago, I would not even use taupe inside my house because it looked gray! Every light tile I brought home I didn't like because there always seemed to be a gray undertone. I didn't use white fixtures in my bathroom because I thought they looked gray instead of white! I picked out some paint chips today in the gray family, showed them to my sister and she got a funny look on her face and said, "They're too gray! That's not you!" I told her "Gray is the new beige." I actually put a post on the kitchen forum about using a gray/blue/green with my oak cabinets and only got one response--SW's anew gray (which I haven't checked out yet). However, my dilemma would be transitioning from a gray room into my other warm colored rooms and how to make that work. I'm not sure I'm capable, but I think I could get by using it in a bathroom or bedroom because they are destination rooms and not rooms connected to multiple rooms like a kitchen or family room might be. Good luck! I'll be anxious to see your results.

Maybe if H actually got killed last nite, then I'll start watching CSI Miami. I like the other characters...I just can't stomach him. (It's great to watch in HD, too.)