Thanks for all the support!! Yes its been almost surreal...like Iam watching it all unfold in front of me but its happening to someone else-then i wake up from my daydream only to realize its happening to me, I am peeved at Ed tho...he let us leave the office the day of settlement with no where to go. I am thankful to my inlaws but since they are not used to having guests it was very uncomfortable. so we had nothing. I feel he at least could of had us stay at hotel or even pay for dinner!! I mean even have us over for dinner!! I had nothing here at all. That is all behind us now-there is no where to go but forward!! I am still waiting for a real settlment date...maybe either August 21-28, the good news is that the new buyer does not need to have an inspection or ap praisal so she can save the cash as well as the time!! So we are living with only the bare minumum...our beds are just mattresses on the floor, we have just a sofa and loveseat. our TV is on and old stand as the tv console is packed away and too big to move. I have work clothes and some knock around clothes here and just one large pot and 2 fry pans to cook....paper plates and plastic cutlery! But we are getting by alright. As for being strong...yea I am strong. If i felt kicking and screaming would have helped the situation then believe me I would have done it! But being a calm person I held it together...there have been other things going on in my world that all seem to happen during this summer that I haven't talked about publicly...so losing this deal was just part of it. I am quite sure once I get moved in and start living my new life I will have my breakdown its just right now I simply do not have the time LOL!!! Hopefully I will get a settlement date by Monday after the teacher gets a look at all the reports...I will keep you all posted!! CHEERS! Susie

I should have looked back into the CF posts after I hit Submit. Didn't realize some of you snuck in a few more Posts. That's a good excuse isn't it ??? I didn't see Pinky's, Jim's, Chase's, Karen's, Mustangs, Teresa"s. Did I miss anyone ??? ********************************* Karen : I'm ready for you and Steve. Think I have enough credit on one of my Cards. Next time you make the Sinbuns !!! Jim: I went to the VA Hospital to see an Opthamologist and to get a Prescripition filled. Having a Service Related Disability, entitles me to a lot of benefits, which is a big help, financialy. I also brought with me , a load of Books and items, for the Veterans. I belong to Geisinger Health System also. That's where I had the Surgery done on my left leg; a couple of months ago, for the circulation problem. Have a lot of other perplexing physical problems but I try to put them out of my alleged mind. Like, maybe they will go away. They never do. They can't do nothing for the mental problems. I thought Karen and Steve could help ??? Thanks again everyone, Had a geat time, Saturday,. Later, LOU PS: Pam your stage name (" dedtired " doesn't suit you ) You should change it to some thing like " Philly Filly " Wheeeooo !!!

No, not dim at all. If the tactical side of color were easy, then everybody would get it right off the bat. I think Aneles was talking about reaching for a stronger color. And she chose to use the word intentional to describe it. And, yes, whether you want to look at it as "intentional", stronger or higher in chroma, it is those kinds of colors that partner well with a northern exposure. Less nuance would be denoted by a higher value number like 8,9,10, etc and/or a higher chroma number like 1, 2, 3 and up. I said and/or because nuance is what it's called when you consider value and chroma together at the same time. The color notations listed above came directly from SW. I come up with slightly different notations when doing conversions here at The Land of Color's *color lab*. They are very close to SW, but a little different. That's okay because I understand how SW arrived at their notations and I know their process was consistent for all the colors in all their collections. So, it's not a problem comparing SW color notations to each other. The only time that difference I'm talking about would be a problem is if one were to try to use the SW color notations in comparison to another brand's color notations. This image illustrates value and chroma scales. You can see how nuance changes by following the lines of color swatches horizontally, vertically or diagonally. All three ways because nuance is value + chroma. Hope that helps.

Well, Disney obviously had a big stake in this year's show, but the principal sponsors were still PNC Bank and Subaru. . .and, no, there were practically no references to classic movies, save in a few of the individual competitions, i.e. such as Beach Blanket Bingo in the seaside gardens contest. After a short while, we just sort of ignored the thematic concept and thoroughly enjoyed some of the great exhibits. Good news for next year's show: the theme will be National Parks & Forests, and will be co-sponsored by the National Parks Service. Carl