Oak, I want to thank you for starting this thread. Not only has it been 'fun' to read, it has helped me tremendously! I just got all the Fall decor packed away yesterday, and was in shock how much I now have, and was wondering why it I suddenly needed more bins! Then Luvs made me realize I'd gotten so much Halloween this year, and it got packed where a lot of my Fall stuff was. Ackkkkk. So now I've had to use of my Xmas bins for Fall stuff. My DH happened to be here (shock, he didn't play golf Thanksgiving Day!) and asked me if I wanted him to go buy me more bins. Then he laughed and said he didn't know where in the world I could put them. I told him I'd worry about it when I go to take the Christmas down...NEXT YEAR. LOL. Anyway, I wasn't able to do anything last week, and had so much on my List that needed doing. Ao I threw a Pity Party and felt totally overwhelmed and wondered if I should even bother hauling out the Christmas stuff. It just seemed more than I could deal with right now. But you started this thread and I know that everyone has similar problems. The work of getting all the Christmas stuff out, then figuring where to put things, the unpleasant tasks of stringing lights and fluffing garlands which seem to take forever! The exhaustion, and pain, that accompanies trying to get everything done. And I know some of you have Fibro too, and some have bad backs, and other problems that make decorating difficult at times. So suddenly I knew I was surrounded by friends who are plugging away just as I must do. So I've perked up and began climbing that Christmas Mtn today. Thank you...all of you...for just being here when needed. I love you guys. hugs, Karen

There are absolutely no pluses about building with stellar. 2 years later after moving into our house we regret ever falling for the sales spiel. We already spent over $500 000 on that house that was built to poor standard that the real estate agent we asked to value our house said that we would be better off pulling it down and starting again rather than selling and moving. We should have raised voice when we observed that they didnâÂÂt use gravel to elevate the foundation before they dug the trenches. Again we had to spent a lot of money on replacing the vinyl windows because they start to rotten after a season. We were really disappointed by realizing how low quality products were used by them. We had to spend another $1000 dollars for the widow replacement since we hired window choice (Mississauga) for all the works. Polaris might be a good option for you so consider them. While selecting a window replacement Company, be so sure about their reputation so that you will not have to regret afterwards.

Kat, glad to are OK now. That must have been an ordeal. Glad you posted because so many people think they can make it to the hospital, and cannot. I had that experience about 15 years ago and sure glad my family decided to call 911. The second time was last week - even after I was home recuperating from my thyroidectomy. I actually tried to drive myself to the hospital because I was having muscle spasms and shortness of breath. Turns out I was critically hypocalcemic. Luckily my neighbor saw me in the street and rushed me into his car to take me to the hospital, where I stayed for 3 days before being stabalized. Please everyone don't do it - don't be afaid to call for help. Glad you are OK Kat. Hang in there and take care of yourself. gneegirl

@Jilly, you found a picture of the pizza guy in Rome! The Laws of Cooking and How to Break Them by Justin Warner is very interesting. It starts off talking about why peanut butter and jelly work and how it is similar to a pizza. From an interview on The Splendid Table: Take for example a great pizza from some Neapolitan place. Why does it always work? Why does pizza almost always work? You have something fruity, tomato, you have something rich and fatty, cheese, and then you have something to spread it on. If you look at peanut butter and jelly, it's the exact same thing. This combination of fat, fruit and something to spread it on is an archetype. It's a law. The reason I call it the law of peanut butter and jelly is because peanut butter and jelly is really the first complex dish that we learn to make as children in America. His recipe for Foie Gras Doughnut Holes: https://www.splendidtable.org/story/2016/01/22/foie-gras-doughnut-holes I think I would like them. I’d eat foie gras on bark!