I know that there is a chocolate mousse yogurt put out by Dannon, but I don't know how to make it. Other ideas: Cold: Cold broth Hummus (Recipe follows) Peanut butter (whipped with a little honey and milk if it's too thick to eat) Warm: Mashed potatoes Cider (great treat in the cold weather, anyway) Grits Cream of wheat (with applesauce mixed in) pureed soups (which you are already doing) Hummus Recipe 2 - 3 cloves garlic, peeled and sliced 2 - 3 green onions, sliced into 1" pieces a handful of parsley 16 oz can of chick peas/garbanzo beans, drained and rinsed well 6 TBSP tahini 6 TBSP fresh lemon juice 1 tsp cumin 1 tsp cayenne salt to taste Chop the garlic, green onions and parsley in food processor. (But don't puree yet.) Add the remaining ingredients and set on high until the mixture is smooth. Add water if it needs thinning. Normally I would eat this on carrot sticks, but I feed it to my son straight. Smoothies: 1/4 c. frozen blueberries 1/4 c. frozen strawberries 1/4 c. pineapple yogurt 1/2 c. orange juice OR 1 really ripe banana (frozen) 1/2 tsp. vanilla (or to taste) 1/2 c. milk (or to desired consistency) I hope your DD feels better soon! ~Amanda

So terrible when people have pets and don't take proper care of them. At least she was happy for awhile she was with your daughter. Sue

well it's a month later and it's all too real now! the new countertops were delivered yesterday in the snowstorm and my carpenter shows up monday for installation and to help me move all this furniture and boxs into either the storage unit, goodwill or to the lady selling the excess on ebay for me. whew it's a massive undertaking but i am taking the elephant dinner approach, one small bite at a time. and we've been able to line up a camp for the summer right on the water so we realise we can spend winters somewhere else or traveling, which sounds wonderful right about now. i may still find a home or home site i can't live without, but it's nice to have the choices we do all of a sudden! staging and photo shoot on the 25th, i'll be back to show it off to you.

We're 100+ miles away. They do take long bicycle trips, but I'm guessing they drove there. It's a beautiful day for it today: Breezy, with a high of 76 in Manhattan.