eld - Yes! But I am so old (lol), my mother made this kind of birthday cake using a sweet Nancy Ann doll (personally, I loathe Barbie and am glad I was never subjected to her). My mother made a two-room spider web of string, one string for each girl, follow it over and under until you reached the "prize" -- a Nancy Ann doll for each guest. Then the cake was presented, followed by lots of fabric pieces and lace & other trims (remember rick-rack?), and we spent the rest of the afternoon sewing by hand clothes for the dolls. Thanks for the memory!!

Olychick, I've been there too. I was given a choice and the description made me think it was totally doable. Not only did it hurt more than I thought it would (I had to keep telling the Doc, "I can still feel it", so he'd give me more LaLa). On top of that, I didn't like all the thoughts swimming around in my brain. Never again!

When my mom was alive she would tell me about the deer in the woods that she would see on occasion that were piebald, with mottled coats. Many years ago she also told me that there was one deer that had a white head with a normal colored body running around with the group. I never saw any of them but my friend who grew up across the street took this picture of one of the deer in front of her mom's house that is catty corner to the house I grew up in - my friend told me (when she sent the picture) that her mom had always told her that she saw these deer, she was afraid that her mother might be seeing things (she still lives at home, by herself at 93 with help) - until she saw this a few weeks ago.. I think it is cool and wanted to share! Have a great day everyone!!

Our cats have a fixation on our shoes. When I get home I generally slip my shoes off in a corner of the kitchen, and then when I'm cooking dinner I'll look over to see one or the other of our cats (but mostly Katya) snuggled up next to them with a proprietorial paw stretched out over them, usually after she's given them a thorough rubbing over with her face (that's how cats mark their territory).