I was reading back yesterday too, Sue.  I saw Amber's posts, and Karyll's too.  I wish we knew how Karyll is doing.

I'm looking forward to tonight.  Rhuel and I graduated from the same high school, a year apart, and there is a huge alumni homecoming get-together tonight at a tavern down the street from the school.  The place is expected to be packed!  I'll probably see people there who I haven't seen in 20 years or more. 

Have a great weekend, everyone!

Karen

We got about 6 inches total. I cleared 3 off my car after work on Thursday. Then once I got the kids in bed and sat down to relax, the power went out. So I was thinking no school, wrong!!!! I still had no power in the morning and had another 3 inches on my car to clean off, trees limbs down everywhere. Now would be a good time to visit my step mom in FL!!!!!!!

 It is always hard to hear when someone dies from SFBC!!!

Glad to hear that everyone is doing good!!!

Cathi, glad that Brandt is out of the woods. Tell him to quit playing in the woods for a while!

Hi ladies!  I have to vent a few things.

Karen, I hope your reunion last night turned out better than mine. We were having a similar thing as this is my class's 40th reunion. As I was standing in the bar talking with friends, my tipsy friend A. brought over a guy I didn't recognize, but who seemed to have latched on to her. She proceeded to introduce me as, "You remember Nancy D.? She had breast cancer and had  bilateral mastectomies."

My jaw dropped. It turned out the guy had just had an operation for throat cancer and that was her idea of "something in common." All she wanted to do was ditch him, really.

I turned and walked away. Maybe that was rude to the poor man, but I was so embarassed and furious at my friend that I couldn't do anything else.

When my friend asked, "Was that the wrong thing to say? Why, you tell everyone?" I tried to explain that when *I* tell someone, it's my choosing. There is a time and place, and in the right time and place I'm very willing to share my experience if it will help somebody. But last night was a social situation, and it wasn't helping anyone but HER (to shake the guy loose). The only people in that room last night who knew were good friends who I've personally told. It was not a topic for discussion at all...not relevant to the night's festivities.

Well, that set my mood for the rest of the night. I left @ 9pm and went home to find one of the front porch lights out. I should say, STILL out. It's been out for a few days and this was a little social experiment of mine to see if one of my brothers would change it. They come in much later than me most evenings and would have seen that the light was out. I'm usually home for the evening after I get in from work.

Anyway, it's a pain for me to change, but a cinch for the tall guys. But just like a lot of things around the house, unless I make a point of asking one of them to do it, and they don't have something else to do, they don't just pitch in and do things on their own.

So I dragged out the little step ladder, got a new bulb, and stepped up to change the light. Even with the step ladder I had to stretch to open the top of the fixture and undo the dead bulb. Just as I had almost unscrewed it I felt myself tipping over.  I went over the porch rail into the shrubs.

I threw out my hands and broke my fall, so I didn't hit the ground hard...and it's a pretty soft bed. But my face went right into a butterfly bush and broke several stems. I ended up with lots of facial scratches and a very deep tear in my cheek (five stitches).

Now I'm sore, swollen, discolored...and I'm skipping the big dinner tonight because I look like a cat who had half their whiskers shaved off.

OK. Vent over.

Cathi, hope you and Ed have a hormone filled weekend.

Judie, I can't see the photos, either, but I'll check them out on Facebook.

Right now, I'm turning over for a second morning nap. I didn't get anything for pain from the emergency room, so my Tylenol PMs are kicking in (that was all I had in the house last night). I hope everyone's weekend turns out better than mine.

Nancy, I'm so sorry to hear what happened. As soon as you started to tell the story I foresaw the ending.....ouch!!!!!! I  hope you heal quickly. ........unfortunately your brothers and your friend really let you down yesterday.

Oh Amber , you were an angel among us , and now , and angel above us , I will always remember you as a loving, compasionate mother , wife and friend, daughter and sister , who loved life , and had the most beautiful  spiritual relationship with our Lord. God's Healing Light to your precious children , husband , family and friends. You are our angel. Love you Amber. Melody

Cathi , soooo glad Brandt is better. Poor little guy. I'm so glad its not the n1h1 , but boy what you have all been through! Heres wishing you and Ed an orgasmic night , Brandt a speedy recovery , and prayers for both your daughters. And cooler weather. xxxxx

Judie , I looked in the dictionary for adorable , and yes , there was Jasper! What a darling! Just when I thought I couldn't smile , there was Jasper! I love him!xxxx

Lisa , honey , I'm sorry you have been sick. And Tony too. The euphoria will turn into friendship and compasion for one another. Don't worry. Thats what is suppose to happen. You have heard on people being together for 50 yrs. and they say , he or she is my best friend. You'll still have wild crazy monkey love , but when you don't , you will just be glad to be with each other. And being sick makes everything feel yucky!

Sorry to hear your yard sale didn't do as well as you wanted. And remember, it is that time of year when , its cold , cloudy , and hibernation is calling us! We are all feeling it. Even Jane , who is coming unto spring! It is always a big change when seasons go to extremes. Hang in there. Feel better soon , and start planning what you and Tony are gonna be for Halloween!xxxx

Happy belated birthday Sheila! Hope it was your best ever! And hope you are having a great weekend.xxxx

Oh Nancy , I'm so sorry to hear about your fall. And am so sorry to hear about your insensitive friend. Boy , they just don't get it do they? But , like you said , she was trying to get rid of him. Poor you and poor him. I hope she wasn't a really close friend. That really sucks.And speaking of sucking , what the hell is wrong with your brothers!?!  I hope things get better for you. xxxx

Karen , I love your new avatar! Portia is such a sweetheart. And you my dear look fabulous! Try not to stress over the house. It will all work out. And don't worry to much about the liver ensymes. My ex had that test come back high , and when he didn't drink , it was fine. So I'm sure its just the wine you have been having. Love you Karen.xxxx

Hi Sue! Soooo good to see you here. I'm sorry  to here your not feeling well. And you work way to hard. I wish you could fine another job. What is your passion?Whatever it is , you are still young enough to give it a go. I hope David and Daniel and your DH are all fine. And I hope your dad is doing better too. Love you Sue.xxxx

To everyone else here , hope you are all having a good moment. God Bless you. Melody

Rhubarb syrup! YUM! That sounds wonderful! Sounds like you were a hit on ebay! Good for you! You done good! Think of the legacy of his love of music you have spread around. I can imagine lots of people sitting around coveting their wins on ebay....

Wow...lot's to catch up on!!

First...Nancy...I am slapping, kicking and punching your selfish lazy brothers!!! How dare they ignore everything that needs to be done!!! They just know that officient Nancy will take care of everything!! GRRRRRRRRRR...I am so upset with them!  I am so sorry for what happened to you and your face! Poor thing.  Shame on your friend...how insensitive!

Sue...I remember Karyll.. I too wonder whatever happened to her.

Cathi...omg...I am so glad they caught Brandt's phnemonia early...that could get serious. I agree..why would they right away say swine flu...start the panic..without doing the tests.

Mel!! So glad to see you!!! How have you been?  How is work going? How is your ex doing now?  I so miss seeing you here!!  Thanks for your support..and everyone for their input on Tony.  You guys are right...I know it's all just the weather, sickness and the distance too.  He is just trying to decide what to do...about looking for a job...here, there??? It's all hard.  But, I know we will work it out. I really love being with him. 

Sorry...I am not responding to all....I have to finish up here at work....before I leave.

Judy...I don't know how you do the ebay stuff...to me that is all foreign and overwhelming.  Heck..the garage sale was too much for me! lol....

Karen..I hope you and Rhuel had fun at the reunion!  I too love the pic of you and Portia.

Love to all my sisters here!! Jane...spring...sounds so lovely!  Some day Miss Jane..I am taking my dream vacation to Australia...and we will meet!

xoxo

Lisa

NancyD,

I've got a couple of apple recipes.

Red Cabbage with Sausage and Apples 1 teaspoon             vegetable oil6 ounces                turkey Italian Sausage (about 2 links)1 cup                     thinly sliced red onion6 cups                    thinly sliced red cabbage (about 1 ½  pounds)1 ½ cups                chopped Granny Smith apple2/3 cup                  apple juice2 Tablespoons       dark brown sugar 2 Tablespoons       red wine vinegar¼ teaspoon            salt¼ teaspoon            dried thyme1/8 teaspoon          black pepper1                            bay leafHeat oil in a large nonstick pan over medium-high heat.  Remove casings from sausage.  Add sausage and onion to pan, cook 4 minutes or until sausage is browned, stirring to crumble.  Add cabbage and remaining ingredients, bring to a boil.Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 20 minutes or until cabbage is tender, stirring occasionally.  Discard bay leaf.Makes 3 servings of 1 2/3 cups each.This next one, you might want to save for a weekend project.Apple Cream Cheese Coffee CakeDough1 stick butter1/3 cup sugar1 teaspoon vanilla1 cup flourFilling8 oz cream cheese1 egg1 teaspoon vanilla¼ cup sugar4 cups peeled and sliced granny smith apples¼ cup sugar½ teaspoon cinnamonPreheat oven to 450 Beat butter and sugar on low speed then add vanilla and flour.  Press on bottom and 2" up sides of a 9" spring form pan.  It will be very thin.  Do not make sides too high or they will burn.To make filling beat cream cheese with sugar till smooth then add vanilla and egg.  Beat till smooth.  Then spread evenly over crust.  Toss apple with cinnamon and sugar.  Arrange in circle pattern pushing into the cream cheese mixture lightly.    Brush top with 2 tablespoons of melted apricot jam.Bake for 10 minutes.  Lower temperature to 400 and bake an additional 25 minutes.Sorry about the funky format.  I'm still trying to figure out how to post stuff.  I guess I'm not as technologically advanced as a 3rd grader

Bless have you made those recipes with any kind except Granny Smith's? I have Macintosh and Red Delicious. I think the Macs would be good substitutes, but I'm not sure. The coffee cake would be scrumptious next weekend!

Ah, end of the weekend and I have to decide if I will go in to work tomorrow with my puffy scratched face. If I take a day, I can get the stitches removed and not have to deal with black thread hanging off of my cheek.

Maybe I can go in early and sit at the back of the bus and pretend I'm asleep with a hat over my head, lol.

Ooops.  When I said either, I meant either the Mac's or the Delicious.  Sorry for not being clear.

Bless, when you copy and paste text formatted in your word processor, it comes out funky here. Try copying, pasting in Notepad, which strips formatting, copy, paste here. There may be a simpler way but I haven't found it.

            

Thought I'd pop in to give you some tech help.

When this forum had a major design change, they adopted the thing called WYSIWYG editor for you to post. WYSIWYG stands for "What You See Is What You Get" which explains why it comes out funky when you copy and paste things because as "What You See Is What You Get" says it all, it tries to paste things just the way they are such as the font size, font face, table format etc, not just text. So if you only want to paste text, copy it first the way you always do and then click on the button which looks like a tiny bag with a letter "T" on the top of the post area where you type in the message. If you move your cursor over that button, you will see it say "Paste as Plain Text" and that's exactly what you want to do.

           

Hope this helps.

Hugs,

Fumi