kath (mckait) 75 challenge for 2010 #13

And so to begin:
1.Once in a Lifetime by Cathy Kelly
2.544362::Still Life by Louise Penny
3.Through a Glass Darkly by Jostein Gaarder
4.4639300::Code Blue: A Katrina Physician's Memoir by Richard E. Deichmann M.D.
5. A Fatal Grace by Louise Penny
6. The Cruelest Monthby Louise Penny
7. Flight of Aquavit: A Russell Quant Mystery
8. Tapas on the Ramblas:
9. Stain of the Berry:
10.Sundowner Ubuntu:
11. Raven Black by Ann Cleeves
12. White Nights by Ann Cleeves
13. Red Bones by Ann Cleeves
14. The Girl Who Chased the Moon: A Novel by Sarah Addison Allen
15. The Five-Minute Miracle: Discover the Personal Healing Symbols that Will Solve Your Problems by Tara Springett
16. 8549224::Secrets of Eden: A Novel by Chris Bohjalian
17. Little Face by Sophie Hannah
18. Bloodroot by Amy Greene
19. Venetia Kelly's Traveling Show by Frank Delaney
20. Muse and Reverie by Charles de Lint
21. The Secret History by Donna Tarrt
22. The Long Song by Andrea Levy
23. When Michael Calls
24. Solar by Ian McEwan
25. Daughters of the Witching Hill by Mary Sharratt
26. Spook by Mary Roach
27. A Dab of Dickens and a Touch of Twain by Elliot Engel
28. The Accomplice by Kathryn Heyman
29. Cemetery if Angels by Noel Hynd
30. 6004::The Light of the Falling Stars by J. Robert Lennon (1998)
31. The Reincarnationist by MJ Rose
32. The Map of True Places by Brunonia Barry
33. Dream Angus by Alexander McCall Smith
34. What is Left the Daughter by Howard Norman
35. Angelology by Danielle Trussoni
36. Ghost: A Firsthand Account Into the World of Paranormal Activity by Katherine Ramsland
37. Islands of Genius by Darold A Treffert
38 .Before I Say Good-Bye by Mary Higgens Clark
39. Perfect Reader by Maggie Pouncey
40. 6788033:: Let The Great World Spin by Colum McCann
41. Twelve by Twelve: A one Room Cabin Off the Grid & Beyond the American Dream by William Powers
42. The Sign by Raymond Khoury
43. The Map :The Way of All Great Men by David Murrow
44. The Clearing by Heather Davis
45. Jane-Emily and The Witches' Children
46. The Book of Kehlsby Christine Kehl O'Hagan
47. Winging It: A Memoir of Caring for a Vengeful Parrot Who's Determined to Kill Me… by Jenny Gardiner
48. Working The Sea by Wendell Seavey
49. Historic Haunted America by Michael Norman
50. The Beautiful Miscellaneous: A Novel by Dominic Smith

51. The Traveler by John Twelve Hawks
52. The Memorist by M.J. Rose
53. When the Mississippi Ran Backwards by Jay Feldman
54. The Earth Hums in B Flat by Mari Strachan
55. What Nurses Know...PCOS by Karen Roush
56. The Little Giant of Aberdeen by Tiffany Baker
57. Breathless by Dean Koontz
58. The City & The City by China Mieville
59. Montana 1948 by Larry Watson
60. Fatal Forcast by Michael J Tougias
61. The Children's Hospital by Chris Adrian
62. Aloha Candy Hearts by Anthony Bidulka
63. Zeitoun by Dave Eggers
64. Blasphemy by Douglas Preston
65. The Lies We Told by Diane Chamberlain
66. Siblings: The Autism Spectrum Through Our Eyes by Jane Johnson
67. 9712248::The Bucolic Plague: How Two Manhattanites Became Gentlemen Farmers: An Unconventional Memoir by Josh Kilmer-Purcell
68. The Passage by Justin Cronin
69. Amagansett by Mark Mills
70. 3273229::Up High In The Trees by Kiara Brinkman
71. 8767705::Impact by Douglas Preston
72. 54435::Auntie Mame by Patrick Dennis.
73. 3995931::Greetings From Jamaica, Wish You Were Queer by Mari SanGiovani
74.5523624:: A Guide to the Birds of East Africa by Nicholas Drayson
75. The Book of Eli by Sam Moffie
76. Bermuda Shorts by James J Patterson
77. The Lost Cyclist by David V Herlihy
78. 9557378::Sumner Island by Michael Cormier
79. 8237036::The Ark by Boyd Morrison
80. 83889::The Last Day by Glenn Kleier
81. 8454553::Hollister House: Legend of the Banyan Tree by Joani Lacy
82. 26711::The Ivy Tree by Mary Stewart
83. 26796::Wildfire At Midnight by Mary Stewart
84. 2575::The Green Darkness by Anya Seton
85. 20123::The Children's Blizzard by David Laskin
86. 69631::No Great Mischief by Alister MacLoed
87. 9449682::The Language of Trees: A Novel by Ilie Ruby
88. Bury Your Deadl by Louise Penny
89. 4295916::The Mind Tree by Tito Mukhopadhyay
90. 10012975::The Wave: In Pursuit of the Rogues, Freaks and Giants of the Ocean by Susan Casey
91.10321785:: Cogslea Revisited by M.Juanita Taylor
92. 10016887::Ghost Shadow by Heather Graham
93. 93.9777503:: Mothers and Other Liars by Amy Bourret
94.49736:: Cabinet of Curiosities by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Childs.
95. 723183::The Lumby Lines by Gail Fraser
96. 9028717::Frankenstein: Lost Souls: A Novel by Dean Koontz
97. 13815:: The Day The World Came TO Town by Jim Defede

five stars- my favorites! exceptional,splendid,!
four stars- excellent, never lost interest
three stars- good solid book, worth reading, glad I read it
two stars- okay-ish
one star- terrible!

Nice list, Kath. I got you starred!

found ya :) and starred

hey, how about that new fangled touchstone system..
works like a charm doesn't it?

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Starred!

Haha, yeah...something is a little funny with those touchstones, Kath. Have you been making the proper sacrifices to the LT deities?

No matter, I starred you anyway, regardless of your canonical misgivings! :)

Thanks for the heads up on Lost Souls, Kath ... one less book to add to my obese wish list. But then again, I'm not a Koontz fan so I would probably have kept away from it anyway. Still, it's nice to not have to wonder.

Starred ya!

starred!

Off she charges, nary a by-your-leave, never even thinking to leave a trail of breadcrumbs even. *sniff* I'm so abused.

Found you:)

Quite welcome Caro... I have read plenty of Koontz and usually like him.. but ...
I guess I wasn't in the mood...?or maybe this is one Frankenstein too many??



Hello and welcome...

*hands rd a tissue*

Morning Kath- I haven't read Koontz in many years, although my wife continues to read him. Actually I'm surprised you liked Frankenstein as much as you did, it's been getting dismal reviews! Have a great day!

Found you and starred you again...:D

Found and Starred...

;-}

Hi Kath!
Welcome Home!
Monday's over!

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Mark.. I think I just like Koontz because he is nice to dogs.. so he gets a star for that..

Thank you for finding my my friends....
Claudia.. what is that.. it looks fascinating!

Monday was hellish.
It is over.

TG

passing through....

Have no idea what that drink is.... looks delish, n'est pas?

turned around and came back for a sip of that lovely looking drink bahza has... sluurp

Claudia, that looks like a chocolate martini and yes, they are absolutely delish!

Hello, Kath!

Found you!

Must run now . . . .

Terri, it sounds like you "must run now" because you found Kath!

chocolate martini

want one?
drinking one now?
new mantra for your downward dog pose?

lol sorry.. on the phone and distracted...

Want one... yes...

We actually have a place here in Buffalo called The Chocolate Bar and the chocolate martinis are.....well, you guessed it........they're fabulous, of course:)

Hi Kath- Speaking of dogs, I loved Koontz's book Watchers. It's one of my favs!

* Checks train schedule in preparation for a tip to visit Bonnie*

Mark, that is one of my favorites, as well.

Ok.. there is a stink bug in my house and it is hiding from me..
I know its here..
but I can't find it. It flew into a corner and vanished.
HALP

Caroline,
You are the go-to person for food & beverages!
I should have known you would be able to identify!
I'm thinking it will make you crazy now till you make one.

Perhaps The Chocolate Bar s/b the next party site for LT -
Is your birthday coming up Bonnie?

Where would I ever get one of these in Maine?

Edited to spell CAROLINE's name correctly. Many apologies!
*Caroline, Caroline, Caroline, Caroline...*

Never found the stink bug...
nasty thing..
sigh...

Claudia.. I guess you might need to learn to make them...
I would be happy to help with taste testing... :)

I'm glad you're an early bird - your new thread was at the top of my list just how! Hi there.

#25 Sorry, I really hated to *star* and run . . . but my son needed a bit of help with homework.

Good morning, Kath! I hope you have a good day and no more stink bugs!

Claudia - no worries ... I'm so used to people spelling my name in various ways. Doesn't bother me in the least. Of course if it's spelled in a variation where I can't tell that it's my name, I'll just assume you were speaking with someone else. :-)

Chocolate martinis are really easy to make. You just need a good dark chocolate to thickly coat the inside of the martini glass with and then freeze it before you pour the chocolate liquor and vodka in. The glass coating, that's what your picture is missing. But they had a chocolate stick so they're partially forgiven.

Oh Katthhhhh....

36 you would not be laughing missy, if one flew at you!!!

humph!

A "martini" is one thing, and one thing only: Gin, dry vermouth, and ice strained into a tall, wide glass, and adorned with several stuffed olives. Substitute onions for olives, one has a gibson.

Substitute vodka for gin, and you need to come up with a new name for it 'cause it ain't no martini no more. Put *shudder* flavours into it and I don't even know what, beyond *urp*, to say about it.

mmmmmm olives

Yeah.. I am not a fan of vodka..
And to be honest, not a fan of sweet drinks.
I want to know that I am drinking.
I am starting to sound like a lush...

Apparently Richard has never seen the lengthy and intricately detailed lists of luscious martinis available at your run of the mill martini bar. Appletini---now there's my favorite.

A TWILIGHT ZONE MOMENT....i was just looking through Nigella Express and found her recipe for a Green Apple Martini:

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/nigella-lawson/green-apple-martini-recipe/ind...

the picture on the link is icky...looks like day-old green Kool-AID.....The picture in the book is much more better...i'll try to find one of Those

But I'm with Richard....gin & vermouth..ice & olives

Since I can't drink Hard Liquor any more I just dream...alas!

Maybe we ought to start an LT Bar???? with a decent pool table....a vintage jukebox...and book-lined shelves...

;-}

fireplace....
soft thick rugs

big comfy chairs
soft quiet lights

>42 mckait: Kath

yours would be the Snuggery...every classy pub has one...besides the Barroom....for the refined sorts..or those who don't want to witness the rowdiness.

;-)

The Snuggery...I like that. Actually I thought Kath was describing Gabri and Olivier's Bistro in Three Pines!

Kath's Snuggery would be 2 doors down from Gabri & Olivier's Bistro in Three Pines and it'll be a drinking library.

The Drinking Library, how may I direct your call?

Meet you there!

People have always told me they want to live in my world... and now I find it's already populated with LTers! Cool! :)

I'm thinking of calling my reading room "The Snuggery". Great name!

Oh, Hi! I'd like to make a reservation for a quiet corner w/ overstuffed chair, a chocolate martini and a bowl of strawberries. Tomorrow 4 pm.
Yes, I would like a view of the snowy hills and a warm afghan. The poetry menu would be great! Thanks!

Dunno that I could compete with the Bistro..
But I sure would like to be there today.....
Okay Claudia.. meet you there..
4 pm? Sounds good. I think I will have a nice cold Guinness...
and some cheese/crackers.

Good news ( this will sound mean)
Marcia is sick.. sounds like she swallowed fire or something..
She just called and asked me to pick up Sherryl.. a friend from work.

VACATION!!!!!! We will have bubbles at circle and some quiet low key time..
No one will be forced to eat what they don't want to.. ( the kids)

yay!!!!!! then KFC for dinner because Cory is coming home....
so good!

I am not even going to pretend to go back and catch up, Kath. I will just wish you a 'Happy Wednesday!'

Morning Kath- The Snuggery sounds great! I'm there! Have a great day!

Have a good day, Kath! And save me some chicken wings (I love KFC Wings)...I'm in the mood for fried chicken but not for the trip into town...best check out my freezer......

;-}

Wow, KFC! I haven't had that in a long time... my intestines are probably thankful for that, but my taste buds have a different opinion...

MMmm...Snuggery...I want to go to there...

But instead, it's off to work. Have a good one!

For "Snuggery" fans:

snuggery

I remember reading the term in British novels. I always thought The Snuggery was a room "set aside" for the Ladies...who didn't particularly wish to be seen tippling...a quiet, sedate place in which to imbibe at leisure..and still keep one's couth...Cor!

;-}

Snuggery! Wow, I did not know such places had a name. In that case, my very first snuggery was a place in a corner between my mom's dining room china cabinet and the dining room wall. It was probably 3' x 3' and I would go there when I was little whenever I wanted to get lost in a good book. I have yet to find a good snuggery since. Perhaps the best snuggeries are found by instinct. *Off to let my instinct search for a good snuggery in my house*

Kath,
Welcome home! You're over the hump! :)

A pint of Guinness -


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With cheese -



Got crackers?

(edited to make cheese bigger!)

So... I am home.. thanks for the welcome Claudia :)
It was a much longer day than I had hoped..
but it is over. Two to go.

Cory will be here soon..
Dan will not leave to get the KFC.. I am trying to budge hi from in front of CNN
I hate having the news on when i walk in the door..
:(

I am making it an early night..

Had a rough day, the sub was drenched in cologne.. and
I was sick all day. Especially after she re-applied at lunch.
After I told her that I was allergic to her cologne.

All day I felt as if I had motion sickness..
Finally after the kids left I was ablt to go to a
"clean room" ( marcia's office)
and detox...

headache still hanging on though..
Cory is home safe
we had some dinner
he is napping and I am going to go to bed..

See ya tomorrow in the Snuggery :)

You in bed *alone* at 8pm?! Wow! You *do* feel crappy!

Sweet dreams, my friend! :)

I hope today is a much better one for you, Kath!

Who said alone rd?
I have a plethora of cats

Thank you claudia and stasia :)

happy day to you...

I hope your cats are better company than my toe-bombing Joplin (aka Miss or Whore Cat, depending on what she's doing).

I hope you have a good day, dear!

Ugh...it's miserable being around someone when you are allergic to their perfume/cologne...I sympathize!

A better day for you today, my dear, and Cory around to make it better yet!

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Thanks so much for the package!

Welcome, home!

Oh my... what a nice welcome home.

I feel so pampered :)

you're the best friends.. :)

Came home to comcast up a pole.. lol
they said.. heck if I know

sigh

Cory is here and he has my tv all discombobulated..
sigh
well.. company for dinner though :)

Rd you said sept 17
amy had a showing of her house last night..
hope you are right!

leftovers for dinner so I don't have to cook.
No marcia again today..
it was quiet.

Well at least in our room.

So far this week

1 bus window kicked out
1 speech therapist kicked in the head ( her first week there I think )
1 aide thrown across the room, bounced off a sink and sent to hospital.
She will recover.
The student who did it? well over 6 ft and 200 pounds.

I have reached the point of just saying, thank god I wasn't there..
:P

Now I am going to go and smell my flowers, drink my tea and thank the goddess again for my LT friends.

sending hugs

back later

Eeeesh! Sounds like a two olive day.

mmmm olives!

Welcome home, Kath. Put your feet up and get some rest!

That is exactly the plan, stasia !

Good! I hope it works out for you.

Yikes, what a week you've had. Hang in there tomorrow is Friday.

Tomorrow is friday. yay!

Cory will be home for the weekend..
I am drinking a glass of very bad wine.
But, it is wine. Then I am going to go to bed ~ very soon.

With luck.. Marcia will stay home again tomorrow..
and the weekend will begin early :)

The classroom is so quiet without her.
Even though we never get any decent subs..
they think we dont need them..
but frankly..Even with a sub who does nothing but sit on her butt..
barb and I can run things quietly an smoothly and it is
a better day than when she is there..

So, off to finish the bad wine and sleeeeeeeep

Have a great Friday, Kath! I hope you got plenty of rest last night.

yay! friday!!!!!

I am drinking a glass of very bad wine.
But, it is wine.

LOL! That sounds just like me last evening, raising a glass, snug and safe at home after driving to and from Pittsburgh in the pouring rain. (Why does it always rain hardest when you're at the worst merge points? The traffic is bad enough to deal with in good weather.)

TGIF! Enjoy your time with Cory this weekend.

Morning Kath- I hope you have a good Friday too! And ditch the bad wine!

HAPPY FRIDAY!
Have a great weekend with Cory!!

When you get home tonight, you can really relax. At last.

I found this the other day and, well..............


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Unfortunately, all I have to offer today is Homemade Veggie Bean soup, garlic bread, romaine salad...and melon for dessert

I have a wretched Head-Cold-from-Hell and am waiting for it to pack up & leave

Have a good one!
;-}

lol... love that, Jude! mmmm... I love garlic bread. I like everything garlic, come to think of it. Garlic soup ...I had that for the first time in Spain some years back and I'll make it from time to time, usually when I don't need to speak to anyone except the hubster for the rest of the day. Sorry about your head cold .... send it packing with that tequila!

The weekend starts this evening, Kath and what a bonus, Cory comes home! Ditch that bad wine .. bring out the G&Ts!

Drank all the gin last week caro.. I wasn't kidding.. lol

Cory ditched me for a better date so dinner was canceled and I am ovening something out of a box. That's okay. It's friday. Hard to spoil that with typical stuff eh?

I love the GIF too Jude :)

missed y'all .. hope you all have a loverly weekend too!

Cory just wanted to give you some 'me' time with a book this evening. :-) So what are you ovening ... curious stomachs want to know

jalapeno poppers .. lol

now I need a book..

mmmmm.... i love jalapeno poppers. Did you make them from scratch, Kath?

nope

out of a bag from Schwanns..
:P

at least this time..
I am afraid that if I tried to actually cook, I would burn down the house. It has been that kind of day.

Hi Kath- Hope you have a nice evening! I'm heading out for a few beers and some serious Wii bowling!

have fun!!!!!!

That's exactly why I decided to out for dinner tonight, Kath ... I was afraid the bad karma would flow over to adventures in the kitchen

Well... have a nice time.. :)

be safe!

Kath

I hope you are able to experience the three R's this weekend, rest, relax and read!

Kath!
Your date stood you up???? Kids!
jalapeno poppers? That's it?
Hard day at the office?
Good grief! You need some good news...
All I can come up with (at the moment) is:
TOMORROW IS SAT!!!! WooHoo!

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I love garlic bread.

I don't care what anyone says, The Spaghetti Shop has the absolute best garlic bread ever. I've tried lots of garlic breads and garlic sticks and garlic toasts...but theirs is amazing. Even if it's cheap fast food crap. :)

Claudia.... to weary to care about food. Tomorrow being saturday is EXCELLENT and I appreciate the reminder :) I just hope it goes slowly.. was your day good?

Stephen.. I never heard of The Spaghetti Shop . I have to say though, that my oldest son makes darn good garlic bread. When he first made it for me... I said "that isn't how you do it" ha! he showed me lol

Hi

Your classroom sounds similar to mine! This week was rough being the first 5 day school week. Enjoy the weekend!

hi jayde... thanks for visiting. We started in August...but maybe you are right.. first five day week? Not sure. I am too weary to brain.

terri.. somehow I missed you the last time. *Waves*

Sounds as if you did not get any rest at all last evening, Kath. I hope you get some over the weekend!

You poor girl. I've sent Marie to massage those weary bones, would have sent her brother Mario but seems he had other plans.

Marie will be just fine thanks.. lol
I actually have a family member who is a massage therapist..
have to go to him one day..
he owes me one.

I know stasia.. my mind keeps going..
work is getting to me. I guess I should say Marcia mostly is getting to me..

Yesterday I was busy cleaning up after snack and getting ready to take the kids out to buses to go home. One child was in a chair.. tipped it over and was lying sideways on the floor behind marcia's ankles. Marcia.. did not notice. This is the thing. She will notice if I don't move the name tag when I change a diaper..
and will bring it to my attention. But yesterday this.. I called out to her .. she looked at me as if she was in a stupor ..Wha?? I ran across the room and picked her up but couldn't untangle her from the chair.. and marci's stood looking down at me until I yelled help me!

a couple of weeks ago 5 adults were chit chatting.. same time of day -ish.. I was changing diapers.. it was right after snack. One of the kids got out of his chair.. pened up the under sink cabinet.. got out my purse and started to take things out. Five adults.. all chatting away. We have a lock for there but it wasn't on as we were cleaning up .. supposedly.

There is more.. but..

IT IS SATURDAY !!! yay!

and I have a pot of soup on to cook.. chicken this time, because that is what Cory likes. Cory.. did not come back last night, so I am assuming he is alive and well on someones sofa.

Ah, kids. :-(

Ahhhhh, week ends. Yay!!!

I'm assuming Cory will stumble home when he smells that chicken soup.

>102 mckait: *gasp* A young, single dude failed to come home to mom's on a Friday night!?! Shocking!

Scare him...ask if he remembered to use protection. He'll never do *that* again.

Chicken Soup for the Hassled Soul!
Finally... something with some nutritional value! :)
Maybe Mom and I will go to the beach today.
Sit on the bench. Watch the waves.

Donna... exactly!

rd.. you are such a PIA

Claudie ..envy
Sounds lovely... enjoy every second!
yes real food. almost ready too!

Moi? *batbat*

A tv show about lobster fishing?!?!? interesting..
Who knew ?

Hi Kath- Hope you are enjoying your day! My wife is out of town for a few days, so I'm kicking back tonight, with a few good brews and the dvd of Pride and Prejudice. The version that came out, just a couple years ago.

Interesting Mark. After I read P&P I watched the DVD version with Colin Firth that was a mini series. Excellent!

Bonnie- I have that one in my Netflix queue! This version came out in '05 and starred Keira Knightley & Jude Dench and others!

Interesting....

I have a confession to make.
With all of the boxes and wires and remotes..
There is no way in the world I can watch a dvd on my television..
sad eh.

wish i had some of your chicken soup :( bad sinus infection, low grade temp. yuck and all this while i am on vacation LOL well at least i have some books to comfort me

Oh no! Kara, I wish I could send you some :)
where are those travel portals when we need them Katherine Kurtz!!!
Hope you feel better soon.

Use lots of pepper and order soup when you go out! Hot and Sour soup!

Hey there!

Made Onion soup this morning...with LOTS of garlic (hope no company comes by today)....had leftover cooked chicken in the freezer and made pizza..w/red & green peppers, onions, black olives, hot pepper rings and CHEESE! I am set for the day..if I could stop sneezing and blowing my nose (am out of Kleenex so have to haul a toilet paper roll around...lovely, that)....but I do feel a little better and actually slept last night..

Have a good one!
;-}

I have soup from yesterday ( yay) and am making both breaded and just butter baked chicken.. I will also be making meat loaf .. to get us through the next few days.... :) sundays usually end up being cooking days here.

hope you are feeling better, jude???

Thanks, Kath

I usually do Marathon Cooking on the weekend..but was just too tired this go-round...my Veggie Bean soup from the other day has one bowlful remaining. I was going to do chicken, but found those two cooked chicken breasts in the freezer...a pre-baked pizza crust in the fridge..the rest just "fell together"...Meat Loaf sounds good...maybe I'll make some this week!

;-}

Morning Kath & Jude- You both are making me hungry again, even though I just had breakfast. Have a great day, you two!

I haven't had a thing yet.. I have to stop doing that.. I am really hungry.
We eat at noon on sunday though.. dan leaves before 1:00 so we have to.
So chicken will go into the oven before long.. will probably make some sort of noodle with it??

green beans maybe.. I have nothing fresh..

I have to pack full meals for dan for his lunches..
i usually end up with an apple and some cheese...
cause I am an idiot and save the good stuff for him...
and just graze whats left on the days he works. I wish he would fend for himself once in a while..

Kath
I love your posts regarding meals that you make! I would love to make a new recipe each week, but alas, I never do this.

Your mention of soup is inspiring and I think I'll make potato corn chowder for dinner.

Happy Sunday to you.

I'm ever so sorry that you begging of the work year has been such a fright.

Hugs

Tonight's dinner is grilled onions, Italian sausage, stuffing made from the leftover baguettes from the party, and homemade mac and cheese. Broccoli for greenery, plain steamed. *yawn*

Seared scallops with spicy papaya salsa and coconut rice for us!

Still too early for hot soup for me... has to be very cold outside... like, below freezing!

My soup was inspired by Jude's soup post.. lol

I love soup.. if I make it.. and sometimes if someone else makes it.
I am not much of a fan of prepared soup. bleh

Claudia.. your meal sounds yummy and fancy!

rd... what are you stuffing???

dinner is cooked and the meatloaf nearly done. I will have one home meal and two lunches prepared for dan, and I am sending 6 pieces of chicken home with cory.. my work here is nearly done.

I kept one piece of chicken for me .. and there will be soup.
Of course there will be meatloaf, which I will try to avoid actually having to eat.

I just make stuffing because I like it, not actually to stuff something. Usually, anyway, it's to go alongside some pork or chicken dish. I just love the stuff (pardon)!

124: I'm the same way. I make stuffing as a side dish all the time. Of course, by 'make' I mean the crappy kind that comes in a box, but as you said - I just love the stuff! :)

Onions, on the other hand... *blech*

Hi Kath, Sundays are easy for me because we always have tomato sauce in one form or another--ravioli, lasagna, homemade spaghetti, whatever---with salad and garlic bread.

I never heard of The Spaghetti Shop.

It's worth finding one for the garlic bread alone! ...well, in my opinion at least... *shrug* They're spaghetti isn't terrible either.

Oh, I just looked up their website. Looks like there aren't any Spaghetti Shops in your area. :(

Richard/Stephen,
Have you had pineapple stuffing? It never gets stuffed into anything around here. We just pile it on a plate as a side. mmmmmmmm My non-cooking daughter introduced me to this one.

So Kath, Did you ever find a book to read?

funny you said hot and sour soup kath.... hubby brought me home wonton soup :) not really sour but was hot and sure tasted good. oh, and he also stopped by my library and picked up 4 books i had on hold :) gotta luv him ;)
As for this dratted sinus infection, feeling somewhat better today, still a little cough going on, the sinus pressure is a little better i find that hot packing my face while in the shower helps on top of tylenol during the day and nyquil at night

who is this Katherine Kurtz you mentioned, am I living in a box? haven't read any of her books

>128 -Cee-: *scurries off to find recipe for delicious-sounding pineapple stuffing* See y'all!

Pineapple stuffing? will have to investigate that..

sounds interesting. I love my traditional stuffing too..
but usually only make it with poultry or sometimes chops..

Sorry to hear that there are no Spaghetti shops here Stephen..
sounds nice!

Bonnie.. Cory is not a fan of sauce.. when he is home it is usually chicken with chicken... or turkey.. I love pasta myself though.

LOL kara.. glad you got some soup.. hope you peppered it a lot!
And he picked up books for you too?!?! nice!
The Deryni Chronicles.. I think there are six, I love the first three and like the next three..Camber of Culdi is so so good.. check it out.. I first read her books in the 80's

*waves to rd's back*

Cory just left. 3 hours later than he planned.. but that is cory for you..

eta

sorta reading Hell House

Oops, got hit by a food bullet, and this isn't even the kitchen!! We're having baked ham tonight, and pineapple stuffing sounds wonderful with in. Just heading out to the store...

PINEAPPLE STUFFING
1/2 cup butter
1 cup sugar
4 eggs
1 can crushed pineapple (20 oz) drained
5 slices white bread, crumbled

Melt butter, beat in sugar and eggs
Add pineapple & bread.

I add a little more bread and some of the pineapple juice.

Bake in buttered casserole. 45 min @ 350

Yes. This could clog your arteries and kill you. But you will die happy!

Thanks for the yummy recipe!

Anything that starts with half cup butter has got to be good. I am going to make this SOON .. wednesday maybe if I can wait that long.

Thanks Claudia.

Now.. here is something I just found out.. apparently there is a video on demand feature on Amazon?

This could be an important finding..

I think that tomorrow I will watch Letters to Juliet
because I love Vanessa Redgrave

A Rumor of Angels is one of my favorite movies.

The pineapple stuffing is in the oven with the ham--I'll give my verdict after we eat. The husband is slightly skeptical.

I made pineapple stuffing from that recipe (substitued brown sugar as I'm out of granulated), and swooned. Me likee!

It was delicious, but very sweet. My husband says it tastes just like my peach cobbler, just with pineapple. Almost too sweet for a savory to go with meat, but great for dessert!

Mmm, the pineapple stuffing sounds like it could be a yummy dessert, too - I love all things pineapple. Thanks Claudia!

see now I want to make it too....
and that is the beauty of it .. so easy it can be made with things already on hand.. mostly . I used my pineapple over a week ago and never replaced it.. but
most of the time I could just make it.

Claudia I sent this to my daughter, sister and niece... and got drooling emails back. lol.

It is monday

I hope you have a terrific day, Kath!

Morning Kath- I hope you have a good day too!

>137 richardderus:, 138, 139 I'm thinking brown sugar is interesting and maybe it would be good with half the sugar? Or... yah, a nice warm dessert. Thanks for the feedback. Now I have a few new things to try.

And, you are right Kath... most always have these ingred. on hand.

ok... the goal here is to get to the other side of Monday.
Once that is accomplished, we're good to go! :)

>133 -Cee-: I knew I recognized this recipe, Claudia...my Grandma used to make this...except with raisins...it used to be called Bread Pudding (now I'm showing my age!!!). Here's a link to the Pineapple variety...but there are more recipes at this site:

http://southernfood.about.com/od/breadpuddingrecipes/r/bln449.htm

........and they are all very yummy Comfort Food.

;-}

YUM! Thanks for the link, Jude. So, this is a dessert !?!
This recipe looks even better!
How did it get to be "stuffing"? Maybe the bread...

>145 -Cee-: I don't know how it got to be "stuffing". My Grandma used to save up all the "ends" of bread...and make Bread Pudding for all her grandkids when they came to visit (GMa wasn't big on Snack Food!)...a bowl of that and a glass of milk and you were full LOL I suppose one could do a Stuffing with Pineapple..like you do with Apples or Dried Cranberries...just not as sweet....hmmm, Dried Pineapple bits would be good....soaked in the broth used for Stuffing. OOOH, I'm getting ideas ;-)

Oh hey! How about 1) use the brown sugar, but only half; 2) add a little curry powder! Might be delicious. (I salted the beaten eggs before I added them.)

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Lac Brume?

Kath... close your eyes and transport yourself to Three Pines.
Ahhhh......... better?

It's snowing up in Maine already, Claudia?!! Although I have to say that Louise Penny makes even winter sound delightful in the Three Pines.

Hey ho, Kath ... good Monday so far?

Unfortunately, not in Maine yet Caroline! But I'm chomping at the bit.

I'm pretending this is Lac Brume (2nd book) in Penny's series where there was a murder during a curling match. Winter IS delightful! IMO.

Claudia.. what a great wish.. and even graphics to go with it!
Will you marry me?

oh right.. you are already married..
well.. I appreciate the transport to LacBrume......

I am there ..
ahhhhhhhhh

and I have 15.5 hours before I have to go back

:)

and I still have soup!

Wishing you the best possible week, Kath! :)

Go watch this trailer! Amazing, and I don't know anything about Stephen Lawhead!

http://www.brightempires.com/home.html

I seem to have some of his books, though, and I wonder why I haven't read them.

You know, it's bad enough that your reviews of books already send books flying into my obese wish list but now you're enticing us with promo vids too?! Have you no conscience, Ricardo? I may need to put aside sending in my car for servicing just to acquire some of the books that you've made me yearn for ...evil man!

Hi Kath!

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WELCOME HOME!!!!

LOL ... love the gif, Claudia

Thank you for the chipmunks. .. and the smile..
It is so true, nothing like Autum, for sure. It is my favorite season.

rd i have read Stephen Lawhead's Pendragon Cycle.. and hated it. Except for the last book, which I liked.

Of course that one is completely irresistible..

I may make it my last purchase.

I lost it today and told Marcia off. She said she did not like my attitude.
Then I was refused an appt with the director again and really got ticked off.
Long story short.. there is a meeting in the morning with the freaking director and Marcia. I will most likely air my grievances right in front of her since I am being denied the opportunity to air them without her. It is in the employee handbook that I have the right. Others have done it. Not me because..
???

It has been hellish there for me since last year when "my team" gathered round me and told me that there was something wrong with me .. No one should just want to go home and be with their pets and books and computer.
They said I needed real interests like they had, and I should go out more. What I do is not normal. Trust me when I tell you that it has been hard for me to since then.. no matter what I say I feel judged. I was looking at a retreat
( reiki) website online.. and said out loud that I would love to go there.. Barb snidely said "No you wouldn't you won't leave your house"

It is not comfortable for me on that team.
It is turning me into a hateful person.
An unhappy one.

Maybe I will get lucky and they will let me go..

eta

correction... I am letting it make me into an unhappy and hateful person..
and I don't know how to stop it

Maybe. It might be a blessing in disguise.

I'm so sorry you have to put up with this, Kath.
You are a good person...kind, honorable, loving and sensitive.
Why does the world have to be like this? Why all this pain?

I don't know what to say or do - but send you hugs (((((K))))) and keep you in my heart. I sincerely hope the meeting tomrrow will clear the air.

Thank you my friend..
You are the one who is so kind... and all of those things.
I am fighting to hold onto sanity.. and not sure that
I haven't lost any good qualities for good :(

I was hoping for a hug..
I needed on badly..
I will let you know how tomorrow goes.
If it were not for the blasted car I would have walked away long ago.. but
I have to pay for the car.
I knew that I was in a bad way when I went to the store before work this morning to get milk ( and lottery tickets) and was so stressed about having to go to work that I didn't realize the clerk had spoken to me. She got my attention and laughed at me being still asleep.
I cried.

Kath, I'm so sorry to hear the troubles at work are continuing. Best wishes for tomorrow.

>158 mckait:
It has been hellish there for me since last year when "my team" gathered round me and told me that there was something wrong with me .. No one should just want to go home and be with their pets and books and computer.
They said I needed real interests like they had, and I should go out more. What I do is not normal.

Since when is it your colleagues business what you do when you're away from work?? Where are the boundaries in this workplace? Unbelievable.

ditto what Bonnie said.

Yea gads!

Kath- I'm so sorry that work has been such a miserable place for you! What a drag! I hope things can turn around for you! The best I can do is send a couple big ole hugs your way! I have been told I give good hugs!

Kath, please take a quiet time tonight and write down your talking points for tomorrow. Set them aside, look them over again, revise and edit if needed to remove any judgmental language, and walk in there with your list in your hand tomorrow. It will ground you, if needed.

Great suggestions Roni!!

>165 ronincats: Roni is right! The voice of reason.
Exactly what you need to do, Kath. You will be prepared and clear about what you need to say.

good idea roni.. Actually.. I did that already.. last week. When I requested some of the directors time. The truth is... I would be relieved if they let me go.
What Bonnie said is right....

Things have been going downhill since last october when I got beat up .
Then I got the flu. Then I was sick all winter with asthmatic bronchitis.
I was told I was being sullen. I didn't have enough air to breathe and talk too.
Then the "intervention" I was told that they just want me to be happy. WTH??
*shaking head* it would be a way out..

of course I then lose ( at least temporarily) my health insurance.
but... that and no income seem to be a pretty good trade off ...
I would feel guilty... if Dan was working and I was not...
but..

is it time for us to build our farm and have our animals and kids? remember we would be running the show :)

Luv you much my friend, don't let these fools get to you tomorrow. Go in there lock stock and barrel (not literally of course) speak your mind as eloquently as you always do.....

(((((hug)))))

Seems to me that you have a better support network here with a bunch of people you have never met than you do from the people you know!

Everything will work out for the best, but I know what *I* think the best is: Marcia in a persistent vegetative state after a fury-induced stroke, and Michelle behind bars for negligence. But that's just me.

Well, kara.. I will try. No matter what, I don't expect things to change in the room where I work. It has been this way for a long time. The woman who worked ther before me told me all about it.. but I thought I could deal with it..

Thanks all.. and stasia is right..
it sure seems that way...

rd.. lol

I slept through the night for the first time in weeks. Still dreamed about the place of course, but still. I think it might have been the possibility of being rid of the place ?

maybe that is too good to be true?

(((Kath))) I have no helpful advice, but I will be thinking of you today. I hope that, whatever the outcome is, it's positive for you.

thanks Caty..

*deep breath* ok

I'm going in..

Sounds horrible, Kath. I hope everything can be resolved one way or another.

((Kath)) Thinking of you ... Good Luck for today!

I still cannot get over the audacity of your "teammates." I hope your meeting goes well (as much as a meeting of that kind can).

#156 I recognize those chipmunks! They're the ones in my yard storing the prized nuts, God knows where. My gutter's?, between the walls in my garage, ?

#158 Kath, I'm so sorry to learn about your troubles at work. I wish I could offer some kind of advice but all I can say is "your team" here thinks there is nothing wrong with you, sometimes others just can't enjoy the simple things in life and seem to resent those who do. Wishing you a restorative day!

Sometimes things that seem bad turn out to be good...so maybe if you lose your job something better will take its place. Sending positive thoughts your way!

Kath - That is NOT a team! A team is a group of people who support each other, work together and bring out individual strengths.

There is absolutely nothing wrong with you. Just because the witches who surrounded you don't share your interests (they're probably jealous that you have pets who love you whereas they get bitten and peed on by animals all the time) doesn't give them the right to try to put you down. If they don't like being at home, that says something about THEIR home life.

We love you, Kath! Ignore the pointy-headed people.

Thank you my friends :P

I am still working there.. temporarily..
but I am on notice.. and have another meeting on friday..

it is a CYA meeting I believe.. but .. whatever..
I am so far beyond caring at this point....

more later.. but I have to go and get Duncan's meds.. Dan didn't
I need them. After more than 5 years .. he went to the drug store instead of the vet office..

when they had nothing for Dunkers.. it just didn't kick in any thoughts of oh wait! I go to the vet's office..

...............................

Ha! too funny! But why are you taking Dunkers meds???
You need them?

hmmmmmmmmmmm

lol

hah! got dan to go.. yay!

Haha, way to go Kath! *high fives*

Think I may try The Day the World Came to Town: 9/11 in Gander, Newfoundland

Oh I know what that's about. What a great story.

Sandy did a review of The Day the World Came to Town recently and the book sounds very good. I hope you can lose yourself in it and forget about your troubles for a bit, Kath :)

What?! Here it is almost 6am and you're not up and redy for the day?! Slug-a-bed!

are you kidding? my post here disappeard. Why not eh?
sigh..

Anyway.. trying again The Day the World Came to Town should help to restore my faith :) What lovely people!

And tomorrow is friday.. so in 36 hours or so, it will be the weekend.

counting....

Good lord, Richard - how the hell can you be so active this early in the morning?

#193: I notice nobody ever asks me that! lol

You're all nuts! Before 7am in this house..."not a creature is stirring, not even a mouse" At least not that I know of.
Ah, retirement. But I have paid my dues.
I am jealous of anyone who gets up early naturally!

I was very surprised this morning when I woke up and it was 7am. I very rarely sleep that late naturally!

Being an early bird has it's ups and downs. You get picked on a little when you are falling asleep at 10pm but it's nice to be up bright and early and get all your errands and shopping done while all the stores are still empty. :)

If I get up too late, the dog breathes on me and lets me know it's time to go out. So I just gave in and let my schedule change. Sleep by 11pm is normal for me now.

I lock the pets out of the bedroom, but I have to be out of the door by 7:15 on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

I. Am not. A morning person. I get up two hours before I have to leave just so I can inhale some coffee before interacting with living creatures.

I am an early morning person ..... usually.... so it was a bit of a surprise when i woke up at 7.30am this morning instead of 6am.

If I sleep past 7:30 am, I feel as if I've missed half of the day. Weird, I know.

Wow, I was away from your thread for a while, and didn't know what was going on.

What's wrong with going home to pets and books and computer? What are "real interests," anyway? Bar hopping? Bowling? Macrame? Graffiti painting? Bingo?

finding it hard to find words for how I feel about the folks you work for . . .

grrrrrrrrrrr

Well.. hi all

morning.. early morning is my favorite time of day, usually. I rarely sleep past 5:30 am. I never use an alarm unless I am traveling, and have to be up extra early.. I have never needed it, because I don't sleep when I am going to travel anyway.

I feel like Lynda.. about 7:30 :)

Work. Yep. Survived. Came home early with .. I think a stomach virus. Two of our kids had it, and I think that is what it is. I was fine this morning.... went to work and felt ... well.. it was very hot in our room. I had a headache pretty early. At about 10:30 I suddenly felt very very unwell. I was home by 11. My BP was up and I was lightheaded..

whatever. I still have a very wobbly stomach, and feel.. not great..
but I am home.

Terri.. there is so much to tell. I dare not even try.

So.. I have read a bit, and cleaned a little.. mostly I have done nothing.. but relax.

Hi poor, sickly lady. So sorry you feel bad - on top of everything else. :(


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Sounds like you are wise enough to know some palliative measures! Take care. I know your furkids will be there for ya. :)

Maybe you should send Dan out for some Gatorade if you don't have any at home. That's great for wobbly stomachs. Rest up, sweetie .. and get better soon. Chicken soup?

I miss so much! I can't keep up with these threads!

Get better, Kath. I echo all of the above advice plus putting furkids around you.

Only 1 more day and it's the sweet blissful weekend! :)

o dear goddess.. gatorade :PPPPPPPPPPPPP

lol

I had toast.

Then I had chicken soup.

I feel a little better now..

I make a killer chicken soup, Kath. Should I send some your way?

BTW - as far as early mornings go, the only reason I do them is because I have not been to bed yet!

Mine was home made too....
Can't stay awake after 10


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Too cute!

hope your feeling better :)

Sorry to hear about your lousy week and now sick on top of it. Feel better soon (esp. by the weekend!).

Yay! It's Friday, Kath. Your survival skills have kept you going for another week. Hope you're well enough this morning to get started on a relaxing weekend.

Kath, I hope all goes well at your meeting today.

Friday indeed. I feel okay.. just a little queasy, headachy.. but staying home.

Good for you - take it easy, darling.

Thinking of you, Kath. Hope the dreaded lurgy soon goes away.

Thank you Luxx :) plan to.

Caty .. I didn't see your post.. i was typing :)
thanks! I think the heat is not helping.. can hardly breathe.. weird weather..

*waves to stasia*

*waving back at Kath*

Hope you feel better soon!

#219 People are always sneaking in and posting while my back is turned, too. :)

yeah.. I hate when that happens..

I stole this from Caro in Stephen's thread..
I think I might adopt it as a signature :)

#222: I like it!

Take good care... stay cool


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*setting up the big fans to blow cool breezes southwestward *

#224: Southwestward? That would be my direction too! I hope it is a very big fan!

I second that "weird weather"....it's oppressive here....with a strong breeze.

Found this the other day...hope you like:


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;-}

Oppressive is a good word for sticky, airless and neither hot nor cold. Eccch.

>227 richardderus:

Except there is a strong breeze...pushing the hot air about.....should feel "cool" but feels more like I'm standing at the wrong end of an exhaust fan....

;-}

Kath

I hope you feel better and can rest this weekend.

Sorry many of you don't like the unusually hot weather (forecast for 90 here). I, on the other hand, am relishing in it and absorbing all the vitamin D and solar heat I can get. It won't be long before icy breezes and cloudy skies rule over the south coast of Lake Erie for 6 months or so. A glorious autumn day!

Isn't it too bad about Lynda having gone round the bend and liking the unseasonably hot, roasting, suffocating weather? She has always been so great.

sad

Linda.. plan to... I have nothing much planned.. a bit of cooking..

Jude... same here.. and I agree with that description..
tornado weather??I will watch the sky tonight.. we have a bit of a
tornado alley effect just through this valley..beautiful GIF jude!

Claudia.. LOLOL @ the fan GIF, too.. I was just asking the other day if one could get addicted to a fan.... I find that even when we had those few cool nights, I couldn't sleep without my ceiling fan..

Stasia.. I will let you use the fan in a week when we start to cool.. ( I hope)

rd.. I disagree with only one thing. it is hot.

lmao rd....

I'll be great again, Kath. I promise............going back outside to read Into Thin Air. It cools me off, what can I say!

as long as you promise.....I imagine the heat has gotten to you and the cooler weather will bring you back 'round.

LOL .. love the gif, richard.

It's hot and muggy outside and I hate it! But I have the perfect excuse to stay inside today and be entertained by The Galloping Gourmet on the Cooking Channel. The guy just cracks me up. Oh my excuse? I'm ill .. I think i've got whatever Kath has. bleah! (the illness, not Kath)

Richard did a GIF?? unbelievable...oh shit!

are we all going crazy?

Kath..i don't think we are in for Tornados..just a big-ass Cool/Cold Front

;-}

Praying to the weather goddess for a big ass cold front...

oh and caro.. I hope you do have what I did.. it was quick and ugly ... but quick
and I am fine now..

eta

except for a little queasiness and major thirst..

how are you ??

I'm feeling a little better, thanks, Kath. I've been chugging Gatorade cut with water ... so I just keep running to the bathroom ...but for different reasons now, after all that chugging. :-) But the fever seems to have broken. Now maybe I'll be able to read something tonight ... it's been useless trying to read all day so far.

ugh... that does sound a little familiar...
except for the gatorade..

hope you find something nice and soft to read :)

The Blue Lotus - adventures of Tin Tin by Herge (can't get the tilda above the 'e'). I love these comic books when I'm sick or in a reading funk.

97. The Day The World Came TO Town

This book restores ones faith in the human race. What happened in Newfoundland when America was attacked is an extraordinary story. This book tells the stories of individuals from all over the world. The story is is filled with examples of kindness shown to strangers that the Newfies treated like family.

Not a work of literary genius, but certainly a story worth reading. 4 stars.

#243: Yep, I need to get to that soon!

>244 alcottacre: Me too. I know the story but I want to read it. Onto the teetering tower.

>243 mckait: Already in my whirlpool of desire !

Mom is now in CT. Ron and I had a stress nap and a romantic pasta dinner.
It's so peaceful around here... ahhhhhhhh
Free at last! (for a weekend)

WONDERFUL!!!!!! Glad to hear it . :)

Enjoy every single minute. Do nothing unless it is something that you WANT to do..

yay !!!

Kath ma petite Larousse: Once Upon A Town is the WWII North Platte, Nebraska, canteen story I was telling you about that reminds me of the Gander book.

I know! I say bag the Alaska binge and let's all go spend United States dollars in Gander! They deserve them.

About 6,000 years ago, when jet aircraft were New and Cool, I went to Europe for the first time. We stopped in Gander going and coming, in order to refuel. 'Twasn't 'til the 70s that one no longer had to stop there. But I've never been off the plane, so even though I've "been there" four times, it would be a fun first. What say?

You know... that would be wonderful. All the way through I kept thinking of Three Pines...Gander seems the next best thing. I have always wanted to see Alaxka. I would like to "feel" Gander.

and Thank you for the book recommendation. I will have to put it on the list. I liked the Gander book so well..

...reading I Love Everybody (and Other Atrocious Lies): True Tales of a Loudmouth Girl by Laurie Notaro and rofl

Adding The Day the World Came to Town to my wishlist. Anything that "restores one faith in the human race" must be read and applied. Too many horrible atrocities to humans still continue to dominate the news. Thanks for the rec., Kath

>250 mckait: Sounds perfect! Like a book you need right now. Love the title. ;)

LT says I probably won't like - very high confidence. This rating system cracks me up! How could I not like a book with an avg rating of 4 ?????

Gander sounds like a good place to explore someday... when we can actually take a whole week or two off!

*hem, hem*

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*hem, hem*

hem? I would never think that hemming would be anything you would be interested in.. being so not short and all.

There's a stink bug in your hair.

I hate you

I hate you x 10

I am so hopelessly behind on threads. Just stopping in to stop the clock on yours and promise to keep up moh bettah from now on.

just returned from a brownie run and a quick visit to see my nephlet.
( pic on my profile) he is talking more and more and now says katie..
( sort of ) which is what his mom and a few others call me.
he said" love you katie" and made my day.

Then I came home and ate a brownie.
life is good.

I'm glad your weekend started out well, Kath... I trust that means you're feeling better? Your nephlet is a cutie. Brownie? did you say you have brownies at home? Watch out ... the gang's coming over

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sheesh! alright rdear, alright

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Oh what a cutie! Beautiful blonde hair!

Brownies? I'll bring milk!

I have vanilla ice cream !