Cottage, you're a saint. Whenever I *can* sleep in, even if it'll ruin my day, I do. sigh.
Good for you on getting up, but hope you'll have better sleep tonight.
Cat, I saw a great button on facebook that mimicked Lorelei Gilmore's demands for coffee at Luke's...it was better than this one, but it'll do:
I'm drinking mine iced this morning.
Cat, the puppies are absolutely adorable!!!
I think I counted 6? I've forgotten...what was the story with these little ones? The photos of Gustav are so scary--thank God you two have waders already! (the one of the two of you under the umbrella is darling!) The dogs watching the storm photo is precious, too. Did the duck just take shelter with you or is it yours?
Glad Hersh is on the mend,
Ruth.
Love that you made raisins...I think I'd have done it too, just to see! Peaches sounds divine as does sweet potato chips. Will you use your cuisinart or are you able to slice them thin on your own? I hear you about the frost. We're SO close to a huge raspberry harvest and I'm just praying it's warm enough for them to mature!
Belle!
Cyndi, your workshop sounds wonderful!
Thanks so much for promoting good, healthy eating among those who need it most! Your oatmeal sounds divine! Sorry I've missed it, but who's Julie? Hope she feels much better soon.
Jelly, hon, you have to get some sleep. This is like the blind leading the blind, since I tend to stay up really late, but that just means I hear all about the importance of sleep even more from my therapist and nutritionist. Did you know that just staying up late (or working nights) can lead to weight gain? Really! If you want to know more, google it or let me know. But it really is true...so please give yourself sleep at night. You can get a really cheap sewing machine at either Wal*Mart or Sears...it's definitely worth it if you do a lot of sewing. Or maybe you can check your local Craig's List or Freecycle list for someone who's giving one away for nothing (or next-to-nothing...). It's amazing that you are making clothes by hand! That's awesome...I don't even quilt by hand.
Nessa, I loved that photo, too! Sorry you didn't sleep well. Time for some brew!
Autumn, I'm so sorry to hear about your dad. I hope he's okay!
It's awesome that you made cloth diapers!
Great way to help relieve our landfills. Sorry you didn't sleep well.
Yikes,
Pearl! I don't remember kids getting hurt like they do now from sports back when I was in high school.
My friend's kid broke his ankle during football practice less than a week before school started. The grass was wet and he slipped. He ended up needing surgery involving a plate and 9 screws.
He can't play any sports for the entire school year and is devastated. What a mess! Hope your DS is on the mend soon!
Me:
Well, it's my turn to pick a book for our book club, and I spent several hours yesterday morning trying to find something that I liked and thought everyone else would like too. We used to always pick the books as a group, but someone had the bright idea (can you hear my sarcasm?
) to have the person who hosts pick the book. Most of the fiction was very violent and/or war-related and then we had a slew of five non-fiction books, some self-help and others violent and war-related. I've been begged to pick something fiction (which I wanted anyway), and everyone wants something light and fun. I'm in that mood too, but I'm also a bit put off that I was subjected to all these books I really didn't want to read. So part of me wants to just pick something I know I'll love without any regard to what they all think...but that's not really me. *sigh* Hence the delimma. When DH got home last night (after I went to the gym), we sat on the porch and had our snacks, then took out our brand new laptop (how awesome is it to go online on the
porch???
) and DH "helped" me look for books (by typing things into the Amazon search like "monkey" and "alien probe"
Boys!). I guess he could tell how frustrated I was feeling because he took the puppy for a walk and then grabbed me and drove me to Barnes and Noble. I think I finally picked a book, with his help--
Confessions of a Jane Austin Addict. It's light and fun, fiction, but it's definitely a book that I'm interested in. Hope they don't mind!
Needless to say, it got very late...and I didn't make dinner in all the madness. We stopped at Friendly's on the way home, but I was really good--I had a grilled chicken sandwich on whole wheat and a side of steamed broccoli (which was really fresh and good, to my surprise!). We nixed ice cream and went home to the puppy. It was a good night.
Wednesday Wake-Up Chat
I could sleep in since I have the morning free, but that would screw me up for the rest of the day and I'd miss Curves.
What a worry she has been! 
Got a big pot of coffee on so grab a cup 
And more doggy pics. You all are making me want a dog again. We have a frost warning tonight! I'll have to get to the framer's market and see if I can get some bargain basil. My garden is pretty much done so won't be any running around for me tonight.
