Well, guess we aren't going to go to the murder mystery dinner in Branson after all. The tickets are $45 apiece, which is ok, but the food is stuff we, (insert JACK here,) won't eat so there is no reason to spend that kind of money. I don't know why they don't have either a choice, a buffet, or something more palatable to a larger group. They are having pesto chicken, which even I don't like, fettucine alfredo, salad and wedding cake (as the "murder" is a wedding.) That's ok, we can just get into town and relax and swim and maybe do a bit of shopping across the street at the mall or something.
I am making "Faye's Stuff" for dinner tonight. We haven't had that in quite awhile. I already have half a big onion chopped in the fridge from dinner the other night when I made something else so don't have to do that so it will be a quick think to fix up. I think I will put on a couple rolls to rise to go with it and rice to go under it.
I finally got the downstairs cleaned and will start to tackle the upstairs today. I may have to break it down into a couple days to get it all done, but then it will be all clean until the next time we breathe on it I guess! 
Darn, my Ipod had to be "restored" on Itunes and it dumped everything I had in it because it wasn't purchased songs, but stuff from CD's. The only thing it reloaded were the few songs I purchased to make ringtones. Bummer, I had a Harry Potter book on there that I use when I can't sleep. Puts me right to sleep every time. Ahh well, Jack will just have to show me how to put stuff back on it I guess.
Jack is still sore, but the back is getting better. He went to bed a bit earlier than usual last night so I am hoping he got a thorough night's sleep and wasn't disturbed by his back. I know Fortune was a pistol last night now staying on the bed.
Susan: Hope your day is coming along fine. When do you start your training for the WW job?
Gail: Keeping my fingers crossed and good thoughts for Wayne and his job interview. It sure is tough later in life to find a job, that's for sure and there are more of us than anyone else these days. My brother is an electrician for FORD in Illinois and he says they have a lot of work now that his plant makes stuff for the new explorer and they are flying out of the plant. He can't believe it considering the thing starts at $35,000 and people still aren't in good shape economically, but someone is buying them. Sounds like you had a good time visiting with your dad's. Both Jack and I's dads died in their 50's so have been gone almost 40 years. His mom died in her 50's too and my mom passed away in her early 70's. On the other hand, my grandfather was near 90 when he passed away.
Jean: I am strictly a sour cream and butter kind of gal. Once in awhile I will get one loaded with the bacon and cheese, but that is very, very rare. I actually like baked potatos pretty much over anything else and I eat the skin!
I know most people leave it, but as long as it hasn't been burnt, I will eat it. I know what that EMT means. I have been in some really ghastly homes. I used to have a day care in my home for a year or so back in the mid 80's and once had to take a set of brothers home because their stupid mother never came to get them or something like that. Anyhow, drove all the way to Millington and took them into the house and UGH is all I can say. It was filthy, cluttered and nasty smelling. You couldn't even sit down anywhere, though I was afraid too anyway. It was revolting and those poor babies lived in that. Maggie: Did you get my email about the "digging" suggestions? My dog was never a digger unless you count when he get to pawing like crazy at the couch!
You would swear he had something hidden in the cushions when there is nothing there. He is being lazy and sleeping right now having just eaten. Well gals, I am going to sit and listen to my audiobook until Jack gets up then get my morning chores done so I can head upstairs a bit later. You all have a great day. We are expecting more rain today and we don't need it at the moment. Faye
It looks foggy as I look across the lake, which is now open water all the way around. I have a meeting this afternoon which is about the same time that school will be letting out; that means the traffic will be bumper to bumper and hard to get out on the highway. The school planners didn't plan, or anticipate, the traffic pattern very well when they built the new school. It doesn't last long but with the idiot drivers in this town it is very frustrating. 
I got up about 3:30 and for some reason thought it was time to get up. When I looked at the bathroom clock and realized what time it was I couldn't get back to sleep for the longest time. When it was time to get up I was more than ready to sleep in. 
Don't work too hard today.
from Iowa!
I didn't sleep well last night so slept in later than usual ~ UGH ~ never lets me feel better when I do that. Looks like several of us had a rough time sleeping. 
I don't want to think about anything. However, I must for my day is beginning. I am going to make chicken pot pies for dinner with a lightened recipe. I chopped the veggies I want to put in them last evening. I like to put carrots, celery and mushrooms in them. Comfort food we always called it. Wills old laptop had a virus. The shop worked on it for him and even they couldn't find where it was lurking so they dumped everything off of it and gave it a thorough cleaning. Now he is just going to use it to store gun schematics on. He cleans and does what repairs he can on them in his "spare" time. Also all the patterns for holsters that he makes can go on there. Works for him. His new lap top has all the bells and whistles on it. Still doesn't make me want a new one. 
After I get off of this computer this day I am going to do my exercises. I must force myself but I will get it done. I really don't like to exercise but it is just something I must do. Like some of the classes I had to take in college I just did because I had to. Then after I got my degree I could just pick and choose what classes I wanted to take.
I am going to make some Blackberry Bars this day and get most of them double wrapped and tucked away into the freezer. It is a recipe out of my Splenda cook book and they are 4 points+ each and worth it. I haven't made them in awhile and I think it will put a smile on Wills face! They are great with a fruit bowl.
Some of the trees are dripping sap and I'm not sure what that might be a sign of. Bob parked near a tree Sunday, at church, and it almost looked like the car had been egged without the yolks. Yuck!
I woke up with a hurting gum area, not an ache but a hurt. I have a call in for the dentist since she hasn't liked that tooth from day one. It's had 2 root canals and a crown so I've babied it along for probably 30 years. Otherwise today is more of the same . . . declutter and decide on something for meals. I don't have bell choir practice so the day is my own unless the dentist wants to see me.
I'm sorry you had a restless night as I've been there and done that, then drag around the next day. There are many days that I wonder what day it is when I get up. 
Another retiree mentioned that she loses track of dates just because she doesn't have to write it on anything every day. I hope you get a nap today -- the cleaning can wait!
: One of those soybean candles that is in a jar with a wooden lid that some nice person gave to me and I enjoy it immensely. Makes my office smell so good. 
The dentist finally called this morning and she wants to pull my tooth which has been her recommendation from the first time I saw her 4 years ago. It doesn't hurt but she says there is an ongoing infection there; options are a bridge or an implant both of which is major money. 
All the ones I have made from those books have been good and I still haven't tried them all. 
Just thinking of them makes my mouth water. What a lovely color on that picture.
My tooth is a top molar, second from the back. I had all 4 wisdom teeth out at one time and didn't have any trouble. I went to an oral surgeon so don't remember a thing until I woke up. Unless the eagle egg hatched later today, 
here about suppertime. It just feels damp and cold. Even a cold day with sunshine would be welcome! Apartment living wouldn't be too bad if you could pick your neighbors. We didn't mind living in a condo but ours were built back in the 60s so we never heard a sound from either side. I'm thinking my next tooth visit will be to an oral surgeon to discuss an implant. I know it will be expensive but then what isn't these days. I know you will have a grand time on your retreat! 
and the commissary didn't have any meats when we were in there last time because they had a power outage and had to throw out all their meat!
and it is promising to be a good day! I'm getting my nails done this morning, make a quick grocery stop (WM no longer carries WW yogurt), and will work at the hospital jewelry fair this afternoon. The never ending laundry is piling up again.