I decided to wait and pay bills today so that is what I have been doing since Jack left for work. Takes me a bit of time at the end of the month as Jack had two checks that come in, his navy retirement and his city check and so more bills are paid at the end of the month. I have a budget so I have to toggle back and forth between my spreadsheet and the bill paying websites to pay them and mark them as paid on the spreadsheet, then I have to print off copies of the confirm numbers. I am just glad I don't have to sit and write out checks. I only have a couple places I do that and even then 2 of them I could do online, but since I have had problems with them posting, I don't do it anymore.
I guess Jean is having issues with her computer still. I bought a malware program this morning for ours as I went to look at a knitting pattern and the site had what Jack called a "rider" trojan and it is this anti-malware virus. It isn't caught by regular virus software like Nortorn or Mcafee and this thing is a real pain. Jack removed the virus, but it dumped tons of stuff on my computer that have caused no end of problems. The ugly thing about this is that it is a anti-malware company and they use this means to force you to buy their malware program. What they don't tell you is that the stuff they dumped into your computer is not stuff they clean out. I guess tons of people have had trouble with this thing. The program I just bought is very good, highly recommended by IT techs. We still can't get our flash player to work though so Jack has to figure out what is wrong that it won't work. It shows it downloaded but it won't work. Wonder what we did before computers!
Maggie: I have about 6 cans of olive oil spray. Seems like everytime I went to the grocery store I thought I was out and would pick up a can
I used the regular Pam, olive oil and butter too and never use oil unless I am going to make a pizza and then use the oil to cover the dough, but I still use the Pam for the baking stone. I have a great pizza baking stone from Pampered Chef I like. I have two of the bread loaf pans and a couple other things and really like their stone products. Usually I am kind of 
about stuff you get at those parties, but I really like the pampered chef stuff. I have a lot of their things from cutting boards, to different tools to use to the stones. The stuff isn't cheap, but then if you would go into a mall kitchen shop you would pay that kind of money. I always hate to open my mouth about stuff like that though because whenever I am enthusiastic about a company's product they try to get me to start selling the stuff. 
I did Tupperware twice over the years and I am too old and my knees to shot to stand up in front of people hawking my wares and then begging for parties! I talked to Jack about the plant and he said it isn't flooding of the plant so much it is that the "decellanized" (sp) water can't be released into the river. That means, the cleaned water can get out I guess after it has been through all the processing. The funny thing is the water coming out of the sewage treatment plant is cleaner than the river water! You definitely do NOT want to fall into the Mississippi. For one thing, it has some of the worst riptides ever. When you drive over the bridge between Memphis and Arkansas and look down into the water you can actually see them in the water. Gail: Yum brands owns Pizza Hut, KFC, Taco Bell, and A and W so that is why sometimes you see KFC and a Taco Bell together. I like the KFC chicken, but the Popeye's sides better. They make this great gravy for their mashed potatos. I do like KFC's cole slaw though. There used to be a chain of chicken places similar to Popeye's called Bojangles. They had this vinegar based cole slaw that was to die for and since it had no mayo in it, you could scarf it right down and not worry about calories. I have to say that though I have always hated my first name, it does have its advantages. None of the people I went to school with had trouble remembering who I was since my first name is Modonna!
I have sort of gotten used to it now since the singer is not as out there as she used to be, but I still get raised eyebrows whenever someone has to look at my driver's license for something. I had this kid I was to die in love with in jr high. He had this gorgeous black hair and cute as a bug. He used to tease me all the time, but I didn't care I was in love with him. I have my old diary from back then and you can read about "22." That is how my girlfriend and I talked about him as his football # was 22. Well, I actually found him on facebook and thought, what the heck? I sent him a message saying how beautiful his wife was and how it was great to see him and such and hoped his family was well. He sent me a friend request! I about died laughing. My romeo is now at least 60 lbs overweight and completely silver haired with bad teeth! I guess God knew what he was doing when he gave me Jack! 
You gals have a great day. I need to get started on the ole chores. I didn't get much done yesterday with the sirens going off all day. I didn't want to be running the vacuum or such with all that going on so Fortune and I just sat in a safe area!
Faye
This month is almost over ~ where does the time go. Seems like it was just beginning a new year. I need a new bookshelf in this room. I have books that need to be put on a shelf and no shelf to put them on. I think for dinner this day I will bake some chicken breasts with lemon pepper on them. Serve them with my Cole Slaw and little Roasted Baby Bakers and some fruit. Schwans® has the nicest small 3 oz potatoes which are 2 points+ each. “This essential potato is fully roasted and lightly seasoned with salt, pepper and a hint of garlic. The steamy goodness of these comforting small spuds is perfect to liven up any meal quickly. Comes in a handy re-sealable bag—use as many or as few as you need.” That, my friends, is a quote lifted from their web site.
It is a more "down south" thing I am told. Isn't it fun to see what your "first love" looks like now.
What fun to have your friend over for breakfast. What does she do when she is in Saudi? My uncle worked on getting their pipeline installed years back.
My computer downloaded McAfee when I clicked on another website and my own virus program threw a glitch in the system because of it. I dumped McAfee myself as soon as I realized it was there, but the glitches stayed on. They didn't charge me anything so that was the good part. I was gone all day so didn't miss not having the computer at all. The road trip was fun. We visited a nature history center with live buffalo and all kinds of stuffed animals, videos, displays, etc., inside. There was an observation deck but it was so windy no one went outside. Then we had lunch at an old post office, visited an art/jewelry/pottery studio, and then a small scapbooking/gift shop. Left at 10 and got home about 4:30 -- long day but fun.
I had to laugh at your telling about #22! For some reason we expect our school friends to be just like we remembered them years ago. Needless to say, McAfee and I do not get along! I had the whole virus/worm/trojan mess on my old computer because Mc let them in. That's another reason why I like where I got my computer locally; they put all the virus and protection stuff on every computer they sell.
I'm glad you were treated to lunch by your boss! I imagine you are a very patient and informative teacher for your quilting class. I know I would take a class from you, but it would have to be a pre-beginner class. 
YUM banana bread. Do you have a lightened version that you make or the regular one that is out there. I have a lightened version called "Orange Banana-Nut Bread" which is freezable that we like. It used to be 3 points but now it is 4 points+ but well worth it. It is a recipe I got out of Cooking Light magazine years ago. So good for breakfast ~ toasted with a skif of cream cheese and thin sliced strawberries, peaches or kiwi.
What fun to have a commemorative teapot from the wedding! I've enjoyed watching bit and pieces of the wedding festivities. I can't imagine being in that crowd of people outside. I wonder where the ladies store some of the big odd shaped hats. Looking at the hats was entertainment in itself. Your Greek salad sounds good!
I still think Charles is a dud and Carmilla a nasty person for carrying on with him after he married Diana. Like Diana said in an interview, "there were three people in this marriage from the beginning!"
I had 7 more dings today on that debit card so I called the issue place and they are shutting down that card and transfering what money I told them was being put back on it from that other company and I will get it in 7 to 10 days. I am sure they had a way of checking if I was telling the truth about that money being put back on because they didn't hesitate to say they would transfer it over to a new card. Those money card folks are real nice to deal with and efficient. Before I load any money from now on I'll check if there was any action on the card and if so I'll just get a new one and start over. I will get a new one every couple months anyway. I only load the amount of money that I want to use right then anyway. Those creeps out there are quick. We got some veggie plants today that will go in the garden and some creeping low lying flowering plants that I don't have the name for that will go nicely in the front beds under the windows. AH Spring is here.