Good Morning all...
Just checking in....Posted over at WL1, so I'll try not to repeat myself too much here....getting old, you know...find myself saying things twice all the time, lol!
Today is my "running around" day, starting with an 8am speech app't for Leigh. I'm afraid I won't be around for chat today as I have my second chiro app't scheduled at that time..so maybe I'll drop in Thursday...I have a harder time with the Thurs. pm one 'cause I tend to forget with all the hubbub of family life then I look at the clock and it's 8 pm before I know it. Today I am also putting my living room back together. I am having the chair I got from Gma professionally cleaned and figured it would be a good time to pack up Christmas and rearrange my furniture for the new ( to me) chair. Felt kind of good to pack it all up - don't know why,,,,
Jane - The key ( as I've discovered) for standing rib roast is to have a really good instant read meat thermometer and take the meat out as soon as the internal temp hits 150...then it has to rest for 20 minutes. The temp rises to 175 and it's perfect! Once you cook it this way it is so easy! Thanks for asking after my classes, but, you know, I am done for now - yippee! and I got As in both classes - another yippee Need to take another 3 credits before June 06, so I can take my time with that.
Marti - Can't believe your landlord wanted you to install your own water heater! Remember when our bathroom sink leaked this summer? well, I hate to give you something else to think about but all that water is not going to dry out on its own - you need some serious fans and de-humidifiers. We hired an advanced recovery company recomended by the plumber... didn't want mold and dry rot. Kick that landlord in the fanny and make him shell out... I'm sure he doesn't want his rental riddled with dry rot or having mold making his renters sick. It amazes me how people can be so pennywise and pound foolish sometimes.
Angie - I have a bunch of these cool faux fur yarns and I have been making a bunch of cute little scarves out of them. Little secret about knitting - forget about tension, it's all about gauge. Just knit a swatch normally holding your hands however you want them, then if the gauge isn't right, change needles and try again. I used to avoid knitting for the same reason as you, but when I read this tip and tried it... it changed everything - now I love to knit - keeps my brain and my hands busy. I have just started crochet again after many years away..found a cute poncho pattern on the internet and so I am working on that as well as the scarves. Once these are done, I am moving onto Stitch n ***** - there are some very cool patterns in that book//stuff I could just see you wearing, A
Ellen - how are you - the kitties keeping you busy - how are the babies
Susan - I am so glad you checked in.. I thought your email was 40, not 39 - I sent you our holiday email to that address - did you get it? (Hoping I sent it to the right place :fingerscrossed
Cristi - If I worked at GW - I'd never make it out of there with a paycheck
I love that place....
Hi to everyone else
Well - I'm off to get my busy day started, have a great day everyone
Feed the cats,gave Niki(Lab-Chow mix) her pill .(for epilepsy) and put seed out for the birds. Now I get my first cup of coffee.It's still raining and blowing here and it looks like I won't get to walk for another day.Poo!I find I need to walk. It makes me feel like I'm acomplishing something.Ellen, how are those babies? Kittens are so darling. I love all animals but something about cats really has my heart. I love the pharse'God made cats so we could touch the tiger,"and they are the only truely wild animal we can safely bring in our homes. They have a Baboon gene which would suggest a distanct relation to us.Jane,liked seeing the picture of you. It's nice to see who your talking to. Maybe I can get my son to show me how to do nifty stuff like that.To all you other Ladies;Good Morning! 
