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Happy 55, Hills Bro. July is a great month to be born, IMO!!! Celebrate and have fun.

Thanks for sharing for pictures. They are superb. I have never been to Michigan, but may someday because of the pictures that you posted!

Awesome. I know you are so proud of Ryan and I am proud of both of you.

Happy 55th birthday, George!!! Be good to yourself and enjoy your special day!!

WalkThisWay, Happy Birthday to you. Hope everything is going well for you and your family. Come by for a cup of Joe and a piece of birthday cake, ok???????!!!!!!!

Happy Birthday, Ajern, and welcome to the Cafe!!! Hope you find answers and peace.

Knitting relaxes me and I love to see the reactions of people when I give them something that I have knit for them. A few days ago we had company. The man I had met once and his wife and 2 young daughters. I gave the girls each a pink (of course) scarf. They loved them. Then I asked the mother what her favorite color was and she said blue. I had just the perfect scarf for her. Yes, I know it is July and hot, but in a few short months, those 3 will be sporting their new scarves and will think of me when they do. Then, this weekend, my godchild came up for my niece's wedding. I gave her mom a couple of cotton dishcloths that she loves. The godchild saw a pillow that I had knitted and wanted one like it. I just finished the knitting and will have to stuff it and sew up the edge and mail it to her. She will love it. So I LOVE TO KNIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And it is a major stress buster!!! Thanks for a cool thread, Tony Soprano!!!

No, no, a thousand times no!!!

My niece married yesterday!! It was a beautiful ceremony as I am sure that Raf and his lovely bride's was also. Congrats to you, again.

Shellon, You may want to call ahead to make sure they have them in stock. At that price, they may sell out quickly. Kelly is very lucky to have a mom like you!!!

Shellon, Do you have Walgreen's in your town? In this week's ad on page 6, they have a 512MB MP3 player regular priced $89.99 on sale for $49.99. Audio Solutions is the brand name. Includes stereo earbuds and USB cable. Built-in rechargeable lithium battery and built-in voice recorder. I do not know if this is a good one or anything about them, but thought you may be interested.

Ditto, templelady!!!!

Congratulations to you, Raf, and your wife-to-be!!! Just this week I read somewhere, I think in the advice section of the newspaper, that when you marry a person, you also marry that person's lifestyle. I had never thought about it that way, but it seems correct to me. Wishing you the best and post those lovely pictures when you can!!!!!!!

JavaJane, What a great collection of recipes you have. Keep posting them.

God Bless you, Dot. You are one of a kind. I will always think highly of you and your life and integrity. John, my nephew is currently attending Fuller Seminary in Pasadena, CA. His wife works at the Children's Hospital in LA. My nephew has a master's degree in education, but was lead to preach. John, also, thank you for all you have done to open eyes of understanding for people, including me. God bless you, too!!

Happy Birthday, Ex. Hope it is great for you. I turn the big 5-1 next month. Yikes, hard to believe.

Happy Birthday, Herbal. Hope it is the best ever. As they say, you aren't getting older, you're getting better!!!

Cool thread, Chas. I had a pic of me in a hat that Linda Z had given me for about 3 years. Recently hubby and I bought our first Jaguar so I decided to change to that, even though I miss seeing me most every day in the gorgeous hat!!!!!!!

Yeah, I agree with all the above. It is amazing once out of the cult to find out how much the local churches and communities DO for people. It has been humbling for me the past few years to think how self righteous I had become and how WRONG I was about so mnay things, including churhes. So welcome, Hairgirl, and thanks to everyone for their input!!!

Question for you snooty pan owners: Have you ever heard of or use/used Saladmaster waterless cookware? I bought my set almost 30 years ago and it still works great and looks great. (For years, I really didn't cook much, but have more in the past 12 years or so.) What say the snooties??

Oakspear, Here is a birthday wish for you. Hope Wife puts on a real do, Great age, 49, If you wish to opine, Have handy a brew!!!

Sushi, Kevlar, WOG, and Shifra, LOVE THEM ALL!!!!!!!!!!! You know you are out of a cult, when you think of live music, good food, and fellowhip and think of a local festival and not the ROA!!!!! A special plug for ROMP that is happening this weekend in Owensboro, KY. Marty Stuart will be here along with Del McCoury, and tons of other bluegrass musicians.

WOW, that is superbly exciting. My niece's husband's step-mom has been to Europe the past 2 summers for art gallery showings. She and her husband also took Mike's daughter with them last year and this year. The daughter will be back home next month. I can't wait to hear all about the places they visited. Savannah is only 11 years old. Anyway, good for you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You are very talented.

dooj, Happy Belated Birthday to you. And Congratulations on selling those paintings. You are very talented.

Great thread, ex. My first paying job was babysitting 3 kids. What a wild bunch they were. In fact, a year or so ago, I ran into the youngest one at a basketball game. My brother had to tell me who he was!!! I graduated from high school 1/2 year early and went to work at a sewing factory. I sewed the back pockets onto blue jeans. Worked there for a year. It was interesting to see how those different parts came together to be a pair of jeans at the end of the line!! Then I worked for the local country club restaurant for 3 months before going out wow, where I worked as a waitress...so many years ago!!!!