I've also heard and used the tomato juice and Irish spring soap to bathe them in... it worked on my black dog.. but can you imagine what my pure white puppy would've looked like?? I don't think DH would like having a pink dog!! LOL We used a mixture of baking soda, hydrogen peroxide (the type used for cuts and stuff) and dish soap.... worked like a charm and brightened her coat. The only reason she still has the smell is because she got sprayed in the face and I couldn't wash around her eyes and mouth without making her sick so I was hoping it would wear off.. but every time she gets her muzzle wet the smell is still there. Going to wash her with the deoderizing doggy shampoo and make sure I wash her well this time. ttfn Cheryl.

I ended up adding a little sour cream, and it definitely helped the dough. The first batch just came out, and while I think they look a little pale on top, they taste pretty darned good :) I will add vodka to myself later on ~

Oh my goodness what great stories and visions :) Now to be clear, DS has a tree in his room and the play room so we do decorate trees together. And I let him put on the train ornaments on the big tree...but I prefer to have that done before he gets to do that heh heh My vintage ornaments are all from the goodwill. Fabulous and such a shame someone didn't want them, but if they break it does not hurt my heart, aside from some special ones which I protect (and hang far up on the tree). We had dinner tonight and I came home to find one kitten crawling up the stairs with an ornament in her mouth :) It's a 1940's thing but it's actually plastic so she didn't damage anything. Cracked me up! Fun...I left a ladder by the mantle when we went to dinner...I found two kitties on the mantle when I was locking up for bed. All of the garland I had put there was on the floor...note to self....no ladders by cat exploration zones! Dlm...I was hanging ornaments with DS on his tree and came across one from a couple of years ago...horrific preschool thing with a picture of him smiling when he lost his first tooth. I know what you mean by tears :) Kathy I always wondered who those upside down tree people were LOL My ceilings are twelve feet though....I am not sure I could hang a big enough tree!!! And how does one keep a finial on???? heh heh Bee....I love the picture of DH with the ornaments coming in slowly. When things like that happen here I try to tell DH not to do business at home. My favorite story is when DS came running in during a meeting we had at the house for a business we were thinking of buying. He ran into the parlor after school and announced....."Good News Dad! I Pooped and wiped my own butt!!!" Nothing says serious business guy like a kiddo who can not only poop but wipe as well :p Crl...I love the outside idea...but I don't have any trees outside the house :P I suppose I could make a triangle on the fence...but I don't think the family will fall for it! Lynn :) Smooches. Life is sometimes just a ball of fun..sometimes it's poop in the parlor. If you can't laugh it's just not worth living! yaya...I was telling DS about my first tree in Alaska. I kept coming home to find my kittens half to two thirds up stuck. They'd be meowing like nuts, with their heads stuck out and nothing more :) At least they didn't knock it over!

I have been growing a Dahlia bed for six years. The woman who is an expert and has helped me with wonderful success has left the area. I live in Boulder. I would like to hire an expert Dahlia grower to work with me on all aspects from planting and nurturing my Dahlia bed this season 2016. If any of you who know the "who's who" experts who might want to be paid to support this "beginner" [me] I would appreciate tht information [phone and/or email.} I have been a member of the Colorado Dahlia Society for six years. Dale Meyer gdalemeyer@gmail phone 303-442-4319.