LindaC, the docs aren't saying much, of course, but it appears that while under anesthesia she aspirated some stomach fluid into her lungs and who ever is in charge of watching for such things didn't catch it until things were so desperate that she ended up on the ventilator. She still has the tracheostomy tube, I don't know when she'll get rid of that, but she's home and breathing on her own, uses a bit of supplemental oxygen every now and then when she doesn't shut up for a while, LOL. It's just so good to hear her no one wants to tell her to be quiet. (grin) Annie

James, no Ramones at the reception but I still own a nice sunburst Mosrite guitar. Yup, the one made famous by Johnny Ramone, LOL, and I can't even play a guitar! See, we would get along just fine, come on up, The salmon are just starting to run, and the big 4 year olds are just now hitting the rivers. Only 10 miles from my house, too, and local guides are just starting to catch a few coho and some of those big chrome steelheads.... Annie

Sissy, any of the recipes that I mentioned came from someone specific are posted here somewhere. I have to tell you, though, that the search is impossible. It's easier to just ask for specific recipes and most of us don't mind posting them again. So, here is the recipe for Sol's honey rolls, they are sweet and light and yeasty and the grandkids eat them without anything on them at all, not even butter. Yes, they are that good. Honey Rolls 1 cup milk 1/2 cup honey 1/2 cup butter [1 stick] 2 teaspoos salt 1-2 tablespoons granulated sugar* 2 pkges. dry yeast 1/2 cup warm water [110º-115ºF] 2 large eggs, lightly beaten 6 - 6 1/2 cups AP flour Heat the milk, add butter and salt. Set aside while butter melts. Stir in the honey. In another bowl, combine the warm water, yeast and sugar. Let it sit until yeast is completely dissolved, about 6-7 minutes. Combine milk mixture with yeast mixture. And stir in the beaten eggs. Beat in 4 cups flour. Add enough remaining flour to make a soft, but not sticky dough. Place dough in greased bowl, turning to coat both sides. Cover and allow dough to rise 1 hour. Punch dough down, and allow to rise another hour. Punch down again, and shape dough into rolls. Let it rise again 45 minutes to an hour or until doubled in volume. Preheat your oven to 375ºF and bake rolls for 25 minutes or until a deep golden brown. For a very soft crust, brush rolls with melted butter as soon as they come out of the oven. Note: You could omit the sugar from this recipe altogether. I sometimes use about a teaspoon of the honey called for in the recipe to feed the yeast instead of the sugar. I also have to admit that I don't follow the directions exactly, I put all the wet stuff into my bread machine, add the dry stuff and let it finish on the "dough" setting. Then I roll it out, cut it into rolls and let rise, then bake. I've done it both ways and they both turn out about the same, so choose your technique, they both work! Annie

I know of a way to make a real difference without cutting up a perfectly good gown, and other wedding accessories on the nightly news some months ago. Brides against breast cancer. They take donations of modern gowns from 2000 or more recent! Here is the website http://bridesagainstbreastcancer.org/ Mine is still in it's preserved box, after 26 years and no daughter or grandchildren to wear it. Dunno what I'll do with it some day. Is there much interest in the beaded and sequined high neck, long sleeve gown of the 80's these days!!!