Margo, Sue and Beth Congratulations.....Yeah Margo if you had not picked the number 7 I would have chosen it. It is my favorite number for God created the world in 7 days and it is the symbol of divine perfection. The whole word of God is founded upon the number seven. Beth-Happy to hear you are home and the wedding went well. Melinda-Nice Grandson buying you a computer....Looking forward to our next months swap. Hi Margaret....always so nice to read your posts. I have gotten into succulents and have them all over the house and in my office at work. It has been so much fun finding the right pots to put them in. Can't believe tomorrow is the first day of November...turkey day will be here soon. Shirley

GAME 3 UPDATE... "College FOOTBALL IS NICE" CLOSED....good luck to you all! *sandlapper_rose (Jeanne) 334 *bluee19 (Nicole) 427 *pinkiris (Jayeanne) 313 *EricaBraun (Erica) 350 *Smitties (Margo) 378 *NonnaG (Connie) 405 *ilovefarac (Melinda) 397 *skyblue52 (Susan) 417 *hibiscusfan (Suzanne) 279 *cottonwood468 (Mary E.) 365 *pmb2005 (Promise) 450 *panhandle_seed_swap (Sheri) 455 *sguanzon (Sue G.) 343 *dmkelly (Dawn) 421 *brittneysgran (Shirley) 435 *********************** GAME 2 "IN MY OWN WORDS"........ The following OBFERS have emailed me their votes. Any OBFER can vote whether you submitted an entry or not. Mary E., if you sent me an email with your vote, I did not receive. Promise Jeanne Nicole Melinda NonnaG Hibiscusfan smitties Erica Sheri Jayeanne I believe I replied to all of you who voted that I "Got It". If I missed anyone let me know! *********** BINGO TIME.... "NICE BINGO" We have a guest fetcher today. Great Dane "Chip" has done the honors this morning......and it took a few treats for him to do it....good boy Chip! Then he got the hang of it and chose a third one just for you! 38. Snickers Bar 8. Make A Difference Day (October 25) 16. Courteous Previously fetched...... 35. World Smile Day (October 3) 48. National Chocolate-Covered Insects Day (October 14) 21. Nice Guys Finish Last…or do they? 7. Heath Bars *********************************** Must run... Annie

I agree, CC, at some point we need to take responsibility for ourselves, what we purchase and what we eat and stop expecting the government to "take care of us". Geez. Read the label, it clearly states the ingredients, the calorie content, the fat grams. It's not like it's a big secret, it's right there, printed on every jar. It's provided free, every single time, in easily accessible form. That's why Nutella is a dessert here, spread on graham crackers, or an occasional treat for The Princess on waffles or toast, because I can read. That's why I know that although it's got half of the calories from fat, I know that only 3.5 of those fat grams are saturated and none are transfats, it's the healthier fat from the hazelnuts. If you check a label of Peanut butter (in this instance I'll use Skippy Creamy because that's what's in my desk drawer), you'll find that peanut butter has 190 calories in 2 tablespoons and 140 of those are fat, more than Nutella. 3 grams are saturated in Skippy peanut butter, 3.5 grams are saturated in the Nutella. Nutritionists differentiate between good fats and bad fats. Peanut butter does have more than twice the protein of Nutella, so it's a more economical protein source. What makes it dessert in my family is the sugar content, not the fat grams, but if you add jelly to a peanut butter sandwich that's pretty much negated too. Anyway, read the labels and take responsibility for yourself, and then you won't have the opportunity to make a lot of money and clog up the court systems. Oh, and send me ALL of your Nutella, I know how bad it is for me. It's that "reading" thing again. I won't sue you, I promise. Annie

My sister got to hold a koala when she went to Australia, and she sent me a picture of it. I saw the butterfly video on our CBS morning news, which I watch with the sound off because the local newscasters are morons, but I do want to catch the beginning of CBS This Morning with Gail King.