Thanks for your encouraging words, Amy! I've been thinking about doing T-tapp for a long time, and I finally ordered the Basic set last night. Now, to just push the play button....:D

Congratulations - he's precious! Enjoy!

Congratulations! So glad she's finally arrived safe and healthy. Enjoy!

Thanks for the info, Susan! That's helpful.

Congratulations! Can't wait to hear his name. Enjoy!

How exciting! Congratulations to you and your family. It's so fun to see new little ones - she's beautiful!

:grouphug: That's a lot all at once. Praying God will give you peace and strength to get through it.

I'm with you. I've been very disheartened by the lack of civility around here the past few months. :( I do appreciate the mods and Susan. It can't be fun to wade through all the bickering.

:grouphug: It sound frustrating and must be very wearing day after day.

I'm so sorry, Rhonda. Continued prayers for you, as you wait. :grouphug:

Congratulations! She's precious and so beautiful - enjoy!

Praying for you and your daughter. :grouphug:

Happy Birthday, and thanks for the yummy cake! Sorry your plans went awry, but I hope you're having a great day and still get to do the fun stuff next week.

Thanks for the info (and thanks for asking, Laurie)! I was wondering the same thing, as I'm pondering whether I can work this out. :001_smile:

Is this what you're looking for? It looks good, but I haven't made it yet. Cuban Bread in about an hour! From Luann This is super easy. We use the recipe a lot to have a crusty homemade bread on the table in just over an hour. The recipe originally came out of The Tightwad Gazette. Don't preheat the oven. Ingredients 5-6 cups flour 2 T. dry yeast (I use instant) 2 T. sugar 1 T. salt 2 c. hot tap water 1 T. poppy or sesame seeds Mix 4 cups of the flour with the yeast, sugar, and salt. Pour in hot water and beat 100 strokes or 3 minutes with a mixer. Stir in the remaining flour until the dough is no longer sticky. Knead 8 minutes. Place the dough in a greased bowl and cover with damp towel. Let rise 15 minutes. Punch down. Divide into 2 pieces, shape into round loaves and place on baking sheet. Cut an X 1/2 inch deep on top with sharp knife. Brush with water and sprinkle with seeds. Place on the middle shelf of a cold oven. Place a cake pan of hot water on the lowest shelf. Heat the oven to 400 degrees. Bake 40-50 minutes until deep golden brown.

Your friend sounds like an amazing, wonderful woman. What a blessing you have had to be her neighbor! And such a great loss for you now. I have tears reading your post, and I'm praying that you'll have strength and peace in your grief. :grouphug:

I'd love to see something on logic-stage writing as well. I also love Janice's ideas about Literary Analysis!

Prayers for successful surgery and quick recovery for your son!

Mine are young, and I try, try, try to remember to just soak it up, realizing it goes too fast. But it's going to fly by anyway, isn't it? :grouphug: to you today!

Yea baby! Praying for you, Lisa, and hoping to hear good news today!

Congratulations! How exciting for you to have such a wonderful birth experience. Enjoy your little guy!

Well, bummer. Our library does have a reminder service, but Library Elf saves me tons of time, since I am keeping track of six cards for our family. I'll probably pay the fee when I have too, though, because the Elf saves me at least $20 in fines every year. :blink: :laugh:

I'm so glad the surgery is completed! Continued prayers for a quick return to complete health.

I will be using PearBudget this year as well!

I'm praying that the surgery is successful, and that you can handle the extra responsibilities with grace, wisdom and energy!