So I have my bulletin board in my head. I am going to go to the dollar store and try and find some kind of wrapping paper with the colors I am looking for. I am thinking of purple and red because of that image of the red hats. And I have several of the women in our church writing small paragraphs about a woman they considered their mentors. I have 3 spiritual women at our church, I have a school teacher, a nurse, a vet and a successful real estate agent i.e career woman. I figure all of these women are in positions where someone else might think of them as career women. And I am going to type these paragraphs up in a script like font and print them out on some kind of fun paper, then glue them onto different colored construction papers. Then staple them to the boards with our verse in the middle.

The verse:Titus 2:3-5 3 the older women likewise, that they be reverent in behavior, not slanderers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things 4 that they admonish the young women to love their husbands, to love their children, 5 to be discreet, chaste, homemakers, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God may not be blasphemed.

I think I will cut out verse three though just because this is a long verse. And I have to make it big enough so people can read it.

And then I thought I might actually ask all the ladies to write something about their mentors and I print them out, glue them to the paper and laminate them. Then I will scatter them onto the tables. Cause I have to decorate the tables too. I wish I could get some red hat confetti to put on the tables too.


Phew that was a lot. Sorry I didn't use your ideas Moore. But I am not nearly as talented with my hands as you are.

Vinnie gets home tonight. I am happy about that. He leaves for 3 months in November and I really want to try and get pregnant before he leaves. So pray for me on that one.

And Kae, I agree with Moore. Go back to bed, I mean why not right? Moore I am glad to hear you liked your grill. Sounds like a nice one. That steak sounds really good.

Oh, what do you guys think of seafood salad on some kind of a pumpernickel bread? Does that sound good or no?

Weber really does make some of the best grills out there. I miss that charcoal flavour too, but the time spent waiting for the perfect temperature and all... Our next door neighbour put on an addition last year and in doing so, covered up their natural gas connection for their bbq. Rather than do something about it, they've reverted to using a charcoal grill and the fragrance that wafts over the hedge is very, very tempting. When can I come for dinner at your house, Moore?

BTW, after Ted blew up our old bbq back in February and I was on the market for a new one, I located a Weber stainless at Home Depot. I ended up buying a "Perfect Flame" from Lowes - their in house brand, that is apparently made by Broil King. They assembled it for "free" but would have charged $25 for delivery. Ted picked it up in that awful minivan of his and then we had a gas guy come to hook it up to our natural gas line, so no more fiddling around with propane tanks.

There's an autumn nip here too, but I refuse to acknowledge it, lol. Some of the maples are beginning to...NO, NO!!! Denial, denial.

Why the trip to NC, Moore? Are you driving? Is it daughter related?

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Cut my hair last night, so it's Nash short. Hope that describes it well enough.


Need a picture, Bran. (Oh, Nash - I miss the soap that was so good back then. Remember HHH?)

Also, positive energy is winging its way to you for that job. I have a feeling you'll get this one.

Yep, need a picture Bran!

Shelly, your bulletin board is going to be awesome, and I think that it sounds far more creative, and on point, than any of my ideas were! Take a picture of it so that we can see the end result. And, thank heaven for dollar stores! I used to inhabit those stores back when my kids had birthdays, and needed stuff for their loot bags.

KaeEll, the beauty of this grill is that it has a gas jet that infuses the charcoal with flame (no need for any kind of lighter fluid), so within just a few minutes the charcoal has that nice ashen appearance, and red glow. Then, you turn off the propane, and continue as though you normally would with a charcoal grill. Also, there are two baskets that the charcoal goes into so instead of raking coal around the grill, you just move the baskets around for indirect heat, etc.

Jim is heading down to North Carolina to give a little talk, and although it isn't daughter related, we're going to be catching up with the child and her boyfriend! LOL... Jim is having dinner with her tonight, and then she and Loren are joining us again tomorrow night for dinner at the Inn where we'll be staying, along with anywhere from four to six other people. Don't quite know yet!

It's gorgeous weather for Jim's drive today, and I imagine he'll put his top down. Theoretically, I'm supposed to have similar weather tomorrow. We'll see...

Oh yes -- KaeEll -- I have a little steak left over, and am glad to share it with you!

Weber grill

When we bought this, Amazon was selling it for $250.00. The price is back up again, a little bit.

-- Edited by Moore ideas at 10:32, 2008-08-20

Oh, right, the cinema talk. Forgive my sieve brain, Moore. Have a grand time! That should be fun for all of you!!

And I want one of those grills. It doesn't sound like something Ted could tinker with too much and bring the fire department to our house again. Mind you, if the Houston fire department could come..... . (Shelly sent me some lovely pictures of those fellas down there, all topless and wet, lol.)

Yes, Shelly, please post a pic when you're done with the bulletin board. Congratulations on solving the problem so beautifully.

I got the pictures too! I'm packing...

Shelly, the shrimp and pumpernickel sounds delicious!

Jim just left. Top UP (gets better mileage that way), and I'm always blue when he leaves. Silly since I'm joining him tomorrow.

I don't know how you deal with separations on a constant basis, Shelly. It must be so difficult, even when it's relatively brief. (And, we're all keeping our fingers crossed for you!)

Lucy (the dog) is going to be very upset with me when she realizes later this afternoon that she's going to be boarded again...