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20297. judithathome - 10/1/2006 11:52:06 PM Oh WOW...Keoni went to Lowe's for a replacement piece for his sprinkler and came home with a great looking rectanglular table and two chairs for the patio! It's metal and sort of speckled beige and the top of the table looks like a woven basket.
The color matches the stones of the patio perfectly !
20298. judithathome - 10/2/2006 12:31:19 AM Okay, here's the scoop: the patio set is cast aluminum and the table was originally $249...we got it for $95. The two chairs were originally $206 (for both) and we got them for $75.
Quite a deal, if I do say so myself! 20299. anomie - 10/2/2006 1:13:01 AM That does sound like a good deal, Judith. I like finding deals w/o having to haggle.
I'll be spending quite a bit of money and time at Lowes and Home Depot soon. My house needs almost everything. Starting with carpet, or wood or vinyl...I can't decide. 20300. arkymalarky - 10/2/2006 4:30:15 AM Hey, Anomie! Did you get Dad's book okay?
And have you moved yet? If so, I hope all went smoothly. If not, I hope all goes smoothly. 20301. anomie - 10/2/2006 11:29:12 AM Hey Arky,
Yes, didn't I say...I got it a few days before the expected date of 2 Sep. The first page is great! The rest may have to wait till after I move.
Current plans have me driving West in mid-Nov. Maybe a bit earlier if my house is vacated. 20302. Magoseph - 10/3/2006 12:35:07 AM Hi, everyone--busy weekend, several visitors this weekend all Flexy's relatives, staying in local motels and taking us out to breakfast, lunch, and dinner Saturday and Sunday. We're exhausted. 20303. judithathome - 10/3/2006 12:54:23 AM Anomie, if you can come through Fort Worth, Keoni and I would like to treat you to the best Italian food you'll ever have...in Texas. ;-) 20304. Magoseph - 10/3/2006 11:52:34 AM Anomie, what I want to know is whether or not you can put me if I decide to gamble. 20305. Magoseph - 10/3/2006 11:53:54 AM Anomie, I meant to say: if you can put me UP if I decide to gamble. 20306. anomie - 10/3/2006 12:03:24 PM Judith, Thanks. I hope to take you up on it. Depends on how the move goes and the mover schedules and such. 20307. anomie - 10/3/2006 12:05:10 PM Mago, Of course. Least I can do after you've been such a welcoming host here.
(You'll be winning - right?) 20308. alistairconnor - 10/3/2006 12:52:41 PM Judith : Best little pasticcheria in Texas?
Mago : I think he should put you DOWN if you decide to gamble! (wags finger) Shame on you! 20309. arkymalarky - 10/4/2006 2:48:08 PM Jury duty today. They call all the time, but then cancel (plea bargaining, evidently) almost every time. Not today.
I have a special request:
AND THIS IS FOR ALL YOU LURKERS OUT THERE, TOO!! ;-)
We're doing a community cookbook as a fundraiser for our local STUDENT chapter of our rural group and we're requesting favorite family recipes. We'll print the name of the contributor and the family member or friend the recipe came from. I have no idea the responses we'll get locally yet, but if anyone here has a favorite to contribute (even if it's already in The Good Life--this would be with the info for the cookbook) and would send it to amalarky@yahoo.com it would be great. I'll also send back the info on how to order one. We have had such good recipes posted here over the years, I just had to ask.
20310. judithathome - 10/4/2006 5:39:26 PM Done! 20311. arkymalarky - 10/4/2006 9:29:13 PM Thanks Judith! I've been needing to email you, so I'm going to run look right now.
I didn't get picked today. 20312. Ms. No - 10/5/2006 1:28:53 AM Arky,
You wanna tuna casserole recipe? It's a favorite of both mine and my brothers. Serious comfort food. I've also got a couple of soup recipies.
Let me know what you need most and I'll send along. Sometimes you get heavy on baked goods or on casseroles or difficult to prepare stuff etc. It's always good to have a balance. I'll send along whatever I've got that fits. 20313. arkymalarky - 10/5/2006 4:33:49 AM Oh yes. Tuna casserole will be very popular here, and I love soup (not that this is about what I love, but still...that's half the fun of planning a cookbook!).
We just started this today (while I was in jury duty the kids were supposed to have a meeting at lunch and plan), so I have no idea what we'll end up with. I figure I'll set a two-week deadline, we'll put a drop-box at ballgames with forms by it, send announcements home with kids, etc, and put out requests for recipe areas where we fall short after the deadline.
I'll keep y'all posted on how it goes. I've known groups to do these for fundraisers, but not directly make them themselves. It could be interesting. 20314. arkymalarky - 10/5/2006 4:36:03 AM The second paragraph was to say that you're absolutely right about the balance, so I figure we'll see what we have and then make requests for where we're falling short and I'll just post in here again after that.
We're telling people to send as many recipes as they want, but to prioritize so that their very favorites are at the top and we'll go through them in waves, first picks first, then back through for second on the forms, etc. 20315. Magoseph - 10/8/2006 6:15:49 PM Hello, everyone--I had a busy week with doctors and Flexy. A cyst on his left hand is found to be Squamous Cell Carcinoma and we are waiting for the biopsy in order to find out how much of the underlining tissues may have to come out.
Sometimes this week he’s getting glasses and life will be pleasanter when he can read. Anyway, we have a beautiful weather and I hope it lasts long enough to dry out the ground so that I can have the terrible-looking lawn mowed.
I went down to the river and already boats were crisscrossing the water at terrific speed. I’m looking for the water patrol telephone number.
20316. arkymalarky - 10/8/2006 6:48:31 PM Please give him our best and let us know how things go!
I'm about to go out and wash my car inside and out. It's filthy. Bob's weedeating.
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