Ladybug

I thought she has her hands full with minions and kids in the market (Google helped some animated little people) :-) I am glad nothing bad happened...we all have some embarrassing store stories (I hope it's not just me) I am glad you all are OK

And a happy S.N.O.T. from me! (Smoking is not an option today)

(((Marti))) and everybody but Marti get's the bear hug

# 3 :-) You want a long dress....go for it "don't wait to fulfill your wishes" do it now!

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The young charming man with good manners :-) Welcome Deltawings! B)

I wish I could help. I am a casual-elegant (Jeans, top and Blazer) kinda Ladybug. Hate dresses, try not to wear them....have only 3 for special occasions and feel not too comfortable in it. I would chose one that you can wear for more than just one occasion!

a smart phone comes to mind :-)

You can do this Susana...wherever you are - you will become a non smoker! You are a strong and intelligent woman, you know smoking is not what you want. I wish you all the Best and will miss you!

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Chicken Scallopini tonight....just for myself...I love capers (my husband hates them) yummmy!

Glad you checked in......Have a wonderful Easter weekend!

that's what I am thinking too...I think my workshop is more interesting IF somebody plans to break-in in the night. The most people know I am always around...so it doesn't make any sense. But I will go to Home Depot and buy some "beware of dog(s)" signs for front and back. I am not sure about all of this...we'll see!

Well the Sheriff came by, he is a sweet guy! They are not sure if our house got tagged, or if teenagers are just playing pranks! We haven't had break-ins in the area lately. But he got a couple of calls yesterday about some odd things going on, basically he said to be more alert and call him if anything would happen. Although they will patrol our street more than usual. I will be more alert that's for sure, but not overly scared.....this Ladybug is packed!

Trish! You just remember that you can always "excuse yourself" and come to us :-) You are going to be fine....enjoy the chaos, it's sometimes the only thing you can do!

Ever since I stopped smoking I am a real energizer bunny. I sleep for 4 hours and I am up again..running around doing all kind of things when other people sleep. I just don't need so much sleep anymore...might be an age thing! I love to work in the middle of the night. The phone is quiet, no emails and I can work for hours on a project without being disturbed. We have big dogs and I let them out last night before I went to bed. My husband is out of town for 3 days and it's just me and the dogs. One of them started growling, not loud, but stood in front of the gate and growled at something outside there. I learned a long time ago to trust my dogs, even though I don’t see or hear anything. I called the “protector” on my side, he is the oldest dog and is always where I am, and we went outside toward the front. There was a car sitting on the the other side of the street, some teenagers were in it, they might just have come home. I went to bed and as usual woke up around 3 am. I got up, made coffee and went to my workroom, I had the “protector” with me as usual and he started growling again. WTF…it’s in the middle of the night, what is he growling at. Again…I left the yard and walked toward our drive way, the dog was still growling. I didn't see anything, no cars, no people…nothing..everything was quit. I went back toward the yard and then I saw a pair of old tennis shoes on the hood of my truck. It didn't make any sense, so I grabbed them and put them on the curb. Teenagers sighhhh? I worked as usual and didn't think about it any more. Why would you think about a pair of tennis shoes on your truck? An hour ago I went for a walk with my dogs and the Sheriff pulled up beside me. We live in a small community; everybody knows almost everybody and we look out for each other. He asked me, if I noticed anything unusual today…I said “no” and we talked for a while. All of a sudden I remember the “tennishoes” and I told him. He asked a few more questions and said he would come by later. “Why?” What's the big deal? Well, because the way it looks like our house has been tagged for a break in, that's what he said. Really? First of all…why would somebody want to break into our house? But most importantly ..we have big dogs..I mean really big dogs and two of them are trained to “protect”. Anybody who tries to break into our house has to be severely suicidal. We live in a safe neighborhood….what is going on? Well let’s see what the Sheriff will have to say! It upset me and 10 weeks ago I would have smoked a pack of cigarettes and would have had 1 Gallon of coffee! It's stunning...I did the 1 Gallon of coffee..but smoking is just not on my mind!

Already day two....you are doing it...you are kicking the cigarettes to the curb :-) Great job..hang in there. Stay close to this board!

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S.N.O.T (Smoking is not an option today)