Duct tape? My husband offered to put me in a straight jacket after the last few months of trying to get members to turn in their receipts to me. If you take a check, you must bring me a receipt. Why is this such a hard concept? Yes, I'm glad I have you ladies sympathize with. I haven't been cooking but I did get a lot of fresh fruit at the store today. Not quite as good as when it's in season here but I love fruit salad so much that I don't care. And, of course, I always have coffee on!

Hey Luv, when you're done, may I please borrow some of that duct tape? I often have the problem of allowing things to come out of my mouth before I have the chance to word them...ahem,properly. I don't mean to be abrasive, it's just that sometimes you do want to scream at the top of your lungs "Where did all the smart people go?" or at least the ones with the common sense...I'd settle for a few of those! We're all in this for (hopefully)the right reasons...the education, safety, and well being of every child. Why can it be so hard at times to find the common ground? Do little things reeeaaallly matter THAT much?!?!? Sorry for venting, it's been a rough month. I always thought of January as being the "down" time. I guess that since there's not that much to actually DO in January, people have the chance to sit around and figure out what annoys them...and they let EVERYBODY know it. My head still hurts from banging it after our last board meeting. I found that to be both more constructive and relaxing than dealing with some of the "lovelies" on our board. I don't claim to be perfect, and I know my flaws (there's too many to count), but I don't try to make everyone around me miserable. Also, have you found that the very same people that do the majority of the complaining wouldn't THINK of actually doing any WORK?!?! Isn't that fun? I just want to grab them by the shoulders and shake them and say "Nobody is making you stay here!!!Why are you here???Please just go away and find some other poor sap to annoy!!!!" But that would be wrong. It would feel GREAT but would be wrong.Okay, I'm ready for that drink now. Actually, I've found this board to be a sort of therapy. Many of you can relate...(I hope!!!) Toodles!

I need a beverage with alcohol, a bandage for my head from banging it against the wall at the other night's meeting, and some duct tape for my mouth so I don't get carried away at the next meeting.

Let's just say that some people are very frustrating to be around.

On a lighter note, I'm in the mood to cook and may actually have the time to do so tonight!!! I have bread rising on the stove, and cherries ready to go into a pie. Baked chicken with wild rice will go into the oven at 5:00. My son says "Why are you doing all this?" Because I love you all so much, that's why!

Here you go Scottmom, hope you like it.

I've just been searching for jungle/rainforest decorations on the internet. What fun!! Maybe we should have selected our carnival theme after we looked at what's available! My brain is now swirling with creative ideas. Will have to post under the family night section and see if I can get some more ideas.

It's really nice here today. Sunshine and 40!!! Spring is coming, I just know it!

I'll take one. It's 5:00 somewhere.

Mine take their showers, but they argue over who has to go first. Then a few weeks ago I questioned my daughter about her hair washing technique because it seemed to still be rather dirty. This is when I found out their deep dark secret that they had decided not to use soap! I fixed that by telling them that I would be monitoring their showering. You should have seen the looks on their faces!! "You mean your'e going to come in and watch us?" says my son. I said "Yes, and not only that, but if I see parts that aren't getting clean,I will wash them for you just like when you were a baby." AAAH, they now smell soapy fresh!!

Hey, I'll play bartender. Anyone need anything? I think I'm going to experiment with hot chocolate and peppermint schnapps.