Rant: It costs about seven dollars for gas to mow my lawn and it needs mowing every four days. Its a huge lawn but I have made it smaller, and smaller, and....

Rave: I added it all up and found that I use less gas in my car per week than in the lawn mower. I think that's a rave, isn't it? :-?

Rave: Our school board president is considering an offer in another school district. I hope they snag him this week.

Rave: My dog. Each year I love him more. Although I wasn't happy with the dead mink he left at my door a few months ago. ((&))

Rant: the fungal disease which is killing spruce trees. I will loose about ten this year. #39;(

So glad to hear you got good news re your health scare, Scarlett!

Rave: My husband went for his first post-remission check-up this week. His blood work was good. The dr. wants another combination CT/PET just to make sure everything is as good as it looks!

Rave: Our daughter is home for the summer! Two of her high school friends went out to bring her home. The three of them had a very nice "road trip".

Rave: The second graders have a Friday field trip! Working lunch will be sooo much easier!

Prayers and hugs for all who need them.

Wishing everyone a great weekend!

OK---I'll play---first time.

A huge RAVE for all the players who swung the pink bats (or wore the pink wrist bands) on Mother's Day. My husband the oncologist says that the Komen Foundation and other organizations have, through their contributions to research, made a huge difference in the survival outlook for women with breast cancer. As a survivor myself, I can appreciate that. . . . and I hope you all can too.

CAPH, I thought of you today because it was not me that was possibly ill. And I thought of all you have been through and how well you all are doing..

PS*
My friends Gyppielou ( and Mr Lou) have a lovely dog named Max. Max was hit by a hit and run driver and is in pretty bad shape in the hospital.
So good wishes to Gyppie or should we call her Sista? and poor Max, get well!

LOL Jorr, re: your ever-decreasing lawn size. Mine dwindled too, and now consists only of various shades of rock.

Rave: the smell of freshly mowed (mown?) grass.

Rave: dogs and pups. Our beloved sweet one died a few months ago... a very sad time. We've adopted another from the pound. Found running around on the street, flea bitten and matted, he was described as dark grey at first. After washing and detangling, he turns out to be a gorgeous little white poodle.
Congratulations on your good news, Scarlett!

Rant: my boss and coworkers

Rave: a possible job offer

Rant: development officer trying to steal my work

Rave: took a day off Wednesday to relax in Boston!

Rant: Katharine's survived American Idol again!

Rave: Great season finales.

Rant: Bye bye Will & Grace

Rave: First time I've watched TV shows in primetime in YEARS!!!

Scarlett, glad to hear your Pups is doing well. I love my pups to no end, and don't want to imagine a day without her! ((&)) Sorry to hear about your friend's dog Max.

Hope all are doing well and healthy. To those who aren't, or are feeling sad, my thoughts are with you.

Sorry, missed above posts while i was posting.
CAPH, great news on your husband. Having just had my second negative MRI --no additonal little brain monster seen--I feel your "phew..." of relief.
Good wishes for recovery to Max, and to his humans.
Greetings, Enzian. Tell your husband thanks for his work--putting those research results into practice with life-saving meds and procedures.

Rave: The Yankee's good news!

Rave: We leave for California Saturday.

Mini-Rant: Not enough time in the Bay Area, but it's OK since I need to spend most of my time with my dad.

Hoping Gyppielou's Max makes a complete recovery.

See you all in a few days!

Lee Ann

All MAJOR RAVES today:

Mom's surgery on Tuesday went GREAT. She is walking around a little and looking good. The Dr. said we still have to wait for the lymph node pathology to be sure but to his 'expert eye' we should not be concerned.... Hopefully she will drive me crazy for many years to come!

Sister's wedding remains cancelled but she has not broken up with the boyfriend so we will see where the road takes them.

There is light at the end of the tunnel at work....only 28 days to go-live and I am hopeful that we will be ready (last week it looked impossible!!!)

All this adds to looking forward to my Switzerland vacation in July (it seemed a bit uncertain for a while).

DD's summer vacation has started!!!

The hippies won....

Have a great weekend

Rave: Enjoying beautiful, spring-like weather on occasion in S. Texas! and seeing baby blue jays being fed and led by mom & dad.

Rant: Gossip, heresay and rumors! Just the facts, mam!!

Big Rave: People who can think and decide for themselves.

Rant / Rave: DH is away for a week... I miss him and I miss him making me laugh in the mornings, however, I enjoy my alone time!

Rave: In addition to his full time+ job, DH, who already works long & tiring hours, was offerred an associate professor position at a local teaching hospital which he accepted.

And in tv news: Rant: Elliott leaving American Idol (please please please cut a soulful cd!); Rave: the hippies winning the Amazing Race: Rant / Rave: the final episode of Will & Grace--it was time for the show to end but oh how I loved that show! Say goodnight, Gracie. ;-)

Rave: Better health stories so far.

Rave (I think): Skype's announcement of free calls to landlines and cel (wireless) phones within the US and Canada through the end of 2006 using their SkypeOut system. It's not yet on the web site and probably wishful thinking that anyone could sign up at any internet cafe using US (or Canadian) identifiers for free return calls to either.

Rave: The concept of house broken has finally dawned on "Mr. Mop".

Rant: Bad week for most financial markets.

Feliz fin de semana.

M

Rave: This forum where we can share and be distracted from war, government debt and being misled.


Rant: Reality

Rave: Scarlett's and Caph's good news!

Rave: In a few weeks, the Stanley Cup will be in Buffalo.

GO SABRES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Happy Friday Everyone!

Posting from Paradise! ((##))

Rave: First of two weeks on St. John are fantastic, relaxing and wonderful!

Rave: Our Villa came with "pets" - two sweet cats and a newly discovered litter of kittens (we saw for the first time yesterday). Helps me miss my own kitty babies at home a little less while we're away .

Rave: Scarlett's good health news!

Mini-rant: Dial up service is soooo S-L-O-W!

Have a great weekend Fodorites! Trish

Rave:
Seventeen old salts showed up gor a good time ship's reunion in Pigeon Forge. Looking forward to the big one in Baton Rouge in September.

Rant:
Some of us are getting fragile.

Rant: No Stanley Cup for the Detroit Red Wings. Buffalo Girl - If we can't have it, hopefully your team can! (I'm still embarrassed for my team!)

Rave: Here's to good health!

Rave: Going on a girls' trip to Traverse City (MI) this weekend and the sangria's already chillin' on ice!

Rant: I can't take my lovable dog with me! (DH is staying home with her though so I know she will still get lots of loving and treats!)

Here's to a good week for everyone!

heidi

Rave: Scarlett and Caph's good news!!!

Rave: Mr. Cardinal and his "wife" that keep returning to our bird feeder. They are so cute. I saw the Mr. take some food from his wife's beak yesterday (I thought they were going to make out and fiance saw him give her half a worm this morning. Watching them takes all the stress away for a little while.

Rave: Trying on my wedding dress tomorrow!
Rant: I've only lost 10 more lbs. since I ordered it For some reason, the weight just doesn't want to budge any more, even though I'm eating right and exercising more.

Rave: Having a slumber party tonight with the ring girl and her sister, who will be an usherette. They will be going with me tomorrow.

Rant: Still can't decide what to do for our "honeymoon".

Hope Gyppie's doggie gets well soon. Thoughts go out to them.

Have a nice weekend everyone!

Rant: The DaVinci Code Biggest- piece of crap I ever wasted time reading
Rave: American Idol, good family entertainment. Great sports this year
Rant: left knee acting up 3 weeks prior to Swiss trip
Rave: a whole weekend to myself with no kids and no distractions

Rave: Ethel's post <Still can't decide what to do for our "honeymoon> LOL!

Rave: Jorr