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I received a piece of the lavender blue blooming Jacob's Ladder this spring in a trade. It is planted were it gets some sun and some shade every day of the year. I have little experience with it and after reading about the expected bloom time, I'm curious as to why mine has never stopped blooming. Right now, in spite of numerous hard freezes and frosts I still have a couple of flowers open at the very top of the plant. Is this unusual for this plant? Maybe it has been very active this year because it was newly planted and may just bloom in the spring once established???? It does not seem to be oen of the new varieties I've seen in my travels, just the regular old Jacob's Ladder that everyone grows. What has your experience been with this plant and can you share it? Thanks, |
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Mine pretty much bloom all summer if I deadhead them, although they don't seem to like the really, really hot weather (and drought) of midsummer which can slow down the flower production. Kevin |
- Posted by gardenweed_z6a CT (My Page) on Thu, Dec 6, 12 at 18:28
Love Jacob's Ladder and have them planted in several beds where they get both sun & shade. My notes show they start blooming fairly early in spring but this year I noticed they continued to bloom randomly over the course of the growing season. They're easy to grow from seed via winter sowing--I set several new seed-grown plants in a half-sun/half-shade bed earlier this year and hope/expect they'll take off in the spring. Plants were grown from winter sown commercial seed from Swallowtail as well as from seeds received in trade. |
- Posted by linlily z5/6PA (firstname.lastname@example.com) on Thu, Dec 6, 12 at 18:39
I didn't deadhead my plant this year, but will try to remember to do it next year, Kevin. Thanks for the advice. gardenweed, it's nice to know that they are easy to winter sow. I should check my plant for seeds. I bet there are some out there. Sounds like a really nice plant to have and very versatile as well - grows in sun and shade. I love the color of the flowers too. A couple of years ago, I was purchasing some annuals at a local fruit market and there was an apricot Jacob's Ladder for sale. I wish I had bought it. I've never seen this variety for sale since then. |
I grow a sterile variety, Lambrooke Mauve which, being sterile, does not set seed and flowers continually throughout summer whereas P.caeruleum and P.carneum run to seed quickly (although they respond to deadheading). LM is a rather lovely shade of lilac. |
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linlily - I harvested seeds from my established Jacob's Ladder this year and will winter sow them to get more plants. I'd like to have a fairly good-sized clump of them for the impact they make in early spring. The seedpods ripen gradually. I kept a close eye on them & harvested seeds as soon as I found the tiny pods open so I could grow more. My DIL has a nice-size established plant that got me interested in growing them. One feature I especially like is they need ZERO attention or tending throughout the growing season. Reliably perennial + low-maintenance = my kind of perennial. Swallowtail offers seeds of a white-blooming cultivar. |
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She is really having a hard time with her sister gone. Saturday I was judging at a competition, and friends came to take her for a walk in the middle of the day, but when I came home she had gotten the door off her cage. I put the parts aside and set up the other cage (Sasha's). Washed the blankies etc.
Then yesterday I was away for about 7 hours (not unusual for a work day) and she got the door of the other cage almost off. I had taken her for a long walk before leaving. So, I have to go to Rochester for the weekend and I have her dogsitting all set up so she isn't alone much, but it still requires both cages, one here and one at her "foster family". So just now I was in the basement rigging up the loose door with those metal clips, and she was at the top of the stairs, crying. You know, the whiny crying in her throat. I never heard her do that before. It breaks my heart. Any ideas - other than getting a new dog? :( Mary |
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Get a cat???? How about a kong. Fill it with treats and peanut butter then freeze it. Give it to her when you leave. It'll take her a few hours to get all the goodies out of it. My dog has his blankie... Would she like a teddy bear or something like that? --Heather. |
Awww, Mary, how heart-breaking for you (and her)! My parents had a hard time with Sadie (a coyote-mix) after Inge died. For a few months after, when the wind would blow, Sadie would start howling, which, surprisingly enough, she never did before. We ended up getting another dog, and she became like a momma to Tana, so that seemed to keep her happy. Unfortunately, I can't think of anything else that might help in your situation. :( Brenda |
- Posted by zinniachick southwest Ohio (My Page) on Thu, Mar 30, 06 at 12:01
Omie developed most of her neuroses after Rounder died. Then we got Rye and she latched onto him and has not left his side since. Some dogs -- the non-alphas -- just aren't meant to be alone. And it's worse that they can't come to a philosophical acceptance of it -- the heartbreak and worry just lasts and lasts. I really feel for you. Nothing hits like the sorrow of a loved one. |
We have two kongs - I'll do that with the pb and the freezer, one for the morning and one for the evening. Funny, I looked at the stuffed bunnies at Walmart the other day - there are lots available right now! Do you think that will help? Either she'll snuggle or she'll have a ball shredding it... heehee. Reminds me of the time I came home to a basement full of fluff and Gretchen grinning in her cage sans dog pillow filling... I'm waiting for the vet to call back. I'm thinking tranq's at least for this weekend. There is a very nice doggie daycare/boarding facility nearby. Maybe I'll just bring her there for the weekend? WITH the tranqs. And the kongs. And the bunny. And yes, she was the non-alpha-est puppy of the litter - how did you know? And always gave Sasha the right of way. At least indoors. Thanks girls! More ideas welcome. :) Mary |
Another thing about dogs that I've noticed (and probably other pets, as well) is that if they've always known another dog companion and never been the lone dog in the household, they have a harder time when they lose their companion. I guess the same applies to those who've always been the sole dog, and then a new dog is introduced. Sometimes, not a fun thing. I think the doggy facility sounds like a good place for the weekend, Mary! At least she won't be alone, and maybe you can even send along one of those Eeeether bunnies with her, too. :) You're such a good mommy, and I know everything will work out just the way it should! Brenda |
Well if she doesn't eat the stuffed bunnies and they are cheap enough, fluff away!!! At least she'll be happy for a little while. |
- Posted by pondmaninfl z9 FL (My Page) on Fri, Mar 31, 06 at 21:00
Every now and then, I buy Frances a little stuffed animal from the pet section at Wal-Mart. The last one that I bought her was pretty tough. I thought that I had found an indestructable toy for her. RIPPP!!!!! Nope. She had it gutted in five minutes. Including the squeaky part. G'day, |
- Posted by jeffahayes 8a Upstate SC (firstname.lastname@example.com) on Sat, Apr 1, 06 at 15:16
As far as tranquilizers go, Mary, my vet said good old Benadryl (or generic diphenhydramine), at a dosage of roughly 1 mg. per pound of dog weight is a good, safe, OTC tranquilizer that has roughly the same sedative effect on dogs it does on most humans (we used to use it with Gizzmo during thunderstorms, as she literally FREAKED when it thundered). I really feel for both you and Gretchen. What about squeaky toys? Do they provide her any relief? Tater LOVES his squeaky, which is 92 cents at Wal-Mart (this particular one takes a while to destroy and squeaks almost anywhere you push or bite it... looks like a little yellow/orange monster). He's on his second one, and it just developed its first tear... He kept playing with the first one until it was just tattered remains, and a housekeeper we had cleaning the house threw it out, accidentally (we were letting him keep on using it as long as he wanted, while he had a new one that would squeak, as well, which he was largely ignoring as long as the old one was around)... Now that the "new one" has developed a little tear (but still squeaks for now), it won't be too long before his next one comes out and he once again has two (he has no idea we have about 10 of them stockpiled around the house (bought a bunch in case Wal-Mart quit carrying them, as he took to that toy like white to rice!) His two favorite things are playing with Mr. Squeaky (either squeaking him or getting us to throw him and retrieve), and jumping up on the day bed to bark at all the crazy people and animals on America's Funniest Videos (I'm working on getting just the RIGHT video of him doing that to send to them, so maybe we'll get HIM on AFV, watching/participating with AFV... He'll actually FOLLOW animals on the screen around, "chasing them," if you can imagine that, lol. But back to your woes... it's difficult to say if time will heal this for Gretchen, or not... I think fluffies, stuffies and squeakies are better than nothing -- and anything tasty she can chew on that will keep her attention diverted from her missing sister is bound to help, I agree... Can't advise you on getting another dog, as I know that's your personal decision... I DO KNOW if it was solely up to me, Tater Tot would have a full-time companion with whom to play (except at this point he may just be jealous of lost attention, lol). Good luck with Gretchen. My heart's with you, |
Well, here's how it went. My own vet is out until Wednesday. The other vet said to give Gretchen Benadryl, 50 mg, three times per day. Like you said, Jeff - and I think the idea is if she's sleeping she's not suffering anxiety? Because I think this will make her sleep 24/7. Which is not what I'm after! Thursday afternoon, it turned out two families wanted to take care of Gretchen for the weekend, and they ended up taking turns. She was having a good time all right, with all the attention, the walks, the teenagers playing frisbee with her, etc. But both families said she does look depressed. Now we're home and she's asleep on the sofa. And I'm thinking about tomorrow - I have to go to work and I'll be away for about 7 hours. I have the kongs in the freezer, filled with pb. I'll give her two Benadryls a half hour before I leave, that will keep her sleepy just until I get back. She'll have the stuffed toys - the $12 bunny and the $10 doggie - I slept with them, so they should have enough scent. The plan: *Sigh* : Mary |
- Posted by chickadeedeedee (My Page) on Sun, Apr 2, 06 at 22:44
Many people won't believe it but animals do mourn the loss of a family member. The time for them to feel better varies just as it would with humans. Our Connie (Lab x Setter) sat near her friend Benny's (Sheltie x)grave every day for almost 3 months. She'd come inside and need to go back out within minutes and stand vigil. :-( What you're doing sound good. Ideally it would be best to do this adjustment drug free or keep it to a minimum length of time. Coming home would be great. Helps her to not feel so alone. Leaving a TV or radio on so she can hear people talk is good too. You might consider leaving the home for a few minutes and then come back and greet her warmly that she was a good girl and did not destroy anything. Over the next few days or weeks you would increase the time span away from home allowing her to recognize that you |
- Posted by chickadeedeedee z 6-7 ish Ohio (My Page) on Sun, Apr 2, 06 at 22:59
Arrrghhhhhhhhhh!!!!!! The message got cut off!!!! Let's try again...... You might consider leaving the home for a few minutes and then come back and greet her warmly that she was a good girl and did not destroy anything. Over the next few days or weeks you would increase the time span away from home allowing her to recognize that you will be back and she can be a big girl and do it alone! :-) You might consider using MELATONIN 3 mg. once a day. It is used for certain types of sleep disorders as well as helping visually impaired people stay within a normal 24 hr. day/night cycle. It seems to not cause drowsiness in dogs. They aren't gorked from it. It just *mellows* them out. We used it for Heidy prior to thunderstorms. She used to vomit from fear of the storms. We'd give her one melatonin in the morning if there were T-Storms predicted for later in the day. Amazing. Heidy didn't care that a storm was upon us. It was also very helpful during the 4th of July celebrations. As with everything there are precautions. DO NOT use melatonin if Gretchen has: liver or kidney disease, epilepsy or diabetes. If Gretchen can still have puppies best not to use it if she's pregnant of nursing puppies. And as always, don't take the word of anyone, including me, over the Internet concerning the safety of your pets. Consult YOUR vet. to see if this product or others would be considered safe for Gretchen. Hmmmm. As I'm writing this I recall there is a pheromone spray for dogs with separation anxiety and other issues. Kinda works like Feliway for cats. I can't think of the name..... Hmmmm. I'll find out what it is at work tomorrow. Hope this helps. Please give Gretchen a hug from me. OK. Give yourself one from me too. C3D :-) |
- Posted by jeffahayes 8a Upstate SC (firstname.lastname@example.com) on Tue, Apr 4, 06 at 1:53
Mary, it's my understanding that if you get the dosage of diphenhydramine right, it won't make her sleep all the time, just make her drowsy enough, or "laid-back" enough that she'll be more "mellow." I have no experience with Melatonin, but that certainly sounds like an even better option if there aren't the contraindications for it, as mentioned above, and of course making sure you discuss any meds you use with your vet, as well, I very much agree. Diphenhydramine appears to be pretty benign. I take LARGE doses of it for my sinuses, to keep them clear at night with my CPAP, and was concerned about taking it every night (and sometimes during the day -- like during allergy season), on a continual basis, so when I saw my pulmonologist last week I asked him... He said as long as I don't have problems with being drowsy from it in the daytime, it doesn't hurt my body... Kind of surprised me a little, as I've been of the opinion that taking regular, large doses of any medicine may have longterm impacts, but maybe not. I don't recall if you said if you let Gretchen see Sasha after you found her, or let her see her being buried... I know that sounds kind of morbid, but I think that sort of thing may help give the dog closure... I know after my brother died, he was never back at the house again, but Gizzmo was HIS dog. He brought her home... His bedroom was downstairs (where I am now, actually), and she was scared of the stairs, but when my mom was in here looking for papers, she braved the stairs and came down... and I took her around and let her sniff everything and kept telling her he was gone and wasn't coming back, trying to explain it to her as best I could... and she seemed to understand... I guess my concern is not just that Gretchen is grieving, but I'm actually wondering if she knows what happened, or if she thinks Sasha just "disappeared." If she's grieving the loss of her sister, I think she can come to terms with it and you can help her through the process. But if she doesn't actually realize Sasha's dead, just that she "went away," that may actually be much more difficult for her. So if you didn't find a way to give her a sense of finality at the time, if there's some way you can now (maybe by letting her sniff where Sasha's buried, or something), perhaps that will help... And if none of that's possible, I hope I haven't made you feel worse, because I KNOW how much you love Gretchen and how much you loved and miss Sasha. Give Gretchen a big hug and a kiss on the head for me, please, and tell her everything's going to be OK. Your friend, |
Thanks C3! I'll hook up a radio (the tv is on the frizz), work on the training, and ask my vet Wednesday about the other things. And, Jeff, I'll check about the Benadryl as well. As far as I know it sometimes causes hyperactivity, and that would not be a good thing :) Best Friends sells a product with Valerian root in it, I'll ask about that too. Jeff, after Sasha disappeared on Thursday night, Gretchen and I went looking for her on Friday morning. Gretchen saw her first. And everyday for over a week she kept going to the exact spot to sniff. She just passes by it now. She did the same with the back of the car, where I put Sasha when I brought her to the vet. Gretchen came along. We didn't wash the bedding etc. for about two weeks, but, well, I wash that every other week anyway. So the scent is disappearing. It's just going to take time. If it takes some meds for a while, that's OK with me, and we'll keep it to a minimum. DH worked from home yesterday. He's such a sweetie! I'm home today, he's taken Wednesday off, I don't work on Thursdays - but sooner or later she'll have to be alone. I would just like to get her over the "threshold" of the anxiety. : Mary |
- Posted by chickadeedeedee z 6-7 ish Ohio (My Page) on Wed, Apr 5, 06 at 17:17
This one might be a long one Mary. :-) Get yourself comfy. Ready? Then let's begin.... The cardinal rule for all therapeutic approaches to the separation anxiety problem is the dog must not be left alone at any time except during the short owner absences required in the behaviour therapy procedures. Leaving the dog alone for a longer period is likely to cause a major set back which will require returning to very short absences and slowly increase the absence time all over again. You may need to start by just having Gretchen alone in the room next to you. The duration of the absences is strictly controlled so the dog is left alone for lengths of time which the dog can tolerate without becoming destructive. During this absence time the dog is trained to do an acceptable behaviour like sitting or lying quietly on a blanket or chewing a toy. If she is barking or destructive during training while alone do not enter the room where she is until she is quiet for at least 2-3 minutes. To be avoided at all costs is returning while she is barking or howling or shortly thereafter as this is a powerful reinforcement for her to howl and bark. Never reward begging, barking, howling or other pushy behaviours. Ignoring her when she approaches demanding attention will reinforce that she is not the one in charge, YOU ARE. **Obtaining a second dog generally does not solve the problem but it ~may help~ with dogs who have a history of being bonded very closely to another dog and the problem began after the death of another dog.** **O'Farrell(1992) Manual of Canine Behaviour. British Small Animal Veterinary Association The pheromone product I mentioned earlier is a COMFORT ZONE product. Here's a link for the product. It has been helpful for many dogs and their families. Hope at least some of this helps. Hello????? You still awake?????? C3D :-) |
Here is a link that might be useful: Comfort Zone Product Description
- Posted by jeffahayes 8a Upstate SC (email@example.com) on Thu, Apr 6, 06 at 3:47
That wasn't so long (but good info -- reads just like what I read in a book I got for dog problems, so I could fend any off before they BECAME problems)... But then mine was by a British author, as well, although I don't have it handy now, so I can't say if it was the same one. Your concern about diphenhydramine causing hyperactivity IS a valid one, Mary, as while it DOES cause drowsiness in MOST patients, it can have the adverse affect with some people and animals, and you never know who until you try it with one... Of course one dose and you'll know whether it makes Gretchen drowsy or hyper... You may want to err on the light side that first dose, just in case, but not TOO light, or else you might not see enough effect either way to tell. And Mary, your telling of how you and Gretchen found Sasha is SO sad, but it DOES answer my questions for me, and so she DOES know Sasha's dead, and didn't just go away or get sent away... Still doesn't make it any easier, though. It really AMAZES me sometimes when some people try to rationalize the way they treat animals by saying animals don't have any feelings, or feel pain, and so forth... Not only do they have feelings, and feel pain, they even grieve like we do. Give Gretchen another big hug for me, please, |
Thanks C3, no, that wasn't too long. I'm printing out this thread, I'll take it to the vet in a few minutes. *I love the guy. He's booked solid for the rest of the week - he was away for a long weekend and his appointments bundled up in the rest of the week - but he said to come in with her anytime today, he'll just see us in between the appointments.* It sounds like I'm going to give up my job for a while? Not that that's impossible. I have the financially desirable option in life at the moment to be a substitute teacher when I want to, and to hang out with the DD and grandchildren at least a few days per week. Gretchen can come along to their house. And - hmm - lucky coincidence? - I'm having trigger finger surgery Tuesday, good excuse to not work for a bit... Gretch is getting her shots boostered today, so we can try doggie daycare tomorrow. Maybe I'll stay - not leave - to see how that goes. So I'll be there if and immediately when she gets stressed out. I'll bring a book or something. :) Mary |
Update after the vet visit. But first: Jeff, hug accomplished - I also gave her a kiss on your behalf, I know that's OK with you. Gretchen got officially diagnosed with moderate depression and separation anxiety, more than usual after the loss of a fellow pet, but apparently it could be worse. We got the pheromone diffuser (Pricey! But I'll try to get refills online). Also an anti-anxiety medication for the first few weeks to three months, then we'll phase it out, by the name of Clomicalm. It's an SRI (but not Prozac). Then a full review of how to re-train to the cage, much like you said, Chicka3dee. Valium (5 to 10mg) for if/when we need to leave her alone before the retraining is done. The radio: talkshows, but not the shouting kind, and easy listening are best, then classical. Classic rock is not helpful... I guess Gretchen will be a Public Radio girl... She was all set on vaccines, and tomorrow we're going to try out the doggie daycare place. I'll stay to see if she likes it. Sofar I'm successfully ignoring all effects on the budget! :) Mary |
- Posted by chickadeedeedee z 6-7 ish Ohio (My Page) on Thu, Apr 6, 06 at 17:29
Awwww Mary. I'm glad I could help out a little. Clomicalm causes some dogs to just look and act down right GORKED. If that happens its temporary. Sorry for tossing out the heavy duty technical medical terminology around but we are all adults here. :-) Good that Gretchen (and you) are going to get through this OK! Best wishes on your finger surgery as well. Kindest regards, Chick with 3Ds |
- Posted by jeffahayes 8a Upstate SC (firstname.lastname@example.com) on Thu, Apr 6, 06 at 17:37
Oh NO! NOT the TRIGGER FINGER!!! However will you deal with the unruly kids if you can't SHOOT THEM any more??? :) Seriously, I hope that goes well, and it sounds like they got Gretchen medded up pretty well... She should be in DREAMLAND much of the time with all those meds. I hope it works... and NO, I didn't mind the kiss, at all (if you remember, the last time I included a kiss on the head with the hug request -- that's where I always kiss Mr. Tot -- he licks me on the tip of the nose when I ask him to "give me sugar" and then I kiss him on top of the head, lol). Best of luck! |
I realize you said "other than getting a new dog" but WHEN you are ready: Pups available for adoption in/near NH I especially like Max. Call me prejudice! |
- Posted by chickadeedeedee z 6-7 ish Ohio (My Page) on Thu, Apr 6, 06 at 21:26
Max looks so *very sweet* ! :-) What a shame his people went to the expense of getting his leg pinned but didn't bother to follow up the way they should. I'm sure that doesn't slow him down at all. C3D |
- Posted by jeffahayes 8a Upstate SC (email@example.com) on Tue, Apr 11, 06 at 3:22
Mary, I'm thinking if you DO get a new dog, you might want to go with either a puppy of a similar breed, or a puppy or young adult of a smaller breed, perhaps giving Gretchen a smaller dog with which she can both bond, be ALPHA dog to, and sort of "mother," be protective of... My gut feeling is that in such a situation, she would feel "needed" and that feeling might help her get over her loss as much as anything... I know that sort of thing often works with humans, so I'm just guessing it might work with a dog, as well, but not being an expert on this subject, it's just a thought, something you may want to mull over and discuss with your vet or other folks more experienced in this area. Best wishes with Gretchen's continued recovery... I've NOT been reading almost any forums lately, but I try to come here at least a couple times a week to see how you're doing with Gretchen because this really touched me and I want to help, if I can. Best wishes, |
Mary, how did it go?? We've been thinking about you & Gretchen, too. Brenda |
- Posted by jeffahayes 8a Upstate SC (email@example.com) on Thu, Apr 13, 06 at 0:22
Yes, Mary. If I could adequately explain Gretchen's situation to Tater Tot, I think he'd be anxiously awaiting news on Gretchen, too (he's sweet that way). Anyway, no pressure, but I keep coming back to check... I feel "personally involved." Sure hope things are getting better! Hugs! |
Hi friends. (You really are). It's getting a bit better! Let me see, I have to update you since last week. Friday we stopped by doggie daycare for 45 minutes. Gretchen kept checking out the perimeter, but she did seem to like being there. Tomorrow she's going for the day (so I can get my errands done) (or, at least until I got my errands done). Yeay! I'm going to try for 5 minutes shortly, and hopefully again later this afternoon. Valium when we go to church tonight, since I don't know how long it will be before we're back, but hopefully she will have had two or three successes. I got the stack of Sasha's photos ready, but we can't put them together into a collage yet - it's hard to do when your eyes are all teary... Maybe next week. Or maybe when the kids are all here Sunday morning. It's a good thing that Adrea is posting cute puppie pictures. Jeff, we really don't want to start another 12 year dog commitment, and the vet advises against it also. He says it creates problems as often as it solves them, and for Gretchen it might be more of a stressor than a help. But she does seem to take more of an interest in Murphy than before, that is also a good thing. :) Mary |
- Posted by isis_nebthet 8b/11suns SoCA (My Page) on Thu, Apr 20, 06 at 5:16
Isis went through a depression when Nebt-Het died (she got hit by a car too). Me and the dog didn't eat for almost a week. Ocean brought us tacos and said we had to eat them (Isis ate with me and I had to share food with her for a while since she stopped eating kibble)..It was the worst losing Nebt-Het because she was my first dog (okay second really because I picked Isis but ended up with Nebt-Het too) and Isis' littermate. Isis was out of it for about a month I got Cleo and it helped both of us a lot. I'm not saying you *should* get another dog but for my situation it was the right thing. Time will heal Gretchen. Adrea |
Wroof to all mommy's friends! Mommy thought I might like to tell you how I'm doing. I'm proud to tell you I'm up to an hour and a half in the cage thing. I happily run ahead of mommy as soon as I see her put cat food in the rubber thing, I love cat food. She gives me a yummy crunchy thing too. And it smells nice down there, and it is soft with the blankie things and the other soft things that I can move around to get comfy. After I get all the cat food out of the rubber thing I have a nap. I also noticed that Murphy is soft and friendly, and she smells of those interesting little furry squeaky things that she brings in the house whenever she can. There is one here somewhere at the moment, actually. One of these days I will help mommy when she wants to bring it back outside. It is often quiet around the house nowadays. I don't have to hurry to eat my food, and - this is funny - I'm training mommy to put little nice tasting bits in it, she worries about my appetite and I pretend I'm not hungry. I think she's catching on though. She only put some cat food in it this morning, no cheese or pb or cooked chicken liver. Hmm. Miss Adrea, thank you also for your kind thoughts, just like all mommy's other friends from the - thing - on the table in the corner of the room with the couch they let me sleep on. Mommy and I had a hard time the first few weeks. Even now sometimes mommy just starts crying and then she comes to give me a hug. Then I sniff her face and that makes her feel better. I don't stand at the end of the driveway anymore, and I keep my head and my tail up more everyday. I guess Mommy and I are "recovering"! I do have to get her to stop eating chocolate though. She was groaning when she zippered the nice clothes yesterday. I will give you more updates in another week. Wroofly yours, |
- Posted by zinniachick southwest Ohio (My Page) on Thu, Apr 20, 06 at 10:03
That was really funny, Mary (and Gretchen.) I am becoming a sap, because it actually brought a tear. I've got to get out more. :) |
Oh, Gretchen, that last paragraph made me sniffle! You're such a good girl!! Yes you are! Brenda |
Mary, how's it going? (Gretchen too?) Sounding good! You're sounding smart to me, DON'T get a second (or 3rd or 4th) dog 'til you're ready! Gretchen will enjoy you're TLC one on one more and you'll all heal better. If another dog is meant for you, it will come...maybe not at the right time, but it will come... Best wishes, Sarah |
- Posted by jeffahayes 8a Upstate SC (firstname.lastname@example.com) on Wed, Apr 26, 06 at 21:28
Harf! This is Tater Tot!!! Harf Harf Harf Harf Harf!!! If I could, I'd hop and skip ALL THE WAY up to New Hampshire and Harf Harf Harf all over the place and hop and jump and bounce off the walls and YOU, Miss Gretchen... HARF! HARF!! HARF!!! But as it is, I'm just sending you my Harfiest wishes! Harfy Ponding! |
Hi Tater! I passed your greetings on to Gretchen. Thursday update! DH and I are discovering the 'real' Gretchen, unaffected by the presence of a bossy and excitable sister. She is an affectionate, calm girl (except on the walk around the wetlands behind us...) I think we're almost there! I'll try to make a photo of herself this weekend when she has the perky look. :) Mary |
That's awesome news, Mary! I'm SO glad it's going well, and that you didn't break down and get a dog. My parents are trying not to go there, either, even with all of my urgings. :D Hope you have a great weekend, Gretchen! Hi, Tater Harf! Brenda |
- Posted by fairy_toadmother z5 ncentral il (My Page) on Thu, Apr 27, 06 at 18:08
mary, i am so glad gretchen is coming along! before i lost my sarge cat, who frost was so attached to, she was the most demanding of my attention. after he was gone, she mostly ignored me except at night i better "put up and shut up" :) well, at that time she drove my old man, stinky, mad by craving and demanding his attention all the time. actually, enter romeo may have been when she became stand-offish. but, i dont think so. anyway, very shortly after losing my old man in january, she has been full speed ahead for my attention. she will even get b/t me and romeo or not even care much if he jumps her for doing so. she sleeps with me in my bedroom. before, she would only do so if i was in the living room (her wild streak). she is relaxing out of desperation for attention! at the same time, she is even more demanding than ever, so although she is relaxing, i am not :) |
Aww! what a lovely thread, so glad Gretchen is getting better! I do believe animals grieve, and Gretchen is so lucky have a Mum & Dad who understand her. |
Hi folks. This is going to be my last post on this thread. Today I worked a seven hour day, Gretchen stayed at home by herself, and she did fine. The cage is still in one piece, the blankie bits are not shredded, and she wasn't hyperventilating when I came in. She was thirsty and ready for a snack, but not frantic. She's now happily sleeping on the rug behind me. I'm declaring her ALL BETTER! Now I have to get to the vet before they close to refill her little grey pills... :) Mary |
Thanks for the happy ending, Mary! You & Gretchen made my day! :))))) Brenda |
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Dear Friends,
If you think you haven't heard from me for a long while you're right.
First of all we had our normal November round up, complicated this year by the fact that we had decided not to sell the calves in October due to the bad market prices, but took the advice of our sale barn owner to hold off until a super big sale on November 13th, when he had buyers coming from Texas and New Mexico. Apparently, they had had a good summer and so have lots of grass.
So we held off – but that of course made the round up just so much more complicated – poor Danny had a headache for a week trying to figure out how to sort cattle six different ways. We are blessed in that the ranch has a super set of cattle corrals, made of stout metal, with a well thought-out sorting alley and multiple pens and gates, but still, cattle are large and the pen space is finite. However, finally we did get it done, and on Wednesday, ranch trailers trundled to Willcox laden with sale steers and about 11 cull cows. At the last minute we held the heifers back, hoping that, in case the price was not all that good, we could sell them in the spring. If the lower desert gets some rain in early winter, the filaree, which is a great cattle feed, covers the low country and ranchers look for replacement heifers. Anyway – we got a reasonably good price for the steers and culls, and it looks as if the cattle part of the ranch will be more or less solvent for another year. Just consider that a ranch's payday is only once a year – you work like a dog for 12 months, and then, within the space of about ten minutes at the sale barn, you find out your wages for a years' work!
Some of you will be happy to read that among the cull cows this year was an evil blue roan named "My Blue Heifer", who would chase strong men up corral fences and who could wilt us all by one look out of her mean little eyes and a shake of her head. When she was born, I admired her conformation, and said to Gerry that we should keep her as a breeding cow. Gerry, who liked any cow as long as she was Brangus and therefore black, said "No way – she's off color, she's for the sale". But I did like her – so I told him that I wanted her as my wages for the year, and she was promptly named My Blue Heifer, and turned out with the rest. This improbable name stuck with her through many years, though there were some of the guest corral crew that called her Diablo instead – a name I must admit she lived up to with enthusiasm. She never missed a calf in 10 years – and she never missed being mean, though in the last year or so she became a bit more mellow. This fall we saw that she had lost an alarming lot of weight and we knew that her time was up – so she went to the happy hunting ground. I know there are many that won't be sorry – but I am. She was a good marker cow – being as mean as she was, when you had her, you could be sure of having everybody else, because she was always the last to be gathered, the first to break out, the first to cause trouble. A good ranch cow….
I was happy that this year's round up went off without injury, except that when a cow hit the trailer gate, poor Adam got slammed against the cattle scale, which didn't do his ribs a bit of good. But apart from that, it was nothing like the fall round up of two years ago. Then, in one day – within 20 minutes – three of us got mashed. First of all Danny got roundly kicked by both back bovine hooves into both legs by a swiftly departing cow; then, minutes later, Adam somehow managed to lose control of the handle of the cattle chute which slammed him under the chin – a wonder it didn't kill him, and lucky he didn't have his tongue between his teeth… and then I, somewhat carelessly, got too close to the head of a horned cow caught in the chute head gate. She didn't want me quite so close and with the speed of light slung her head into me so I flew back about six feet and slammed into the trunk of a tree, slid down it, sat hard on the ground and cracked my head against the trunk. A good time was not had by all, that year.
So to other news…..
I am in the middle of a spirited correspondence with the US Post Office. Firstly let me tell you that I have been engaged in a running battle with the local post master, who, in spite of the fact that we have been here for some 28 years, and who has a pretty small post office with a handful of post boxes, keeps on insisting that he cannot deliver a letter which does not have our post office box number on it. Seeing that we are the happy recipients of several tons of mail each week, most of it rubbish, and seeing that we are paying a big box fee as well as a little box fee so they can dump all that rubbish into them, you would think, wouldn't you, that he would know our box number off by heart? Well, you would be wrong. For quite a while I kept getting the occasional letter addressed to the physical address with a notation scrawled across the envelope stating "Once again you have failed to notify your correspondents of your proper box number." Yes, well, of course! I know exactly who, out of the 7 billion people in the world, is going to write to me next, no problem! And now he has taken to sending the letters back, recently all the way back to New York City, where, I am sure, the helpful post office pixies do look up box numbers!
So I wrote to Washington – and thereby started a whole new chapter of this comedy. I won't bore you with the details – suffice it to say that, via several letters, Washington upheld the policy of the post master, quoting the fact that he had "new" workers there. Yes, one has been there a mere 6 months and the other 10 months – and in that time, I presume, neither learned to read so they could look up a post office box number! Finally the Washington correspondent and I worked our way down to the fact that, should I wish to send a letter, such as, for instance, a condolence card, to another member of my community, and I don't have the box number, they will not deliver the letter … but wait for it! Here's the Catch 22 – they will not tell you the box number, either! Why? Because that is against Post Office regulations!! So let me get this straight – without the number, they will not deliver it, but they cannot give you the box number if you ask for it, so they could deliver it. So I suppose what you do is to phone the bereaved spouse and ask him or her for their box number, as you wish to send them a condolence card! Is this beyond stupid!! Your government at work…..
Those of you who are enthusiastic team penners here at the ranch will be happy to know that the '08 team penning cattle herd has gone down the road, and been replaced with no less than 19 second-calf young cows who will need a bit longer with the bulls than the rest of the herd, and who are therefore in a separate pasture. The program now is to gather their pasture first, get them into the corral and then proceed with the team penning, so that the whole enterprise teaches you quite a bit about cattle work. From our point of view, this is a great idea – because if you then wish to join us for one of the round ups, you will be an old hand at cattle work!
And I guess that, with the rest of the country, we had also suffered with the pre-election jitters – and now with the Wall Street toboggan ride – so that we seem to be either almost full, or almost empty. A very distressing state of affairs, shared, I think, with the rest of the hospitality industry – but, as I always think, inevitably the wheel turns and pretty soon you're at the top again. And if not, then I may apply for a job at the Pearce post office. Seems like a nice way to pass the time!
Have a wonderful Thanksgiving and a great holiday season!!


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For immediate release - Thursday, July 3, 2003.
Contact Bob Brammer - 515-281-6699.
DES MOINES. Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller, Governor Tom Vilsack and other Iowa elected officials and medical leaders issued a sharp, bipartisan challenge today to the Medicare reimbursement rate proposed by the U.S. government -- a rate that ranks Iowa last in the nation in money spent in the state per Medicare beneficiary. Sen. Tom Harkin, Rep. Leonard Boswell, Rep. Steve King, and Kirk Norris, President and CEO of the Iowa Hospital Association, joined the bipartisan effort.
The challenge said "the inappropriately low Medicare reimbursements are harmful to Medicare beneficiaries, the hospitals that serve them, and the Iowa economy as a whole" -- and it claimed the reimbursement scheme fails to comply with the mandates of the Social Security Act.
"The inordinately low payment rates" proposed by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for hospitals in Iowa "are flatly inconsistent with the law governing reimbursement," said the formal letter challenging CMS's proposed reimbursement plan. The agency will have about a month to consider the Iowa challenge before it issues its final reimbursement rates on August 1 for the federal fiscal year beginning October 1.
Under the Medicare law, payment system rates must be adjusted "for area differences in hospital wage levels." But the Iowa officials say the proposed reimbursement rate runs afoul of the statute's requirement that the adjustment must be made reflecting actual relative wage levels and the cost of providing inpatient services for Iowa hospitals compared to national wage levels.
"The agency has not satisfied this obligation," the Iowa officials wrote -- and they proposed several actions CMS should take to remedy the problem.
Attorney General Tom Miller, who coordinated the formal Iowa "Comment" to CMS, said: "Our message demonstrates the shortfall in reimbursement to Iowa and the widespread damage it inflicts on our state. CMS has an obligation to act now to ensure that the wage index factor complies with the federal law and accomplishes the purposes of the law."
Lt. Governor Sally Pederson, who appeared with Miller and Boswell and leaders of Iowa's medical community at a State Capitol news conference announcing the action, said: "Iowans value security and fairness -- and at the center of that is healthcare security and Medicare fairness. The time is right to correct the inequity of the Medicare payment system. We need to ensure that this essential federal program meets its obligations to all Americans who depend on it for their health care, comfort, and quality of life."
The formal "Comment" on the Medicare reimbursement rates is addressed to Thomas A. Scully, Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) of the Dept. of Health and Human Services.
Miller said the deadline for submitting the Comment is July 16 - but it is being submitted now so CMS has ample time to review the Iowa argument before CMS issues its final reimbursement rate August 1. Other officials and medical community leaders may join in supporting the Comment before the July 16 deadline, he said.
Miller said the State was assisted in drafting the Comment by the law firm of Hogan & Hartson, one of the nation's leading health care law firms.
Harm Caused by Iowa's Lowest-in-the-Nation Reimbursement Rate:
The Iowa leaders' letter detailed a litany of damage caused by Iowa's reimbursement rates for money spent in Iowa -- rates lower than any other state in the nation, at $3,414 per beneficiary. Iowa's average trails the next lowest state by more than $275 per enrollee and it is less than half the average of the state with the highest per capita expenditure. The letter tells CMS there are many damaging consequences of the inordinately low reimbursement rate, including:
� Iowa hospitals lose money treating Medicare patients -- amounting to 6.5% of their total operating expenditures in 1999 (the most recent data available) and the worst in the nation. (Those losses, the letter says, indicate "it cannot seriously be questioned that Iowa hospitals are being woefully underreimbursed by the Medicare program.")
� Because Iowa hospitals must cover those losses, their overall operations are harmed. It is more difficult for them to keep medical equipment and facilities up to date. It is more difficult for them to invest in newer technologies and advancements. They have more difficulty retaining top medical staff. Iowans often must travel long distances for care.
� Other Iowans -- and businesses that employ them -- must make up the shortfall in Medicare reimbursements by paying more for hospital care. The higher costs lead to higher insurance premiums, which make it more costly for businesses to operate in Iowa, which puts the state at a competitive disadvantage.
"This spiral harms Medicare beneficiaries and our health care community," Miller said, "and it causes a ripple effect of damage that washes over Iowa's whole economy."
CMS has "obligation" to adjust the "hospital wage index":
The Iowa officials said the state's low Medicare reimbursement level largely results from the "hospital wage index" -- both the wage index values and how the wage index is applied by CMS. CMS's proposed formula fails to comply with the Medicare law, the Comment argues, because it results in application of extremely low wage index factors in Iowa that don't reflect either actual labor costs here or the proportion of a hospital's total costs expended on labor. The wage index values and how they are applied both should be revised to comply with the law, the Comment said.
CMS proposes to continue to peg the labor-related share at 71% of hospitals' overall expenses, but the Iowa officials say the share should be reduced to just over 61% (which would result in substantially higher Medicare reimbursement in Iowa.) The Comment notes, for example, that computer services, postage, and accounting and billing services are actually purchased nationally but are viewed by CMS as affected by local labor markets - which results in an inappropriate increase in the "labor-related" share of costs discounted for reimbursement. The Comment also cited MedPAC's well-respected figures that wage-related costs as a percentage of total operating costs total just over 61%, well short of the 71% CMS proposes to continue into next year.
The formal Comment urged CMS to reduce the labor-related share to just over 61% and to consider other corrective measures, such as providing additional payments in states with low (or negative) Medicare hospital margins, adjusting hospital wage-index values, and including a floor on wage index values for rural areas.
Noting that Iowa providers furnish care that is among the most efficient and highest quality in the nation, the Comment also urged CMS to consider giving hospitals a Medicare bonus payment for ranking high on quality measures. CMS is considering a demonstration project on those lines.
"The federal government has an obligation to remedy this situation," Miller said. "The Medicare statute requires that the wage index must accurately reflect Iowa wage levels compared to national wage levels, but the proposed formula will not fulfill this requirement."
Miller noted that more than 450,000 Iowans depend on Medicare and nearly half of all Iowa hospital income comes from Medicare -- but that Medicare doesn't fully cover the hospitals' costs. "Overall, there's a gigantic gap between what Medicare pays and what it costs Iowa hospitals to care for Medicare patients," he said. "We all are paying for that gap, and it's not fair. Our message is that the U.S. government has an obligation to fix this problem."
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A delicious Dal that is best when eaten with Indian Basmati Rice Submitted by GIGINAIK Carbs: 29.2g | Fat: 5.3g | Fiber: 9.5g | Protein: 10.7g | Calories: 194.3
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traditional greek recipe Submitted by INDIE_V Carbs: 31.5g | Fat: 7.8g | Fiber: 5.6g | Protein: 8.5g | Calories: 216.6
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great summer salad Submitted by LLIESLL Carbs: 17.1g | Fat: 7.9g | Fiber: 3.4g | Protein: 3.4g | Calories: 144.3
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This Palak Paneer recipe replaces paneer with extra firm tofu and cream with non-fat yogurt. Submitted by BRAINIAC Carbs: 24.4g | Fat: 16.3g | Fiber: 6.2g | Protein: 20.2g | Calories: 294.1
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This is so good. Best served on a bed of brown rice. Submitted by TINCHERMR Carbs: 32.7g | Fat: 8.6g | Fiber: 6.7g | Protein: 7g | Calories: 228.7
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Couscous is a staple of North African cuisine and can be found anywhere from Middle Eastern markets to your local supermarket in the pasta or dried beans aisle. Carbs: 34.4g | Fat: 6.2g | Fiber: 2.5g | Protein: 5.6g | Calories: 213.9
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Great springtime salad dinner option Submitted by CALEBISMYHERO Carbs: 25.1g | Fat: 17.7g | Fiber: 5.4g | Protein: 3.7g | Calories: 259.9
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Good ideas mini-V and good point. We should try to keep it simple. God knows that we need to try to fit it into an already tight suitcase. Also, I know that we want to get on the rides and don't want it to be bulky.
Belle is a bit paranoid when it comes to my health, and hers as well. Two years ago, I was diagnosed with high blood pressure. This, of course, worries Belle that I would have problems with some of the rides. She gets especially nervous when I ride on Mission:Space. I love the ride, but, I can only ride on it once or maybe twice. Rockin' Roller coaster on the other hand, I love riding that 4-5 times in my visit.
Well, we went to the doctor yesterday and he cleared us to ride on all the rides. :woohoo1:
So Belle, I know you read this, I love you and you have nothing to worry about. :love:
Wow, this is a really well thought out trip, there were some things mentioned on one of the Season of Disney shows about romantic, but not expensive things to do, I'll try to find them. Also, try posting two threads, over in Ask the Experts-one on romantic and inexpensive extra things to do and one on MNSSHP, someone over there will know the answer, and they are all so helpful. But your plan sounds good so far.
Well, we bought the tickets to the Mickey Not-so-Scary Halloween Party on our free day. Now the fun and hard part, what to dress up as. Mini-V had a great idea, keep it simple. So, we will see.
Glad to hear that your doctor cleared you to ride all rides. My mom has dealt with high BP for most of life her as well but she doesn't ride too many rides. Not because of that but most of them aren't her taste (she doesn't like coasters at all).
I'd definitely go for something bulky with riding rides. I think I'd go with one of the suggestions of mini-V. Good luck figuring out the costumes.
I received in the mail yesterday our tickets to the MNSSHP. It's funny how in receiving these, that it's really starting to feel like the trip is closer than what it really is. Everytime I log into the board, I always look at my ticker to see how much longer. Belle looks at the ticker to see how much longer as well. :D
Belle and I haven't had any time off together for the past couple of weeks, so we have not been able to go shopping for costumes. She's taking some vacation next week, so maybe then we will go to a couple of party stores and see what they have. I have been looking online and got a couple of ideas.
Well, AirTran lowered their prices on their flights. I am still saving $30 from them, and I am going when I want to. I am trying to get to WDW as early as possible on the 17th and leave as late as possible on the 28th.
All the other carriers are still showing me at $700+ for the flights. Even if I bought the same flights now, I would be looking at $720.
Southwest is now at $683 for the flights.
I still feel that I am saving money. :D:yes::D:mickeykid
I've been soooo busy with Belle and our "actual" anniversary that I haven't really done anything with the trip lately. I also have baseball games to umpire through to Sunday, so I've been busy with that.
But, here's wishing everyone a happy and safe Memorial Day!!!!
It just keeps getting closer and closer!!! Even though this is the beginning of Summer and we are going at the end, it just seems so far away.
Belle is going to make her costume. She is going as, you guess it, Belle. :lol::lol::lol: But, she is going to make the blue dress that she wears. I, on the other hand, am probably looking as going as Jack Sparrow.
When I heard the news about the airlines charging for the extra luggage and expecting problems when we were to fly back from WDW, it really made me mad. I selected the airline to return on because we could check in at the resort. However, I am glad that Disney and the airlines are working together to find a solution to the extra baggage problem.
We keep watching the shows on the Travel Channel. Every time one shows, Belle and I get so excited. She wants to go to Epcot to the French Pavilion and get one of those Grand Marinier (sp?) frozen cocktails. I'll take the Grey Goose Frozen Lemonade. :grin:
So, that's about it. Have a Disney Day!!!:mickeykid:mickeykid:mickeykid
Well, we are getting closer and closer to the trip. As of today, it's 2 months and 21 days.
Yesterday, Belle and I were out shopping (looking for stuff for the Disney trip.) She asked me how I was going to do the trip report. I had thought of it in the past, but didn't really start thinking about what I was going to do. I will have my laptop and Blackberry with me and could dial into the internet, but then I felt that I wouldn't be able to give a good report that I would like to do. It hit me! Every night that we get back from being out, I'll type in my thoughts and experiences. I'll take 15-20 minutes and just get notes. Once I get back, I'll expand on them a bit more, clean it up, post photos on the thread here. Belle thought that would be cool, but she wants first right to refusal on any photos that I want to post. :stop::camera: She wants to make sure I get her good side. OK, OK, Belle, I'll respect your wishes.:mickeykid
We are going through a little shake up at work and our health insurance. It really doesn't affect me, however, it got me thinking of if we get hurt (god forbid, but you never know) at WDW, where should we go? The last thing I want is to have a HUGE hospital bill after my WDW trip. So I called the health insurance and they said that we can go to the closest urgent care or hospital. We just need to make sure that if it's not an emergency to go to the urgent care. No problem and it just gives us piece of mind.
I know I mentioned that we were out shopping earlier. Well, Belle and I were debating on what to get for footwear. So, off to the Outlet stores we go!!! Belle had tried on some Crocs, but she doesn't want the big, huge, shoes that the Crocs sell. She did find some that she liked. The style is called "Alice." They look like Mary Janes. We didn't buy them at the outlet because I thought I could get them cheaper on eBay. Sure enough, I did. Saved $10 off of them. Now for me, I have been watching this particular Nike shoe. They are a casual running shoe, but have the little springs in the back. I saw them a while back at the outlet, and I should have picked them up at that point, but I missed it. Now, I'm probably going to pick them up tomorrow. Can't wait. I may get some Crocs as well, but the ones I like are $70 and I would rather get the Nike shoes.
Now with the recent airfare. I checked today and all the "good" flights are pretty much gone. And the cheapest I could find was $760 total for two people. So, still saving money there to spend an extra day at the Happiest Place on Earth!!!
That's about it for now. The countdown continues and the closer we get, the more excited we get.
Have a magical day!!!:mickeykid:mickeykid:mickeykid
PS. Lou, thank you for answering my e-mail on the show. I already booked ADR's on many of the restaurants you recommended and enjoyed comparing our "lists."
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Happy Disney Day Everyone!!!:musa:
Got some news from our returning airline, they changed the time when we are flying back. They actually moved us to be at WDW by a half hour. But, I don't think it will affect the time that the Magical Express will take us to the airport. It does set our arrival back here to LAS by a half an hour. Which I don't like because I do need to go to work the next day!!! With my luck, I'll get fired from my job for having a WDW hang over.:rotflol:
I heard from Lou that Disney is closing Pleasure Island. Thank god that it's closing after we will be there. We are planning on going to PI on the 20th and they are closing PI on the 27th. So we will have one last dance. :dance2:I hate that they are getting rid of the clubs. It was the one time where both Belle and I could go out, not worry about who can and can't drink, and really let our hair down. We will really miss 8 Tracks and the Comedy Warehouse. But, we will really need to visit the Adventurers Club. Every time we walked by it, it looked closed.
That's it for now.
You have really done well with the planning and it should all be fine, I think if you bought your tickets before they started charging, most likely they will honor the "no extra fee" if you push the issue. Ask them to compensate you since that fee did not exist when you purchased and it really is unfair to the traveling public.
If Belle really likes Grand Marnier, try baking her a chocolate cake and brush it with the marnier before you frost it. Yummy!
Thanks for the tip Keasmom! You guys want a recipe for the perfect Margarita like they make here at the Palms in LV? Here you go...
Use the margarita glass to measure. Put in the glass two shots of Don Julio Reposado and fill the rest of the way with Triple Sec. Take the contents, place in a cocktail shaker, and shake it for 15-20 seconds. Take the glass, put salt on the rim. Pour the Margarita back into the glass you just put the salt on. Finally pour a little of the Grand Marnier on top and enjoy a nice, smooth Margarita! :cheers2:
Back to the trip. I tried to call Airtran and plea my case. They said no deal. They hold the cards in this case. I can't really switch airlines at this point, I would be paying a lot of money to change. I'll just pay the $20 and curse the airline after I return.
Belle and I had to change our costume selections. After figuring out that we just are not going to have enough space in the luggage for our costumes, we decided to get Mickey and Minnie Mouse shirts and get at the parks the appropriate wedding ears. We are on our second honeymoon/10 year anniversary. And we need to keep with the "keep it simple" philosophy that mini-v suggested.:lol:


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> I posted this for Kili at least a year and a half ago. Doubt that she ever
> got to make it.
> The original stuffing recipe was published in a tiny ring bound cookbook I
> bought at Stuckey's in the late 1950s. I don't have the cookbook any
> longer, but I know that the following includes some minor changes I made.
> Rock Cornish Hens with Pound Cake Stuffing
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> 1 small loaf pound cake (bake it or buy it)
> 1 small onion, minced and sauted until transparent
> 1/2 cup dried currants, soaked in scotch overnight
> 1 cup coarsely broken pecans, sautéed in butter until golden and fragrant
> 1/2 cup melted butter
> 1/8 teaspoon cinnamon
> 1/4 teaspoon ground coriander
> pinch of cayenne
> Orange marmalade made with Seville oranges
> Reserved liquid from the currants
> Additional scotch as needed
> Warm marmalade and stir in the reserved liquid, along with as much
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> On the day before, slice pound cake in 1/2" slices, lay on a tray and allow
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> oven until golden brown (watch carefully so they do not burn).
> Drain currants, reserving liquid. Toss all ingredients together, except
> the marmalade mixture. Stuff Cornish hens or small chickens with stuffing.
> Roast at 325øF. for 60-75 minutes for Cornish hens, or longer for chickens
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> During last 20-30 minutes of roasting, baste lavishly and frequently with
> the marmalade basting mixture.
> NOTE: This makes enough stuffing for several Cornish Hens. You can split
> the Cornish hens or chickens before roasting and place the halves over
> generous mounds of the stuffing if you prefer.
Thanks Wayne. That is a new twist on dressing. Copy/pasted for
consideration in the next bird cooking process. :-)