Hi all.  Went to my first Weight Watchers meeting today.  Then I made a stop by JoAnn&#39;s fabrics and then took the painting to Hobby Lobby to be framed.  Greg had told me not to buy any more Christmas stuff because he wasn&#39;t going to haul it down to the basement and there was no where to put it if he did.  I saw the sign that Christmas was now 80% off, so I thought it would not hurt to just look.  I ended up spending &#036;120 in Christmas stuff, which means I bought &#036;600 worth of new decorations.  The trunk of my car is full, but I could not resist.  Even though I did not do it this year, I normally put up a western tree in the family room.  I use rope instead of garland and a tree skirt I made out of red bandanas.  It has all western style ornaments (little cowboy hats, boots, horses, etc).  I found western stockings on the clearance aisle today for &#036;2 each and then for &#036;3, they had stocking hangers that were made out of horseshoes, so I had to buy 6 of each.  I got a new tree skirt for the 12&#39; victorian tree - it was reg. &#036;100 and so I got it for &#036;20.  Gregory does his tree in all silver, so I did buy him several boxes of ornaments.  I am leaving it all in the trunk of my car until I can find places for it until next Christmas, so hopefully hubby won&#39;t know about it.  He will see that I used the debit card for it but he is so used to me spending lots of money at Hobby Lobby, that he probably won&#39;t even ask.<br /><br />Joey, great news.  It is always good to get the 2 thumbs up from the dr.  At least you didn&#39;t get the same report that Deb did - that some parts needed to be replaced but were OK for now&#33;&#33;&#33;<br /><br />James, I love jigsaw puzzles too.  Back when we first got married and money was tight, that was a major form of entertainment for us.  I can&#39;t get Greg to do one with me at all now, but my grandson likes to help.<br /><br />Kevin, better batten down the hatches - they are calling for those fierce chinook winds again tonight.  Hope our roof survives&#33;&#33;&#33;<br /><br />Well, I had better go get Greg&#39;s dinner started as he will be home soon.