Good afternoon all.  Jackie, glad you made it safely to &quot;the other side&quot;.  Tonia, something is wrong with this picture - the dentist tortures you and then you have to pay him for it&#33;&#33;&#33;  Joey, hopefully David will decide not to pursue that venture and will make the decision to call it quits.  I&#39;ll keep my fingers crossed for you, even though it makes it difficult to type.  Shari, you will soon have the hang of that laptop and will be loving it - I NEVER get on the desktop PC anymore, just sit here in my recliner and surf the net.  Maria, congrats on the pup.  I hope that the 2 dogs will be great friends - I thought that Bucky would love having a &quot;companion&quot; when we got Sadie, but she is really more of a nuisance to him.  I think he would be much happier if she would &quot;go away&quot;.  Mary Lou, it is so good to have you back with us - good luck with Sears.  Rose, sounds like you hit on the perfect gift for Mom - Greg&#39;s parents are so hard to buy for, I still haven&#39;t got his mom a Mother&#39;s Day gift yet.  They will be coming out next month so I still have a little bit of time to think about it.  Mel, it is also good to see you back - keep posting and soon we will be congratulating you on an oceanview cabin.  Keith, hope you guys are enjoying that beach - can&#39;t believe you didn&#39;t invite all of us to join you.  Charlie, girl I hope you are feeling better by now.  Wow, 10 lbs - can you bottle some of that sickness and send it to me - I am getting desperate now&#33;&#33;&#33;  I went to the grocery store to buy the foods for my latest foray into weight loss.  Not only do I need to lose weight, but we both need to just eat healthier.  I was in the grocery store for a little over 2 hrs. and spent almost &#036;300 on groceries for this week.  Healthy eating is expensive.  I think I spent the majority of that time reading labels.  I bought a lot of fresh fruits and veggies, lean beef, bonelesss chicken breasts, fish (for Greg, I don&#39;t eat seafood), sugar free desserts, light breads, etc.  Tonight, I am making a big salad for dinner.  My favorite is oriental chicken salad and Greg&#39;s is Cobb salad, so I made a big bowl of basic salad with different kinds of lettuce, red onions, red cabbage, cucumbers, green onions, radishes and carrots.  I cut up turkey, tomatoes, boiled eggs, and chicken for his, and black olives, chicken, pineapple and mandarin oranges for mine.  Paul Newman has a lowfat Sesame Ginger dressing that I just love so bought that for me and Light ranch for hubby.  I carefully planned out the menu for every night - every one of them a healthy meal, and when I got home and started putting the groceries away, the new painter that we had hired called and asked if it was okay if his crew was here at 7:30 tomorrow to start.  They were originally supposed to come next week, but he said they finished up another job early.  I am thrilled to have them move up the date.  He said it would take about 4 days, and so now I don&#39;t know if I will be able to get into the kitchen to cook at all for the rest of the week though.   I got back on my treadmill for the first time in a while and couldn&#39;t do nearly as long as I was up to, but will get there eventually.  Well, gotta&#39; go fold laundry......