Stephanie, I live about 3 hours north of Oroville. We also have wood heat and I am so greatful. Nothing beats the warmth of wood heat. Take care, Rick

Stephanie, Don't believe everything you hear about sunny California. Today it is about 30 degrees and there is snow on the hills. It has been down to about 15 at night. Burr. I just rembered, we are walking to southern California. It will be much nicer there and the fires should be out by the time we arrive. Have a great weekend, Rick

Wow! We've come a long way baby! What a great place to stop and rest. After this week, I can use the rest. Thanks so much for tracking us and finding photos of our pit stops. We're almost there! I'm ready for the warmth of California, that's for sure! Hugs, Stephanie

Hot Chocolate Mix 3 cups powdered milk 1/2 cup cocoa 1 cup sugar dash of salt 6 packets of True Orange Sift the ingredients into a large bowl. Then I found that putting the sifted ingredients in a food processor or magic bullet to make it a fine powder. Pack the mix into an airtight jar decorated with a pretty ribbon. Instructions add 4 tablespoons of Coco to 6-8oz of boiling water depending on taste. and the pretzles are bought at BJ's the ones that are about the size of your index finger and I purchase the Wilton Candy Melts and dip them and cool them and put them in decorated bags...another idea for dipping is plastic disposible spoons dipped in chocolate and dressed up in a nice package too.... Jannine

sorry to hear about DD and hope shes feeling better! it sounds like you'll need more than a vacation, like a trip to the spa to unwind and pamper yourself after taking care of everyone! what a beautiful gift DH boguth you! I'm sure its as precious as you are! work has been a little hectic this week, trying to get things in order as my foot surgery date approaches. keep us posted about your sister, what a treat for her to come visit. 1. my holidays will be very uneventful this year since I'll be on crutches too. we're going to my cousins house Christmas day for dinner and New Years Eve will be spent on the couch watching the ball drop. we'll have to make up for it next year! 2. I'll get to see my family who I never see enough of during the year. Life gets so busy for everyone that we never have enough time to spend it with the people we care about so much. 3. special giving gift is... after christmas, the senior center has a "christmas party" for the seniors of the town. they're always looking for help (which I wont be much of this year), but I told them I'll work the desk to register people and accept the toys for tots donations. hope everyone is having a great day! I was curious about our missing Marchers too! I got a message from Danni the other day and told her to stop in to fill us in on how things are going, hopefully she does soon