I'm back, but....

Not up to snuff. I spent a week in Las Vegas, well actually 3.5 days plus 1.5 days in the HUGE (not) burg of Ridgecrest in the middle of nowhere California next to China Lake Naval test center (or whatever they call it where they practice shooting from planes and dropping explosive stuff). Two four-hour car rides with a guy who was hacking and coughing left me with a cold. To top that off, I had my front teeth re-capped today. The temps are on until sometime next week and I'm sore, sore, sore! I'm in the middle of keeping up with the Becoats in a very minor way - I'm just redoing a powder room so I'm really no competition! I'm off on Friday and plan to finish up Christmas shopping so the weekend will be for the powder room completion. I hope to have enough energy next week to get the Christmaas tree up, but I have parties all week through Saturday and they are a priority of course! All the bedrooms at my house will be occupied over Christmas by son and daughter-in-law, sister and brother-in-law, and a friend of a friend who's not going home to Wisconsin this year. I guess I better start thinking about cooking, huh? Haven't done much of that in 6 months that's for sure! Does anyone have a recipe for turkey made from protein powder and do I use chocolate or vanilla powder?

my sister & her hubby used to be stationed at China Lake... Now they're at NAS Lemoore. I'm glad to see that you're back online... we missed ya!

Cleo! We missed you! My husband gave me a cold too, dental work on top of it though? - yikes you poor lady! I say give em vanilla protein powder for Christmas, not everyone likes the chocolate - lol Sounds like you have a nice time planned!! welcome back, judi

Cleo I am soooooo glad that you are back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Sorry to hear that you have a nasty cold and had to have dental work on top of that. ugggghhhh........ A new powder room........how exciting!!!!!!!! Parties? did you mention parties? Of course they are a priority!!!! Girl kick up those cowboy boot feet and shake a leg!!! A full house over the holiday that is exciting also!!!!!!!!!! Glad to see you back on here!

YAY She's back. Sorry to hear you're not feeling good and the blah....dental work, but sounds like you are going to have a holly jolly Christmas! However....the friend of a friend that isn't coming back home to Wisconsin for the holidays....be careful, somethings wrong with someone that doesn't want to come back to Wisconsin. *S* For the protein powder turkey, I'm thinking part chocolate and part vanilla powder...you know dark meat, white meat?! Sounds delicious! Pam