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Rosey.....I love corn ON the cob, too. But my Dad loaded us down with corn when we saw them and I didn't want it to go bad, which is why I opted to use it in a recipe I'd never tried before. The fritters are not something I would ordinarily make since it's so labor intensive. If I wanted to make it again, I think I'd use the creamed corn, which is the same consistency as grating the fresh cobs. Those fruit smoothies sound delicious! One day at work, our team decided to have a "Smoothie Day". So several people brought in their blenders and we all chipped in various ingredients (fruit, muffins, etc. for a breakfast meal). I asked for a banana smoothie since I couldn't eat all the other ones that were being made. Mine was probably the last to be made, and if there was any fruit in it, I couldn't taste it. It was mostly ice. I was very disappointed as they didn't have much fruit left by the time they made mine. I threw it out, it was so awful. But I have had good ones before that I've made at home. Hubby makes them all the time, using the pudding supplements he gets at Weight Loss Forever. He throws in a few strawberries and a piece of banana and crushed ice with the vanilla pudding packet. I've taken a small taste and it's quite good.

Pammie....I know what you mean about having no way to get to Boston for that concert. We are really cutting back in our spending, too. Hubby's piano tuning business has slacked off quite a bit this summer, more so than in the past. I wanted to ask about the wedding your hubby officiated. Was it a church member?

Gladys.....I imagine your husband is very upset about the turn of events for his friend that was caught plagiarizing. To see one's friend in that light----it must bring on a lot of different emotions. Thanks for the book advice. I'll have to look for "The Pact". Glad to hear you had a nice evening out and took in a movie. I've seen the previews for "Swing Vote" and it didn't strike me as one I wanted to see. I like Kelsey Grammer and Kevin Costner, though.

Hubby and I watched "Spiderman 3" last night on DVD. After it was over, we both remarked that we're glad we didn't pay money in a theater to see it. It was lame, at best, IMO. They relied WAY too heavily on the special effects---the plot and dialogue were very thin. I love Tobey McGuire as Spiderman, but this one wasn't the best.

Also, we had to go over to younger daughter's house around 7pm to let their dog, Bubba, out for a potty break. Daughter and SIL were at the wedding of SIL's best friend. Hubby took a piece of chicken with us in case we had trouble luring Bubba back inside. We really didn't have any trouble with him (he's a pit bull), but hubby did throw pieces of chicken for him to eat. I'm not sure it was a good idea. They have him on a special prescription food because he has such severe skin allergies. At one point, Bubba went into the living room and started butting and biting this empty shoe box. He ripped it and tore off a piece of the lid and chewed it up. They have a problem with him eating tissues. (Our dog used to do it, too). So hubby got the box away from him and put it out of reach. That dog needs to be exercised more----he's so big and muscular. They don't walk him nearly enough, IMO. But he does have a back yard to run around in. We hung around for a little while, so Bubba calmed down and chewed on his denta-bone. I'm not used to big dogs, but he's a pretty good one. He doesn't realize his own strength. Once when I went over there, he jumped up on me because he was so excited. His nails raked down across my knee. A few days later, I had several bruises from it. I failed to say "Sit" when I came in. He will listen to that command, believe it or not. I'd like to see them train him a bit more so they can take him on walks. He's very strong----I have my doubts that SIL could restrain him on a leash if he wanted to get at another dog.

Ok, enough dog talk. Rosey, you'll have to let us know how your dogs are doing. Post a picture sometime if you have one. I'd love to see them.

Connie.....Until I got to know Bubba, I had that same general view of pit bulls. But Bubba is a sweetie pie and has changed my outlook on them. That breed gets a really bad rap. However, there are many, many people who have them who don't treat them well, so it ends up bad for everyone. A dog ran after me one day when I was walking and it was something like a spaniel or chow. I was afraid for my life because it's teeth were showing and it was growling and barking its head off. The owner meanwhile is standing in his front yard, calmly calling the dog to "come home!". Like that's going to work! The dog finally stopped about a foot from me. I was staring it down and backing away. It finally backed away and SLOWLY went home. I then yelled at the man and told him his dog had scared the living daylights out of me. I was SO upset!!! He didn't even apologize!!!! Talk about insensitive!!!! I now carry a big stick with me on my walks.

Gladys....I am still enjoying the corn fritters I made on Friday. I eat two every evening with dinner. They are so good (to me, at least).

Pammie....Hopefully your area won't be too badly damaged by the storm that is coming (or came as the case may be).

Older daughter ticked me off today. I sent her an e-mail at her work, saying that someday I'd like it if she could take me into DC on the metro and go shopping or to a museum. Her response: I go there every day for work, so the last thing I want to do on a weekend is go to DC! Sometimes she can be so selfish!! Dang it!! However, I do realize she's in a very bad mood right now with the house they are trying to buy. It's in foreclosure, and they've had nothing but problems in trying to get all the different systems tested to make sure they aren't jumping into a situation that they'll have to sink a lot of money in to. I'm sure these difficulties are coloring her mood right now. We're all entitled to be *itches once in a while!

Rosey....Thanks for that bit about calling the dog's bluff. I had no idea what I was doing, but I guess instinct kicked in. I could never out run a dog. The thing is I was across the street from that dog's territory, but evidently something about me made him mad!

There is a Learning Resource Center in my building at work. We're allowed to go to it one hour per week for our "development". Anyway, I read a little in a book that dealt with the dynamics of women working together. Heavy stuff. but interesting. I also plan to do a computer tutorial on Excel. I've done one in the past, but I didn't retain the info. I'd like to take some data from home and start trying my hand at making some worksheets. Unfortunately, I have a Mac, so don't have Excel at home.

Connie....I know you're glad to have the gyn visit over with! A gal I work tells me she's going to see the "scoot down" doctor whenever she is scheduled for a pap smear. The imagery of that term is very funny to me! I used to have anxiety attacks about going to those appointments, until I figured out that it was because my doctor was a man. I switched to a great female doctor and have done 100% better ever since. Glad to hear Mr. Freeman is going to pull through---he's too precious to lose just yet.

Rosey.....Do you live in a really shaded area? I guess I'm baffled that there is a chance that you WOULDN'T turn on your A/C. Around here, you simply cannot survive without it. It's just too miserable. The windows on the front of our house are painted shut, so we wouldn't be able to get a cross breeze going. Thank goodness the new windows at the back of the house are easy as pie to open and clean. I have opened them after burning something in the kitchen to let the smoke out. Our electric bill came this month, and I noticed they are now giving people a choice of either paying exactly what you owe, or a budgeted amount. After talking with hubby, we decided to get into the budget plan.

I wish there was a budget plan for the phone bill. I swear our Verizon bill is getting sky high. We have our land line phone bill combined with our cell phone bill and it's never a pretty picture.