CHRISTMAS GIFTS AND GENERAL RABBIT CHASING STUFF

First, showing off a few Christmas gifts and then the Rabbit Chase with random stuff.
My friend Pat gave me this beautiful platter for Christmas. I used it to put my smoked pork loin on that I cooked for Christmas dinner. Thanks, Pat

This is my Electronic Bible that Jamie, Jerri, Shelly and Emmy gave me. Thanks, ya'll. I have to learn all the things that it will allow me to do, but the main thing I have figured out already...reading the scripture.

This is my new Journal. Thanks Rischa, Joel and Kolby! I am going to officially start writing in it tomorrow. It is going to be my "Thankful Journal". I am going to reflect on the day, and what I am thankful for that I encountered for that day.

Just had a little carving done on my head, Monday. Throbbing yesterday but better today. Trying to ignore it...but I have been dehorned once again (3rd time) and now I don't have anything to hold up my halo. lol Just thinking about, 3 times on surgery for my foot too. I am going from head to toe. lol "This too shall pass, for tomorrow is but another day."

Shelly and Emmy spent the night with me last night and of course, you know what we have been doing today.....besides playing, nothing much all day, but having fun. We did have to get the horses and dogs ready for the Vet to come do Coggins test on the horses and Rabies vaccine on the dogs. Can you say VET BILL? If you have them, you have to have it done. I just love all of my animal friends and family.

I have been doing a little sketching lately. Since Rischa got me hooked on YouTube art videos, I have had the urge to paint. I have gotten more into Folk Art with the latest things. My new years resolution is to clean out my storage room between my shop and the tanning bed room and make me a place that I can set up all my art stuff and can leave it out and ready for whenever I have an inspiration to hit. That is also a dream that I have had for a while, to have my own little art studio. Yep, I'm gonna do it now. Hey ya'll, help, push, keep me going in that direction, please.

Speaking of Folk Art, the first Folk Art picture that I painted was the very first thing that I painted; a dancing clown with a little umbrella. Then I didn't get back into it till almost 4 years ago when I painted a Strawberry Guinea. I have painted two of them, Adam has the first one and Rischa has the second. The little clown is stuck under my bed, I think. I will take some pictures of some and post them one day maybe. I have given most of them away to my friends and family though.

Well, 2008 has almost finished up. I usually ring in the new year by myself. I watch the ball fall on TV and listen for the fireworks from some of the neighbors. Whoooo Hooooo .....how exciting is that? It keeps me honest! lol

I think I will go eat me a bowl of ice cream with some nasty cereal (as Rischa calls it) on it. Celebrate Celebrate!!!! Eat your way through to the new year. Lot better than drinking and feeling bad tomorrow. Right? Right

Well, I will say "Happy New Year" and" Good Night John Boy"!

NOT LOST

I am not lost.....I just have not had a chance to blog the last couple of days. It has been so busy around here since the day before Christmas and we had spend the night guest last night. It was Laurie,(neice) Greg, Erin and Aubrey. Laurie and I stayed up till about 4 a.m. talking. Greg tried to stay up with us but he fell asleep several times on the sofa. He was really sawing some logs several times there. lol Poor thing was so tired. I was back up about 7:30 making coffee, quiche, and biscuits. (good too) Laurie and family left to go home about 2:30. She called me when she got home and settled and we talked another 2 1/2 hours or so. We had a lot to catch up on! And respectfully saying, she has the gift of gab....Love ya Laurie!!! Wish I could talk like that!
Well, I had a long post written and this crazy computer just bumped most of it off. I am so sleepy that I feel like I am about to fall out of this chair, so I will wait till tomorrow to write anything else. Please excuse me while I take a nap for about 6 hours, if the coyotes will hush up. They are really singing tonight and the dogs are trying to harmonize with them, I think.

Good Night Johhhhhhhhn Booooooooy! Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

SANTA HAS GONE

Santa has made his rounds once again. It still does not seem like Christmas. This year just flew by to fast. I am just getting use to writing 2008 and now it will soon be 2009. Mama said that the older you get, time passes faster. I thought, how can that be? Now I am witnessing it...She is right. It seems that each year goes faster than the one before. That "O" word is not allowed around here for me. I am not going to get -----, I am going to get better....at what, I have not figured out quit yet. lol

We had a good meal today, if I do say so myself. I smoked a pork loin, and had crock pot macaroni and cheese, green beans, corn, fruit salad, rolls, cherry cheese cake, and coconut cake. Jerri brought some munchies; cheese sticks (that she made and was delicious), veggies and dip, cream puffs and eclairs. We all were ready to oink like piggies, when we ate lunch and then again at supper, with the reruns, it was the same oinkers. I have gained, I don't know how many pounds from being down at Rischa's, over at Mama's Christmas dinner and then today. Cereal for supper, for me, for a while, that is, after all the goodies are gone....can't let them go to waste, now can I? lol

I will post pictures later. I have not retrieved them from my camera yet and it is getting late. I feel like I am about to fall out of my chair, I am so sleepy, and I have fat fingers with hitting the wrong keys too....So this means that I say Good Night John Boy!

SANTA WILL SOON BE HERE

Shelly and Emmy have been here some today while Santa was prepare for his visit with them tonight. We played a lot, of course. The tire swing got a good workout.
I cooked some things today for tomorrow's lunch so I would not have so much to do in the morning. I will put a pork loin in the smoker early in the morning. I am making myself hungry just thinking about it.
This will be a shortie tonight because I have to get in the bed before Santa gets here and I'm still up..... He may pass me by and not come back. That is what usually happens anyway because it is not that I have been bad....no way. I have been a good little girl. Yep, a good little girl. Now that I have that said, I will say Good Night John Boy!

PLAYING A LOT

Shelly has been with me for the last three days. We have played and played and played Connect Four. She has really gotten good at it. She beats me as much as I beat her. She wanted to stay on tonight but Jerri told her that it was going to take her a while now to D-Bibbitize her. lol I don't spoil her....never have. She is just privileged, as are Kolby and Emmy. That's my story and I'm sticking to it. Now that's that!
I am in the process of boiling a big pot of peanuts. They take forever and a day to cook. If I could find a place around here that sells them, I would buy them instead. All the G-kids like them. They also bring back memories of when we would go to the mountains. James, Rischa and Kristy would always have to stop at this one place, to buy peanuts to eat, coming down from the mountains toward home. I didn't like them then, but I have acquired a taste for them now, that I like.
Shelly and I delivered Christmas bags filled with oranges, to some of my friends today. I still have some more to deliver tomorrow and also some last minute Christmas shopping, as well as groceries for Christmas dinner. I have had ham several times in the last two weeks till I am hamed out so I think I will smoke a pork loin.
I have a sick friend that we took some food to, also. She has a dog named Angel, and a cat (can't think of the cat's name) that Shelly enjoyed playing with.
I have a couple of presents to wrap tonight before I call it quits and turn in for the night so I will say Good Night John Boy!

FAMILY CHRISTMAS GATHERING

Today was our family Christmas gathering at Mama's house. Everything was very nice and everyone had a good time. The little girls, of course, enjoyed opening their presents and playing with them. The adults always enjoy the Chinese gift swap too. There was not a lot of swapping like it was last year. It gets more exciting when there is a lot of swapping about. Everyone was happy with what they got though and enjoyed being together mostly. And the FOOD...it was all great. Yes, we were all ready to oink when we finished and take a nap.

I was going to add some pictures but it will not allow me to at this time. Maybe later!

Shelly came home with me and we have played umpteen games of Connect Four. I think she beat me more times than I did her. She is pretty sharp on that game. She is ready for me to come to bed now so I will say Good Night John Boy!

GOODIES THAT MAKE YOU GROW

I just finished making a huge tray of fudge. It is called Six Pound Fudge. I don't know if it is that it weighs 6 pounds, or it makes you gain 6 pounds with every piece you eat. It is so rich and creamy and of course, full of good old Georgia pecans. I think now that I think about it, the 6 pounds are attached as you chew. Who cares? It's Christmas....You are suppose to eat goodies. That is what New Year's Resolutions are made for. The diet that gets old rather quickly. Eat now for tomorrow you may not be here. My Daddy use to say, "I am not going to die poor and hungry too". He enjoyed eating and a lot of that is because Mama was such a good cook for him.

I also made some Haystacks. They are so crunchy and addictive. They are like potato chips, you just can't eat one. One taste like must....you must have another one. Both the Fudge and the Haystacks are sinfully good.

I am listening to my new CD that I got for Christmas, from Rischa, Joel and Kolby; "Believe" 'Country's Most Inspirational Songs, preformed by The Country Dance Kings. It has a lot of good songs on it. I am really enjoying it.

I also have another new CD. The name of it is "One Life" by 33 Miles. It is a really good CD too. One of the singers is an IN LAW brother, my son in law's brother. They have another one too. Maybe I can get it at some point and time too. They are a fairly new group. Their web site is: http://www.33milesonline.com/. Check them out.

I have not been contributing much to my new addiction today....YOUTUBE. I did watch some painting videos this morning but have not had time this afternoon. I just may go into DT's if I don't watch at least one painting video before I go to bed. They are also like potato chips, you can't watch just one. Then, before you know it you have been sitting there for an hour or so. That's OK, I am relaxed when I am doing that. Everyone needs some relaxation sometimes.

This day that I started this entry just turned into tomorrow. It is time to say Good Night John Boy.

LOST AND HOOKED ON YOUTUBE

It is all Rischa's fault! She got me started watching art videos on Youtube and now there is no turning back. Tee Hee Hee....I could sit for hours, if I had the time, and just watch all kinds of art videos. Sometimes the mixed medium, sometimes oil, sometimes one thing and another time something else. I love it all! It really makes me want to fix me up that studio that I have always dreamed of. I just need to set my head to cleaning out my storage room and getting things organized. ORGANIZED....that is the key word with the storage room. I won't even get started on telling what all would need to be done.

I had a long drive back home from Florida today. I, with the assistance of my GPS, which I call Sassy Suzie, because she gets an attitude sometimes with her "RECALCULATING", got us a little turned around. I did not want to listen to her because I wanted to go another route that I already knew and she was taking me in another direction....the roads being worked on and rerouted also played a role in things with her mental maps. Plus, I picked up 30 bags of oranges, 2 bags or grapefruits and a bag of Ponderosa lemons. That put a lot of weight on the rear tires, especially with all the other stuff I had already packed and I mean packed tight. I was cruising along thinking that my vehicle was driving kind of mean when this guy drove up by me, in a pretty yellow Hummer (handsome driver too) and told me I had a very slack tire. I then had to hunt a place to check it out and get some air put in the tire. I just prayed that everything would be alright and I could get home safely. God was listening and complied, as He usually does....which is another part of my drive. I no longer had said my prayers, but to look at the vehicle in front of me and his tag had McDuffie county on it. Someone from home, almost. I followed him for a long way, in hopes that he was headed home. Yes, God gave him the chance to pass me and show me the way home. Anyhowsomeever....As it ended up, it was 30+ miles closer and without the humdrum Interstate. The different route and scenery was kind of nice. To say the least, I was tired with a capitol T when I got home.

It is now almost 1 a.m. and I am ready to say Good Night John Boy!

SANTA WAS IN TOWN

Today was an early Christmas at the Heape household. I got a really nice leather journal and a Believe CD with a lot of good songs on it. I can listen to it while driving back home.

I plan to start my journal on January 1, 2009. Wow, 2009...I am just getting use to writing 2008. Where did it go? Mama has always said, " the older you get, the time goes faster". She is right. I still can't figure out why though. Ha!

Rischa and I went shopping again today. I have a big part of my Christmas shopping done now. Now I have to wrap and bag up. It just does not seem like it should be Christmas already.

I think Rischa and I are going to Michaels tomorrow. She wants to pick up some painting and craft things and so do I. I have the painting itch now! It is just calling me and I need to scratch it to satisfy my craving. I have several things in my head to do. I think I may start with an angel. We shall see! I gave Rischa an Acrylic Revolution book for Christmas, that I have looked through and learned some new techiniques, as well as watching some videos. Can't wait to see how they turn out for me. I'll let you know.

I am getting fat fingers now....it is late or maybe I should say early. It is almost 1 a.m. already. John Boy is already sleeping, I am sure. I will have to wake him up to say "Good Night John Boy".

A LITTLE SHOPPING

I was pooped last night and did not get into blogging. John Boy went to sleep without me telling him Good Night last night, but here I am this fine Wednesday morning, all bright eyed and bushy tailed, and ready to go.

Rischa and I went shopping a little while yesterday. The best place we went was to the Thrift Store. Rischa was looking for some big fat, short mugs for her new coffee machine. She found two good ones....cute too. She was also looking for some books that she could use with her crafting of her painting and stuff for her dolls. She got lucky and found some stuff. I got a couple of books, a couple of nice heavy cooking pots, a pair of lounging pants (since I have been lounging so much lately and everyone is ready to see the ones that I have, given a rest...lol) and last but not least, a beautiful wire Angel. Good finds....one's junk is another's treasures!

We had put a ham in the oven before we left so when we got back home, Rischa cooked some green beans, shells and cheese and some crescent rolls. Boy did I pig out. Oinkers for me! I needed those big, elastic waist band lounging pants that I had just bought so I could do like the doggies; had my tummy full and ready to go to sleep. lol It was really soooooo good.

Rischa and I watch some painting videos. I learned some new techniques and ideas. I have really got the itch to paint now. Got to get through Christmas first and then maybe I will get going with it.

Rischa and I are going shopping a little more today. My foot and her knee won't let us do to much at the time.

We are about to cook some bacon and pancakes for brunch now so I will say," brunch will be ready soon, John Boy". Get ready--"Oink Oink Oink"-- I know!

DEEP DOWN SOUTH

Here I am in Florida! Long trip but I enjoy being here when I get here. The traffic and trip was not to bad. My foot was needing a good iceing and propping when I got here. Rischa fixed me right up.

Rischa has some new painting books and we have been looking at them and videos as well as craft things. Katie would love some of this stuff. Fun Fun crafting stuff. The painting stuff makes me want to get out my painting stuff real bad. Maybe after Christmas.

I think we are going shopping for a little while tomorrow. I have got to get ready for Christmas. I have very little done so far. Blame it on my foot! Can't believe it is only 10 till Christmas.

Time to say good night to John Boy!

NEW FAMILY, GIFT AND HEADED SOUTH

Here is Kolby with Freddie. Freddie is the newest member of our family. He is an experienced squirrel hunter that is going to teach Visa, Kolby's puppy, to hunt. Freddie is a Jack Russell and Visa is a Fiest.

Here I am with the nicest surprise that I got in the mail yesterday. My Sweet Special 'Sunshine Sister', sent me a beautiful horse wind chime. It has the nicest tone to it. I just love it! Thanks Fern.

I am all packed up and ready to pull out in the morning. Kolby, Me and the Snow Birds are headed to Florida. I dread the long drive but looking forward to getting there. I am sitting here pooped and daze trying to decide if I have everything that I am suppose to take. I have a Christmas present or two but planning to do a little more shopping when I get there. Get ready Rischa!

Not much going on around here today but cooking, going to church, cooking, packing, cooking, washing, cooking. It seems like I have been cooking all day for some reason.

I am about to turn into a pumpkin, since it is almost mid night and I was suppose to get in the bed early tonight, so I will not be sleepy while driving tomorrow. Sooooooo, I will say good night John Boy!

GOT THE GLOW BLUETS

I guess I am expecting my foot to get well instantly but I was not expecting the doctor to say I may have to have more surgery on it. He filled it full of cortisone shots yesterday and poked and proded. To say the least, it hurt all night and is very sore today. We shall see! That is where the Glow Bluets come from because just about everything else is fine.

We went to Thomson to get a new dog today. A squirrel hunting dog, that is a Jack Russell that looks a lot like our little departed Tuff. The guys are anxious to take him out hunting tomorrow. His name is Freddie. He is a sweetie and Visa likes him too! They will make some cute babies, maybe. Fuz is not to thrilled with him taking over his woman though. Freddie and Visa liked it other from the first sniff. lol

Since I didn't get but about 2 hours of sleep last night, I am headed toward my perch early tonight. Sorry I missed last night but that is the way things go for various reason sometimes.

Well, good night John Boy!

JUST A SHORTIE

Not a lot going on around here today. Don't tell anybody but I did a few hair cuts today. I scattered them out over the day...not like standing there long and the time. Don't fuss at me please. I miss my customers and friends and also the money.

I have to go to the doctor tomorrow for them to re-xray my foot to see if the bones are still lined up like they are suppose to be and everything else is like it is suppose to be too. Maybe I am not giving it enough time to heal but I can't tell that it is any better than before surgery yet. I hope I am wrong!

We had rain rain and more rain today. It was much needed. So far it is up to 3 inches and still raining. Thank you Jesus!

Well, this is the finish of my "Shortie" for tonight. I am headed toward my perch now, so this is good night John Boy!

ps...See, I got my time fixed...Thank you, Rischa!

TIME ZONE

I think I have the time zone fixed now. I am making this post to check it out. Of course, Rischa had to help me, via email. I am very illiterate when it comes to things of the computer sometimes. Rischa has been a very patient teacher with what I do know.

It is almost 9 a.m.,Thursday morning, Katie's birthday, by the way....Happy Birthday Katie!

Now to go check the time.

Tootle Loooooooo.........

By George I think I've got it! I checked and it is right now.

Tootle Loooooooo again!

I FORGOT TO TELL YOU

I forgot to tell you that Kolby did most of the making of the Turtles. Of course he would not let me take a picture of him doing it though. I think he enjoyed it. He has done some cooking several times before. He doesn't like to admit it but I think he kind of likes it. Don't tell him I said that though. He would say that I am embarrassing him. Some of the best cooks I know are guys.
Later Gators...

THINGS TO MAKE YOU GROW

I did get my round tuit today to make the goodies that I had planned to. I made some Mock Turtles and a Butter Pecan Apple Cake with a Caramel glaze. The glaze turned out a little to hard but it tast good. Yes, I licked the pan. The turtles are sooooooo good and so easy to make. I didn't have the right size pretzles but they are still yummmmmy! You are suppose to use the little ones that look like a window. The only ones that I could find are the small bow tie kind. That works but the others are better. Did I hear you say you want the recipe???? Here it is...

Put 1 pretzle then top with a Rolo (there are 8 in a package) then with a pecan half. Put them in a 350* oven for 3 minutes. Remove and mash down slightly. Let cool and then indulge!

We got some much needed rain today but thankfully we did not get any of the flooding and tornados that were predicted for this area.

We did not go to check out the little hunting dog today, like we had planned, because of the bad weather. It will probably be Saturday before we get there. Update whenever!

I think I will call it a night early tonight so I will say Good Night John Boy!

A COMBINATION... NOT A MISTAKE

The stoup word is not a mistake it is a combination of soup and stew since I have two kinds of meats added to the vegetable soup. Jeff calls it Vegetable Stew. I think Rachel Ray calls it Stoup too. I had other mistakes in my post for last night though. My bad.....I blamed it on being late. That's my story and I'm sticking to it. lol Also, I have learned to look back at the post now and edit it. Yeaaaaah, me!

Going to check out another hunting dog today. He is suppose to be trained and will help Visa and Fuzz learn what to do. Visa is doing pretty good on her own with Kolby. They have put meat on the table twice this week already and they are out now on a chase. I will let you know tonight what the out come is of the new hunter.

I am planning to try a new recipe that is sort of invented, today.... Also some Mock Turtles. I will also let you know how they come out. Got to find my round tuit first.

I think I ate a bear for breakfast. The growls, that I can hear and feel, coming from my stomach, would make you think so......LUNCH TIME!

Unless John Boy is about to take a nap, I can't tell him good night yet. John Boy, come to lunch!

SLEEP MISTAKES

As you can see, my first blog tonight had some miss placed words and a word that had letters left out. Sorry, I get fat finger this time of night. Another thing is that my posting time is wrong on here too. I can't figure out how to get it right. Any help would be appreciated??!! I think it is about 4 hours off. HELP!!!! It really is almost mid night.

Again...for real this time......good night John Boy!

MY POT RUNNETH OVER AND CHRISTMAS GIFT

I started out making some Vegetable Stoup today and as usual it kept growing and growing. It had to have some of this and it had to have some of that till I had two huge pots full. I know Rischa is saying, "Wooooo Hooooo", because she know that when I come her way I usually have some frozen stoup for her. Love from home when I have gone back home.

The peanut reminders worked. They both got their messages and got their jobs done today with the help of the Peanuts.

I was suppose to help with the Christmas Senior Luncheon today but I was not up to hobbling around and dodging others from stepping (accidentally, of course but it would have still HURT) on my foot. I did take a cake up there for them. Pat came by for a visit on her way from home. She brought me some desserts that was scrumpdillyishous, a poinsettia and a beautiful Christmas Ladle. Pictured....

Well Gee Wheellikins, it is almost mid night again....time for me to say good night John Boy!

CREATIVE REMINDERS AND THE MAGI

I had boiled some peanuts a couple of days ago and there was a cup of them left and sitting on the counter. James had told Kolby to remember to give the cows some salt blocks tomorrow. Kolby said, "if I don't forget". That is when James spelled out "salt" with the peanuts so Kolby would see it and remember to do his little job. A little while later James said,"don't let me forget to pick up the checks in the morning". In return for the favor he had reminded Kolby with, James got in return from Kolby, spelling "checks". Maybe it will work. Are they creative or what?

Sometimes I wish that I had one of those little things that you talk into and it records what you say. Then you can play it back when you can't remember what you are suppose to pick up and etc. I misplace my list sometimes so I probably would loose the little gadget too.

Kolby and I read "The Gift of the Magi" today. Hard to read but if you stop along the way and think about what it is saying and talk about it, it is a good and inspirational story. The wording and how they place the words in the sentence is what is hard for me to grasp until I go back and reread and analyze it as I go. Really it is a good story behind it....kind of sad too.

Kolby put up the Christmas tree today but that is as far as we got with it. Maybe tomorrow we can add the lights and decorations. This is early for me, you know! I have some goodies that I want Kolby to make too. I think he will enjoy it. I'll let you know how it goes and maybe have some pictures too.

It is about perching time again so as usual, Good Night John Boy!

CHRISTMAS PARADE; NOW PLAYING AGAIN

We had our big town Christmas parade today. Jerri, Shelly and Emmy went with me to watch. It was not very big at all but what do you expect from such a small town. The girls enjoyed it and got lots of candy thrown their way. Emmy was giving everyone in the parade, her Miss America wave till Santa come riding up on the firetruck. With wide eyes and a huge smile her wave grew larger. That was worth it all. Of course, after the parade they wanted to come home with me, and did. We all three sat in the recliner, eating candy, boiled peanuts and watching Animal Planet and enjoying each other. Yes, I had my foot propped up to the side, out of their reach so everything was fine.
As you see, I have been playing with the background here again. I am just looking around at what can be done, and that I can figure out how to do myself, without messing up. Surprise Surprise, I did it.
I have got to get busy doing some Christmas shopping. Jerri has been so gracious to get Shelly and Emmys for me. That was a help. I have ordered a couple of things on the net. That is just not like getting out there and bumping behinds and shoulders with other shoppers. Although, this year, I want to put my foot in my pocket so no one will step on it. Yikes, that would not be good. It makes me hurt to think of it. I like the shopping to a certain extent. I love getting things for people that I think they may want or/and enjoy. All the preparing and stuff and then it is over in just a little while...a little depressing at that point. There is so much going on that we all tend to not concentrate on the real reason for "Christ"mas. Happy Birthday Jesus!
Going to prop, perch and read a while now. I shall say good night John Boy, once again.

This is a good thing to know. You never know when you might have to use it. AND, I was just testing the waters as to how to add this type of thing to my blog. Still learning, ya know?

Officially Starting My First Blog

Well here I am officially typing my first real entry to my first blog. How do you like that name I gave myself? Bet you can't say it three times fast....correctly that is. Hang with me, I am new at this so I don't quite know where to start.

I am sitting here eating a bowl of ice cream with my favorite (at the present) cereal on it, Fiber One Original. Rischa thinks it is nasty, but it's not really. It is kind of nutty tasting on ice cream. To be honest, it is not really as good just with milk as it is with ice cream. I can get that good calcium that way to, you know. Maybe that is just my justification for eating ice cream. It works for me. So now I am justifiably justified!!!

It is cold tonight...and suppose to be 25* in the morning. Burrrrrr

I started reading a new book last night. A friend of mine wrote it. "There's No Place Like Home", by Cathy Blount. Very well written about her family difficulties and heartache and how she overcomes them. Very inspirational and hard to put down till you have finished. Cathy is a very inspirational person to talk and listen to and has become a good friend. I met her at one of our Baptist Women's Retreats.

It is time to find my perch and prop my foot up now. So I will say good night John Boy.

JUST GETTING STARTED

Hello All,
I am new at this so please be patient. Rischa is walking me through everything. I am going to use this as a test and will try the real thing later. Later Gators!

Testing, testing, 123

....just testing. ;-)