I'd love to attend the SE Ohio Hotluck next year. I'm finally getting used to the fact that not every state can be driven across in a matter of an hour <g> Can you give DETAILED directions from Missouri? LOL.... How bout some recipes and decriptions of what kinds of food people brought along? I agree you on the Roy thing. Maybe that's just cuz I'm not among the 12 <sniff! and I tried, really I did!> I'd have liked to see a retraction, but hey... glad to see everyone pulled together here! I've gotten some really neat names so far! Thanx everybody :) It's neat to hear what everybody has for pets and names. Think I'll toss all my suggestions (from this and another list I'm on!) in a hat, partake in some adult beverages, see sounds best! Oh, BTW, let your SO know that Wormwood really work. This "small dog" should measure 25" to 27" at the shoulder. Well, not right away... heheh At the risk of sounding unknowlegable, what IS a wormwood plant? And just how does a plant become annoying? (I know how a chile plant becomes annoying... dropping blossoms, etc!!) Great idea on the Odd Lots... I did something similar when my firstborn was a teenager... we had Building 19's in Massachusetts, and he WOULD NOT eat, wear, or otherwise use ANYTHING bought from Building 19! We used to put the labels on "the good stuff" that we didn't want him to devour! We also thought about padlocking the fridge and cabinets when we weren't home! I'm also working on the SO (well, ok, husband :) to come out to Jim Campbells fields. If we can just find a weekend babysitter, we'll be all set. I'll have to ask Jim how many hours it is fromt he MO/IL border. Sounds like a great time! BTW, I like that email address (shepherdesslc@netscape.net) Do you have Shepherds? Well enough from me, I gotta go back to lurking now! <g> Later! Valerie -- aka: Breeze ICQ# 3953329 http://www2.crosswinds.net/~breeze62/peppers.html