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ooooh! So cute!

Wow! So many new people this time around!!! So, for Mrs, I'll nom Erica (Cessyboston), and for B2B... I'll have to think about B2B

Three men died on Christmas Eve and were met by Saint Peter at the pearly gates. 'In honour of this holy season' Saint Peter said, 'You must each possess something that symbolizes Christmas to get into heaven.' The first man fumbled through his pockets and pulled out a lighter. He flicked it on. 'It represents a candle', he said. 'You may pass through the pearly gates' Saint Peter said. The second man reached into his pocket and pulled out a set of keys. He shook them and said, 'They're bells.' Saint Peter said 'You may pass through the pearly gates'. The third man started searching desperately through his pockets and finally pulled out a pair of women's panties. St. Peter looked at the man with a raised eyebrow and asked, 'And just what do those symbolize?' The man replied, 'These are Carols.' Merry Christmas Ladies (and gents)!!!

Goodbye Mr. Dempsey - you just don't do it for me! 2. Matt Damon 3. Chace Crawford 4. Taye Diggs 8. Daniel Craig 13. Gerard Butler 15. Will Smith 18. Jake Gyllenhaal 23. Cristiano Ronaldo 24. Ryan Eggold 27. Roger Federer 31. Milo Ventimiglia 37. Michael C. Hall 39. Paul Rudd 43. Gavin Rossdale 45. James Denton 48. Antonio Banderas 50. Viggo Mortensen 55. Pierce Brosnan 60. George Clooney 63. Gael Garcia Bernal 64. Christian Bale 65. Mark Wahlberg 66. David Beckham 72. Robert Pattinson 73. John Krasinski 74. Tyson Beckford 76. Josh Holloway 77. Scott Speedman 78. Josh Lucas 79. Jonny Lee Miller 80. Blair Underwood 81. Blake Shelton 86. Simon Baker 88. Tim Daly 90. Jon Hamm 91. Dominic Cooper 93. Robert Buckley 97. Maksim Chmerkovskiy 101. Andre Balazs 103. Alex Ferrer 106. Cayetano Rivera Ordonez 107. Ryan Reynolds 108. Nathan Gunn 109. Lewis Hamilton 112. James Franco 113. Joshua Jackson 116. Joey McIntyre 124. Rob Marciano 129. Lenny Kravitz 130. James Caviezel 131. LL Cool J 132. Jeremy Piven 133. Morris Chestnut 134. Olivier Martinez 135. Brian Urlacher

I'm removing Keanu Reeves. I'm sorry, but you have to be a teeeensy bit articulate to be sexy in my book. The man can hardly manage to say his own name and sounds like an idiot when he does. 1. Hugh Jackman 2. Matt Damon 3. Chace Crawford 4. Taye Diggs 5. Chris Meloni 7. Brad Pitt 8. Daniel Craig 9. Patrick Dempsey 10. Josh Brolin 11. Leonardo DiCaprio 12. Ben Affleck 13. Gerard Butler 14. Johnny Depp 15. Will Smith 16. Javier Bardem (JDM look alike) 17. Robert Downey Jr 18. Jake Gyllenhaal 19. Seal 21. William Moseley 22. Penn Badgley 23. Cristiano Ronaldo 24. Ryan Eggold 25. Brody Jenner 26. Tony Parker 27. Roger Federer 29. Aaron Yoo 30. Usher 31. Milo Ventimiglia 33. Enrique Islesias 34. Ryan Phillippe 35. Pharrell Williams 36. Jason O'Mara 37. Michael C. Hall 38. Will Arnett 39. Paul Rudd 40. Jamie Foxx 41. Keith Urban 42. Chris DeWolfe 43. Gavin Rossdale 45. James Denton 46. Chris Botti 48. Antonio Banderas 50. Viggo Mortensen 51. Daniel Day-Lewis 52. Andy Garcia 53. Kevin Costner 55. Pierce Brosnan 56. Liam Neeson 57. Sting 58. Ed Harris 60. George Clooney 61. Matthew McConaughey 62. Shia LeBeouf 63. Gael Garcia Bernal 64. Christian Bale 65. Mark Wahlberg 66. David Beckham 69. Bow Wow 70. Jesse McCartney 71. Ed Westwick 72. Robert Pattinson 73. John Krasinski 74. Tyson Beckford 75. Justin Timberlake 76. Josh Holloway 77. Scott Speedman 78. Josh Lucas 79. Jonny Lee Miller 80. Blair Underwood 81. Blake Shelton 82. Aaron Staten 86. Simon Baker 88. Tim Daly 89. Lang Lang 90. Jon Hamm 91. Dominic Cooper 92. Mike Rowe 93. Robert Buckley 94. Bear Grylls 95. Neel Kashkari 97. Maksim Chmerkovskiy 98. Bel Silverman 100. Brayn Clay 101. Andre Balazs 102. Nate Berkus 103. Alex Ferrer 104. Todd Abrams 105. Juanes 106. Cayetano Rivera Ordonez 107. Ryan Reynolds 108. Nathan Gunn 109. Lewis Hamilton 110. Prince Harry 111. Brian Cox 112. James Franco 113. Joshua Jackson 115. Donnie Wahlberg 116. Joey McIntyre 118. Danny Wood 119. Darius Rucker 120. Mark-Paul Gosselaar 121. Rafael Nadal 122. Garrett Neff 123. Lauren Korcia 124. Rob Marciano 125. TJ Lavin 126. Baron Baptiste 128. Sean Connery 129. Lenny Kravitz 130. James Caviezel 131. LL Cool J

You might try London by Edward Rutherford. It's historical fiction, and if you've ever spent any time in London, the sights will be familiar, and the stories follow the history of the city. Catch is that its about 1,000 pages long. Really, really good, though. Gangster by Lorenzo Carcaterra is also really good. About a mobster (go figure) in New York in the early to mid 1900s. Good fun and not nearly as long. Lots of character development.

We have the pedi-paws too. If you have a longer haired dog with fur that covers most of their nails, it's tougher to use - the hair can get caught in the spinner and pulled. We had to trim Sadie's paws to use it. Once that was done, she wasn't a huge fan, but she likes it better than the clipper.

Removing Michael Phelps, because I just don't find him sexy in the least. The last man standing is the SEXIEST ...... 1. Hugh Jackman 2. Matt Damon 3. Chace Crawford 4. Taye Diggs 5. Chris Meloni 7. Brad Pitt 8. Daniel Craig 9. Patrick Dempsey 10. Josh Brolin 11. Leonardo DiCaprio 12. Ben Affleck 13. Gerard Butler 14. Johnny Depp 15. Will Smith 16. Javier Bardem (JDM look alike) 17. Robert Downey Jr 18. Jake Gyllenhaal 19. Seal 20. Michael Cera 21. William Moseley 22. Penn Badgley 23. Cristiano Ronaldo 24. Ryan Eggold 25. Brody Jenner 26. Tony Parker 27. Roger Federer 28. Tony Romo 29. Aaron Yoo 30. Usher 31. Milo Ventimiglia 32. Tiger Woods 33. Enrique Islesias 34. Ryan Phillippe 35. Pharrell Williams 36. Jason O'Mara 37. Michael C. Hall 38. Will Arnett 39. Paul Rudd 40. Jamie Foxx 41. Keith Urban 42. Chris DeWolfe 43. Gavin Rossdale 44. Keanu Reeves 45. James Denton 46. Chris Botti 47. Laurence Fishburne 48. Antonio Banderas 49. Simon Cowell 50. Viggo Mortensen 51. Daniel Day-Lewis 52. Andy Garcia 53. Kevin Costner 54. Dennis Quaid 55. Pierce Brosnan 56. Liam Neeson 57. Sting 58. Ed Harris 59. Armand Assante 60. George Clooney 61. Matthew McConaughey 62. Shia LeBeouf 63. Gael Garcia Bernal 64. Christian Bale 65. Mark Wahlberg 66. David Beckham 67. Zac Efron 68. Kevin Jonas 69. Bow Wow 70. Jesse McCartney 71. Ed Westwick 72. Robert Pattinson 73. John Krasinski 74. Tyson Beckford 75. Justin Timberlake 76. Josh Holloway 77. Scott Speedman 78. Josh Lucas 79. Jonny Lee Miller 80. Blair Underwood 81. Blake Shelton 82. Aaron Staten 83. Neil Patrick Harris 84. Lance Bass 85. Chad Michael Murray 86. Simon Baker 87. Mario Lopez 88. Tim Daly 89. Lang Lang 90. Jon Hamm 91. Dominic Cooper 92. Mike Rowe 93. Robert Buckley 94. Bear Grylls 95. Neel Kashkari 96. Gordon Ramsay 97. Maksim Chmerkovskiy 98. Bel Silverman 99. Todd Palin 100. Brayn Clay 101. Andre Balazs 102. Nate Berkus 103. Alex Ferrer 104. Todd Abrams 105. Juanes 106. Cayetano Rivera Ordonez 107. Ryan Reynolds 108. Nathan Gunn 109. Lewis Hamilton 110. Prince Harry 111. Brian Cox 112. James Franco 113. Joshua Jackson 114. Jordan Knight 115. Donnie Wahlberg 116. Joey McIntyre 117. Jonathan Knight 118. Danny Wood 119. Darius Rucker 120. Mark-Paul Gosselaar 121. Rafael Nadal 122. Garrett Neff 123. Lauren Korcia 124. Rob Marciano 125. TJ Lavin 126. Baron Baptiste 127. Jarod Miller Additions:

Oh hell yes! And it's the easiest thing you've ever imagined. It was my Great Aunt's recipe. Fernie’s Fudge 1 package semi-sweet chocolate chips (12 oz) ½ c. butter 2 slightly beaten eggs 1 lb. Powdered sugar 1 ½ t. vanilla 1 c. chopped walnuts Melt chips with butter. Remove from heat and add eggs, powdered sugar and vanilla. Stir until everything is incorporated and smooth. Add the walnuts and stir until evenly distributed. Pour into 7x11 buttered pan and allow to cool.

Oh yeah. Sadie's got her own stocking and everything. DH found it at the store and got all mushy about it. She'll get another loofa dog (her fave), but I"m trying to keep it to a minimum. She's got more toys than I do.

We have the pedi-paws thing (bought from Petco). Sadie isn't a huge fan. It makes a quiet noise, but it vibrates against her nails quite a bit and she doesn't like it. Also, you have to make sure their nails stick out past their fur or you can catch and pull the hairs. It's probably better for short-haired dogs because of that. Sadie's very fluffy and we have to trim her feet first (which she hates). On the other hand, she's got dark nails and I'm horrified at the thought of using a traditional clipper and cutting her nails too short. But really, for the ease and speed of it, a traditional clipper may be the better way for me to do Sadie's piggies.

OMG Tammy!!!! She is such a cutie! When are you going to come to New York so you can take pictures of Sadie?!?!?! I just can't get a decent photo of her, the little wiggle-worm.

If you're supposed to bring something new (white elephant has traditionally meant something from your home that you don't need/want anymore, but has now expanded it's meaning to include a gift exchange with "stealing" rules), go with something fun or silly. In the past I've brought a bottle of white wine the label of which read "Cheap White Wine", kitchen gadets shaped like odd things, Bubble bath for "dirty" girls, etc. If it is a white elephant of the traditional sense (something you already own but don't want), make sure it's in perfect condition. But the notion of silly or fun still applies.

Oooooh! I loves me some Christmas specials! Personally, I love, love, love, love, love A Muppet Christmas Carol. (I'm also a big fan of A Christmas Carol with George C. Scott.) And then, of course, there's The Year Without A Santa Claus (with Heat Miser and Snow Miser).

You say it's your birthday Well it's my birthday too--yeah You say it's your birthday We're gonna have a good time I'm glad it's your birthday Happy birthday to you. Happy birthday Twinnie! I loves ya!

I was trading a couple of e-mails with Carlos Martinez from Mannia Audio Video e Iluminacion Profesional, the DJ who did such a great job at my wedding, and he told me that they were looking to start providing services in the DR. Lots of the Rivieira Maya brides have used them, and they are just great and quite affordable. I just wanted to throw the option out for you - they will be up and running in March 2009 in Punta Cana. Their contact informaton is [email protected] and website address is MANNIA - Audio, Video e Iluminación Profesional. Here are some of the reviews and comments from other brides: http://bestdestinationwedding.com/forum/t19954 http://bestdestinationwedding.com/forum/t20951 Good luck!

Happy birthday Casey!!! I hope it's wonderful!

Yay Missy!!! I'm so glad it was wonderful! And many, many congratulations!

Nathaniel did our photography. He's amazing - totally and utterly fantastic! His photos are exactly what we wanted and he is about the nicest person in the whole world. I see that Tammy included a link to my review (thanks Tammy!!), so I won't add it again. If you have any specific questions, feel free to PM me.

I wish I could help - but I've no idea. Have you checked around to see if you have any friends or relatives with a color laser printer? (Probably at work). That would be my only thought. Alternatively, I think some Kinko's have color laser printers that you can print from on your own - pricey, but an option. Good luck!

Wish I could help, but I don't have any that aren't already here. Just had to add that I love PassionsConflict - I used it on ALL of our wedding stuff!

We used a silver sharpie marker and put people's names on the bottom. No one sees it unless you're looking for it.

I've got mild to mid-grade eczema on my fingers and elbows - occasionally my knees. Arbonne makes a skin conditioning oil that seems to work really well on clearing up my patches. You can buy it online.

Man caves are GREAT! FI has one - the big TV is there, a sofa, all the Wii, XBox, etc stuff that I don't want in the real part of the house. Plus all his sports memorabilia - of course, there's no wall space left, but whatever. And, when he's in the way and being annoying (or watching his 43rd football game of the weekend and I'm done) I can tell him to go play in the cave. As far as Xmas, we're not going to splurge this year, but we'll do little gifts and stockings. I'm still stumped.

If the transparency box isn't clickable, try ungrouping the image (you may have to do it over and over) - only problem is that every single component of the image will then become "free" so they'll be movable, deletable, etc. Do it in a secondary file and then highlight all of the components, and see if the transparency is then clickable. Once you get it to a lighter image, regroup everything so that it all stays in place. Good luck!