I downloaded IE7..no problems.. am running XP Prof, SP2, and have genuine version -nm

• Did anyone load the new Int. Explorer 7 in your windows update yet. - PAMT
  • I downloaded IE7..no problems.. am running XP Prof, SP2, and have genuine version -nm - mac
  • I did and haven't had any problems at all. nm - mlstoo
  • I have had it since the Beta; no problems for me. - Amanda
    • Yes, I guess you have a "genuine" version of Windows - sm
      • I use my own computer and have a genuine - TM
  • Yep, messed my computer up big - TM
    • I will try that too, I've had enough of this...sm - Aunt Bea
      • I have it on a disk. Try searching for IE6 - TM
        • when I removed IE 7 it automatically reverted back to IE 6...sm - Aunt Bea
          • maybe that was part of the problem...sm - nn
            • Yep, I didn't know that either. Thanks. :) NM - TM
              • you're welcome. nm - NN
  • Yes, I did, and it is horrible...sm - Aunt Bea

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Nothing like the old show...very hip, very edgy, very sexy.  I'm sure they'll be showing reruns....maybe already are...haven't sat down to watch TV in what feels like forever!  (although I do have a few Good Eats in my DVR so I can skip commercials and just watch that oh-so-edible Alton Brown!)  

I hear that I am a good candy maker and my secret is I don't measure!  I eyeball everything!  Lazy!  So the measurements I give are kind of guesses... but you can look up recipe for buckeye candy too.  We changed the name of ours to bug eyes because they kind of looked like bulging out bug eyes

Peanut Butter - approx 2-3 cups. I use Skippy Honey Nut. In a household taste test with another regular brand this got higher review.  Definitely go for a creamy kind and don't use all natural.

3-4 cups powdered sugar  (I specifically remember the recipe called for 3, but when I looked in the box there was not that much sugar left in there, so I dumped it in.  So basically one whole box of powdered sugar)

2 sticks butter

1 package of chocolate chips.  I'm a Nestle Toll House girl always.  I think the recipe was actually for those melting choc chips, but I think those don't taste that great. 

Beat BP and 1 stick softened butter in very large bowl until PB is really creamy & then slowly add in sugar until it seems to hold together well enough to form balls.  I say slowly on adding in the sugar so you can stop when you can make good balls that are moist and not crumbly.  Probably about 1-inch size balls or so.  Use waxed paper on a baking sheet and stick in the freezer for about an hour. 

When hour is up, melt chocolate and about half of the other stick of butter together in pot on stove.  You can microwave but I think slowly stirring over the stove is easier to monitor.  When all of the chips have melted together, you are done.

Don't let chocolate cool, start dipping PB balls in til coated, leaving a portion of the ball uncovered like an eyeball.  I put tiny slivers of unmelted chocolate in the middle of the uncovered part to look like pupils.  Keep in fridge until set. 

I hope someone enjoys.  This is probably a very common recipe, and like I said you can probably find it somewhere with real measurements!.  But it is so easy, one of those ones I can make without looking at the instructions over and over and everyone loves.  I cannot wait to make them, after typing about it!

Creamy Macaroni and Cheese

Time: 1 hour 15 minutes

2 tablespoons butter
1 cup cottage cheese (not lowfat)
2 cups milk (not skim)
1 teaspoon dry mustard
Pinch cayenne
Pinch freshly grated nutmeg
½ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1 pound sharp or extra-sharp cheddar cheese, grated
½ pound elbow pasta, uncooked.

1. Heat oven to 375 degrees and position an oven rack in upper third of oven. Use 1 tablespoon butter to butter a 9-inch round or square baking pan.

2. In a blender, purée cottage cheese, milk, mustard, cayenne, nutmeg and salt and pepper together. Reserve ¼ cup grated cheese for topping. In a large bowl, combine remaining grated cheese, milk mixture and uncooked pasta. Pour into prepared pan, cover tightly with foil and bake 30 minutes.

3. Uncover pan, stir gently, sprinkle with reserved cheese and dot with remaining tablespoon butter. Bake, uncovered, 30 minutes more, until browned. Let cool at least 15 minutes bef

our newspaper, also with the "must order within 48 hours." When I saw that, it rang a bell for another heater I did buy and was I ever sorry.

I would have checked out the company claims a little more before jumping on something like that.

Another point: You will not get the amount of heat you do with wood. Can you possibly convert your wood heater to coal and wood or even pellets?  

We used wood for 20 years (Fisher stove) and I, too, was tired of getting up in the middle of the night 2-3 times. I begged for central heat in our new place and boy, was I sorry. I was always cold (for 10 years). So, last year we bought a used coal/wood burner. What a difference! I'll never go back to central heat again. That stove heats our 1500 sq. foot home and I'm never running around with sweaters on anymore. I don't have to get up in the night to fix it, either.

My son bought a pellet stove last year for his 3 story home. They love it and don't use their central heat either.  It does cost a few bucks more for the pellets.I think he bought $1000 worth, while we only spent $500 on coal and the wood is free.

pieces of chicken I guess - and little greasy hands touching everything.  At least with spaghetti they might sit at a table - my opinion only -

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My youngest (3-1/2 now) did the same thing, and my 5-year-old never did either.  I was mortified with his behavior and the worst part was my dh thought I was overreacting.  Then he took the kids to the store alone one day.  He came home and said "Wow Tommy is naughty in the store", well duh!!!! that is why I look like I have been through a battle when I get home from the store everytime.  At about 2 1/2 he started listening and got psyced about holding on to the cart with mommy, or even better riding in one of the "car carts" that they have at the supermarket.  But anywhere that he needed to sit still for I just ended up finding a babysitter until he was more calm (around 32 months). 

My 5-year-old starts school this year too and she is having the same issue.  She is not a shy girl by any means,but she is soooo worried about K.  I think it is normal and I am hoping that she will be okay once she gets there and is involved in the activities. 

Sorry I guess this was not really much help, except to know you are not alone.