This is post is number 18 in the marathon.

 

Okay, Blogger has changed the comment section.  Now where the heck is the link to requesting follow-up comments?  I like to see what other bloggers say on your posts and see what you might say back to me on your posts.  I like to comment on my post comments and hope those who want to can request follow-up on my comments.  Now that is gone.  What happened?  What do I do?  Help!

#17 THE WAIT IS OVER

This is post is number 17 in the marathon.

Jessi and Joe leaving for the Oscars.

 

The kids are on the red carpet.

 

Are they Penelope's escorts or are they photo bombing?  Jessi definitely has the best profile:)

 

This picture is titled "Where's Waldo Jessi?"  Can you find her?

 Jessi sent me a lot of wonderful pictures but I just selected a few to give you a feel of the occasion.

#16 MAN SOUP

This is post is number 16 in the marathon.

There was a google image that would have gone with this post nicely but a hot tub full of naked men somehow did not seem appropriate for a family type blog:)

Man-soup does not mean a soup made of men.  What this is about is a soup that men will like.  As a matter of fact, it was a man's idea.  Ron suggested we try this and it worked very nicely.

 I made our regular potato soup and usually at the end I add a little flour in a small can of evaporated milk and stir that in.  Ron suggested that I add Morrison's Country Style Peppered Gravy Mix to the evaporated milk and stir that in.  Talk about a hearty, thick soup with a delicious flavor. 

(It really isn't just a man's soup but what woman wants to admit that she ate a big bowl of potatoes and gravy which is basically what we have here.)

 

 

#15 TEND-AND-BEFRIEND

 This is post is also number 15 in the marathon.

How our girlfriends can help us get through the toughest times

by Carolyn Thomas

"When men are under stress, they produce high levels of testosterone which add to the classic "flight-or-fight" stress response. But when women are under stress, we produce high levels of the "love hormone" called oxytocin. This helps to buffer the fight-or-flight response and actually compels us to instead seek out the company of other women to talk about our troubles - what's known as the "tend-and-befriend" response to stress."

Click on the title line to read this article.  It explains a lot about many of us who blog.  Since we moved to this community six years ago I have not found the "girlfriend" of my dreams and believe you me, Ron has tried to help me find someone because he isn't really into being my confidant. The problem in a small community, the clicks are tight and everybody else already has their bff's and besties (grandchildren words). 

# 14 QOTW 02-27-12 CAPTIVATION

Question Of The Week 02-27-12
This is post is also number 14 in the marathon.

 

This is my only post today for the marathon so you can enjoy this question of the week and I can take the time to regroup my thoughts for the remainder of my posts.