Well, it's been awhile since my last post. The laptop crashed and my arm and neck suffers terribly when I spend lengthy blocks of time on the desk top. The Moms have had their ups and downs. Poppy's mother had a trial of Aricept (Alzheimer drug to slow disease process). She had so much nausea and dizziness we were afraid she would fall. Dr. says there is another one to try - however, it will just have to wait til after some of our trips. Gamma's mother is now on the drug. She is having some nausea and dizziness ( supposedly that diminishes after 2 weeks), so I gave her some Meclizine.

Gamma is taking Physical Therapy for her neck and shoulder. Also started with a Tens unit - it really helps.

Mama made these cookies and they are easy and really good.

CHOCOLATE TOFFEE BARS Family Circle
Makes 24 bars
2 sticks butter at room temperature 1 cup sugar
1 egg yolk 1 teaspoon vanilla
2 cups all purpose flour ½ teaspoon slat
1 package (6 ounces semisweet chocolate pieces
1 cup pecans
Heat oven to 350. Generously coat 13x9x2 baking pan with cooking spray.
Beat together butter, sugar, egg yolk and vanilla in medium size bowl until well blended. Mix in flour and salt. Press mixture into even layer in bottom of prepared baking pan. Bake 20 minutes or until top is golden brown. Remove to wire rack. Immediately sprinkle chocolate pieces over top. Let stand 5 minutes to melt. Spread chocolate with metal spatula smoothly over top. Sprinkle with pecans. Cool completely. Cut into bars. All of the puppies and the Mama dog that we fostered are in homes in New Hampshire. We have 2 more - collie mix and one that looks like a toy white wolf. It's pretty obvious she has been mistreated, but is coming around.