Will you be participating in cyber Monday? For those of you who need an explan-

You and I are almost in the same boat except we have two incomes for now. They told my husband that Feb. 26, 2010, he will be out of a job. If new contracts come in, he may not be, but it's not looking good now. So we may have only one income.

Can you imagine how slowly computers on sales sites are going to be working on that day? I'll look, but I don't have any $ to buy anyway. If I had made payout here, I might be tempted, but I didn't.

besides, I didn't make payout either and I took all my $$ out of paypal last month

Sorry, my friend, didn't understand your last question. But, truly, I do hand it to the stamina of the US shopper. Thanksgiving/Black Friday/aCyber Monday..WOW! And all so close to Xmas...for you, that is! And if I remember correctly, you are from the East Coast...? NONO...it is NO consolation knowing that we will and when...get another GAS tax, just like we will NEVER know if it is ever put to use...other than embellishing the legislators bank account! Are you having unusual weather in your area? Sure is here, in B.C., incredible winds/rain.....so facing days isolated as Ferries can't run in the wind...and ofcourse, power out, more than on! Cheers!

Many Southerners don't know about Canada. Border Patrol have said that people show up with fur coats on 90 degree days from down south. That's why I was teasing about Kentucky. My friend, I don't know who those shoppers are. I watch tv and see many, many people. But the people I know aren't the crazies going to those sales. I wish they would go back to opening up later and having reasonable sales. You would have really admired my Mother. We would go somewhere shopping and she could shop from sunrise to sunset. I would have to sit down. My Mother only took a break to eat lunch. Even after her 2nd time with cancer, once she recooperated, she could out shop me and outwalk me. I have to sit down. My Mother was a farm girl. She could walk behind a tractor and throw bails of hay all day. When she became a Mom to 4 children, had a husband and my uncle to buy for, she would go somewhere and marathon shop. No one, and I mean no one, could keep up with her, not even my construction worker Father. I just mean that you have 1 time a year they raise taxes, they do it every time we turn around up here. Take sales tax. They were 7% one week, then 7.5% the next, then back down to 7, then up to 8, then 8.5, then down to 8. For about 4 weeks, I didn't know how much to give a cashier for a dollar, to say nothing about anything else. NY State, we don't even know when we'll have a budget. Supposed to be April, but it's been August or even Sept. or Oct. Terrible for schools, colleges and people who do business with the state.

Forgot about the weather, reminds me, have to start a topic about it, it has been so weird.

I'll have to check those out. I love Etsy and Ebay.

Etsy is a craft site. Some stuff is beautiful, some stuff is utilitarian, etc. It's simple to get on, just www. the word etsy and .com. On top, I search all kinds of stuff on there, homemade and recycled or homemade and Christmas presents. The site has a custom made (also called Alchemy where your ideas are transformed into a craft reality) feature where people can ask for something they want made, that's interesting. I also search supply and whatever items I might need in the future to see if there are any supplies for that particular craft there. Storque is an interesting feature, talks about how to have a better site store, has featured sellers, and sometimes craft videos or step-by-steps on crafts. Of course, you can always go with the first page that comes up. They're gearing up for cyber Monday, so the first page and next few pages will be for that. But there is soooo much more to this site. I hope you get a chance to give it a browse. I have a mylot friend there, too. I hope to make a craft well enough to be on there someday. I love to see all the wonderful things others have made.

Not sure what Etsy is but Ebay is good too. The two I mentioned home shopping at its best. I really enjoy them. They are on cable and I have watched them for several years now.