Ok, folks, we're getting pretty close to 500 comments, so you know what this means....a chance for a fabulous prize (OK, you get to choose from some books, including cookbooks) and bragging rights if yours is the 500th comment.

We'd better get the party started now, because it's almost Thursday and I have scant fodder for our tip sheet on what we want for Mother's Day. If you don't answer the call, I'll have to make up a list of everything I want. And then think of the pressure on my poor husband. (Hee hee.)

By the way, if you're vying for the 500th comment title, please include your e-mail address in the commenting box that asks for it. (If you're not sure where that is, review this guide to comments.) You can still use your handle or just your first name, of course, which is all that will show up here on the blog. But the e-mail address (which I promise not to share with anyone) will let me get in contact with you to make arrangements for you to receive your fabulous prize.