Well, yes, it has been over 2 weeks since I have blogged, But I have been a busy girl, so please forgive me.

It was Brett's Birthday on Friday , he turned 16 years old!! wow, I cant believe HE is that old, freaks me out a bit, but I better get use to it. He has gone to Jeff's for the weekend with Jake, and we will have cake on Sunday when he returns. We were going to go to Silverwood this weekend, but have postponed it till the 26th of August. Too much going on right now, and it will be better to go then.

Work is Crazy! we have expanded our store from 2400 sq feet to 5000 sq feet! the wall came down last night, I will post pictures next week when the carpet has come in and we have passed insepection, it is very exciting for all of us!

Today Scott and Sam and I went on Sam;s very first ferry ride. We went over to Bremerton , which is a navy town, But the town was dead, there wasnt anyone on the streets, it was crazy. But I did find a wonderful little Pizza place, called BOSTON, and it is all red sox stuff, the owners are from Boston, and they had one of the little rooms in their place painted like Fenway Park :it was very cool. Sam had a good day, he kept talking about how much fun the ferry ride was, that was all I needed to hear!

I really like the picture I took of the Seattle skyline, looks pretty good, you should click on it to get its full effect!

IT is hot hot hot here in Seattle! Tomorrow will be the hottest day so far, could reach almost 100! Thank GOD for AC!! We will be staying inside keeping cool!

Over the weekend I went to the Kenny Chesney Concert. More than just Kenny played, Here they are in order: Sara Evans, SugarLand, Brooks and Dunn, and Kenny Chesney. It was a great show. Except that we left early into the Kenny Set. Yep, you read that right, We had been there since 4:30 in the afternoon and all was well. The drunks were behaving themselves ( and no , I am not talking about me and Maegan) all was well. Then Kenny came on, and all hell broke loose! Everyone was standing on their chairs and Maegan and I couldnt see a thing! not even on the big screen, It was crazy. on top of that, The drunks behind us, were with the drunks in front of us, and the joined them, 6 people in spaces for seats for 2! In front of us! it was so wrong on so many levels, Finally I grabbed Maegans hand and we walked up to where we could talk, and we made up our mind to leave. we were sitting in the 21st row on the floor, and we had to leave cause we couldnt see! But all in all, it was a great show! I had never seen the first three ones ( there was really four before Kenny, but we missed PAT GREENE cause we were in traffic) anyway, I had never seen Sara, Sugarland or B&D before, it was worth it just seeing them!

here is a picture that maegan took of the two of us, Someone was kind enough to take a picture of us while we waited in line for the Bathroom ( a good 20 minute wait) but this is not that photo!

Have a good day !

HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY!

It should be a great day! for the first time in decades ( for real) it is a nice day here in Seattle! it should reach 90 and we should have a nice night for fireworks! This AM bright and early Sam and I walked around our neighborhood and put flags in everyone's front lawn . Scott was wondering " what if they dont want one there" and I so kindly reminded him that if they didnt want one there on this day, then they are not truely Americans and they can go live somewhere else. One neighbor came out and THANKED Sam for doing it, he of course was one of three of us who had a flag flying on their house. Granted , we only have 13 houses on our street, but still. Old guy on the Corner, Us, and Major Paul fly our flags proudly. Anyway, should be a great day, I plan on drinking margaritas all day and hanging out in the sun reading a book. BBQ tonight with Scott's brothers family, ( what joy) and fireworks later.

In 3 short days Maegan and I will be heading to qwest field for the Kenny Chesney Concert! and it should be a beautiful day for that as well!

Last Saturday night Scott and I went to the Mariners game with a girl from the store, WE had some great Seats and I got a great pic . Here that is :

Me and Karen During the 7th inning ( She was glad I didnt show up in Red Sox attire ).

And then A picture of Richie Sexson, Whom I like very much, and I am not saying it is cause of his name or not, so you think what you want.

Have a great Day Everyone!

Red Sox game From Monday night

I didnt tell you about the game on Monday night. 10 of us went, 4 of us ( myself, Shelly, Cari and Sam ) sat in the terrace club seats, very good seats where they serve you at your seat, and the other 6 boys sat in the bleachers, I was able to get a picture of the boys in the bleachers from our seats, it was very cool! The red Sox lost, but Shelly and I had a good time, and we laughed at Sam when he started crying cause the Mariners were losing at one point. The poor kid. But he was later very happy as you can see by the picture. He was a confussed fan if you looked at what he was wearing he had on: A red sox david ortiz tshrt, over that he had on a MAriners t shirt, over that he had on a Red Sox sweatshirt, and on top of his head was a Mariners Hat.He tried to be diplomatic, and he turned out cheering on the home team the whole game, What am I going to do with him?

Tonight, Scott and I are going to the Mariners game, where they will play the blue Jays, and I will happily cheer on the Mariners since the Blue Jays are in the Red Sox division and they are behind the Red sox ( 10.5 games behind, but still). Tonight I should be able to get some great pictures since we are seating in the 7th row on the 1st baseline. Going with a friend who had two xtra tickets, should be a good time.

Wow, I never blogged about the Graduation? I have been busy for sure, Sorry I missed that one. Let me see if I can find a picture..

Ok, I didnt get one good picture of when he was at the graduation by himself,,My mom got some good pics, but they are on a disc and I dont have time for that right now. It was a great time, I was so proud of him, and I can honestly say, I only cried a little! I cried the most when he opened his wonderful gift from me! For those who dont know, I am taking him to Boston to a Red Sox game in Aug! we will stay a week and also go to Cape Cod for a couple of days, He cant wait to go and see Fenway Park for the first time. Here is a picture of him opening the Album which told him what it was: he wasnt sure at first what it was, but then I told him to go back to the first page, and start reading what it said... when he got to the page telling him where his seats were at Fenway Park ,he looked up at me and all he said was "WOW" kind of shocked, it was very cool! My MIL took this picture of a few of us watching him open it, I thought it was a cool pic: Not a very attractive side view of me, But that is my dad behind me, and my Grandpa in the Green, and Scott in the Alabama hat, and you can see someones camcorder in there too, just a great shot alltogether.

and this adorable pic is of Sam and his second cousin HOPE, and Cousin Sydney, they played music for us all, and put on a show, and Sam was right in there with them it was very cute, he had some moves that looked just like Elvis going on, lol.

And lets not forget Sam had a graduation of his own last week, He Graduated from PreSchool! look at him with his teacher Megan, and when they were signing songs for us. We went to Applebees after to celebrate his big day!

Ok, I must go, it is late and I have to get up early, I still have lots to tell you, but this catches you up just a bit.

IT must be time to blog

I have been threatened by my dear friend Maegan that I have to blog or she would remove me from her favorites list, I cant have that happen, so I am blogging.

I have been very busy, so I have in fact had great reason for my lack of writting. Lets see,

I finished the album for the gal, she loved it, ( She cried, always a good sign) I was able to relax for about 1 hour, then I had to finish the major prep for my class that I had last week, about 6 hours total, and I wanted to scream and throw the friggin card that I was prepping for 16 people out the damn window, ( I sewed on it) it was by far, the favorite in the class, but I never want to see itagain! LOL . Class was over and I felt like a huge weight had been lifted off my shoulders... all my focus could be turned to the Graduation. So that is what I have been doing, in fact, I stopped my decoration of the water bottles to blog here this AM. I have been working on Layouts that I am putting on two huge tri fold poster boards, and I still need to finish His Album, which is how he finds out about the gift that I am giving him.

I have been a cleaning machine, and the house is still messy, It was Scotts Birthday on Sunda, I asked if we could postpone it for a couple of weeks, but he didnt want to. so it was very lackluster.

I gave Sam a mightyfine Haircut, if I do say so myself.

Jake plays in the Championship game tomorrow night! I hope to be able to drag my sister Kelli and her kids out to it, I dont know if she can stand the cold weather considering she is coming from Vegas, But I told her she better come, cause he asked if she would. Then I go to the Airport to pick up my cousin and her little one, and my grandfather . My mom and dad arrive with their spouses on Thursday AM , then everyone will be here for the Graduation! The party is on Friday, and the Graduation is at 5:30 Saturday night, after that the Adults are going to dinner. On Fathers day ( what a treat to get to spend the day with my dad) we will have a BBQ at Shellys. IT will be a fun filled weekend for sure! My nephew will be staying with me till July 6th ( he is 13) then he will go home to Vegas, And on July 7th Maegan and I will go to the Kenny Chesney concert at Qwest Field and we will be sitting in the 21st row! I cant wait for that! ok, That is all for now!

Happy 18th Birthday Alec!!

Today my baby is 18! I am freaking out a bit, But so far, its been a good Morning, We had Breakfast , just the two of us, and we talked about his plans this summer and beyond, Little does he know that I have my own plans for him this summer!

Here is a picture of us this AM, and also, A picture of us on This day one year ago. Look at me!! LOL down 55 lbs from last year! But this day is about Alec, not me.. But look at me! LOL

We will have a bbq for him later, he is out with friends now, and I am going to finish the Album that I am doing for A customer, 28 layouts total!!! WOW!! I have 4.5 left, so not bad.

Jakes Birthday

I took him out to Breakfast on SAT am, then to his game. We had a good breakfast, just the two of us ( Alec joined us for a moment, when I had to have him bring me my debit card which had been left in his wallet) . Here is a picture of us before we went to Breakfast. ( Look at how much taller he is than me)

Then We went to His Game, he had a great hit deep to left field, he got a double off of it, here he is on Second base after it. Look at the size difference between him and the kid playing Second.

I had to go to work at 12, then Jake and his friends went to Godfathers and had pizza, They came back to the house and played basketball all night long ( Lynette saw them out there at 10:30 still, I pulled them in at 11pm.)

and that was about it. he had a good couple of days. the basketball hoop was what he bought with his birthday Money from family. Yeah for him!

Happy Birthday Jake!

He is 14!! how crazy that is. Tomorrow we will celebrate his big day, But This AM he woke up to this. I cant let my sons birthday go by with out some sort of cake! HE will come home to ballons too.

Random thoughts

I made a fun new game for SAM last night. ITs not new, per say, but it is to him. There are these CARS scrapbook papers and I wondered what to do with it, It has all the different cars on it. So I got two sheets and cut out all the different cars, and laminated them all, and then mounted them on chipboard. the gave them to SAM and we played the memory game all day long! ( I heard Scott played a lot tonight too). He loved it, and he did so well, it was so fun watching him think , and hesitate when he thought he knew where something was, but wasnt sure.

For all you scrappers out there, that thought about making the Doodlebug naked houses ( or whatever they are called) I got one to make for the graduation ( thinking centerpiece ) and the darn adhesive that comes on the house, DOESNT stick.. I will be emailing Doodlebug to let them know this, and that I dont think I should have to tape it closed on the inside. So far, I have only completed the roof, These are very cute little items, I must tell you . When the graduation house is completed, I will post a pic for sure.

Scott took Monday off to spend with SAM.... not me, SAM. He is already in the dog house with me ( and all the girls at work for that matter) For not saying a word about my weight loss... NOT ONE WORD.... even when I called him on it, I got a "WHATEVER" from him.. he says he has said something, But , NO. And then he took Monday off to spend with SAM. Which is great, YEah for them, good father son bonding time.... BUT WHAT ABOUT ME?? He is... well he is something I cant say on this blog, THAT I Will say..

I bought these for myself, and three other ladies at work, To wear on our Aprons...

If I have to explain what this is from, then you wont understand.

Jake will be 14 on Friday!! WOW.. that is just crazy.

Down 50 LBS!!!!

As of yesterday, I have lost 50 lbs! I just have time for a fast post, with Pictures!!!

Staples in his head...

On Friday, Alec got hit in the head with a discus in track. he was leaning over , cleaning up, and tossing them into a pile, a team mate had a stray one, and tossed it his way, towards the pile. Alec stood up into it. His coach saw it happening , and yelled for Alec to Duck, but it was too late. The coach called my cell ( I was at work) and told me what happened, and that he was taking Alec to Urgent care to get some stitches... they used 6 staples instead. He says he is feeling fine, and is out right now with his friends. I will be taking him back to urgent care on EASTER , to get it looked at again, to make sure it is doing well. Then On Monday I am going to make him an appointment with our Doctor.


I left work early today to get to Jakes Baseball game. Here are two pictures that I took, I love the one with the fence, how the Umpire, The Catcher( JAKE) and the batter. are all Framed inside the fence. The other one, I just like the look of concentration on his face. They lost, and his hitting wasnt all that great, But I enjoy watching him no matter what.
















I am pretty sure the EASTER bunny will be coming to our house in the AM, you will have to check back to see if HE/SHE did.

ITS OPENING DAY!!!

I love this day! Opening day for MLB... the start of a new season, everyone is in the same boat, everyone has a chance to Win. I love it!!

The red sox, didnt please me today.. they lost. That is all that I am going to say about that.

I worked today during the day, so I could get to Jake's game tonight, It was FREEZING... I should have taken pictures of everyones portable heaters.. thats right, Portable heaters. Running on Propane. There were four there all together, Four out of Ten parents had portable heaters with them. Have times changed, or what?

It was not Opening day for Jake that was on March 17th. But this was the first game that I got to go to. I was taking pictures before I was even out of the car, I pulled up and saw him running from first to second, So I started clicking away.. It was my first real chance to see what my camera can do, The two pictures of Jake on third, one picture playing third, one picture as the runner, I was behind home plate, That is how awesome my camera is!! JAke had a line drive to deep center, driving in two runs, it was an awesome hit, and it tied the game, I am sure he enjoyed hearing his name being yelled and all the cheering. Alec and His friend Frankie came to see a bit of the game, Jake always enjoys it when his big brother comes to see him.

Work is crazy right now, Poor Crystal who is due on April 25th, and thought she was working till April 14th, had to be put on bed rest today, they may induce her next week. So it kind of threw us all for a loop with the schedule. Next week is going to be INSANE, cause the two owners will be on vacation ( spring break) . I think it will be a long couple of weeks, but we will get thru it.

Sam had kindergarten round up last Friday, he at first, didnt want to go in, didnt want his picture taken, didnt want me to leave him. But he did really well once I left to go into the next room for the parent part of it. He did write his name backwards though.. so he was MAS instead of SAM .

Ok, Head is killing me... bye for now.

Long time, no blog.

So I have been reminded that it has been a month since I last blogged, and yes, this is true. But I really havent thought I had too much to say, lol.
Lets just go down the list of Kids:

Alec: Still searching for a car of his very own, He has the money for something, I dont know how great it would be, But , he wants something and he wants it now.
He has completed his senior project ,and now just has to do the presentation in April, then it is smooth sailing as he would call it. This is the boy that has 5 electives and 1 "real" class this last quarter.
He also has started hs Track season, and he is hoping to letter in it, that is his goal. He is planning his Senior trip for right after graduation, ( driving to CA with his friends) and then thinking of getting a new job since he will be 18 in MAY.

Brett: Has been a little dissapointted with Drill team this year, He gets up every stinkin day at 5 am to be at school at 6 for zero hour, and he hasnt gotten to do one of the drill competitions. He says next year he will be able to, I say screw zero hour if you cant do the drills.
He has also started umpiring again this baseball season for Kent LL. they have had more games rained out , then played so far, But who cares, it will improve soon.

Jake: His Baseball season is underway, and again, he has had more games rained out than played , but that will soon change. HE will also be going out for His Schools Baseball team, those tryouts start mid April. He is also doing the Umpiring thing to make a bit of money, he hopefully has his first game this SAT. Jake Also has a Birthday coming up at the end of April, he will be 14, and is now taller than me!!!

Sam: sam doesnt have a lot going on, except that he loves NASCAR racing... I have no idea why, I cant stand it, But he loves watching "HIS" cars going around the track. while the race is on the TV , he also has one going on in the living roomwith his Cars. Only the cars with numbers may be in the race. The ones without numbers are the "pit crew" and other people that hang out around the track.
HE also has kindergarten round up this Friday, I cant wait!! I am signing him up for ALL DAY KINDERGARTEN.... I have to pay for him to go, But who cares, This means I can work at the store in the DAYTIME!! I think we have it all figured out that I will only work 1 night, every other WEEK, which is HUGE considering I work EVERY NIGHT , night now! I am so excited about this, I cant stand it!

ME: ... Well I am doing ok, The diet is So SLOOOWWW going, I have to up the exercise for sure, I an going to buy the step bench and a DVD for it, so I can start doing that. I know that in the past, when I have had success with weight loss, it was when I was doing Step areobics. I will post a picture in a while.

Work is going really well, I got a rather large raise on my Birthday, ( I cant tell you what it is, in case anyone I work with reads the blog) I can say it will be nice to have that extra $$. Also Lesa and I will be in charge of a whole lot more around the store, including NSB, and other events. I cant wait to get into all of that!

Ok, I must run, Maegan, This was for you!

I opened my window today to scrap

ya know, to let the light in, and this is what I saw what I sat down at my desk. I see some sort of Animal, Kip thought it was a fox, Shar thought it looked like a wookie? from Star wars, I thought it was a lion or something along those lines, Mae thought it was extreamly freaky and didnt think she would be opening her window if that was outside, And ALEC sees it as something we should sell on Ebay! ( he is wanting to get money for a car, lol) .

How long it has been there, I dont know, I usually dont open my blinds as far up as I did today, and I had recently moved my room around, so My desk hasnt faced this window before. It is hella creapy, for lack of better terms. What do you think ?

down -38 pounds!

March 2006

- 38 lbs Feb 2007

I dont see a huge difference, But then again, I look at myself everyday looking for something, lol.

Have a good day!

FEB NEWS...

So today I sent Alec off , for the first time, in my car.. all alone.. to do errands and to go to work. He got his drivers license on Tuesday. Have you done this with one of your own offsprings yet? After I got over the shock of the increased amount in auto insurance ( almost $200.00 INCREASE, a MONTH) And after we set major ground rules ( including if you get in a car accident and you are not dead or in a coma, you will quickly be dropped from my insurance, you will never drive my car again, AND you will pay the $500.00 deductible to get my car fixed), He was off. He was kind and text messaged me with each stop, to let me know he was safe, or more importantly, my car was safe. I am also making him pay half the insurance due to the fact that he didnt qualify for the "good student discount rate" and that he has a job. I kindly reminded him that this was NOT HIS RIGHT , as he seems to think, and I can take it away anytime I want, if he doesnt behave. Let me just tell you now, I hate it. I hate that he is driving in my car out there.. on the mean roads of Covington WA.



I Got Alec part of his Graduation presant last week, $700.00 part of it. I cant share it with you here, cause he just may read this blog and I dont know about it, But I can tell you, its AMAZINGLY wonderful, I dont think I can ever top this gift, And I cant wait to give it to him, Just 4 more months. If you are interested in what this fabulous gift is, feel free to email me, I will fill you in.



Sam and I filled out his Valentines for his school party today.. well , he did it, then I corrected them cause half of them were TO: sam, not FROM: sam....



We are waiting on a phone call in this house tonight, Waiting to find out what Team picked Jake for Baseball, Because he is a catcher, he already knows he made a team, The catchers were all told they were going to make it, and that they would get a phone call Sunday night as to which team.... Its Sunday night, Jake is waiting, He is cool though.. he knows he sealed his spot . I of course want to know who we will be dealing with for the next four months...



OHHH I almost forgot, I got the TODAY SPECIAL VALUE from QVC today! ITs this fabulous item:



Isnt it wonderful?? 10 x optical ZOOM 7.1 MP !!! Perfect for those baseball games, GRADUATIONS, RED SOX GAMES.. and taking wonderful family photos!!! I AM giddy I am so excited!!! I got it this AM, and I cant wait to get it!


On to other news.. I reached a milestone in my weightloss a week back, the 35lb mark!! I still havent taken a photo, but I will soon, It is so slow in the making, I hate how long it takes to lose weight. I wish I could just snap my fingers and have it be gone...



Ok, I do think that is it.. I will leave you with a little thing Sam said on Friday as I was taking him to school.
SAM: Daddy said I was going to have lots of fun on my field trip, But I dont think so.
Me: you will have lots of Fun Sam, I promise.

AFTER SCHOOL:
ME: Sam did you have a good time at the Library?
Sam: I had a REALLY GOOD TIME.... You were right...

How often do we hear that from our children??

My sister sent this to me, Thought I would post it here.

1. What time did you get up this morning? 11am ( it was my day to sleep)
2. Diamonds or pearls? Diamonds
3. What was the last film you saw at the cinema?The night at the museum

4. What are your favorite TV shows? GA , DH, CSI LV, What about Brian
5. What did you have for breakfast this morning? Coffee, wheat toast with butter spray

6. What is your middle name? Lynn
7. What is your favorite cuisine? American
8. What foods do you dislike? Seafood
9. Favorite chips?Doritos
10. What is your favorite CD at the moment?Brad paisley, Time well wasted

11. What kind of car do you drive? Jeep Cherokee
12. What is your favorite sandwich? egg salad
13. What characteristics do you despise? tardiness, lying
14. What are your favorite clothes? PJ's
15. If you could go anywhere in the world on Vacation?Bahamas
16. Favorite brand of clothing?What ever looks good!
17. Where would you want to retire? ??? dont know
18. Favorite time of day? WIne Time...
19. Where were you born? Weymouth Mass
20. What is your favorite sport to watch? RED SOX BASEBALL
21. Who do you think will not send this back?COLLEEN
22. Person you expect to send it back first?MEAGAN
23. Pepsi or Coke? DIET COKE
24. Beavers or ducks? what kind of question is that??
25. Are you a morning person or a night owl? Night Owl
26. Pedicure or manicure? PEdicure
27. Any new and exciting news you'd like to share? NOPE
28. What did you want to be when you were little? I dont know
29. What is your best childhood memory? Lilacs on Mark Terrace

30. Piercing? ears, belly button,
31. Ever been to Africa ? NO
32. Ever been toilet papering? NO
33. Been in a car accident? YES
34. Favorite Day of the week? SUNDAY
35. Favorite restaurant? RED ROBIN
36. Favorite Flower?DAisy
37. Favorite ice cream?Choc Chip Cookie dough
38. Favorite fast food restaurant? Wendys
39. How many times did you fail your drivers test? 0

40. From whom did you get your last email? Red sox yahoo group
41. In which stores would you choose to max out your Credit card? Any Online Scrap store, and The Red Sox Home store
42. Bedtime? after midnight

43. Who are you most curious about their responses to this? Alec
44. Last person you went to dinner with? Scott, Last night
45. What are you listening to right now? kenny chesney
46. What is your favorite color? pink
47. How many tattoos do you have? 1


there ya go, my answers. Feel free to post yours on your blog, Maegan, Jules, Cindy, Jayne......

update

ok, So Tuesday Am, woke up at 5 am, looked outside, snow was falling, just started so it seemed. Turned on King 5 no report for Kent Schools... went and woke up Alec, told him to check it at 6 when he wakes up.. I go back to bed, Now King 5 is reporting a 2 hour delay for Kent Schools. Get up again.. this time knock on three doors, to tell all three boys, they have a two hour delay. Go back to bed again... check King 5 one more time just in case it changed yet again.. but no. So I close my eyes and go to sleep.
At 8 am I hear Sams door open, I also hear someone meet him on the stairs, Good I think, I can stay in bed a bit longer.... KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK on my door.. Its Alec, Telling me that they JUST NOW cancelled school for Tuesday! At 8 AM!! ok... I rolled over and went back to sleep ....

To night they have reported a two hour delay for the AM... thank god that I dont have to go thru that again!! Lets hope we get this boys off to school tomorrow, it will be a WEEK since they have been there!!
Now I am the first to tell you how great my boys are, I love them to death, But I am sooo Sick of them !!!! does that make sense?

its been two weeks since I blogged

and you havent missed much, Snow, lots of snow... School has been cancelled for days on end.. good thing today was a holiday, or else today would have been cancelled too I am sure. Even Sam said to me today " Will I ever go to school again" ?? in his cute little whinning voice, lol.
It should warm up tomorrow, but that is after it snows again tonight....
I have enjoyed the time that I have had with the projects for my classes all done, It has been nice. I have had great sign ups for all my classes! It has been an exciting thing me for.. I had to wonder if my first set of classes in the fall was just a fluke on being so successful, I was worried about these three months, Would they like me again?? I thought about that alot, But they do! So much so that my card class that isnt till March 13th, Filled up , so I added another one! My FEB one filled up too, but it was time sensitive with Valentines cards, so I didnt add another one for that.
Anyway, I am still having continued success on my Diet, I am down 32 lbs now, and I will post new pictures when I reach the 35 lb mark ( Hopefully by the end of the month!) I had a MAJOR NSV today ( NSV = Non Scale Victory) I was trying on old clothes, and I tried on a pair of jeans that havent fit me since may of 2001 and they FIT!!! not as good as they had before, still a bit tight in the tummy, but I got them on and zipped and everything else~ That was so awesome ,and it made my stinkin day!!
Ok, Off for now,