[Anita, thanks for the great review & the wonderful pictures! What a gorgeous man!! Congrats on the M&G & front row tickets.]

Anita, thanks for the great review & the wonderful pictures!  What a gorgeous man!! 
Congrats on the M&G & front row tickets. 

[Harriet, so glad to hear you are safe and that the flood waters are going down. What a mess - the pictures are heartbreaking. Glad Newnan was saved - BHR, good luck with your move.Jean, glad your weather is cooling down. We are having amazing weather again - a little rain, but mostly very nice. Good luck to your Twins! The Cubs are playing good - sure now that it doesn't matter! I'm happy for Derrick Lee - he's playing very good!!Terry, I'm sure you are happy to get rid of that tooth. Sorry to hear about Amanda - hope she's doing better.Did you see the sand storm in Sydney? Hope all of our Australian friends are alright - missing them on the board.]

Harriet, so glad to hear you are safe and that the flood waters are going down.  What a mess - the pictures are heartbreaking.  Glad Newnan was saved - BHR, good luck with your move.

Jean, glad your weather is cooling down.  We are having amazing weather again - a little rain, but mostly very nice.  Good luck to your Twins!  The Cubs are playing good - sure now that it doesn't matter!  I'm happy for Derrick Lee - he's playing very good!!

Terry, I'm sure you are happy to get rid of that tooth.  Sorry to hear about Amanda - hope she's doing better.

Did you see the sand storm in Sydney?  Hope all of our Australian friends are alright - missing them on the board.

[I'm voting daily - what a shame 'Sissy's Song' wasn't nominated!]

I'm voting daily - what a shame 'Sissy's Song' wasn't nominated! 

[January, thanks so much for the great review. Wonderful pictures (love the knee shots always) and video! WOW!! What a gorgeous man!]

January, thanks so much for the great review.  Wonderful pictures (love the knee shots always) and video!  WOW!! 
What a gorgeous man!

[More great weather - I don't remember the last time we had rain. There is a small chance of some next week.BHR - what an adventure you have had. Glad you found an apartment - sorry it's taking it's toll on you. I know you will feel 100% better once you are all settled.Terry, sorry about your job. Hopefully things will pick up.Harriet - have fun at your concert. Hope you are feeling better.I read somewhere that Kellie Pickler is opening for Alan this weekend - that's a first for her, I think. Anxious to hear some reviews!Hello to everyone reading! TGIF!!!!]

More great weather - I don't remember the last time we had rain.  There is a small chance of some next week.

BHR - what an adventure you have had.  Glad you found an apartment - sorry it's taking it's toll on you.  I know you will feel 100% better once you are all settled.

Terry, sorry about your job.  Hopefully things will pick up.

Harriet - have fun at your concert.  Hope you are feeling better.

I read somewhere that Kellie Pickler is opening for Alan this weekend - that's a first for her, I think.  Anxious to hear some reviews!

Hello to everyone reading! 
TGIF!!!!

[All great pictures with the best looking, sexiest man out there!!]

All great pictures with the best looking, sexiest man out there!!

[Congrats to you all! Front row seats & M&G's - it doesn't get any better. Can't wait to hear all about it!]

Congrats to you all!  Front row seats & M&G's - it doesn't get any better.  Can't wait to hear all about it!

[HAPPY BIRTHDAY TERRY!!]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TERRY!!

[Another gorgeous weather weekend. Starting putting up all my fall decorations. Watched Tiger win today - he had an awesome round yesterday & walked away with it today.Stopped in to say hello - off to watch the Bears & the Packers. GO BEARS!!!]

Another gorgeous weather weekend.   Starting putting up all my fall decorations. 

Watched Tiger win today - he had an awesome round yesterday & walked away with it today.

Stopped in to say hello - off to watch the Bears & the Packers.  GO BEARS!!!

[Like everyone is saying - not much new. Just checking in to say Hi!TGIF!!]

Like everyone is saying - not much new.  Just checking in to say Hi!
TGIF!!

[Good Evening AJ fans! Another beautiful day - I know I sound like a broken record, but it's been really nice in the part of the Midwest.Terry, Happy Anniversary!!Sharon, glad your doctor visit showed everything was fine.BHR, glad to here you are getting out a bit. Two weeks is enough sitting around - don't overdo though!JeanB - brats is short for bratwurst, a german sausage. I always buy the fresh ones and boil them in beer & onions before grilling them. YUMMY!!I forgot, I also made the Chocolate Chip Cake from Alan's cookbook on Sunday. That is very good! My son enjoyed it too!]

Good Evening AJ fans!  Another beautiful day - I know I sound like a broken record, but it's been really nice in the part of the Midwest.

Terry, Happy Anniversary!!
Sharon, glad your doctor visit showed everything was fine.
BHR, glad to here you are getting out a bit.  Two weeks is enough sitting around - don't overdo though!
JeanB - brats is short for bratwurst, a german sausage.  I always buy the fresh ones and boil them in beer & onions before grilling them.  YUMMY!!

I forgot, I also made the Chocolate Chip Cake from Alan's cookbook on Sunday.  That is very good!  My son enjoyed it too!

[Another beautiful day - great weather for this holiday weekend. Love having all the windows open!Harriet, so sorry you are feeling bad again. Take care & get lots of rest!I've recorded Aquapalooza also and will be watching it many times. Sharon, I'm sure CMT will show it again - it was great!The rest of the day I'm doing the couch potato thing. I've already made the potato salad for dinner & dusted the house. Bratwurst & potato salad for dinner that will be easy. You can really tell Fall is in the air - even though it's technically summer until 9/22. I love the Fall and all the beautiful colors!]

Another beautiful day - great weather for this holiday weekend.  Love having all the windows open!

Harriet, so sorry you are feeling bad again.  Take care & get lots of rest!

I've recorded Aquapalooza also and will be watching it many times.  Sharon, I'm sure CMT will show it again - it was great!

The rest of the day I'm doing the couch potato thing.  I've already made the potato salad for dinner & dusted the house.  Bratwurst & potato salad for dinner that will be easy. 

You can really tell Fall is in the air - even though it's technically summer until 9/22.  I love the Fall and all the beautiful colors!

[Another beautiful weekend - maybe a little rain tomorrow. Love it!Jeri, so glad to hear the good news for your hubby!Harriet, sorry to hear about the return of the cough. Take care of yourself.JeanAZ - you're going to Door County in October, lucky you!! It's so beautiful there in the fall - enjoy!! My favorite place on the earth!R2D2 flu - that's a good one! I always get a flu shot every year - wondering if we need to get two this year. The regular shot & one for the R2D2?Terry - hoping those fires get contained. I can't believe that someone set this one. I don't understand what people are thinking!!Sharon, you're a master bowler compared to me! I don't bowl very often though and rarely break 100 when I do. The Cubbies have benched Alfonzo Soriano - he hasn't been hitting and making a lot of errors in the outfield. He's just been horrible since the All-Star break, as has the whole team! Now we start the favorite Cubs' fans chant - 'There's always next year'. Football season is about to start and the Bears have looked pretty good in the pre-season. They finally have a quarterback!Tiger is struggling again this week. 11 shots behind already. Even though he's healthy, that surgery made him change a lot of things about his game because he's not in pain any more. He'll figure it out!]

Another beautiful weekend - maybe a little rain tomorrow.  Love it!

Jeri, so glad to hear the good news for your hubby!
Harriet, sorry to hear about the return of the cough.  Take care of yourself.
JeanAZ - you're going to Door County in October, lucky you!!  It's so beautiful there in the fall - enjoy!!   My favorite place on the earth!
R2D2 flu - that's a good one!  I always get a flu shot every year - wondering if we need to get two this year.  The regular shot & one for the R2D2?
Terry - hoping those fires get contained.  I can't believe that someone set this one.  I don't understand what people are thinking!!
Sharon, you're a master bowler compared to me!  I don't bowl very often though and rarely break 100 when I do.

The Cubbies have benched Alfonzo Soriano - he hasn't been hitting and making a lot of errors in the outfield.  He's just been horrible since the All-Star break, as has the whole team!  Now we start the favorite Cubs' fans chant - 'There's always next year'.
Football season is about to start and the Bears have looked pretty good in the pre-season.  They finally have a quarterback!
Tiger is struggling again this week.  11 shots behind already.  Even though he's healthy, that surgery made him change a lot of things about his game because he's not in pain any more.  He'll figure it out!

[I was hoping that they would have shown Alan singing that Hank song, but they didn't. It was a great show anyway! Anxious to see what The Alan Jackson Collection is at Cracker Barrel - looked like a CD, but wonder if there is more!]

I was hoping that they would have shown Alan singing that Hank song, but they didn't.  It was a great show anyway!  Anxious to see what The Alan Jackson Collection is at Cracker Barrel - looked like a CD, but wonder if there is more!

[WOOHOO!! Great showings for the first week!]

WOOHOO!!  Great showings for the first week!