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I Got the e-mail that Joyce aka: Betty Crocker was jetting back to the ATL from Naples for a few days  and that could only mean one thing.... a little time between Naples and Chicago for us to get in to some trouble.... And as you all have seen in previous posts....our usual place of destruction is in Ikea.... Wherever we go and whatever we do of course Lunch is always involved....But this trip J suggested we take a cooking class... Hoping it would go better then the mosaic class in Florida we stuck with what we do best.... We cook.... So with a Pasta Workshop happening on the day we were getting together it was just a natural.... I mean two Italians from the North...who #1 really love to Cook....actually Betty prefers baking to my cooking.... And #2....really love to have fun.... Oh and we also love to have our pictures taken... it's a perfect combination! Perhaps not for you people...but it is for us.... note to self....When taking a selfie...make J stand up front ...

For months now I have been watching this store being built right near the house.... a small sign that simply said "and That".... What in the hell kind of name is that for a business... and better yet....what were they going to sell??? Always looking for good Retail Therapy as it was near completion I Googled it and still Nothing.... Until today when we were driving home from the car Fiasco....and I spied the sign... "Now Open"... The Boss totally ignored me when I shouted out.... "Hey...it's finally open!!" Thinking he would come to a screeching halt into their parking lot he drove right past.... So when I got home I Googled it one more time.... And low and behold I shouted with joy... "It's the Christmas Tree Shoppe!!!" again being ignored by the Boss I was happy inside.... Anyone who knows about the Christmas Tree Shoppes knows it's a Haven for cheap Crap..... "and That" is the CTS on steroids..... owned by the same ...