THANKS! I'll have to hang them and send my mom a pic. She was so excited about it, she kept saying, "this is something really nice that you'd never splurge on and you'll pass them on to your daughter."

Um. I have no daughter. Again, I think it's a gift/hint.

gift/hint. Still a gift. I like pretty plates. I've seen Martha do some kick ass displays in her magazine.

Your mother is nicer than mine. I get no gifts with my hints.

My TiVo is wireless! So exciting! Almost makes up for my size issues internet shopping for bras.

These are truly beautiful, they're white with a light blue sort of etched design. And the Boston scenes are neat in that I sent her teacups with the same sort of design for her bday.

Poor Emmett!!! much healing ~ma to him.

ita has all the cool toys.

you'll pass them on to your daughter."

She isn't suggesting you feed Ruby off of them, is she?

I was gonna come in here and say ow, but Emmett's ow trumps mine.

Whyfor Ow, Aurelia?

I have quite a few plates on my walls. I think they'll look cool, Allyson. The way plate hangers [link] work, I'd think you could probably take a few turns of wire around the hanger and the nail or hanging hook on the wall and make them completely earthquate proof.

t says the person who's never lived in earthquake country