Oh, Cindy, I was gonna e-mail you, but since you're here, I'll just tell you. The party is gonna be kid friendly, so if you guys would all like to come, you're all more than welcome.

I think I've just been caught skipping and skimming. Is this for Toto? Is there something on the email list? I'm really bad about checking my account that has the Buffista list on it.

Hee! Yeah, this is Toto's birthday party. It's Friday.

Jess:

(1) You're so damn hot, woman!

(2) That's a fabulous cut on you!

(3) LOVE the color.

(4) See #1.

(5) Can you freeze gazpacho, if you make a huge batch? [That's a serious question from a cooking-impaired dork.]

I don't know if you can - if you have chunck of veggies they might get mushy - but then just blenderize the whole thing when you take it out.

I forgot to mention -- this:

mineownaardvarks: Then they get back to bin Laden and are all proudly, "We told them X happens!'" and bin Laden is like "YOU FOOL! I HAVE NOT GOTTEN THAT FAR YET! MY AMAZON.COM COPY ONLY ARRIVED THIS MORNING!"

is really, really funny!

What Beth said -- Tomatoes don't freeze terribly well, but that only matters if you like your gazpacho chunky (as I do). Gazpacho's acidic enough that it keeps for longer than you'd expect in the fridge, too.

Hee! Yeah, this is Toto's birthday party. It's Friday.

Oh, thank you. I will let you know as the day grows closer. Scott's sister is visiting from Hilton Head (the one who's been ill). We haven't gotten to see her yet (she's currently in NH at another sister's), so I will have to see what's what.

I think there are other invites and emails in that account. I need to go check it, now.

I've had good results with freezing things like gazpacho. One idea - if you freeze in in single serving containers, then you can take it out of the freezer in the morning and by lunchtime it's all slushy and delicious.

that sounds yummy brenda....

You can do fruit soups that way too - they're fabulous on a hot day.