Moving. If moving bulbs from one place to another, or if a planting has become crowded and ceased blooming, move only after the foliage has faded. Bulbs dug and moved before foliage fades may not bloom for several years. I surpised myself! You can find anything on the internet. Here is a link that might be useful: Flowering Bulbs: Culture and Maintenance

I can't make it for the date change, dang it. I'm obligated to an all woman wildnerness camp trip in N. Fla that weekend. Drat! (But not drat, high school bff and college roommate amongst other cool women will be there, just hate to miss the plant Super Bowl at Ricky & Karen's.) Speaking of which, ya'll need to prod MsMarion to go so she can deliver the bananas foster and bromeliads for Coffeemom. Ricky, there's a brom in the basket for you, too. I bought it at a garage sale here on the Treasure Coast. It deserves a place on Brom Hill. Ya'll have fun! Regret I can't be there...

thanks so much to everyone! rhome: the cabinets in the laundry room are "olive". I am now so happy that I went out on a limb for the laundry and mudroom and used color!! niffy: My mom painted the girls' rooms. She's done comfortable with many mediums, but is primarily a water colorist. I am lucky to have a great number of her paintings for the house (someday I will hang them!). We got all of our tile (except the kitchen backsplash - that was Ann Sacks) from Prosource Flooring since our builder got a nice discount through them. For some reason I can't find the manufacturer or name of glass tiles. It's a blend of matte & glossy off-white and tans. We still haven't been able to finish our landscaping because of all the rain. we'll be lucky to have grass by mid-July at this rate!! hope your weather delays go away soon!!!

Do you have a garage you could keep the bigger furniture in if you choose to do it after moving? We just went through this but we put in hardwood and had carpet in the basement replaced. It is easier to do it while none of your stuff is inside the house, as you don't have to worry about dust collecting on it (both tile and carpet removal stir up a lot of dust) or having to constantly move it out of the way. Keep in mind that paint will get scuffed up during removal and installation of the carpet so you will have to go back and touch it up. Also, I'm not sure if it's different for vinyl but for our floors, the sample board we took home had minimal variation between the planks and minimal knots. I knew the variation would be high because the manufacturer's website said so but our floors has more knots than I was expecting. A non-issue for me because I wanted character and was expecting knots, just not as many. I'm glad I didn't go with the sample board that had a lot more knots and variation as it probably would have been VERY rustic when installed (not my style). So I would choose one that's more on the cleaner side because it may have more variation/rustic-ness to it once it's installed, especially in a big area. it's difficult to base a decision off a sample board alone so I would google your choices and see if you find actual pictures of it installed in people's homes and not software generated images from the manufacturer. That said, all of this may be completely irrelevant with vinyl as it can be controlled when manufactured vs wood, since it's a natural product with a mind of it's own. Also, make sure you have a game plan for the floor under the cabinets if you choose to do the floor now and the cabinets later. Example: if you change the floor now and run it under the dishwasher (which you should to avoid having a lip) and then get new cabinets and countertops down the road, you need to make sure you account for the height differences. If you install the cabinets directly on top of the subfloor but your new countertops will be thicker than they are now, you will run into a problem with finding a dishwasher that will fit in the space. You can always avoid this by laying another layer of plywood under the cabinets so it sits at the same height as the floor, just something to think about for the future!