Here you go gloria, got this in an email a year or so ago. 15 Things to do at Wal-Mart while your spouse/partner is taking their sweet time: Get 24 boxes of condoms and randomly put them in people's carts when they aren't looking. Set all the alarm clocks in Housewares to go off at 5-minute intervals. 3 Make a trail of tomato juice on the floor leading to the rest rooms. 4 Walk up to an employee and tell him/her in an official tone, 'Code 3' in housewares..... and see what happens. 5 Go the Service Desk and ask to put a bag of M&M's on lay away. 6 Move a 'CAUTION - WET FLOOR' sign to a carpeted area. 7 Set up a tent in the camping department and tell other shoppers you'll invite them in if they'll bring pillows from the bedding department. 8 When a clerk asks if they can help you, begin to cry and ask 'Why can't you people just leave me alone?' 9 Look right into the security camera; use it as a mirror, and pick your nose. 10 While handling guns in the hunting department, ask the clerk if he knows where the anti- depressants are. 11 Dart around the store suspiciously loudly humming the "Mission Impossible" theme. 12 In the auto department, practice your "Madonna look" using different size funnels. 13 Hide in a clothing rack and when people browse through, say "PICK ME!" "PICK ME!" 14 When an announcement comes over the loud speaker, assume the fetal position and scream "NO! NO! It's those voices again!!!!" ( And; last, but not least!) 15 Go into a fitting room and shut the door and wait a while; and, then, yell, very loudly, "There is no toilet paper in here!" Now you've hurt yourself laughing AND wasted time reading this...shame on you!

the Cherries down to 2... Hi boo, On the cherries, BlackCherry gets my unequivocal nod. And you should consider SunGold or SunSugar as a candidate for your cherry selections. Red and Yellow Pear I have grown. Some really like them for taste and for reasons of appearance and nostalgia. But for me, I will not plant either in my plot (may grow a few seedlings for others). Taste of each is really just so-so (IMO) and fully ripened YP's have a high propensity to split (more than ½ in my experience). Reg

Roselee - When I was a kid in Indiana, my neighbor had a never-fail display of Red, Yellow, and Orange Rans in front of her house every spring. It was breathtaking. I remember getting in trouble at 5 yrs old for picking a bouquet of them...lol I am considering Mixing Salmon and White for the bed by my porch, but I think I want a multicolored display closer to the road. Question - Do they multiply well for you? Gardenspice - I have a soft spot for flowers that bloom for a short period (although a month for rans is good enough for me) For me, that short flush of blooms is extra rewarding to my efforts and the 11 months of waiting makes it that much sweeter. LOL, I also have the same philosophy about once-blooming roses, although I admit to needing a few continuous bloomers to keep me going. MissInformation - In colder climes, Forsythia defoliates in fall and blooms in Spring before it leafs out again. To me, the bare spray of branches add character to the winter garden, although some may say it's too bare for them. Down here, I'm not sure, but I think it would defoliate much later and bloom earlier. You also asked about what else I'm planning to plant. Here is a small sample: Perovskia 'Little Spire' - Salvia 'Black and Blue" Pineapple Sage - Salvia 'Raspberry Delight' Butterfly Bush (not sure which) - Agastache 'Ava' (possibly) Rosa 'Arethusa' - Bridal Wreath (possibly) Barberry (Probably Dwarf) - Tiger Lily 'Salmon Twinkle' Asst. Daylilies - Artemisia 'Powis Castle' Several Crape Myrtles - Asst. Narcissus Monarda (possibly) - Creeping Rosemary Tuberose - Asst. Ferns and Hostas Wine Cups - Stachys Asst. Iris - Asst. Sedges (Carex spp.) Cascading Oregano (Origanum libanoticum) Texas Mountain Laurel (someone here suggested it - Thanks!) The Lily (and a couple others) is for my container display. I am removing about 5 Chinaberries (storms took care of 3) and am open to suggestions of what to replace them with. 2 will be replaced w/small shade trees, but the rest will be shrubs. They are in open sun until about 4:30, then light shade. I am also considering Pulmonaria for shade, but I think it may just melt in the heat. There is also an herb garden, vegetable garden and native garden in the works. I'm going to plant some cool season veggies this fall. Well, once again, I am apologizing for an exceedingly long winded post. It's funny, because in person, I am usually shy and quiet...lol --Joe

I was in your shoes not too long ago! Still not quite finished though. Check out the thread I linked. I asked about things to remember too and found this very helpful. How much are you responsible for buying? I took care of just about everything visible, so I had a long list! Check return periods before you start buying. I wanted to have some time left to return stuff after the GC started in case I got the wrong thing, wouldn't fit, etc. many places are 30 days, so I ordered most things 10-14 days before demo. I wanted it all on site to refer to specs if needed as well as not slow anything down. Lowes and HD have a more generous policy, so I got a ton of little odds and ends there, like outlets and covers, so I can return the excess. Also saved me when my $180 fan they promised would work with the switch I had in fact did not work, so at 6 weeks I can take it back! Here's what I ordered that I remember: ELECTRIC: recessed lights and housings (Ecosmart from HD, takes a while so order ahead), UCL (Environmentallights.com, took about a week), dimmers/switches/outlets/covers, GFI outlets (be sure any dimmers are compatible with the lights you have/buy), shallow metal junction boxes for hardwiring UCL and plugmold, blank covers for shallow junction boxes SINK: aside from the sink, GD, new GD connector, GD flange (wanted a nicer one than it comes with), strainer for drain, air switch, DW leak pan, sink grids/accessories, place for little veggie scrubbers, sink cabinet liner for drips CABINETS: door pulls, any interior organization you want attached by cabinet guys, garbage cans/bins for new design, any utensil holders/etc you want to use, drawer/shelf liner if needed MISC: paint, trim, flooring and subfloor if needed plus any prep materials, UV window film to protect new floors if needed, fan or pendants if needed, anti fatigue mat, walk off rug at door, fire extinguisher I also got some great microfiber cloths at Lowes for wiping the cabinets and a new mop, broom, and dustpan to motivate myself to keep it all clean (the old ones were 11 years old and cheap, so it was time!). Seems like I had a lot more here, but a lot of it was the cabinets, and then some was for the powder room, so this might be about it. Keep all the receipts together and stack it all neatly so you can still breath when it's all there :-) Here is a link that might be useful: Other thread about stuff to get