I have new dawn and itgre to a whopping 20 feet tall and about the same wide up our gazzibo in two years. it is two stories tall. what a beautiful rose. too bad it only blooms once for me... For those climbers unless you want to train them to grow a certain shape or keep them from just growing all over your fence, just cut back dead wood. I pull all the old leaves and blooms from all my roses. I may be sorry for that with my moss roses, but nothing died and all is looking full with leaves sept. my mosses but I think they like my apothicary are late starters. clean out around the base and fertilize with with something like pansy popper or mum pooper , something for lots of blooms second number big! 17-30-15 you will get lots of roses Here is a link that might be useful: my roses

Okay everyone. I posted in hopes of finding someone who has gone through something like this with their builder. Dragonfly, it appears as though you have and we've written the "notice of Claim letter." In my husband's defense, he's a wonderful husband and attorney, but slow to anger, which explains why he's a DEFENSE attorney. He's on my side, but had faith in the builder for a longer period of time than I. Brickeyee, I don't appreciate your comment at all. A 12-14 hour day is a long day when he has a four and five year old to come home to,read,and pray with every night; five siblings and a ton of nieces and nephews that have something going on every Saturday; two big yards to cut with a push mower; an LSU game to squeeze in for his own sanity and as a vessel to maintain friendships; and Mass on Sundays before heading off to work afterwards while the children cry, "can't you stay home today, it's the weekend?" Not only does he work, but he maintains relationships, unlike the most of Attorney America. Maintaining relationships can be time consuming when you've only got Saturday to do it. Oh, and I forgot to add that 12-14 is standard. There's an all nighter thrown in there at least once a week. I didn't put that in my original post because I didn't think I'd have to PROVE my husband's busy schedule in order to defend his character. Oh, and yes, the cobblers children often do go without shoes. My dad is a Pediatrician, and I almost died of hypersensitivity pnuemonitis in highschool because I never received a true exam from him. He came home from his busy day and assumed it was the usual flu that I caught every year at Christmas time. Of course, he is now OVER sensitive to every little symptom his grandchildren exhibit. As for the comments about a med mal defense attorney not knowing jack about construction law. That's totally true. You don't go to a derm to fix your broken leg. Of course, he's capable of finding one - any idiot is. But no, it's not as if he just so happens to have a best friend in construction law. There's not many REAL friendships formed in Law School. You said it right, Sue36 - He associates with med mal defense and knows of the med mal plaintiffs. Anyhow, I just wanted to clarify that I came to this forum for "advice" figuring that someone would have gone through this before. Oh, Bevangel, thank you for useful information as well.

Hi all, I come by and check but don't read everything. I see Marci and Dee said hi, and maybe others have, too. My family's left. I don't know if I mentioned it, but they were successful in their attempt to set up swimming with the dolphins. I couldn't go to that, but did get to swim in the ocean. That's not something I can ordinarily do because of my illness and disabilities. I tried to post a couple of days ago, but everything that came out sounded upset and I didn't want to scare anyone. :) I've been ill the last few days. I talked to my doctor and she said it sounds like viral meningitis. That's the mild kind, not the kind that can leave a person brain damaged or dead, so its nothing to worry about, just uncomfortable - who needs more pain and fatigue. I might go in to her office tomorrow. Tropical Storm Celia went by here yesterday. She was a hurricane a few days ago, but diminished. There was thunder and lightning and heavy rain and winds, but nothing too damaging. Just enough excitement but not too much. I've got into anime for reasons I won't go into. I ordered Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz. Has anyone here seen it? Does anyone know or remember the song by Don McLean, "Chain Lightning?" I've always liked that song. Very dramatic. My internet relationship, which I talked about earlier, is still going strong - seven months now. I said that he is very unhappy and troubled, which is still true, but he has turned out to be also very caring, intelligent, and sweet. I hope we can continue to be friends for a long time, and I hope his situation improves for him. I've been reading about the get together next year. Remember, I'd like a video. :) I know that it will be a blast. It's nice to come here and have this group. You are such a loving bunch where all are welcome. There have been so many ups and downs, but people are always supportive and caring. Love to you, thanks for remembering me, and I hope everyone has a good day. I'm not spending as much time here as I was, which may change (who knows) but I won't get lost. It's been so frustrating to me when others that I care about quit posting and then I never know how they are doing. Also I've asked my son to let people here know if anything happens to me so that everyone won't be wondering. He knows how important this group has been to me. Amy

Sandy- Have you ever indicated in all these years, to either DH or SD's, that you'd like to be the one to throw him a party every once in a while (or just once)? How did they react when you discussed it with them previously? Did they say "no way!" or do anything to indicate that you would have to spring it on them, ambush-style, if you wanted to do it? In other words, what prompted you to plan it all without letting them know you were doing so? Of course you shouldn't feel like you CAN'T throw a party for your husband, and if that's literally what everyone told you, that was unfair of them. The thing I disagree with is the way you handled it. Clueing them in that you even had an interest in doing this would have been a good start, and this year in particular, you should have said "I know you girls love to throw your Dad his birthday party every year, but I'd like to have a more active role. And after all these years, I'd like to be the one doing the majority of planning for DH's birthday party this year. You're welcome to pitch in, and I'm not trying to 'usurp' the wonderful tradition you've had with him all these years... I just want a chance to provide it for him this year, and I hope you can udnerstand that. I'm going to start planning things this week..." Without any of this being said to the SD's, you've unfortunately made it come off like a hostile act of 'revenge'. What's more, you're now plotting to exclude them from their father's birthday altogether, which is out of line. This is most likely what's prompted their hostile *reaction*, far more so than the fact that you want a turn to host the party, which in itself should be understandable to them if you take the time to discuss it with them in a spirit of fairness. As for the looming question of who will host next year's birthday party, the only adult thing to do is for one of you (you or one of the SD's) to say: "It seems like this past birthday party for Dad was the subject of some resentment all around. I guess we all love Dad and we all want to feel like an active part of doing something nice for him on his birthday. What's a fair solution we can come up with so everyone can feel like they have this opportunity, and of course, so we all can share the special day with him? Trade off years for who hosts at their house? All of us plan the party together every year? Hold it at a 'neutral' location like a park or restaurant? Let Dad tell us what HE wants, and if it's for us all to take a hike instead of bickering, then we do so?" If this remains undiscussed and a fair compromise not found (or sought), his birthday will continue to be more and more of a nightmare every year because his 'women' don't know how to grow up and get over themselves. Not exactly fair to HIM, whose birthday this is supposed to be about, and I wouldn't blame him if after a few years of this he just wants to go to Hooter's with his buds.