Nice pic trishmick! All the snow that came today is all melted in my area, but it looks like a much bigger storm is in the works. Possibly 5 inches by me, but maybe as much as 12 or even more. The worst of the storm will probably be in the DC area and it looks like the same areas effected by the last snow storm will also be effected by this one. Still a little far in the future, but certainly one to watch. The day after the storm might drop around 15F by me so I dont think I will be keeping my palms exposed to the snow. Looks like the mid atlantic is seeing winters full rage right now, good thing is this will probably be the worst and once february is over so will the worst of winter. I think this winter was a bad one by me. The lowest temperatures of the season have been relatively mild (mid teens), but the duration of the cold has been much longer than usual which is just as damaging and the south has had colder temps than usual and a lot of it. Hopefully winter will end on schedule. Good luck!

FOCUS ON THE CHILD!!! That's all the courts care about. They don't care that mom's moving.. she knows the kids are settled at their school and have friends. The court is going to be reluctant to uproot them if the father is objecting. That may be why your attorney is relaxed. Once there is a custody order, it's very hard to change custody unless you prove the other parent is unfit. Make sure your current order says she can't take the kids out of state without permission. If it doesn't, ask your attorney about a temporary restraining order to keep her from leaving with the kids. My guess is that there is already an order if she's filed for full custody. My SD's BM has been telling SD that she's going to move her to where she lives and getting SD excited about it. She even went to school and told everyone she won't be back after Christmas break. If the court has denied giving her full custody in the past, what makes you worried that she will get it this time? (especially if she's been found in contempt before!) The guardian may recommend things stay the same (joint custody) but that doesn't mean the court won't order dad to get physical and leave legal custody joint. They can't (or not likely to) do joint physical if the parents don't live in the same state and the child is in school. Dad should look for as many reasons why his children should stay where they are. (doing well in school, have friends, extra curricular activities, relatives, etc.) He should not just focus on how he will feel if they move, the court isn't all that concerned with how the parents 'feel'. They care about what's best for the child. Stability and healthy environment are more important. The fact that they've already quit their jobs and her DH has already moved, that may show the court that she's going no matter what... it might have been better for her to file for custody before she quit her job so that if the court denied her motion, she could stay. But now, the court will see that she's more committed to leaving than staying, regardless of custody.

Thanks Karin for posting the photos regarding vertical structures for pots. I would definitely love to have either of those. I have also copied a few photos of vertical structures like this one: and this one: I need to put in a new fence and am thinking of having the fence people put in a few more posts while they are here. Unfortunately, the fence will have to wait until fall and so will the new structure. I love Rex begonias too Karin. They are so attractive. And I can see that those parcels would definitely lift the mood in a positive direction! Nicholsworth55 you made a really nice composting area!

There is a TNR group here but they are irritating and difficult to work with. Their volunteers or whatever are very condescending and self righteous and i prefer not to speak to them,let alone work with them or ask for any assistance. So I just take them to my vet to have them fixed when I can catch them. Then I release them. They can hang out around my property or move on if they want,their choice. I do think they are feral because they are very skittish and fearful. They wouldn't let me near them even though they saw me put food out for them so they are clearly not used to people.