When I saw "fur friends" and "cuteness", in the side panel, I just had to come and see. They are just beyond adorable!!! Being the proud owner of 3 cats, it's always exciting seeing other peoples' pets too! Boy do they ever look like they are busy and full of curiousity!! I've never heard of a Balinese breed, and I'm very intrigued. We had an applehead Siamese once and she stuck to me like velcro. She'd start talking (actually sounded like a little cow) as soon as she got up, all the way down the hall until she saw me. Pretty funny. Like others have mentioned, your rooster chair is pretty cool, too! This post was edited by jasdip on Thu, Aug 7, 14 at 18:29

I just wanted to say thank you again for the sweet, sweet comments! We have two boys (2.5 and 6) and I never thought that we would make the jump from 2 to 4 children all at once, but we are looking forward to it! I hope that the picture thread continues! It's been so much fun to see what everyone shares! awm03: That is an amazing picture! jillinnj: I wish I was there too! I told DH that we need to go on vacation somewhere now, because we're probably never going on vacation again after the babies arrive! ;-)

buddy mo - I had to go look at the extra box of tiles to see what kind it was. Funny how quickly you forget some details once it's over. Anyway, the box says 3x6 Tumbled Marble Chiaro by PGM Products. I think we got those tiles at Lowe's. The sink faucets are Danze Opulence in stainless finish, and we bought those from FaucetDirect.com. I love the stainless finish, it's beautiful and stays clean looking, doesn't smudge or show prints. Rhome - Congrats on the marriages! I have a feeling that's right around the corner for us too... Thanks again everyone for the kind words! And, yes, the baby is the best gift of all.:-)

Carrie751, after far too long, over a decade, I've come back to find you on this post to tell you what a beautiful thing you did for my son and myself. We were beginner gardeners, and after a Fort Worth plant swap, you had us come and "help" you thin plants. We found out that YOU were the one helping US. Everyone at the plant swap had been so generous, and then you loaded our minivan with enough plants to turn our desert backyard into an oasis, which we did! You sparked something in my then-teenage son who's approaching 30 in the next few years--he learned to love gardening that day, and he still does! He lives in North Carolina now, and I've moved to the U.P. of Michigan, building a new organic homestead as my husband and I are transitioning to grow all our own food, in addition to TONS of flowers. Because of what you did for me, I started a plant swap group in our small town that has over 425 members now and is growing every day. There was already a seed library here, and I'm an active member. I try to be as generous with others as you were to me. Just wanted you to know that your kindness has spread a long way, over many miles and years and people. Thank you so much!