Yes indeed serenasyh I am very aware that things will get ugly befor they get beutifull a four by four is very important and I prefferance four feet down a make sure of any type of root being removed all that dirt comes out and gets reused I wont need a nice lawn this winter so yeah it too if in the way my grass grows like weeds here like weeds here only it makes better compost. The Guara is the first thing coming out ( off to the butterfly garden it goes) ditto to the summer phlox and a small shift of at least one of two minis. Mr Linclon will be set in the equivalent of a pillow top bed if it was a human. A ready compost heap and the basic mixings are all set for next weekend to conduct a site pre prep, after a spring soil test of PH and NPK and a very ready predug water checked hole Mr Lincoln will be moved to his new hom it'll be dug in the same manner as the site prep over a two day period covering the rootball area with hay untill the second day to expose his roots they'll be trimed if needed and then replanted. I am going to work it slow for 6 weeks and step it up as it shows it's growth. A bit of honesty I don't have any bussiness pushing it at all ( yeah it's that bad ) Armed and ready as you suggested and I am looking foward to good results Ill get a pic of how he sits today and when Mr Lincoln does his happy dance I'll post the befor and after pics Even if he only gets two feet more in height and maybe a couple new canes I'll be very happy Only two last problems ( nothing you suggest will help me here) One: I will have to find a new home for the bench folks. Two: one of two minis or both will also get shifted, the Mrs isn't going to be to happy about this but zero competition is zero competition

I don't see how the agent is trying to get me to be her "friend" by griping to me about the sellers. I found it to be unprofessional and certainly did not endear me to her. I don't want to get my own agent because of the experiences I have had with agents in my area. I'm not saying that using a buyer's agent isn't a good idea for some people but I am much more comfortable with having an attorney assist me instead of a realtor. Not long before I decided to make this offer I looked at a house that had been on the market for two weeks. I contacted the listing agent of that home and she met with me to view it. The home was listed as 4 bed 2 FULL baths. This listing agent of this other home boasts on her web site she has 18 years experience. She was very nice, very personable. Although we weren't in that house for 5 minutes and she whipped out a piece of paper and asked me to sign it. She explained it as "this doesn't mean you have to buy the house it just means I showed it to you" I asked her what if I did not want to sign it. She was dumbfounded and stuttered that she'd never had anyone refuse to sign it. It was a dual agency disclosure saying she would be representing me if I bought the home. Ok nothing wrong with wanting to protect her commission but she could have mentioned this over the phone or brought it up more tactfully. Also even though this was the listing agent and the home had already been on the market for two weeks she admitted to me this was the first time she'd actually been inside the house!! She said usually her agency tours the homes before they list "but for some reason we didn't look at this one". The home was listed as having two full baths but the 2nd bath was a half bath. I pointed this out to the agent and she said "well some people would consider that a full bath it has a toilet and sink" Uh no, I don't know anyone who would consider that a full bath. When we were touring the house the owner was home (a woman in her 70's) and she just watched tv while we walked around. When we were upstairs the realtor sat on the woman's bed and even laid down on her pillow and told me how comfortable it was. Um ok... Regarding the full and half bath, this was acurately reflected in the property records for the county and I advised the realtor of this and she said "oh I don't look at those things". This realtor was very nice and enthusiastic but unfortunately this has been similiar to my experiences with other realtors in the area (besides the ones who refuse to call me back when I leave a message about looking at one of their properties and I include in that message that I am preapproved) so I really dont see how getting my own agent is going to protect my interests better than an attorney.

I wanna know how many of those kids went home and said they wanted a special Birthday Pillowcase like Madisons. Bahhahahaha bet you got ORDERS for more from some of the attendees...great idea as usual ....and you did a nice job on the pillowcase, very creative.

The "tooth fairy" told me today that she left the tooth in the pocket and took the note, but had to put the 8 quarters under the pillow because Madison rolled ontop of the pocket. Today we were at an indoor craft fair with 600 +/- vendors & saw the little bitty TF pillows, (I guess you hang them on the headboard?) were $10.00. I tried to convice the "TF" that she owed me $10. for my creativity but she wasn't falling for that. One booth had some cute sleep over friend cases that had the Me and My Big Idea Girly Girls painted on them. They were $15.00 each and cute. Susan