I have 2 more thingscompliments of the squirrels! Guess theyre good for somethingmaybe! I was gonna pull these out and just throw them away, but........... The first one I pulled out came with the acorn still attached to it, so I dug up the second one and theyre both now in pots! I have 2 oak trees! I assume theyre Gamble Oaks (Quercus gambelii), just because thats the most commonly found oak in this area, but I really dont have any way at all to be sure! If they are Gamble Oaks, they could wind up being anything from a single trunked smallish tree to a multi trunk bush kind of thing that looks more like scrub oak! There are two of them planted in one of the display gardens at Paulinos (they sell them), and one looks like a tree and the one right next to it is more "bushy!" Since I dont even know for sure what they are, theres no way to tell what theyre gonna look likebut they do have oak leaves!!! They will also spread somewhat, underground, I believe, and when they produce acorns, they will reseed fairly easily! So if somebody wants to take a chance on what they are and give them a try, Ill bring them along. I recommend them for somebody with a bigger yard, rather than just a tiny residential yard. Theyre still attached to the acorn and have very few roots. I would recommend growing them in the pots for a month or two so you can control the water better than if they were in the ground, and Id recommend you use a wet/dry cycle. Theyre completely saturated now, let them dry almost completely, then resaturate, let dry, resaturate........ Assuming they are Gamble Oaks they like it dry, and letting them dry almost all the way before watering again should help them form roots. Anybody interested? Skybird

Unfortunately, with single doors, the method of removal often requires removal of the casing trim on both sides to allow adequate clearance. My parent's house has two single pocket doors and one set of doubles. They are, quite frankly, enormous -- each one is nearly 9 feet high and 4 feet wide, made of solid, clear, American Chestnut. All I can say is make sure you have a LOT of very strong help when you remove one of these doors. Also, be EXTREMELY careful in what you use to remove the old finish. You could loosen the old glues in a heart beat, leaving you with a partially or fully disassembled jigsaw puzzle.

magothyrivergirl - I sense the frustration in your post and feel that you must be overwhelmed by everything that has hit you so far. Having gone through this with my DH when we discovered he had Parkinsons and continually losing weight, I know the feeling. Everything will work out okay. I found it necessary to do a lot of information-seeking on my own, going with him to physical therapy and learning how to help him do that. I went to the dietician and learned what he could and could not have and experimented-experimented.. It will work though, and you WILL be able to do it, and I thank the Lord for giving me the strength to do it. Hang in there.- Barb

Look in the "Posting Pictures" thread. It discusses both how to embed them via Photobucket and similar as well as how to embed an image "standalone" so to speak. I think what's confusing you is too many options. That's why they're now separated into individual posts. The problem with the old one, as I recall, is it was generic and didn't apply to anything in particular...you had to figure out how to do it with your particular application. While if you're a computer person that probably isn't a problem, non-computer people have a more difficult time of it. If you only read the opening post and the post that applies to you, I think you'll find it much easier than you think. As to links, there are only two ways, either use the "Optional Link" boxes below the "Message" box or use the code. The second way allows you to embed links in messages and include multiple links. For this information, look at the "Posting Links" thread. Both threads can be found in the "Read Me" thread.