I have seen more of the unusual I think. I was watching 2 Hummer's at the feeder when all of a sudden one dropped to the ground. I thought it died right before my eye's. I went out and touched it and it got up and flew away into a tree. It happend once again and I went out and touched it and it got up and flew away. The 3rd time I saw a red throatd hummer doing this flight pattern of the big U and she fell to the ground and he went down and got on top of her for a very short time. He left and she flew away. I am guessing they had a mating came going on. I am curious as to why she kept falling to the ground. Is this normal for them to do. May 17th 2011 Michigan

How adorable, Shirley...........oh, and to be able to sleep like that !!!!!

aquaman!! Did you make logs or blogs of your pool build? That looks awesome!! I have 50k budgeted but I wanted to get a fair amount of concrete decking and a arbor style bbq for my dh...oh and did I mention a small changing/storage house at the end of it! I figure my storage house with outside shower would run me 5k and the arbor would run me close to $3500 so for the pool and enough decking to fill in an area of 50x 25 leaving room for a decent sized pool would put me at 40k...I do speak Spanish, but I am lucky to live in an area that has local workers who all "know" each other and get great referrals..you wouldn't believe the awesome subs I had for my house remodel...people would really faint with what they charged me..I live in a rural enough area that folks still work hard for the money and their word means more than their profits...a rare find indeed and I treat my subs very well, I also wanted to build it after the 'rush' of summer when I could get the better crews as they slow down. Thinking of starting in September and finishing in December, if it takes that long, I'm really considering composite pools..there's a manufacturer just 20 miles away in Tennessee and I hope they'll work with me doing it myself...even though I speak Spanish, the Latin American crews actually had higher bids than my local guys...I need to create a spreadsheet to figure all costs up front and see if my acting as contractor will be worth the effort...my kids learned a lot helping with the remodel of the house, I'm sure we could create some science projects like raising tadpoles in the pool while it's being completed! :) Thanks everyone! I will get my worksheet out and bring it back to this thread to see if you think I'm missing something...thanks!! Tara

When was the last time you cleaned out your purse/wallet? It's been too long. I switched to a different purse and just took out the bare essentials from the other one. I REALLY need to clean it out. I have receipts I need to file. Are you an impulse buyer or research the item before buying? Little things I might impulse buy but big items I try to look around online to check reviews and prices. Have you ever been to an air show? Lots of times. We used to live in a town that has a training base. The air shows were amazing! Have you ever sold Avon, Mary Kay, Pampered Chef, etc? Was it worth it? I currently sell Mary Kay and have for 6 years. I'm not high pressure or trying to recruit everyone. I LOVE the product and the customers I have, I've mostly gotten through word of mouth. My accountant said whatever I do, don't give up my Mary Kay. A legitimate home-based business is a great tax deduction. It's definitely worth it. How well do you know or get along with your neighbors? I know most of my neighbors and we all get along well. When our boys still lived at home, they were the neighborhood mowers. My neighbor right next to me LOVES to cook but hates leftovers. We LOVE her! The boys really miss living here sometimes. haha