thanks guys! Barry, yes I admit, I have become obsessed with ponds! This makes 2 or 3 depending on how you look at it. I have 2 preforms, but they are joined together..so is that considered 1 or 2? I don't know, lol. But they just werent enuf for me. Workout? LMFAO!!! Thats a good one! I'm too lazy. I just love to dig :) But, thank you :) I'm leavin the butt kickin comment alone, lol! SJN, I WISH I had some frogs and toads! I havent been able to get my butt down to the creek to get some. DH said the spot he knew of was too grown over now. Argh. Hey, the less clothing the better. Normally I am just in a bathing suit top and shorts. Last year that's how I dug all my beds. Got a good tan! Outdoor showers are cool things..If you do it I hope you don't get stung by any bees or wasps..ouch! lol. Thank you very much EL, I am proud I did it all by myself, I can't wait till it's done. If it doesnt look good at the end..I'll tell everyone DH did it not me, LMAO!!!! Shawn, the fish love it! I can't wait to see it finished either! Been searching craigslist every day to try and get some free stone..no luck so far. I wanna know why stone is so dang expensive? Collielover, the digging took me aprox 9 hours..maybe 10. I took breaks to jump in the pool and have drinks. DH did the cooking & watched the kids for me, but of course they couldn't NOT bug me, lol. I told DH I coulda set up a carnival out front for them, and they'd still bug me every 5 mins,lol. I didnt do anything in the house I was so busy outside..of course noone else did either. Wed night I came in, and said "This place is a disaster, it's terrible" DH said "Yeah but the pond looks good" lol Theresa, I was gonna email you today..was a lil worried you hadnt been on in a couple days & you didnt answer my email I sent the other day. Glad your here! Hope all is well! Yes, I am going to keep the ponds seperate. DH wanted me to connect them and everyone wanted a long winding stream connecting them..what do they think I AM???? LMAO! I dont know if you can tell, but this one is in front of the other ones..really just in front of the larger preform the fish were in before. I really wanna put the lotus into that larger preform, I just cant lift the damn thing. I never shoulda sunk it into the ground. Wanted to put the whole tub into the pond, I dont want to transplant it right now, I am scared it wont bloom if I do. And I def dont want to kill it! I need to give you back a bunch of it! Eventually I will just fill in that pond with compost & manure I guess about 8" deep or so? And put the lotus in there. LOL, I'd have room for more if DH would get his crap outta the yard, lol..that's not selfish is it? AT least my stuff is pretty :) Thanks again everyone :) So glad I have you all to share this with.

Another successful day of planting! Jack helped by making paw shaped holes for my bulbs and chasing squirrels. :) Today I planted tulips Andre Rieu, Darwin mix, Triumph mix, Rose/pink mix,and a white blend. I also planted Muscari, Alium Molly and Crocus mix. And from the pot ghetto: Moonlit Masquerade Calgary Stampede Moon Waters Always Afternoon Broadway Gal Anchors Aweigh Pink Cotton Candy Pink Fanfare Almond Puff Cranberry Angels Crush On You Bring Me To My Knees Siloam Merle Kent Maple Hues Raspberry Winter America's Most Wanted Victorian Playhouse Majestic Move Inherited Wealth Stars Shall Fall Wineberry Candy Classic Caper Arctic Snow Splendid Touch Shimmering Elegance Taos Summer Garden Angel Walker Gardening Angel Drop Dead Red.........Boy that shower and jammies felt good!!! And my DH made baked potatoes and pork chops with mushrooms for supper! Excellent day!!! Ginny

jasdip - I found the dog about to jump on to the kitchen table to eat the papers that were on it. A 25 lb. Eskie can seriously jump - there is a reason why we did not put him in to agility. And did he ever scarf up the snow last night and today. It is just awful. Unfortunately all of the cooked squash and green beans etc. I am making to give him in addition to his canned food and meds and soaked kibble are just extras in his mind - and he sits for hours staring at his cookie jar. He is trying to hard to be cute (and he already is a hot looking boy) to get food. I just wish I could explain the whys of it all to him - not that he would agree. He is constantly licking the floor - and my housecoat and my hands - anything. It is only Day 3! But no way am I showing up for his follow-up having not followed our vet's instructions to a T (okay, she doesn't like green beans but there are 3 other vets in the practice and they do) - and I won't be telling. Your oatmeal cookies sound wonderful. I might have to make oatmeal for my husband's lunch - most things at the store the other day looked horrible or were stale dated and I don't want to take the car out. The roads are icy - actually the car was covered in ice. So, see, your shovelling skills would be much appreciated. I just wish we had an enterprising kid in the neighbourhood. We have kids, they just stay inside while the old folks shovel. Here comes the starving dog now. The fact that he is 10 but looks 2 and I want to come back as my dog means nothing - he is ready to phone the SPCA to report us - those Eskie paws are very handy.

I'm going to say keep looking. Number one (of the last post) is too straight lined with the crib (and the crib can't be changed because it's fabulous) and number two appears to have a bit of a distressed finish, which does not seem to match the crib...now if number two comes in a wood finish verses the white distressed, it might work (while I hate blonde wood with the white I'd like to see oak or lighter with the white crib). But neither scream "YES" to me. Let's keep shopping (LOL Easy for me to say) OK list of what you don't need LOL and this is just a quicky that I'm sure I can add to... Changing table (we got that but to make the list official) Expensive burp cloths - the modern ones are not 100% cotton and the ummm to put it nicely, "burp" does not soak into the cloth, but instead slides ever so quickly down onto whatever you set the cloth on, or your hand. Cheap white cotton washcloths work better than anything (buy 12 for 50 cents or whatever at costco). You can wipe, wash, and repeat many times (my son was very very very ill at birth, "burping" was his specialty so I know of what I speak! Expensive bottles...those playtex with the drop in liners you throw away are heaven. If you buy the fancy things, they really don't help a sick child (again I know this from experience) and their a pain in the arse to wash. Baby wipe warmer...you're going to some day change their diaper in another location without a warming oven for the changing pads. While the warmer sounds lovely to us...and probably feels good to them, you set them up for sore disapointment when they get a cold wippie swiped over their private parts...and honey that WILL happen. I don't recommend storing them in the car in the winter in alaska (they freeze LOL) but don't warm them...it just confuses the little tikes and being born is confusing enough! I will be the one person to say invest in a huge 0 to 3 month wardrobe because my son wore his until he was one...but that's not normal. One needed thing is a preemie outfit to leave the hospital in. Unless you are a family of 10lb babies, you'll find that an average 8lb baby at birth is still skinny and a 0 to 3 month outfit hangs on them. While they may only wear it for one week, it's nice to have a couple nice outfits, especially on go home day, and a 0 won't fit a skinny newborn. (Strike that if you have a family full of ten lb babies...and if so...geeze honey I'm sorry!) If you do have a preemie, skip the expensive baby stores for outfits. Walmart has a huge selection (huge in terms of preemie cloths) at reasonable prices, and unless they're my son they won't wear them long. My son's wardrobe was donated to a pair of twins because their parents didn't have the money to outfit preemies separately from regular sized babies (they had micropreemies...the worst to shop for). I've seen the pics...those girls looked gorgeous in my son's blue's LOL People will try and help you to the point of sheer annoyance. If it's not going to kill you or the child, bite your tounge, or do what I did...fill your mouth with wine. Oh wait that's not a "what we don't need" you need more wine glasses :oP A cradle frankly, it's honestly a pure luxury item that should be thought of as such. (I had to have one LOL) Bouncy seats (could be a personal thing) but babies do love vibrators. Here's a silly one....After spending umpteen million bucks on brand new things like vibrator seats and bouncy seats hoping they'd calm my uncalmable child...I now know I could have bought them at a high end second hand baby store for 1/4 the price. you use them just a few months...so if it's cleanable, and it's in like new condition, would you rather pay $189 for the swing or $45? If you're going to breast feed ask about the guards you use between your breast and the baby's mouth. It's only given to mom's when they're experiencing bleeding and pain, but in the NICU we all get them...no pain with breastfeeding EVER! If the kid starts out with them they don't know the difference and you don't experience pain where you shouldn't ever!! I'm straying LOL So ummm bumperpads! My son barfed all over his so many times I gave up and got rid of them...they're a pain in the kiester to wash. They have these great nets now that work like the pad that I'd use after they start squirming (but before...fall for temptation, the danged things are cute...after they can move, they're just another assistant to help the baby climb out of the crib). Buy a music and lights thingie for the crib day one. Every time you put that baby down you hit the music (preferably one on a timer that goes 30 mins). Not a mobile, but one that when the baby is older they can turn on themselves. At 3, if DS wakes at night and is nervous in his own room he hits his light show (as we call it). He has one for traveling and at home and no matter where he is this centers his little brain and allows him to concentrate on it and go to sleep. This has been a godsend in hospitals where sleep is difficult to come by, but also works when converting a baby to a toddler bed and beyond to a "big boy/girl bed" humidifiers, baby oil, baby powder, baby lotion...that's all for us :) A cup to cover their wee wee so they don't squirt you...umm that won't be an issue for you LOL so nevermind. Go dresser shopping again heh heh