Snapping turtles,large fish love baby ducks,in fact one year we had a female she had about 20 ducklings they disappeared one by one then turtle bit back end off of mom,she died.Even hawks etc get them.Ive seen it.We raised mute swans every year turtles were always there waiting for little ones.

Jamie, gorgeous plants. Thistledown has some real beautys. I ended up ordering another batch, but less than the first order. He even sent a freebie. Don't forget to leave feedback on Gardenwatchdog.com. He's a really nice guy, very generous, and honest. Your hoyas are good-looking, too. All your plants are. The first looks like a variegated Haworthia. I bought a similar plant on Ebay, same colors, thinner leaves, it's called Aloe 'wansley' variegated..very tiny. I'll have to snap pics. Thanks for turning me on to Thistledown. Let me know how your Fukien Tea works out. HD usually has them available. Do you know if it's evergreen or decidious? I love your CC..It's a true red. Walmart here I come. lol. Actually, I'd like a variegated CC, but they're hard to find. One seller on Ebay is selling a variegated 'cutting' for, are you ready? 49.99!! Right, I'll take 10, lol. Kim, why does Pilea freak out your b/f??? lol..that's hysterical. I'd understand if it was a 'Man-Eating-Plant,' lol, but a Pilea??? I just bought a variegated Euphorbia 'paddle plant.' The green are okay, but this guy is veryyyy pretty. Toni

Welcome Carol (a/k/a Mrs. Kirkus), I will agree with the other fine folks on this forum, it's about time you jumped in here. Every day it's Carol this-Carol that, Carol this-Carol that! No wait, that's not it, it's more like "My Wonderful Wife Carol" - that's how we've come to know you and you should be very proud - you sure got youself one fantastic hubby there gal, one whose made several of us very jealous on occasion (well, at least one, that'd be me!!! - so don't be surprised if one day, God willing-I win the lottery - I do show up on the front porch one day for that glass of lemonade). Oh Yeah, show us the pics, lots and lots of them. Sal PS: please tell me that beautiful crock is still safe and sound! Sorry to have spoken in LOUD WORDS that day but I had to stop him before he destroyed a true treausre. That is such a fantastic find.

Since you have until May, you have time to read one or both of these great books! Living with Kids and Dogs without Loosing Your Mind, by Colleen Pelar Child Proofing your Dog by Brian Kilcommins Integrating a baby into a household with dogs is very doable, but you need to practice prevention first, and continue to provide lots of exercise and attention for your dogs. Congrats on the new baby, everything should be workable with some planning and an abundance of caution and you are obviously a good planner :) Baby gates will be really useful for you to keep things safe.