It must be in the store bought compost then, Which would not suprise me, the fence is on the road side so no neighbors there. But this spring I opened a bag of compost from the big box store and it smelled just like diesel fuel where as the others didn't, I of course did not use that bag. So I guess if I use deductive reasoning that when they were getting stuff to compost it had alot of already sprayed herbicide and didn't lose its power in the composting. Bummer! I guess the only real thing to do is completly change the soil. Well shoot I don't think that I can do that, Do you think it will be washed out by next year? Thanks guys for the input! :o)Deanna

You guys are funny! Ruthie...I cut the felt flowers out with the Cuttlebug machine. That is the only way to do them and get nice clean cuts. It costs about $80, but with a coupon at Michaels it's cheaper. The dies are anywhere from about $10 to 15. Rita...the little 'things' are available at Michaels also. When I started making them I called them Croc-a-doo-dads and Flamingo embellished the name a bit and now they are called Croc-a-doodle-doo-dads! LOL Alot of people really think Crocs are ugly so these little doo dads cute them up a bit!

My DD has been involved in pagents since she was 2 1/2 (she is now 4 1/2). We do roughly 4-6 pageants a yr and recently took 6 month off. Here is why we took off... DD made it the the national finals for a pageant system. We had ot stay the weekend. The fist day she had a lot of fun. The second day (the day of the competition)she didn't want to go onstage until after her time was up. I really thought the only problem was no family could make it and she as always use to having DH, DS and my mother in the audience. While we were getting ready for the party that evening she fell asleep and it was apparent she was not feeling well (it wasn't until this itme she started showing signs of not feeling well). In her 3yr old mind it was the pageant that made her sick (she had a mild UTI). I waited 3 months and she still wasn't interested so I was preparing to sell all her pageant wear. Just sop happened one of the talk shows was having a show on pageants one morning and she walked in as I was watchign it. Well she had the "pageant bug" again and we have started out slowly. This past weekend our only goal was for her to smile on stage (she won best smile). The pageant beofre that is was just to get on stage. Her next one is in Feb and our goal is for her to not look at her feet, me etc during her "walks". I have learned what peageant lines are good and schich are not. The last one we did is a scollarship fund. 2 of the judges were former winners attending college thanks to the pageants. One line we do does not allow false eyelashes, hair extensions etc (nor does the scollarship one). the 3rd does allow them but for 10 and up (not that we would ever use them). Our typical pagreant wardrobe cost less than what some of the mothers spend on one dress. I buy second had (usually Ebay) sew it myself or buy something plain and decorate it myself. I avoid the pageants that are more "copetition" than fun. DD does get a lot out of them. She was (and still is ) a tomboy. She can now at least act like a little girl when needed (ie church). Many systems do a lot of comunity work such as going to nursing homes, animal shelters etc. Just like all little league teams aare not bad neither are all pareants. You just need to do a lot of leg work and find the good ones. BTW the pageant DD went to nationals...In the pageant she won to qualify to go to nationals she beat 2 "big name girls" from the very glitzy pageants. I kept DD away from the nastiness of these 2 women who were so upset their daughters didn't the went after the director and the judges (verbally). I believe they were banned for "life" from this system. DD also participates in gymnastics and soccer. If she wanted to drop pageants then we would no questions asked. Her stuff would soon go up on E bay and that would be that.

Kathi, they're made of felt. I'll bet the craft foam would work too. Hey Mingo, I'll bet you really want some Crocs now! You're missing out on the CADDDs (way to much to type again lol). We saw "The Bank Job".. slow start, but it was a really good movie. True story too so now I've got to look it up on line to find out more. Outback was delicious. DD will want to eat there on her birthday most likely so we'll be going back next week. Oh, the torture! haha....