Thanks! NCnana: I'm right there with you about the bugs! I'm dying to bring in a bunch of my sunflowers for this evening, but am still trying to figure out a way to de-bug them! DD suggested Windex (LOL!) OA, I bought the last they had or I'd go get some more and mail them to you. But, DH hasn't seen them yet. If they look too much like Texas or Texas Longhorn stuff (University of Oklahoma's arch rivals) to him, I may send you these. No offense meant towards any Texas people here . . . it's just a football rivelry thing (LOL!). I once won the grand prize at a big Fall art event we went to locally. It was a handcarved and painted longhorn (cattle, not team) chair, made by a well New Mexico artist, and DH wanted me to let someone else have it! The chair ran almost $800, and I like it. It looks great in our Western guest room, where DH doesn't have to look at it every day ;^D . . . men and their footballs teams! Here's the chair BTW:

Lynne, thanks for the reminder to get to TJ Maxx this season. I didn't think there was one near me, then my neighbor told me about one in a nearby town. I've been wanting to go look. I also wanted to tell you that your angels are so neat too. One of those would sure look good in a tablescape too I'll bet. Luvs

Congratulations Grandma! Do you have other gkids besides Jake and Mio? I couldn't stand it if ALL my gkids lived so far away. Looking forward to pictures of your new little angel. We just had twin girls born on October 7, so I know how elated you are!

And, why take the chance of something bad happening no matter how infinitesimal it may be? The info that was up gave the child's full name, grade level which also gives readers her age, teacher's name, school name and the address of the school. With that a stranger could easily gain the child's trust. Odds are nothing would happen, but I always feel better to err on the side of caution especially when young children are involved. Edit to add that I think this is a great project for the kids to do. It'll teach them about geography among other things in a fun and engaging way that book learning just doesn't offer. It's just the address being public that was the issue in my mind. I'm thinking of including some photos of wildlife I've taken around my property and some photos of the area where I live so that the kids can get an idea of what N. California looks like. I think I might just be more excited than the kids - brings me back to the days when I worked at a local elementary school before retiring!