Yeah Heidi ~~~ Thanks for hosting this fun swap this month. You got us all started on a creative roll & the packages were awesome. Thanks again, Heidi! Spring is ramping up quickly here in WA, so I am going to be a lurker and probably not play for awhile. Any day it is milder & not too rainy I'm outside if at all possible before I work in the late afternoon. If I get ahead now it pays off all summer long not only in our gardens, but especially in the high visibility camp gardens that have a huge weed bank. Our mulching works as long as no one else digs in there. A water leak last month led to a backhoe digging & you can imagine that mess with our rocky soil. The mostly fist or bigger sized rocks are now back on top. I'm thinking I'm going to just let a groundcover spread over them after I meander them a bit. I had made a nice stack & edging for the bike parking... At home hubby mowed the lawn Sunday afternoon, so now it's an even bright green. Our son has taken advantage of the dry afternoons working on blowing the driveway of fir needles & cedar debris. That reduces the muddy gravel a lot if we can keep up. I went to a plant swap on Saturday & stuffed the Suburban with lots of plants for camp. Most exciting was the hen & chicks for my hubby's topiary project he saw in a library book I checked out for him. See, gardening is c-a-t-c-h-i-n-g. We have lots of moss for stuffing the wire frame! The native Indian plum is about to bloom. Once I smell that fragrance it's officially spring for me here & the race is on! Happy almost Spring, Corrine

Hey April Birthdays -- HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU ALL! I hope you are enjoying your month. And best of all, the month isn't over and at least one of us still needs to get some out yet! That would be me :) Alwaysagarden, could you drop me an email with addresses? Or someone. I remember getting an email that said to save it and um, well, I failed. I have kinda been a bit lost. I've been working full time for 3 months now and job will probably last another 2 months at least. I'm not used to full time. It puts a big cramp in my old routine! I love part time where there was actually time for email, internet, hobbies! And now garden time is approaching FAST! I recently found a fantastic variety of commercial seeds which surprized me -- at a local feed store! I can't wait to get back there! And I really feel a deep NEED to spend some time at the nurseries in town!!! And this job is depriving me of my addiction! Actually I'm just kidding. So glad to have the job to have the money to spend. Anyway, I haven't posted much but you April birthdays are on my mind and will do what i can soon.

Hi, Sorry for the delay in posting! Vicky's package arrived several days ago, and I've had no time to post! I've been so busy! Plus, everyone's always using my laptop! I have to wait in line to use it. ;) Vicky sent~ Cute Christmas mug, Candle set (3 yummy Vanilla candles in ceramic 'crocks') and a garden tool (claw), package of green tea, cute teaspoon, mug warmer (that plugs in your computer) and keeps that hot chocolate steamy! ;) Butterfly (that has a hanger)- very pretty tin, almost 'stained' with hints of green. Also, a '09 calendar (In the garden), plus some seeds- sweet marjoram, organic tomato, dill, chives! And an IOU for a RED hen and chick! I LOVE those! Thanks so much Vicky for such a nice package! I LOVE everything you sent! I have one of the vanilla candles burning right now, and it smells so good! Hugs, Deb

Page Kit Swap Hi all! I would like to invite you to participate in a page kit swap. We will do this in groups of 4, so that you only need to make 5 layouts. I will be keeping one. I have a list of suggested kits below. Please e-mail me with your preference. DUE DATE: September 22nd (your kits need to be received by this date) Kits need to have most of following items in them: 2 pieces of card stock 2 pieces of patterned paper (2 complementary or 2 of the same) 1 page topper 1 sticker sheet 2 diecuts 2 extras (punchies, paper piecing, paper dolls, etc.) KITS: GROUP 1: camping fishing hiking Christmas GROUP 2: Thanksgiving Easter school boy GROUP 3: Valentines day girl zoo vacation GROUP 4: baby 4th of July fall park GROUP 5: Halloween Birthday 1st day of school toddler GROUP 6: Bar-B-Q Spring park Water fun GROUP 7: back yard fun best friends road trip Grandparents Email me with your pick and I will let you know what I have you down for.