I did not see his green sapote, but his McDill white sapote was covered with softball sized fruit! I've got a list of nurseries still to visit but these guys made an excellent start. At Exotica it took all my will not to pull a chair up to the sample table and start feasting. At Papaya Tree, Alex had a pineapple/lemon tropical guava that so permeated my sinuses I can still smell it. I dont know about mail order, but walking in was a treat. -Ethan

Oh my Raven, that's so much troubles. It's a good thing that you your DH is handy. Many that I know just aren't. I mean, I know about home fixin' more than they do. Believe it or not, each time I hear problems our city have in apartments, I'm so glad I am settled in a home. Not to mention, my mortgage is so much less than renting a one-bedroom apartment. I have tools & gadgets that my neighbors often come by to borrow instead of investing one themselves. When I moved from an apartment to a home with lawns/yards, the first tool set I purchased was gardening tools. Being a first time homeowner, I had no idea of all the tools I would need for maintain the lawns & yards. I looked up for a moving sale and contacted the homeowners to see if they had gardening tools for sale. I then dealt with them for all the gardening tools that they had. They gave me so many extras, it was quite a good deal. I had all I needed for years. There were tools that I wouldn't have thought I'd need them. Of course later on, I was glad I had the tools to complete the job. Home ownership can be a pain but it also has its own benefits and rewards.

SD11 is the one who feels she needs to look after her mum. She's not coming to stay for a week yet, but my guess is that she eventually will. SD13 has always taken care of SD11 (from when they were little, like 3 and 5 yrs old) and SD11 will probably get a surprise when she doesn't have SD13 there for her. But at first it will be great because BM will probably spoil SD11 on those days to reward her for staying. So we'll see what will happen.

Patti, glad to hear your hubby is home. We have had a week like this, too. We went south for the holiday and came home early. Put hubby in the hospital on Tuesday. His lungs were filled with fluid. Now he is on 4 meds. Went to the heart doctor today. His office call was $175.00. In time he will be back to normal.. Sure keeps a person hopping. He has to go in and have his blood checked every day for 2 weeks. I am sure we will be back to normal soon. Susie