Although the mat looks clean & dry, maybe there are trace minerals on it from footwear. In any case, you should invite that butterfly in!

wow these all sound like awesome baskets! i got my basket from Vina and wow! i am floored and don't quite know where to start. there were ladyfinger cookies, chocolate marshmallow eggs, chocolate truffles, and adorable chicken statue for the garden wearing red galoshes lol, a really cute test tube vase for the window, a chili pepper (which i am going to convert to a christmas ornament for the veggie patch section of the tree ), soap shape dlike a garden fairy that is too cute to use, a picture book of here comes peter cottontail, eggs filled with candy, all nestled in gold ribbon and wrapped in pictures her kids colored!!!! so cute and what a great idea. there were also bleeding heart plats, an adorable bunny shaped tin filled with seeds and a cool blue and green shell bracelet (and i have the perfect hippie skirt to go with it), and a red peony!!! i think the easter bunny probably got a hernia carrying this to my house LOL. ooo and a flower notebook and a cute card signed by all. thank you so much and tell billy and taylor i loved their coloring. i am smoothing one of them out and hanging it on my office door :) little dog came home safe and sound-- exhausted and extra dirty, but better than she usually is after one of these excursions. thank you all for your support! and now, for bingo! bonnet lamb quack tulip Bonus word 'cause it's friday: columbine* Bonus word becasue little dog came home :): polliwog for those of you who missed it, the person who gets the most bonus words gets a prize too :) how are the bingo boards? anyone close? i need to go through and mark all the lists i have. hope everyone has a great weekend :)

Hi Sherry! There are a couple of other Sherry's here too! Now that you've been welcomed, pull up a chair, and tell us about yourself. Do you have pets? Did you bring muffins, or chips? (I have a salty tooth).

WOW, your design is AWESOME!!! I can't believe I hadn't seen this thread a few weeks ago. I was searching for something else and stumbled in here to this thread. apdnj, I'm curious about something. Why don't you build the poolhouse and outdoor fireplace with the pool? I can't speak for other builders but I always cut my prices on these upgrades when I'm building the pool at the same time as opposed to coming back and doing them at a later date when I charge my standard asking price. Here's a link to a thread for another member who was asking about outdoor living areas like yours. I build some brutally affordable cabana's that although not nearly as beautiful as Chris's rendering usually will get a buyer to purchase. Thanks for supporting the industry with your pool purchase!!! See ya, Kelly Here is a link that might be useful: outdoor living ideas