Last fall while I was digging the garlic beds, DS collected lots and lots of earthworms and we started 4 worm buckets (for a cub scout project). They were earthworms, not compost worms, so they were slower to digest stuff than they might have been, but he still got a kick out of it. Last weekend the kids hijacked my potato planting, DD wanted to plant her spring bulbs and DS wanted to harvest his worms. After DD planted her bulbs, DS went around puting worms into the loose soil over the bulbs so they would have an extra boost. When DD realized what he was doing she had a fit! "Eeeeuuuwww, I hate worms!" He was very offended, giving her a lecture on how good it was to have worms in the garden. He also would have dug his worms back up, if I had let him. Last year we planted our spare tomato seedlings at my mom's house, in a new raised planter. DS put a handful of worms at the base of very tom that went in the ground. As far as he is concerned, the worms are more important than the castings! ;-) Catherine, mom to 8-yo b/g twins

Lorax, Did you get rain last night? Finally some sprinkles here on Merritt Island. Not nearly enough to make my plants perk up though. I'm getting tired of dragging the hose or homer buckets all over the yard to water everything. I feel like we live in the dust(sand) bowl. For the last 4 weeks, on my way home from work in Orlando it rains on me until I get to the 528/520 exit and mysteriously it stops. So frustrating! I'm leaving my car windows down and getting in the pool so I can bring on the rain JuJu. Hopefully today it will work. The clouds look promising.

Thanks Tammy. I finally got my seeds the other day. I don't know what the problem was in the shipping of them the first time but they finally arrived. I am very happy with what I recieved. Hopefully there will not be any problems next time. Sorry I am so late in posting but we are in the middle of moving and I have had a few computer problems. Thanks again. Kathy

Yes. That truck's switch is at the back of the master cylinder connected to a T fitting under the vehicle. Bad idea. It was subject to road damage,ice,water, and half the time the plactic top where the wires connect would crack and leak. Brake lights would usually stay on because the fuild was on both sides of the diaphragm. My 53 chev had the same setup. Hard to put a switch on the peddle when it comes up from the floor. Haven't looked at the truck but my chev had a momentary spring loaded switch bolted to the transmission case. A 2 inch lever was pushed back by the shift linkage as it was put into reverse for the backup lights. Was looking at the manual for my truck and it had optional air brakes or vacumm boost. Brakes on this thing are standard. Good thing, i guess. Got a phone call this morning. No idea who this guy is or how he got my number but he offered me $2000.00 for my truck. Thought about it. NOT. I haven't heard it run on all 8 and haven't even taken it for a hoot down the road. I'm starting to like that old girl. It's a good looking truck. give you an idea of how long it sat. I found a 1 inch round 6 foot tall poplar growing out of the moss on the wooden box where it connects to the deck. Been snowing now for 48 hours so have to cut more wood. Mind you it seems to warm up when it snows. It's only -13C. pretty nice outside. The old lady wants butter tarts and short bread for christmas so i'll guess i'll get at it and keep her happy. She comes home friday night.