Well the storm is over, we got 7 1/2 inches of rain, but it soaked in pretty fast so no flooding where I live, but closer to town there was flooding and alot of tree damage and things blowing around.60 mile an hour winds came thru Wed and Thurs. Power outage too, but now fishes are fine I did have to let water out of pond so it wouldn't overflow 2 times but overall we did really well, Further South they were not that lucky. Thanks for all prayers and wishes

Carol, Yes, well, it is hard not to hang out with cops since I'm married to one. (Grinning) You know, living here along the Red River, I am shocked by how many fugitives from Texas make a run for the river just trying to get to Oklahoma. I wonder if they think that law and order stops at the Texas bank of the Red River? Our local law enforcement officers do a great job of setting up and stopping those fugitives when they cross over into OK. I don't know if I could get them to help me lasso some onions though. I just wanted you to know that if your onions escaped and went on the lam, we'd be ready and waiting for them. I'm glad you have them firmly under control. They raised our forecast low from 24 to 26, but I covered up everything anyway. I expect we'll be colder than 26 so I just thought it was better safe than sorry. Last night we were below freezing for 9 hours, so if I had any glimmer of hope that some of those baby plums would survive, that's all over now. Larry, I can relate. Our entire property is a creek hollow in a low-lying river valley. After we'd lived here about a decade, I actually found our creek and creek hollow on a map and learned it is called Dry Hollow Creek. I guess that is where our low-lying area differs from yours....you stay wet and we stay ridiculously dry. I just wish we valley dwellers were cooler in summer since we have to put up with being colder in fall through spring, but it just doesn't work out that way, does it? We have friends who live up on a high ridge near us, and all of them have white limestone rocks, so I guess I'm probably better off in a creek hollow, where my worst enemy is dense, red clay. I think it is easier to amend clay than to dig out a million rocks. We have a lawn overseeded with winter rye and if you walk on it while it is frozen, you damage the grass and it turns black. Today we have black footprints all over the place because we were out early while the temperatures still were below freezing. This morning we went to the Lowe's in Ardmore and, well, let's just say that either someone didn't cover up the tomato transplants well enough, or it got so cold there that the row cover (which I could see piled up in a big pile near the cashier's station in the outdoor garden center) didn't protect the tomato plants from freezing. The ones on the top row, which were the ones in big 5" peat pots, were badly frozen and the ones on lower shelves were in various stages of suffering and dying. If they don't do a better job of covering up plants tonight, they won't have many tomato plants to sell tomorrow. Let's hope everyone's plants make it through tonight and tomorrow night. At our house, tomorrow night looks pretty good---I think they're saying 37 degrees. That doesn't mean I'll be out putting tomatoes in the ground tomorrow, but now I can start watching the calendar, checking the soil temps and plotting and planning for "the day". I have a feeling the weather is going to make tomato-planting more challenging this year than last. Dawn

I love the rug and think it is perfect. I also love the idea of window treatment like in the thread johnmarie posted. Perfect for your room! Not a fan of scarves here either. The green pillow suggestions sounds good and would look nice with your rug. Your sofa and rug compliment each other. The right pillows will really make it pop. Pull the end table on the left out closer to the front of the sofa. We need some lamps, do you have a style you like? Do you have room to pull the sofa out for a narrow sofa table behind it? Just a thought. Take the green plant off the table on the right and try it on the floor next to the right of the couch. Just some thoughts.

well, sort of good news--the folks across the garden sold their apt, identical nearly to ours, for the price we want in 3 days!! they had a broker, which means it will be slower for us--if it only takes 3 days, it seems the apt. will sell itself mostly, and why pay $27,000 to the broker? That's a lot of money! And since we're trading up, we'd have to roll that into the new mortgage, which means we'd be paying interest on it. I think I'll try to take a day off this week, now that the deadlines have calmed down, and get more done before the ad goes in for Sat & Sun in the NYTimes. SadieSadie, what nice words and thoughts! Brenda, I *know* you were a wreck--but you came out the other side. That's why you're an inspiration. We had a bday party today for DS (turning 8); getting ready was so easy, and cleaning the rooms was really fast, now that all the junk is out of the way. The place nearly feels ready. Tomorrow I have to: -take down the shoe&backpack shelves for deep storage -reinstall the transom -sand down the threshold of the linen closet, so the door will shut -reinstall the shower-curtain rod & shower curtain in the big bathroom -clean off the brand-spankin'-new tub surround in the big bath And if I can splurge in terms of time, I'll put in the shower dispenser there!