my children and i loved the pics!!..it reminded me of when i was a child (we lived on a lake).we called them by saying here duckie duckie duckie (loud and repeatidly)they came from everywhere(on wing and on foot) to eat the bread we had for them...atleast 30 of them! we had alot of babies around but i dont ever remember seeing a black one..how lucky you are to have these precious little ones!! thanks for sharin the pics kathy

PVA primer: Yes...some of them are AMAZINGLY poor at "filling" porous drywall paper & seams. It's funny...many painters think using a high-end primer like 123 or C2-One on new sheetrock is overkill! Dirtex: Hmmmm...some groceries might have it?! It's in most Hdwr. stores product catalogues I believe. I've been ordering it thru ACE for years. Spray-Tex: >>> Determine if your walls are "Granite countertop" smooth, OR "Orange-peel" texture smooth...meaning...the slightly rounded bumps that are sprayed on a wall. >>> No, don't use it on smooth walls. Orange-peel wall texture is so common up here. Just feather-sand your repair flush, and with a lightly damp sponge, clean dust from the area. Smooth-wall spot repair: * This can get a little tricky to be "near-perfect"! * MY way to do it...since the wall is smooth, pretend you're putting on blush! (I'm not talkin' KISS-heavy makeup though!!) * Use an artist-brush, small sponge, wadded-up clean t-shirt or nylons rag...whatever...and just apply HAZY-THIN layers of paint. * Use just light pouncing motions...barely apply ANY paint! * Since so little paint is being applied each time, it'll dry fast. Repeat 3 or 4 times, maybe more..., until color/sheen look even with rest of wall. 3/4" roller...YIKES! * I wouldn't use that! Waaaaay too much nap and roller-texture for a smooth wall. * Get either a Corona, Purdy White-Dove, or Wooster PRO-Dooz......3/8" cover! * Let roller get saturated, and apply paint evenly. Finish a column of paint with a LIGHT/CONTINUOUS CEILING-TO-FLOOR stroke. Then move onto your next "column" of paint. Keep these columns NO wider than 3'. Use 4 roller-loads per column. * You COULD even use a 1/4" Mohair roller, but you'd be reloading constantly. Unless you're practiced at this, stick with a 3/8". Faron

LOL, I know my memory is bad, but I'm sure I've mentioned who I am. Yup, still stuck on this little island. I thought you knew it was me when you asked about the fabric that time (btw without mentioning it to my mom she brought back almost the same dog pattern fabric). Sorry to hear about Necci's website, it was really interesting and nice of Karen to host it. BrattKatt, I've been back for a while now (betcha gonna look up my posts now uh?) lol. Hey Gale, guess you didn't understand my post when I said that I sent you the bottled water for you to try. You must have been saying, who's this lunatic... It's great to see you all again. I remember others but can't remember their user names. I'll try to post more but it seems as if life gets busier as you get older.

I'd go stir crazy being cooped up inside that long. Hope by now it has stopped. Judy