I suppose I shouldn't even be answering this. My kids were born when I was 37 and 39....which isn't really that late. But......the only regret I have (if you can call it a regret, because I absolutely love my children and would do it all over again) is that for me, it was difficult to come up with the energy needed. Maybe it was worse for me because I have fibromyalgia, but its been pretty hard to keep up. I fear that their memories of me will be of me being tired all the time. They were about 8 and 10 when I started through a horrible perimenopause......that I feel like I'm still going through. A HUGE concern I would have if having a child later than 40 is that I wouldn't live long enough....to enjoy them in their 20s and 30s, and their children. Plus......our eggs after 40 aren't always the most viable.

This last January amidst several months of other health issues, I had a molar crown fall off. I experienced no pain from the tooth despite the fact that the tooth was exposed for over a week from the missing crown. Having just started a new job, I had to find a new dentist that was accepted by my dental policy. I went in and told the dentist that I just needed my old crown re-cemented on. The dentist said that would be a liability to him if the cement didn't hold and I choked on it so I agreed to a root canal and new crown. Ever since the root canal, the tooth has ached. I went back a month later and told the doctor that it hurts to eat, touch my face or brush my teeth. He said the tooth must have cracked and that I need an implant which involves four months without a tooth on that side of my mouth. And of course additional cost done by another dental specialist that I will have to absorb. I said no. I'm furious. Because I've been seeing a half a dozen doctors for my other health issues and having a number of test that require me to take time off from my new job, I have not been willing to take even more time off to go back to the dentist. He told me he would talk to the dentist who did the root canal and get back to me. Which he never did. I have an appointment with the dentist office for a cleaning next week and will have to deal with whatever the next step might be then. Jodi-

Guyground, the Little Limes are very nice shrubs (tons of blooms last year!), but I was a bit disappointed that the color was more of a dark cream vs the pure white of Limelight. When the blooms changed to pink, it was a weird dirty pink color. I'm hoping the Firelights can give me the white blooms I want and a more vibrant pink color as fall approaches.

My dad was a house painter part time his whole working life and FT after he retired, and he swore by BM, so that's what I've always used. And then I fell in love with F&B Duck Green, and no BM color even came close, so I got the F&B Duck Green and painted my kitchen cabinets that color. I never thought that BM Aura would be surpassed, let alone by a mile, but I think F&B is a vastly superior product, and I'll use it again, maybe not for a project like, say the exterior of my house, that would be too pricey, but for a room, I could justify the cost. Regarding number of coats, I always do three, I don't think any paint covers properly with just two coats, especially in high traffic/usage areas.