Hello Jim and Sheila... Lee from Schaumburg. I'll... Trying in vain to find a field clump of H. Sultana... would you have ten or more divisions to sell ? Or trade... Or any info about getting that many from someone you can recommend... That is quite a collection you have... Saw it on the Hallsons forum... Would love to see it someday .Thank you so much. Lee

Actually, I have a ton of trees all around and behind my house. We lost two large pines to a tornado a couple of months ago so I got my veterinarian who has a landscaping biz to plant these things called "thuja green giant" trees. They are really very lovely (and expensive) but post virtual tour. The couple who looked on Tuesday said the house was "dated" By the way no comments about the interstate and it was rush hour when they were here. Agent has done a ton of marketing to other agents, I too have business cards, laminated with a picture of my house and he even laminated the multi color flyers which remind me of a sales flyer for a World Wide Wrestling match - very coloful, only slightly tacky with colorful boxes and pictures oh yeah, and folks can pick up their very own CD with the visual tour on it when they come in the house. I don't understand "dated" - that one always mystifies me. I am usually much more specific to my agent. Like there is no off street parking and it's in Maine for gosh sakes! The snow plow will cover up my husband's Mini he'll never find it until the snow melts. Of course you should see the fixer upper - and I use that term very loosely - that I was smitten with in Maine. Now it's my husband's turn to compromise. Oh, and it's not near an interstate.

I wasn't "mentally" ready to let DS start staying home by himself after school, but I did what I had to do. Texas doesn't have a "legal age" law. I evaluated whether I thought DS was ready; not whether I was ready. I consulted X (even though I did not need his permission) and we both agreed DS was ready to stay home for 3 hours in the afternoons by himself. He was 1 month away from turning 11. For the most part, he has handled the responsibility really well. He even called me because the UPS guy knocked on the door and he was scared to open it. LOL! If you think DD is ready, then that is your decision. Chances are, nothing will come of this latest threat, but if it does, you are within your legal parental rights to make that decision for your daughter during your custody period. THEY are the ones who have time-and-time-again proven to make bad decisions (like SM attacking you). They would basically be fighting their own reputations in court. They seem, to me, like wounded animals. You know how when a cat is hurt, it swipes and hisses at anything that tries to help it? Why would they keep on swiping at you when they JUST got overnight visits and SM visits back? They are only hurting themselves by continuing their petty behavior when they should be grateful. They really want to go for full custody when, until recently, they couldn't even have an overnight? Seems really stupid and futile on their part, and a judge would see that too. As far as riding in the front seat, check your state's laws on that, too. A lot of the things we hear are just recommendations and even change all the time. If there is a LAW in your state that says children have to ride in the back seat until a certain age, that's one thing. But if it's just a recommendation from some stupid research firm, or non-elected government agency acting as though they have authorities they don't have, then just blow it off and tell BD you checked the laws in your state and it is perfectly legal.

Only an idiot would do this and I speak from experience. Many years ago, I hopped on my son's bike and took my Afghan hound for a run. Bad move, a very stupidly bad move. She bolted, I was thrown from the bike and had a major concussion. It was like a soap opera. I had amnesia. To this very day I can't tell you my name...just kidding... but I lost three days of my life. This happened on a Monday night and two days before I had bought a room size braided rug at John Wanamakers for the new house we had just moved into. After my fall, I walked into the living room and gasped..where did this rug come from? So , no a very bad idea. Another tragic story concerning dogs and accidents.....my very best friend from age 13 and a big animal lover too had a mastiff who weighed 160 pounds. About four years ago she took the dog out at midnight and the dog pulled her over and she smashed her head on the walk. She was unconscious for a few hours, came to and her husband took her to the hospital. Over these last years her condition deteriorated into Parkinsons and a year ago she was put into a home and last month had a feeding tube put in. She is flat on her back and cannot speak. So people , be careful with your dogs.