Oh I am so glad I am not the only one busy busy, I feel like I cant keep up BUT that is cause I just lost a week with K being sick...AND my computer is still down, so this month has been LOOONNG.....not to mention I have had 6 Dr apts, which ALWAYS end up taking most of the day. I have wintersown 70 containers, and I plan on working on them again tomorrow. I have sat here for days working on packing seeds, and fixing my trade page. I have come to the conclusion there is NO easy way to keep track of haves and wants....LOL I have also been working on a game, and the two pinata boxes, answering emails, and messages....going to basketball games for my son, shopping for the kids to go to a dance, (which was last Friday night, and went well) shopping for seeds, YES, I bought seeds....and sooo much more...life is too busy..tee hee Ok, I was soo excited to see that there is a MUCH better selection of seeds out this season, anyone else agree ?? Last year here, they were mostly commons...and Burpee has a lot of their newer seeds here in the stores. Sooo, would ya like to hear what I found ?? Ok, Ill tell ya...Stevia ( SO excited about this one, now if I can get it to grow), cucumber lemon, BES vine spanish eyes, sunflower hybrid, Amaranthus Chestnut Plumes, Casper Pumpkin, Basil Siam Queen ( licorice scented), Calendula sunshades mix, and Tomato Yellow Pear. Soo, what cha think ?? Have you found any "gotta have " seeds on the racks ?? Angie, I moved away from the south because of those severe HOT, cant breath or move days...I honestly dont miss it at all. We use to have to let the kids play outside till 9 am, then inside all day....and let them outside after 7 pm. Well, that is what I have been doing...How is everyone ?? I miss talking with you, and would love to hear how everyone is !! Hugs Kym

Necia, Thanks for the holiday grand plan--reminded me of the Flylady site. If I were that energetic, I'd never have time to be on here playing! LOL Glad you found us over here, and hope you will come by often. I peek in at the Home Dec forum to see what's going on every now and then, but haven't posted there much. I know there are allot of dishaholics there too, so please encourage them to come share their tablescapes, vignettes, shopping finds, even YS and TS finds here with us. We like doing that to keep us busy between the holidays. Iowagirl, thanks for posting all those sites for Necia. Those were the ones I used too, thanks to everyone's pointing me in that direction. You were much more tech savy than we were, we just centered the graphic on Word, printed it out, then traced a circle on with an upside down 7" clear bowl and cut it out. LOL Your way sounds way more "professional". ;o) I think they make really cute Fall and Winter gifts, and if you want to give something more, they could be included in a movie night basket. Just include some sodas, candies, and a Dvd. Wrap some clear cello around the basket and add a big rag strip fabric bow. Since I already did the Jiffy Pop last year, I need to figure out something else for this year for four of my neighbors. I'm thinking about either a Christmas garden stake or maybe a wreath or sign to hang somewhere. I'm open to ideas if anyone has one to share. Oh, before I forget, look at the Jiffy Pop post on crafts too, one of the gals made them and some candy bar covers that are so cute. Luvs

The magnifier sconces and the garden maze pictures are from Leslie Elliott Interiors in Tulsa, OK. They are very similar to the Anthropology sconces but larger. The iron plate that attaches to the wall measures 30 inches by 2.5 inches. The diameter of the magnifier is almost 13 inches. There is a picture below. Hope this helps. The background of the garden maze pictures is a lighter color of Lenox Tan. I will post a picture of it next to Lenox Tan.

Frankly, this quickee adoption story makes no sense. In an earlier post on this subject, Firemanswife said "We live in Nevada". Since there's no mention of crossing State lines to attend adoption procedings elsewhere, we can only assume they took place somewhere in Nevada. However, here's an interesting quote from the Nevada Statute on adoption proceedings: NRS127.150 "....No order or decree of adoption may be made until after the child has lived 6 months in the home of Petitioners." To put our minds at ease, perhaps Firemanswife can tell us how "Petitioners" circumvented that part of the statute. Of course I'm probably missing something...