LOL, Taryn, well now I try to come in now and then, right now I am on break from trying to get hundreds of plants in as well as a couple thousand bulbs,, have 122 roses to finish planting,hmmm seems endless,but oh so enjoyable,, pond is still going in but getting close,,they have been stacking rocks along the edges I helped set a couple of boulders in the middle yesterday,,, inside,,hmmmm, hehehehe We are working on it,, we do have a May deadline however, thats when the magazine comes to do its shoot,,,I have the actual roof finished other then a couple of planters the guys need to stack, Spent Saturday with Andrew, he has been working for NASA all summer mapping mars,, makes me feel,,makes me feel old ,,somedays,, okay okay more happy that they have all been growing into such nice young men,, well I have to get my butt back outside and get my cliffside planted little by little,, HUgs Girl Mary

kk...everyone in this family is so I hope he loves books as much as we do. Now to find the darn things ! orchid..he is turning out to be just like DH was with our kids...love at first sight...I am so glad . oakley you got that right ! ! Aj and tj, thank you ! I can't wait to get up there ....

Susie - I am also happy to hear tha Acme settled. It had to be unnerving to think what all the possible outcomes may have been. AND good luck with the packing! It will all be worth it in the end, just keep your eye on the prize! Annie - happy farming! Maybe it is time to teach Elery how to fix fences, muck stalls, etc. If all else fails, teach him to can! LOL! Melissa - more power to you. I am NOT a camper so I shudder to think of taking a 2 year old camping. Hope you enjoy your outdoorsy time with your sister though! Linda I am still sending healing thoughts your way - hope Frank is back to his old self soon. Dedtired - have a blast at George's! You have to let me know how it is (well, I know it will be FAB, but tell me what everyone ordered LOL) And good luck with the carpeting - maybe you opted for the eggplant or chartreuse instead and it will be a huge surprise! We are laying low tonight. It was supposed to be "Dive In" Movie night at our pool, but it is raining, so I think it will be cancelled. That means the boys have a Spongebob Marathon in the works and DH and I will watch a non-kid appropriate movie in peace (I think he got Role Models, but I'm not sure). Tomorrow we aer going to MD to see my mom for her birthday. Sunday I am camping out on the computer to buy Brewfest Tix as soon as they go on sale - it sold out really fast last year (less than 24 hours) and promises to sell out just as fast this year. THen it is of to the car show (classic Corvettes, oh yippee) and hopefully getting the last of the moulding cut to finish the trim in the batroom. I won't bore you with the whole story here, but since last Sat, my entire bathroom was unexpectedly gutted and rebuilt. I ended up drywalling, spackling, sanding and painting into the wee hours several days this past week. Hope everyone has a wonderful and safe weekend! Alexa

this is why we prefer to plant trees in dormancy .. so there are no leaves to fall off ... severe transplant shock ... refer to teh link.. and discuss how you planted yours .. including how small a pot this large tree was in.. based on your small diameter hole ... https://sites.google.com/site/tnarboretum/Home/planting-a-tree-or-shrub if you perfect watering.. so the roots start working.. there is a good chance it will releaf .. you ask if you should replace it .. well.. with what...??? .. if it wasnt a good time to plant.. then how are you going to plant a replacement ... did you get this from a good nursery ..... or BBStore??? ... i might wait and see if i could save it.. until they get their fall shipments.. and replace it them ... if you got it from a nursery.. ask them their suggestion ... never forget. .. just becasue you buy it.. doesnt mean it the best time to plant ... it took me killing a lot of things.. to learn to HOLD THEM OVER... until the next proper planting season ... i might have just put the pot in bright shade .. and waited until fall ... of course.. people in places that get 400 inches of rain and one sunny day a year .. and call 72 a heatwave.. do things all year.. that we cant get away with .... ken