I'm looking forward to all of them. But mostly Abby's Angel, Rachel and Little Carol. I have Dream Come True waiting for a spot in the garden. I've heard very good things about this rose from Frank B. and am excited to see it get established. I also got Veteran's Honor, on my must have list for a number of years now. It is already planted since it didn't break dormacy and is starting to push already, as if it had been there years. I'm getting a bunch of others as well such as Lady Bren, Leading Lady and some Hybrid singles that I'm looking forward to.

bmock, Actually, it came in one of those hydro container things (yuck!). I came home and immediately put it in something else. Inna, Thank you *blushes* This time last year, I didn't have any houseplants. I tried my hand at growing some and thought it'd never be successful. After a couple of plant stands and figuring out which part of our apartment serves the best location for plants, I've got quite the circle of plant friends. :) Planto

Hard to say how the dog will react. Mine did not like it at all. He was 6 at the time. He was so insecure thinking we no longer loved him (would not get out of my lap!), that we were replacing him, that he would be cast off that he would have nothing to do with the puppy. It was sad to watch him ignore the new dog and he continued to treat him that way for the next 12 years. He remained alpha which was good, at least he didn't have to fight for that title because the new dog was by nature very passive. It's best to know from whoever has the dog you plan on adopting if they think the dog has an aggressive or passive personality. Our dogs never fought but if the new dog was aggressive then they may have. When my older dog got to the age where he could no longer keep up on walks it became increasingly more difficult for us because we didn't want the older dog to feel the sadness of being slower. It wasn't fair to the younger dog who needed longer walks. As the disparity grew we were forced to take them on separate walks. That took up more time. When our first dog got to be really old we weren't able to go places anymore because he needed to be looked after 24 hrs a day. That went on for a couple years which meant the younger one stayed at home a lot too. I would never have two dogs again so far apart in age. I have to say though, when it was time for our dog to leave us I did find a lot of comfort having another dog...an heir and a spare. ;-) He made the pain a little less severe. Now he's elderly and slowing down. After taking the back seat all those years to a more dominant dog I want him to live out his remaining time feeling like he is finally the most important dog in the world to us. And he's is loving the attention. The difference between my situation and yours is that you have young children and I don't have any. I would be concerned that a 4 yr old would still be too young not to pester your first dog as he ages. Dogs don't like to be bothered when they're older and children might be nipped at if they aren't taught by the parents to respect the elderly dog's space. So maybe having a younger dog to romp around with would be a good idea for your children. They can focus their high energy on the young dog, allowing the other dog to watch but not be expected to participate. But I wouldn't wait any longer.

Wow on facebook today I found Steve's LS Frosted Mint that I stole from him, dressed like Batman, stolen and claimed to be someone else's. You will find it in American Hosta Society on facebook. Ripped off!!! Darn.