Meow! Two boxes arrived today! And Dad told me last night that we were only waiting on one. Well, in his defense, he was pretty drugged up. He came home with a tired achey back, so I slipped some catnip into the margarita he had with dinner. What a combination! It always gets my fur in a tizzy...lol! You've all been great to play with, even you humans weren't too bad! LOL! I need to go take my late-afternoon nap, so I'm going to let my lovely assistant take over and do some accounting. She'll figure out if everyone has received their box or not. If everyone has, then she'll close out the swap. I do have one question before we end though. Would anyone like to meet back here towards the end of the summer and have a perennial swap? I'll host again if so. Let me know, and stay tuned. You never know what's going to happen next! Happy Purring & Slobbering! (had to include the canines, right?) -Bump the Magnificent, otherwise known as His Majesty =========================================================== Now, doesn't that figure? There's work to be done, and "His Majesty" walks off and leaves me to do it! Hiss! Spit! Meowr! Don't you worry, I'll get him! TRUST ME!!! ***sigh*** Meowrr, so you humans need me to tell you if everyone has received their box in this swap? Well, give me a few minutes, and I'll let you know. Let's seee..... Dan sends to dem_pa sent/received ishareflowers sends to poisondartfrog sent/received wispfox sends to lindaruzicka sent/received jlee160 sends to ishareflowers sent/received dem_pa sends to wispfox sent/received gardencraze sends to mchill320 sent/received micyrey sends to jlee160 sent/received poisondartfrog sends to dan_the_mailman sent/received Linda sends to gardencraze sent/received mchill320 sends to micyrey sent/received And there you have it. Everyone sent and received a box of goodies, and I must say, there were some very interesting boxes! Put your paws together and give yourselves a nice round of applause! As Bump mentioned before he ran off (the old goat), we're thinking of hosting a perennial exchange, probably posting it around the first of August with everyone mailing out their boxes towards the end of August or first week of September, which should give all those nice juicy plants plenty of time to settle in before winter comes. What do you think? Wishing you all a happy, fun-filled summer... -Stella, Her Royal Highness

Thanks RockinC, Photo2 and Carol... Photo2 BCSP is in East Liverpool, OH...It's only small part of Little Beaver Creek State and National, Wild and Scenic River...A beautiful park and it never disappoints me for photo opportunites... juanital

Update:buyer's agent called to let me know that Becky had put in an offer on a smaller condo in her price range. She wanted to let me know as there would not be a counter thru my agent~she may be my 'new' agent because of her consideration! *I'm* sad, but happy Becky has found a place within her means. She just couldn't afford to ante up as she needs to 'have a life' also, smart girl. After deliberating on a new listing price for quite awhile, I decided on $424,500, not $422,500. I went back and forth between the two, and the higher amount will give me just a tad more flexibility. In one of my posts I said I would be happy if I could get an offer between $415-$419, but now i'm thinking $410 would be a killer 'deal'! Rorelvr, am I watching my competitors? Like a hawk! Not one of them has dropped their price in the time i've listed~should that be telling me something? My agent figured out price-per sq ft, and i'm way below the others, including upgrades. And yes, I *am* shopping! You should have an email from me. Jrldh, where i'm looking, there are *no* scramblers. Every spec home has sold, and the builder is continuing to build more, with a slight price increase, other builders in the same area, also. This particukiar developer is building in several areas in Austin, as well as Dallas, San Antonio, etc. The season also has something to do with the slowing of the market. Lyfia, what agent would *buy that*? This last buyer's agent was asking for 3%, but it never got far enough along to come up for duscussion. When signing with my agent, it was agreed to be a split, so I don't know how that works if one agent is asking for more. My comps are low compared to other units~many of the others don't even have central air. I've got numerous upgrades, but don't feel I went over-the-top for the market~granite, but not new cabs, just updated with paint and trim. Buyme, i'm sure that happens more than we realize. If I do decide to take mine off the market for awhile, it will be relisted in the spring. It's Austin or bust!!!LOL Bethesdamadman, it's not that cut and dried where a buyer *has* to accept if the asking has been offered, but I haven't a *clue* why. Roselvr, terri, and roselvr, are the experts where technical questions are concerned. If one doesn't have the answer, the other two certainly will. You sound like you 'know your stuff' also. Is the area of law your speciality? Calliope, so true about the emotions involved, but I 'took them off' when I went to bed last night.LOL I don't want to 'play' price games either, but when listing initially, that was the choice(dual pricing)I allowed my agent to make~hey, he's the pro, not me. I'm below the comps also, but that doesn't seem to matter since it's all about the price and what people can afford. I thought when I first listed I was being fair, and still do. Although i'll still be making money when I sell, I don't think of myself as being greedy. it's what the market is or isn't. Sure I could sell at $200K and buyers would be beating down the door, but that isn't realistic. I'm just trying to stay in the market range for my area, even slightly below. There's one condo that has been on the market 65 days and the price hasn't been adjusted once. I don't know the story behind it, but my agent said it isn't a short sale. The best of luck to you, but don't waste the time or effort on open houses. In the long run, it's the agent representing you who comes out ahead. Thanks again for being here everyone! ;o)

I will just add to what others have said in that work incredibly fast and efficiently in destroying a good sized tree (meaning 6-8” diameter). A smaller one doesn’t have a chance. We have a small creek down below us. The closest neighbor to the creek had portions of her pasture flood numerous times. While her DH was alive, he broke up many dams and had trappers come out. After he passed, DH and another neighbor broke up 7 small dams but could not deal with a larger one. She had to have someone come out to work on it. Improved the draining tremendously. You can’t ignore the drainage too long.