As you may know Colvos Creek only has one gallon and up for redwoods in the online price list (dating from spring) but other conifer species in 4" pots are listed also. Looks like an opportunity for discounted purchasing of their stock is coming up soon. From their web site: JANUARY GREEN SALE Friday-Sunday, January 29-31 at our Country Store location, 20211 Vashon Hwy. SW, about 1 mile south of town, near the corner of SW 204th St. Our complete selection of plants from around the world will be there, all at 30% OFF.

Well, it was a long long weekend, but we did a lot of talking. Things seem to be more at peace here. We sat down and set some guide lines as to rules for ALL of the kids! What will be tolerated and what wont be. The first and most important rule was it was to be understood that this is my home too, and she may not have to "like" me right now but she has to show me some sort of respect...i.e. not yelling at me or when I tell her not to do something do it anyway (and BD letting her). We have a list of things, I sat down and said this is what I want and expect and he did the same. We compromised on things (BIG BIG DEAL FOR HIM), he did give in on 3 really really big things that where putting me over the edge. More having to do with his ex-wife, that right there made me so at peace I was willing to work with SD and her diva attitude. BM called here last night at 10pm and we were all in bed sleeping we had been up since 5am fishing and having family day with my parents. This was something we discussed, that there are appropriate times for her to call so he can speak to his daughter (they are out of the state on vacation) but this happens all the time. He calmly said look we are all in bed sleeping and you know she (that's me) has him (my son) in bed, please respect her enough not to call after 9 because that's his bed time. Well, she wanted to cop attitude saying I was just calling to let you speak to your daughter I can't help it there's a time difference where we are right now, if it's a problem then I just wont call. He gave it back to her, telling her that she was being a b*tch and was over reacting, that if he called her really late at night she would be just as mad. That just don't call so late, that's all he asked. This made me smile, because this was the first time he stuck up for what I wanted in my home. No one in either family call's past 8 unless important because that's bedtime routine, teeth bath's stories and relax time, no one wants to hear the phone ring and people blabbing when your trying to relax to go to bed. ~ Steppin_out and as for your comment, I do agree that running away doesn't solve anything. BUT when you allow a 4 year old into your home and one who acts like this one, it is different I wasn't allowed to say ANYTHING when it came to her. I have a 3 year old who didn't understand why she could run and scream and throw fits just because but he would get into trouble when he did the things she was doing. You can shape a 4 year old this is true but you have to be able to be ALLOWED to do so! It is different when your children are at the age that they can understand what is going on, but at 3 they do not. "why is it when daddy comes over to play with me she throws a fit and he goes to her, it must be ok to do that to get attention." When we are being sued every year for this and that, and she wants up to pay for her name to be changed back to her maiden name, she wants him to have supervised visits because she refuses to follow there original visitation agreements, this is a problem. What her little girl gets more because she was born first then the one I am giving birth to in 3 months this is a problem. She keeps asking for more money because she started going to back to school and now has to pay tuition, she has no bills because she and her two kids live at home with her parents along with the man she was cheating on my STBH with. There is no daycare because she works part-time at night and school is at night so her mom watch's the kids while she is gone. There is no rent, car payment, groceries. Her only bill is her cellphone and tuition. Tell me why I should want to have my family do without because she is one of those women who wants money money money! So don't call people sad and pathetic when you don't know the entire story. I would never walkout on my 3 year old because of his temper tantrums but I would discipline him accordingly! When it isn't your child that aspect goes out the window.

Do you all think this is a crazy idea? I spent most of the day rearranging the furniture. Took the 2 IKEA bookcases away from the dresser side and tried them as headboards--sort of. Thought I was on to something brilliant until I discovered/remembered that one is the older model which had slightly thicker sides and so stands about one inch higher than the . Argh! (I moved the beds closer to each other which my husband likes. Will likely look for 2 adjustable lamps.) I know we could go get another of the newer style, but I don't know about how far the beds stick out from the wall now. Not that we were using that middle space, though. P.S. Yes, all of our curtains hang too high. We need a handyman to adjust them as my husband and I are incapable of hanging anything correctly. (Especially when not all the draperies are exactly the same length.)

Loading photos has been a big problem on Houzz for weeks. Sorry you had trouble. But they are up now and look really great. I love that highboy dresser! Is that an antique? Sure is pretty.