Welcome back, big_deck! You will have to post pictures of the progress you are making on your gigantic deck and turtle garden. And of course we can't get enough of Oscar. he-he Bought any good turtles lately?

we been wondering about you. Happy gardening!

I was thinking of you and the turtles the other day!
Take it easy--don't work too hard!

Hey there, Big D. Its great to hear from you again. You must have a case of ESP tho, I was just thinking earlier that you hadn't posted in quite awhile. Hope you have some photos to share soon.
I'm so glad you found a special friend from being on this Forum. Its really a blessing to "connect" with someone and gain special friendships. I believe some people come into your life for a reason.

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I was wondering when you would get back to posting on the forum! Glad you're back...even if for a moment! You'll have to show off pictures of your VERY large deck...they won't believe it!

And who could your penpal be? I wonder! ;-)

Glad everything is rolling along at your house!!! Really want to see some pics of your progress. susie

I thought a turtle ran away with ya, since I hadn't seen a post in quite some time. Glad to see ya reigned that turtle in & came back home.
Vickie

Oh Sis, you trying to give it away! I thougth we were trying to keep it away from our respective spouses :-)

No new turtles to speak of - at least for the garden. I kinda lost a couple of them to falling rocks from the cliff that stands above it, but I will do my plastic surgery (literally) on them and see what results.

My special GJ friend did find a couple of very small turtles that she sent Oscar and I a few weeks ago - named Emily 1 and Emily 2. Oscar keeps Emily 1, since she bent it's spring neck and I keep Emily 2.

Oh my - she turns 3 next week and I really miss her since her mother no longer works for me and she is in Day Care - but that is another set of issues all together! But now she is my bowling buddy - Sunday morning we go to the Cookie Store (Eat'n Park) and if she eats her pancakes (yuk) and bacon, then she gets a Smiley Cookie and then we go bowling.

Funny aside to that. Holly and I were talking the other night about what we were going to get her for her birthday, beside a bike and a ton of other stuff and I asked her if she remembered what or did we get a charm we got for year 3. At birth we got her a sterling silver charm bracelet and have added a new charm according to current interest (last years was a silver drum set as that is what I got her) to give to her when she turns 16 (along with my Jaguar). So Mrs. No said how about a bowling ball? So I get up, go online to see what the options are for a 6 or 8 pound bowling ball and then take the info to her - she looks at me like I just landed from Mars and says something like - I was talking about a bowling CHARM. All I could do is say, Oh.

As a really quick side - I think my 'acting out' stuff is all gone as most of the issues I was dealing with are almost over - AND - my health has returned. Not that I don't think that some of you (not mentioning anyone in particular) over-reacted to what I still think was innocent and humorous.

So, I hope to get a little work done at the office and go home before the rain starts and get at least the lower portion of the deck done before Sunday. We are going to have an Easter Egg hunt for Emily/Oscar and it is going to be on and around the deck.

Last addon here. Last fall she and I planted somewhere around 150 to 250 bulbs. I can't remember and she removed all my identifying markers so I don't know what is where. But, there are at least 125 that have broken ground. Mrs. No (who does not know much about this stuff) said they would never grow because we put them 6 to 8" underground. She is amazed, as are Oscar and I, now that they are popping up and out. Then Mrs. No said they would never bloom, but my new Sis can tell you that at least a couple of them are blooming now - and they seem to be an orange color, at least in overcast light this morning around 6:30. Maybe eventually we'll know what they hell all of them are???

Cya soon!

Welcome back! I thought of you the other day when I bought some tiny turtles for totems.
kathy

Oh no - she turned 3 today. Made me start thinking about how short a time it would be before she goes off to college.

Asked Mimi again tonight if she could live with us.

sigh . . .