thanks, everyone ... your thoughts and comments were read after I thought and thought about it ... and around 6am this morning - decided, what do *I* want?? not who will get mad, who will say I should do this or that .. blah blah blah

I'z gotz lotz of work to do ... I rather read Kay's endeavors - they are more interesting than what I'm doing!!

OH ... yes - decided to move back to Beaver Dam ... got some awesome support there from friends - that want me in their life ... I have lots of friends, but I always feel like I'm 'in the way' ... because it's 'just me' .. not a couple (does that make sense)??

I gotta lean on yous while I do this - and keep it hush-hush around here .. they all think I'll be staying here .. but I can't handle the heat or living in the tin-condo another summer ... and the new place .. CENTRAL AIR ... w/washer and dryer and all appliances (dishwasher and mike) ... sounds like alot for me and then I think of Kay and worry about how she's going thru all of this with the farm!! ...

Sandy - I LOVE the snake pix!! ... when you look *fast* at Kay's pic of the cage for her brood ... doesn't it look like a humongous snake in the foreground??

Frank!! where the heck is Frank??

Tricia - keep sending that warm weather our way ... we just had rain and sent it over to Jenn in Ohio ... Sandy had it first ..

sorry about your discomfort, Renee ... if you have 'coffee' filters would be less expensive ... and they would help with the stone catching...

p.s. ... nothing is every easy or *works* for me .. so, I'm just going to wing-it and get outta here ...