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I am so excited to see the plants fill in! The driftwood on the left has a hole in the bottom that the fishy likes to go through. He really spends a lot of time hanging out on the pothos roots. Please excuse the algae.

EDIT FOR UPDATE****

Thank you everyone for telling me what I needed to hear! I really just needed to hear it from other people to build up some courage to do it.
: my mom is (58f) stepdad’s(62m) For those who asked.
My husband (31m) and I (30f) told her we were not going to co-sign on the loan. Mostly because of our small business dealing with a break-in.
She took it really well and didn’t try to guilt me. I didn’t think she would but I did expect her to ask again or just not text me for a couple of days. They are going to have to share her car for now and luckily are in Walking distance to many things.

My mom typically only responds with one worded messages so I knew when she started asking me about my puppy that she would need a favor.
I watched my mom dodge payday loans and bills my entire childhood. Left my first car with her when I moved out just for her to default on the payment AND the taxes (which caused my license to be suspended) she also filed for bankruptcy a couple of years ago. I just can’t handle this anymore. Part of me feels that I owe her because in a lot of ways, she did everything she knew how to do in order to break a really bad cycle in our family. But I am fairly confident that if I co-sign on this loan I will end up being the one to pay it back.
I’m not sure if I want advice or if I just need to scream at the void.
TLDR: my mom wants money I don’t think she can pay back. Not sure how to proceed.

US zone 8a. There was originally a giant oak, but it came down during hurricane Helene. I have been racking my brain trying to decide what to plant here (sans rock, they will be gone soon)

I’m looking for opinions on what everyone would personally plant if it was their driveway and why.
I’ve considered everything from large fruit tree or several small ones to a large evergreen or nut tree.

My only personal requirement is that it be beneficial in someway. Either food for ourselves or food for wild life. The line is just a cable line and seems unaffected by other trees that touch it (line guys confirmed it’s safe) the tree behind it is a pecan tree that unfortunately has to come down.
I’d love to know what everyone would do! I know I can plant “whatever I want” but I’m just so indecisive.

3 cups flour
2 1/4 tsp active yeast
1 tbs sugar
1 tsp salt -mix together
Add
1 cup whole milk
1 egg
1/4 cup melted butter
Mix loosely and let sit 10 minutes.
Knead for ten minutes on a floured surface and let rise in an oiled bowl for an hour or until mass has doubled.
Turn out onto oiled surface and press out air gently before separating dough into 12 pieces.
Pull the edges into the center to make the final shape. Place in oiled cooking tray and let rise again until double (30 minutes-an hour)
Bake at 375 for about twenty minutes.
I makes a lot of dough so I also have some rolls cold fermenting in the fridge for tomorrow 😆

I’m still working on the name.. but for now I need opinions on how I could make this fairy cage more realistic/better. I have a ton of wire and I have a thicker gauge that is also shinier. Suggestions welcome!!
Pic five is a moth wing cape thing (very fun to wear) with my costume seen on six (still sewing) and I even have dragonfly glasses!

We are considering putting our Goober into training classes. He’s pretty stereotypical for a frenchie but is also very smart which poses its own challenges.
The biggest issue we have with him is leash aggression towards dogs and growling/barking at kids when they come into our store. He doesn’t have access to people from behind the counter and mostly ignores them.
The reason I’m making this post is because I’ve hit a walll on what I can teach him. He does well with place training and can do all the tricks! But he needs something I can’t offer him.
I’d love to hear from other frenchie owners on what routes they took for training, and how long it took them to see results with hourly trainings or even board training.
Tldr: frenchie has dog leash aggression, want training recommendations and personal stories on successs and failures.