Hi all. I'm Laura, Eric's sister. I would like to thank you for all the help. I've been sort of shy about jumping in but I've been doing a lot of reading of posts. Lots of great info. I've always wanted a pond but never thought I'd get one. Eric has been a great help [instigator]with ideas for the pond. If spring doesn't come soon Eric will have increased the pond's size twice over!!! Really it's been fun to plan but hard to see what it will look like seeing the snow covers it and all it looks like is a slight dip in the yard.