Josh, I am not sure why the pic on Glasshouse's site is so pink. Mine looks like the pic posted above. All of my species hipps are from Glasshouse--it was the only place where I could get a selection at a price I could afford. They are really friendly and sometimes they may be able to send you something not offered on their site. The plants are starter size so you probably won't get blooms the first year, but seeing how fast you can get the bulbs to size up is part of the fun--the first flowers on something new is more exciting than something you know is going to bloom without fail every year.

While you are traveling with the cats, take special care, as you will be encountering severe heat, after leaving NC, that continues to get hotter, the farther you go, coming down, (asuming I-85 to I-20 and across.) Be sure you don't leave them in the car, in direct sun, without fully open windows (partially open in good shade), and then, for only a few minutes. Janie, I am from Turtle Island, but I was born in Indiana, and my true "home" is in the Blue Ridge Mountains, the land of the ancients. I have lived or traveled in most of the US, save the northwestern states, and a few Canadian border states, and lived in Europe for about 3 yrs. There are only a few places hotter than Texas, in the US, and all of them are in the Southwestern deserts. (grin) Carrie, we all live where we feel comfortable, and most of the time, that is dictated by origin or occupation. Perfectly ok, for those who find the heat tolerable. (It helps to have some living space, like you do, though, even if it is getting more crowded over there.) Barb, you will like San Antonio pretty well, save for the heat. Air conditioning was invented for Texas. (currently in the low 90's, with 70% humidity. Typically hitting 100 degs.+ by July 1.) The worst part is it is still 85 degs. at daybreak, in peak heat. Of course, Miami gets pretty bad in the summer also, due to the humidity, although night ocean breezes help a lot, there.

we have rocks, they are just ground up really tiny and called sand LOL! Rocks and cupcakes, now those are trades! Jim is as excited as I am about the rocks. Forgot Lisa on my list! How did that happen? Ya`ll weren`t gonna tell me either, they are my cupcakes, mine! all mine! I`ll share. Lisa: cupcakes FOR: whatever you want!, take it all! What can I dig up out of the yard for you? Tally HO!

I'll come out of hiding with my bit to add. I lived in San Antonio briefly, 20 some years ago, with my now longtime ex; if memory serves, he was stationed at Ft Sam Houston. Since he, too, was going thru some sort of officer's introductory course and we were on to Colorado next, we did not live on base. While I am sure much has changed since I lived there, I can tell you SA is HOT much of the time, so if your family lives off base, find someplace with pool privileges. Be careful, too, as the worst sunburns of my pale life I got from the broiling sun on Texas beaches where people drive, and park, their cars like some beach tailgate. Exterminators come year round as it doesn't get cold enough to kill what our NE winters will. The people are incredibly nice and friendly. As a matter of fact, when passing an oncoming car and the driver lifts a finger off the steering wheel, it is a friendly wave and not what two, just out of college, born & bred eastcoasters thought it was... Yummy yummy Tex-Mex food all over, too--living in TX and CO influenced my cooking style and meal choices permanently. Take advantage of your time visiting and soak up all the Southwestern culture you can--museums, galleries, restaurants (did i mention the food?) and even the touristy stuff, like the Alamo and the Riverwalk. When I was living the military spouse life, we always did our px and commissary shopping on the air force bases in the area instead of the army shops. Years ago, the joke was that the army spent its budget on bombs and troops and funded the bases with what was left over, but the air force did it in reverse, knowing they could get more funding for the hard-core stuff. Don't know if that is still true.