I don't imagine she would mind me sharing her email of what she has been up to. Here it is... "we are fine, LOL yes, been crazy busy here, as usual LOL my 2 are growing like crazy!! LOL i started winter sowing late, so i "winter sowing" them in the house!! it started out as an accident! Imagine that!! LOL and i have some tomato sprouts and a bell pepper sprout so far! LOL boy am i late this year!! LOL still home schooling the kids, and we got a new puppy, she's a yorkie, she won't get any bigger than 4 lbs. funny thing about that, we have a samoyed husky, a chihuahua (we rescued from a puppy mill) and now her, all different sizes!@! LOL and they all 3 play together well. **big smile** How has this winter been treating you? i hope well!! **big smile** has spring shown any signs of showing up in your neck of the woods?? i sure hope so :') it sure was nice to hear from you, that's for sure!! **big smile** i'll have to check in at the conversation side sometime. once in a great while i do LOL and sometimes just as a lurker LOL seeing if there's anything new going on. LOL Hugz ~medo" Hopefully she can and will check in here herself sometime a little later. I can't imagine her being a lurker and not posting. She is usually pretty wordy and adds a lot here, always in a nice way. Sue

The plant in the picture looks a lot like a Scott #1; I've seen the Scott #1, but the specimens I saw were somewhat smaller than this one. I read that Agristarts was looking for a name for the Scott #1; perhaps they decided on "Aurora". Is this a plant you have or did you get the picture from someone else? LariAnn Here is a link that might be useful: Aroidia Research

Hi Marian, I emailed you!! Sorry I've been out of it! Still Love ya, Joyce

Im here, Im here. I have been lurking. Thank you so much for thinking of me. My daughter did come last Friday evening as she had met my middle daughter in DC and rode to my house with her (middle daughter and her husband and baby). We had a nice dinner (miracle because I don't cook) then youngest daughter stayed overnight. I think she looked good although her sister said she looked "just ok". The next day we went to the eye dr. for exam and glasses. When the glasses came in my daughter and her "boyfriend" came to my office to pick them up. We have talked once or twice and I am cautiously optomistic. Im almost afraid to believe she is clean because I don't think I can take the impact it would have if she isn't. She answered an ad for a radio station doing a variety of things but has not heard from them. Im sure there were hundreds of applicants. So, she is really not doing anything during the day and I so want to just say to her"get off your behind and find a job". I could go on and on but Im trying hard to limit the time I spend obsessing about what if and if only etc. On a positive note I have invited 5 single lady friends to a luncheon at my house this Sunday. I am trying to enjoy each occasion as it arises I so miss doing special things for the little holidays. When my husband was alive I always decorated etc for every holiday. I even bought new red dishes for this Sunday. Thank you again for thinking of us and I just know your prayers have helped. Satine