I guess the inconsistent weather we have here, and the lack of distinct seasons, confuses the butterflies, if that is possible. I think you mentioned a while back Missherry, that the cats/eggs I found, seemed to be showing up a little late in the season. I wonder if "late babies" occur more often in certain zones. I think i will feed them, take them out, open the reptarium and let them decide, heck, the two times I have offered them freedom, they stayed put, but it was right before we ended up getting that wintery mix, and a little bit of snow. Maybe they sensed the harsh weather that was coming and decided they would rather stay inside until it passed, I will let ya'll know what happens. I kind of hope they don't leave, lol, knowing that I gave them the opportunity to take off and they passed it up would make me feel much better about keeping them indoors. Thanks Oh, Missherry, on a different note, I ended up bringing the sulphur cats in before the snow came. I only found two, and they looked absolutely frozen solid when I found them to bring them in. I thought they were dead, but after they warmed up, they started eating like crazy, they move a LOT faster than the GSTs, lol, I guess that isn't saying much. I found out they really like to wander before they pupate, lol, and they don't seem to purge before so you have a heads up either, unless i just missed it. ANyway, I went to clean their cages and change their food, and opened one of the cages and could not find the cat, ANYWHERE, i kept looking and looking, and he was gone, I was shocked, i really do not know how he even managed to escape, he must have shimmied through those tiny little spaces in the top of the critter cage. I looked high and low and could not find him anywhere, at this point I was looking on the bottom of my shoe because I thought I must have accidentally squished him, I finally found him all the way at the other end of the large room i had them in, on the leg of a chair, I think he was going to pupate there, lol, I could not believe he just left, haha, I have never had a gst do that, this cat went clear across the room. I finally got him to crawl on a stick and got him back into a critter cage and he pupated last night. I was lucky enough to catch him in the process, which was kind of neat. I couldnt believe the way he was suspended in the air, i thought he was attached in a sling like the gsts but after he pupated it looked like only the bottom of his body was attached, and i do not see a sling. Do you know how long these guys stay in pupa? I am hoping they are just a tad bit more predictable than the gsts, so I will know what to expect.

Thanks for your replies! These aren't things "I" have to have... most of these came from a thread from about 3 years ago and I wanted to eliminate things that are unnecessary or overkill which I know is quite a few. Allison, I apologize for the length. I, many times, have opened loooong posts and quickly returned to the main page. Thanks for coming back. ;) David - I should have removed Cat 7 from the list. Electrician already told me he uses Cat 5. You're right they were copied, that's why they don't make sense. As far as expense, if I pre-wire for many of these will that cut down a lot on the price initially? I should have added that in my first post. This is a whole house remodel and addition, and unfortunately we won't have a garage anymore, just a storage area, so the outlet for the extra refrigerator will be in the laundry room. I'm deleting extras now. I thought the 4 light switches were a bit much myself. Thanks for your help.

I recently purchased bilateral hearing aids from Costco.....loved that the hearing specialist is not on commission and that I can try them for 90 days and get a full refund if not satisfied. I tried getting aids thru the audiologist and the price was $6000. For the newest technology and comparable aids at Costco I paid $2000. I love them and cannot imagine being without them.....and I have only had them for ten days. I go in Monday for a recheck and will have some fine tuning done is necessary. I have also had really good service from the optical department. I have had my last two pair of glasses made there even though I used an opthmalogist instead of their optician.

Thanks Lisa, Erin, Dianalo, Flwrs, and Nini. Marcolo--I still keep looking at my pics over and over again noticing how different my chosen Jac/Coffee Brown mix looks. I take it your floors aren't white oak. What are they? I don't know if I'd recognize a green undertone in wood or not. I hope mine doesn't have it. I could easily see reds or yellows, but didn't even think to look for greens. And LOL about the big bowl!