I have found the motherlode of women's heavy-duty work pants at Goodwill--I've never had such a great array of stuff to work in! $3.50 a pair!!!!! I'll usually get men's light to med-weight denim workshirts and Henley's at WM for $3 to $5 on sale---they are PERFECT! When I shop at Martin's for groceries, I bump into all the professionals and Hoity-Toities from Wintergreen. I've practically given up smiling or nodding--they must think I'm homeless...and smiling back is off the radar for most of them. GUFFAW! (I never realized how much I had to yet learn when I was THEIR age! They'll have their turn at the Blackboard of Life, also.)

I think your tree will be fine during your absence; maybe lower the temp a little, but not more than 5 degrees. The misting is not so important except for controlling dust which mites love. I can't tell the size of your dead branch; but it looks pretty small. Branches that size most often die back from getting too dry, or too hot (from sun, lights, etc); if you pruned it back to the nearest leaf node that is green, you have done what you can. If you want to worry some about your plant while you are gone, I guess it won't hurt anything; but it won't help either. Enjoy your trip

@fortyseven_gw Hi Joanne. I'm going to leave the blooms on for just a little longer, as the leaves are starting to feel a lot better than before (they still need a little more time to recover, but they're doing better). If their condition worsens, or they just aren't making progress, I'll remove the blooms. I'm just not ready to part with them if the plant can possibly recover with them:( I've missed the spark of color they bring in, and they're growing quite fast already! @Rosie Wonderful! I took your advice on opening the bag and I feel it's good for the plants to get this fresh air! Yesterday, I left them open from dinner time to when I went to sleep. Left them closed while I slept, all morning, and for most of the afternoon. Just opened them and will probably leave them open until late evening/night time (or until I go to bed) depending on how the leaves feel.

His hair was naturally a light brown/blond which he dyed black. Don't matter, no how, I was in love with him, loved his music, also hated his movies (the exception being BLUE HAWAII) which I watched over 'n over. Drove my mother crazy I'm sure, lol.