Varieties that are cold hardy and rated "excellent" for flavor: Jersey, Blueray, Patriot, Spartan, Hardy Blue, Blue Crop, Nelson, Friendship. Jersey has a smaller berry and is the one for blueberry muffins. All of those I listed should be very suitable for Idaho. If you want to give 5-6 plants, I suggest that you give 5-6 different varieties. That way she can see which one she likes the best, just in case she decides to add more plants later.

Susan, they make cameras for the computer and we use Skype? to talk to/see my dh's family in St. Louis. It is really fun and cameras are really cheap. We went to Reno yesterday for the whitewater kayak festival. We watched some great kayakers compete. My dh could have paddled with Eric Jackson (maker of Jackson kayaks) last weekend but passed to spend day with dd at her softball games. I could not believe he passed that chance. Oh well. Anyhoo, it was sunny with a bit of a breeze but not enough to ruin the day at all. There is this fun race and the runners dress up in funny costumes. There were Avatars, Kiss band, pregnant whitetrash, and one group was Tiger and Jesse James (they were funny). The winner was Sigfriend and Roy. They had hoolahoops and tossed these really big stuffed white tires through the loops. At end of race they have to run through this huge muddy area and get hosed off as they cross the finish line. We ate at Circus Circus buffet and played in the arcade. My dh and dd could not win a thing, little ds 9yr won everything he tried. Lots of fun. It was a great pre-mothers day for me. Today is kind overcast and I rather just do nothing, dh keeps wanting to buy me something but I don't want anything, really. So happy mothers day to each and every one of us. And also to anyone who is not a mom but mothers someone, even if a pup or kitten. And to those who have lost their mothers, they are only gone in body but never in spirit.

What a wonderful and thoughtful thing you are doing. I love the decorated photo mats. (Wish my nieces and nephews would think of something similar...for me!)

Thanks for the info..I will definately put it in the joint. In the back of my brain I think I new better about using the joints..guess I had to learn the hard way!!! I have tried to wrap wire but am not very good at it yet (ya I know, I'll get better!!!) d3bbi- thank you for the link, I'll take a gander at it!! calamity- I think your right about loving to do it!!I do get frustrated with it though cause it like you say not as instant!! everyone- thank you again for the compliments...I will give them..I just gotta put them rings on there. How in the world do you guys hold the iron, the wire, the loop and the solder all at the same time??????????????????