Gosh, it was so nice to get out. I must have the best neighbors in the world, they cut our grass and took care of our yard, it was just emerald green. My hibiscus were in full bloom, if it weren't for all the weeds in my flowerbeds, you would not even know I have not been there since the end of September. I hope we can go back in a few weeks and I can dig up my desert rose and plumeria. Should I dig up the siam ruby bananas? They just love it down there, and so do the siam tulips. The only plants I lost are the brugmansia plants that I moved into full sun. I just do not think Texas heat is the same as Florida. I lost every plant I moved into the sun, I think it is just too hot here to put anything in full sun except bouganvilla. Barbra

Thanks for the advice guys, I appreciate it... the reason the picture I posted here is 104K is because photobucket resized it... the original is 1.32 MB. It is the same size as photos I've posted successfully to the forum on other computers... the same size as other photos that is why I think the problem is with this computer and the way it is dealing with file size... this is the only computer I have this problem on! I will play with Irfanview. I just realized something... apparently, before on my old machine (and on other computers) they are being converted to a smaller size automatically... here's what I mean Here's a link to a thread I posted over a year ago about a vacuum that a friend restored for me.... the pictures of the machine itself and the guy resoring it for me are all under 300K on the forum itself, but they are still on my memory card and they are all about 1330K on my memory card and I never changed anything about them. Is there some kind of setting where the computer automatically reduces them that I don't know about? The size posted on that thread is definitely sufficient, but it seems now that I have to make them much smaller (in size).... I still have those same pictures on my memory card and they will not post unless I reduce them significanly (I can tell whether or not something is going to post by doing preview mode, so I don't have to submit a new thread thread when I test something) Any help would be adored and appreciated... I think I'm just missing some setting or something.... I've not changed anything on the camera itself, and even if I had, the old pictures that I posted before should still post with no problem and they don't.... thanks :o) Here is a link that might be useful: Previous thread

Wanted to add a couple study help suggestions. I made old fashioned 5x7 flash cards for my drugs that I needed to study for each unit. Of course this was pre-anything as far as all the gadgets that you can carry around now . I will say that the act of looking up the material and writing it down is in itself a way of studying. I carried the cards around with me and used them at free times...when I was sitting in line, at the pool with the kids, on the kitchen table as I did laundry etc. I have a good visual memory and when I took a test I could " see " the cards . It was an amazing tool. The other tip is to get all of the Nursing Journals at the library and copy the articles that will be in your syllabus for each semester. Print them out and sit with them and do the quizzes at the end of each article. Journals write like the inst. teach and they also ask the questions in the format that the school will use. All tests are in multiple choice with 4 answers. Two will be completely wrong and 2 will be ALMOST the same. The trick is to answer as many questions in articles and study guide books, you can buy them when you get ready for state boards, and get used to the format. There are only so many questions and believe me the instructors many times use the ones from the articles almost verbatim. When you read the articles most of them are set up as case studies. You will have person X and he/she has Y and the RN came into the room and " what was the prudent NURSING " thing to do ? Also what did the RN do FIRST ? You will see this time and time again. Remember it. You are not the Dr and even though one of the answers is the right thing to do the NURSE can't do it. Also you remember so much better when you can think of Mrs C who was SOB ( short of breath) and had a DX ( diagnosis) of CHF ( congestive heart failure). Now the best tip of all. When you take a test remember what I said.... there are going to be 4 answers. DO NOT look at them . Read the question and answer it in your head. Now go down and quickly find the answer that matches what you KNOW to be right. Choose it and move on. DO NOT change the answer after you mark it because just maybe one of the other answers sounds good too....gotcha...don't fall for that. If you are really well prepared you won't fall for that trick. Please do contact me any time. I loved nursing school and did a lot of tutoring and help sessions with those students who were willing to work hard. It is an exciting time and I know you will do well. Ask away and I will be glad to help. You can email me through GW. c

Can't wait for you to get here. Is Koko coming too? My Sadie is about the same size and I'm sure they would get along, Sadie doesn't do much besides take naps.LOL See ya soon. Aunt Net