Hi all, back from a wonderful trip to Dallas to visit our son and daughter in law. I have never been to Texas and although a nice enough trip, I don't think I could ever find myself living there. I like my own small town. The kids bought a new house and we were able to see it as they closed the day after we arrived. Big and roomy. I also was honored to have my dil ask me to help her do some baby shower registering. Can't believe our children survived their younger years looking at all the things new parents seem to require. LOL I was pretty overwhelmed and Kelly was too. So much to choose from. A break is a good idea. Shirley, you must be exhausted after all you have done the past few months. Glad the break was suggested. With the weather staying cold for way too long, I am way behind in gardening. I plan to go buy some tomato, cucumbers, and squash plants as it is kind of late to start from seed. Thankfully, my schedule is getting back to normal at work. I am working the first three days of one week, then the last three days of the other resulting in a week off. I like that. :) Hope everyone is having a great weekend so far, Margo

Hey Heidi, I will be watching and joining in. Looking forward to it. Margo

Emily - what general area of California? Northern CA, Bay Area, Southern, Central Valley or Sierra's (east)???? No worries about re-establishing your garden here, there are ALWAYS local plant trades, fantastic nurseries and - even though you can't accept plant items from others in this group - there are a lot of us Californians who'll just send you stuff :-) . This .GOV California site has info about what you have to do if you're moving and want to bring houseplants into CA with you (e.g always grown in sterile soil, what houseplants are prohibited no matter what, how to get things inspected FAQs and more).

I'll plan on September. My daughter graduates from high school in 6 weeks. 2 Easter Egg Hunts in April--one at church and one at work. My oldest daughter is going to South America for 2 weeks this summer. Wednesday it was 73 degrees and today they're predicting 1-5" of snow. What a wild ride life is! I'm attempting to sprout pepper seeds in my kitchen window. I can always hope! Heidi 2019 FOTESS HOSTESS January.....Ruth Z February.....Melinda (Melinda Hagen) March .... Lisa (PaperFinch) April ..... May.....Annie (canyonwind) June ... Jeanne July ... Faye August September - Heidi October - Maggie November - Margo December .... Shirley (brittneysgran)