Luckily, not many of them will be left when JS will put them on sale :-) I also have too many for my small garden. I do not think it will stop me though... I bought amazingly nice bulbs at a fantastic price at Costco this year. Many nice varieties including some Orienpets. I just know that I will not be able to resist next year if they will have something new...

thanks guys. shortly after taking the pic, the weather shifted violently. 60mph wind gusts and hail. I hauled ass and got my plants under cover. I think I was fast enough, none of them died. but I love how the universe conspires to keep me on my toes. and my family makes fun of me for so frequently going out to check on them.

Become a devout practitioner of a non-mainstream religion (or any religion at all, for that matter, but particularly one that isn't one of the "Big Five") Be disabled by chronic illness by the age of 23 and still be at 38 Get married (who'd want me? I sure lucked out) and STAY married for 14 years (some relatives were literally laying wagers at my wedding reception as to whether we'd hold out a year) Graduate second in my class at culinary school and almost twenty years later forget (or just not bother) to eat for days at a time if not naggedreminded Decorate a room that anyone but me liked Not obsess and constantly torture myself about my weight Buy a fixer-upper house and bully ;-) my DH into learning how to fix-'er-up! Drive a station wagon (how dorky can you get!)

It looks great! In fact, picture perfect....keep going. And send your DD over here! I wish I had an artsy craftsy daughter! I have two sportsy girls (not a scrapbooking/painting/decorating bone in their bodies). It used to make me madly crazy when it was book report time--they would throw some pics on a cardboard piece and proclaim they were done. I would have spent 10 hours on something like that as a kid LOL. It probably drove MY mom crazy (she was doctor and couldn't care less about art!) The Quiet Moments color looks really nice--just a teaser I know, but can't wait to see the finished product...then are you done?