Thank you, Laura... such wonderful sentiments! :-) Our weather has been crazy, too... but we half expected it. Last year, we were already laying out soaker hoses and starting to water...and this year, we've gotten so much rain that we're completely saturated! We're just now able to get in and cut grass, and talk about tall! It's hard on the mowers, I'm sure, but what can you do?! If it's grass, it has to be kept mowed at least semi-regularly... and if it's garden beds, they must be kept weeded or the grasses, thistles and other nasties take over! So, we're darned if we do and darned if we don't! Mother's Day was nice... calls from my kids, and the husband made a nice dinner... while I spent the day relaxing, for the most part. There are certain chores that must be done regardless of what day it is, like cleaning and feeding dogs and other animals, but that's no big deal... I have it down to a science! ;-) I finally got the old guy to help me get photos off my camera, so I thought I'd share a few this morning... Here's a mama and her twins... My very best mouser... I call her Vixen! The next generation of excellent mousers... one of Vixen's 3 little ones... Walking from the shade garden area toward the new rose arbor... A young Peony Tree in the dappled shade garden... notice the rambler rose runners everywhere on the ground! Closeup of the flower from the Peony Tree... Another Peony Tree in the front yard... north side... And this is a Trillium that opened white and is turning a pale pink shade. It's among a patch of purple flowered hybrid Trillium I planted several years ago... you can see the mottled leaves of the hybrid... I didn't plant the white one, though... And finally, the first of the Irises are starting! I hope you enjoyed a walk around the yards with me... stick around as all the roses begin blooming and other perennials begin to color the gardens a wonderful rainbow of scented color! Thanks, Al... I can finally view Youtube, but the monitor I'm using has no sound on board... for a girl with a technological genius as a husband, I'm always the last to get upgraded! Would you believe I'm still using Windows XP?! I desperately need an upgrade to Windows 7, which should be coming shortly... when he has time to upgrade me. :-) It's kind of like being the plumber with the leaky toilet handle that sticks, or the barber that doesn't have time to cut his own hair... when you're in the business, you're last in line! :-) It looks to be another gorgeous day... sunny and hot with strong humidity... I may spend some time weeding and edging today, instead of killing myself cutting grass! Hope everyone has a lovely day! And... Happy Gardening!

Moonie- I do agree with you- there's no place like walking thru my gardens- especially now- the huge oak tree over shadowing my little cottage home is turning a brilliant orange & gold & brown against the brilliant blue sky today- what a sight to see! and- the smell is so earthy & delicious! The air smells like fresh clean snow in the early am, just as the sun's coming up- it's been particularly beautiful this fall! I can't believe it- I heard tree frogs out last night- as cold as it was! It's supposed to get warmer this week- I haven't been doing much in my garden- I have a whole trailer full of horse manure mixed with sawdust to start my new Lasagna garden beds... Losing steam I guess... Kasha77

The better answer would be a monitor could work. Not all monitors would work. Most have a 15 pin video connector. You'd need a monitor with a/v inputs AND a/v outputs from the satellite. There are some monitors that have RF inputs, but I'm assuming you're referring to computer monitors rather than video monitors. Possible, but not common. Then there's the issue of audio which will vary by the monitor. So it'll depend on a lot of different variables and there's no one answer. Your simplest and cheapest solution is a cheap tv. If you get one with a stereo headphone jack you could connect some computer speakers (or any speakers for that matter) that would give pretty decent audio. I have a 13" tv in my kitchen and the sound on it is great. I think I paid $99 for it about 10 years ago.

Unfortunately, the Houzz FAQs aren't very useful for the basics. (I'm writing one up and will post it eventually - at least as it pertains to Kitchens). However, there is a "Computer Help" GW Forum that might be able to help. Did you try refreshing the page after signing out (even though it was still spinning)? Do you have a password manager that automatically logs you in to a site when you open it? If so, change the setting for Houzz/GW in the password manager. What browser are you using? It works for me in Firefox & Chrome. . Don't apologize - if you're having issues, others are as well!