Tell your Godson it looks great, I would plant it in a larger pot with drainage holes and good draining potting mix, I would also pinch the top where the new leaves are starting so the plant doesnt get to leggy. Be careful how you introduce it to the sun, I never keep mine in direct sun otherwise they burn. I'm in NY. I'm sure others will come along with more advice, You could also post this over in the house plant forum for advice. I treat mine as houseplants. Christine

Thank you! I asked one of my japanese friends to have a look at it and she said it had a japanese atmosphere... hmm The basin is granite... I bought it really cheap. thanks/Henrik

Today we got a money order. It was dated 1/9/09 so she bought it AFTER she said she fed ex'd it to her mom. Whatever! It was for the full amount of the past due medical bills, minus the $5 because she said she found an error. It was $363.92... but she still hasn't paid for November & December's bills. I'm not complaining, just noting the irony that she'll subtract $5 but still owes nearly $100 on the medical, $1,000 to the attorney and $1,800 in support (DH was adding them all together when he said $3,000) Consequences? They don't want to put parents in jail. I guess as a last resort, they will. The papers she was served with say right on it that she can be put in jail or pay a fine. That is probably why she paid. She still owes $1,000 to the attorney. I guess now she is supposedly working. She had gotten a job for a major package delivery company over the holidays and was trying to keep it secret. She apparently is still working there, IF she isn't lying. Who knows? When DH told her he lost his insurance, she said she would see about putting SD on her insurance but right now she's on COBRA until she's hired full time. It didn't sound right to me so I don't know if I believe ANYTHING the woman says. Of course, I didn't believe she would pay but she did. We'll see what she has to say about the attorney's fees. Oh, her wedding that she asked me to bake a cake for???? She told SD that she won't be able to get married this year after all because she has no money, she has to pay child support. (yeah.. again, it's our fault!) She doesn't mention to SD that she's still married to her big sister's daddy. I had a heart to heart with SD tonight and told her that I don't know what she's being told but I have NOTHING to do with the court case. (her mom told her she was served with papers from me and DH) I told her that we didn't 'steal' her from her mom, her mom decided to move away and 'gave' her to us. (her mom keeps telling her we took her away from her mom and won't give her back) I told her that we are not trying to keep her from her mom, in fact... DH is having to 'force' BM to pick her up herself, that her mom wants grandma to come get her but we know SD wants her mom to so that is why DH is making her. (BM was telling SD that we are trying to keep her from going over there) and I told her that if her mom calls, I answer the phone and give it to her ALWAYS. (her mom has been telling her that she calls but we won't answer the phone because we are trying to keep SD from her) I also told her that her mom is her mom and nothing is ever going to change that. I told her that I'm sorry she has been hurt and that it hurts me to see her suffer and that it hurts me even more when she treats me badly, like it's my fault for what her mom is doing. She was crying and looked over to me and broke down even more, telling me how sorry she is for being mean to me all the time. I told her that I understand why she does it but that it's not okay to treat someone bad and expect them to be nice to her. I told her how I raised my kids to treat others the way you want to be treated and when she treats me bad, then that's how I think she wants me to treat her. I told her I don't want to treat her like that, I want her to be happy here, that all we want is for her to be healthy, happy and be the best her she can be. She came over and we hugged, I told her I love her and she said sorry again. I have to admit, it was emotionally draining for me because we've had talks like this before.. never this emotional, but she always reverts back to treating me like crap when she comes back from her mom. (I do have issues with trusting her after we've been through this so many times & I do get hurt when she goes back to treating me badly) I didn't bad mouth her mom at all, but I did tell her what the truth is and I told her that I won't lie to her, if she wants the truth... she can ask me and even if she might not like the answer, I won't lie. I'm pretty sure she already knows the truth about her mom... after all, she knows her mom WAY better than I ever will.

Hi Murrywoods, I agree with Palimpset. If you post a propoed layout it would really help. Also, besides the dark hardwood floors and white Chantilly Lace cabinets, what other elements were you planning on using from our kitchen? Ex. Layout, pendants over an island, etc? It would really help us to advise you.