Hello, I am not sure what it is yet I have similar things growing from an never blooming Orchid plant - bought on cheap sale rack at Lowe's 2 yrs ago-- it has a few leaves and after a summer on the porch it looks good and gives me hope--poor thing is hopeless Just love our interesting world of plants...never boring !! Looking forward to some warmth here in MA -from a freezing snowy winter to a cold wet Spring with a few beautiful day tossed in as teasers-Tulips coming up happy little guys....

Everybody's been so busy! I've been working on putting up a greenhouse, which includes clearing and leveling a spot, cutting trees and branches, driving rebar, making a frame, and the like, plus gathering seeds(it's going to be a tropical-type greenhouse) for when it gets time to sow them, and also putting up one for my mother, since she bought the materials for mine(sweet, huh? lol). I've also been researching, potting up cuttings I've received(12 so far this week) and Hoya seeds from Sue(THANK YOU!!!), and caring for 4 children under the age of 9(not to mention the husband who sometimes ACTS like he is 9 LOL). And I have still found time to come on here and read all these great posts! Oh, almost forgot to mention the rearranging of the Hoyas- I put up a new shelf in the master bath that gets lots of good light, so I've been moving and rearranging all 80 or so plants to put the Hoyas where they will do the best and the rest where they will survive. Sorry, but the Hoyas get that prime real estate! I do keep most of my plants in the house(which ultimately means a lot more work for me) because I live in an apartment complex with a LOT of latch-key children and unsupervised children, and when I first moved here I had planted a lot outside and had several pots sitting outside in my flower bed, but they were DESTROYED by the neighborhood kids and a couple of adults. I'm not risking it with my Hoya babies! I have a really nasty cactus and a large agave with huge terminal spines out there now. Is that mean? lol I really can't wait to move onto our property, and how sad is it that I put up a greenhouse before a real house? My addiction is showing!!!

Life has been nutty since Oct. I'm sure me turning 40 on the 3rd of Jan didn't contribute to that at all, LOL. Seriously, one of my friends was being sexually harrassed on her job, which was in our church and this led to several people including myself leaving and looking for a new church. I had a tumor removed from my foot the 30th of October and they lied when they say foot surgery is no big deal. Warren's Mother became ill again in Nov and died in Dec. All of the church mess was in January. January also led to more responsibilities at work with no end in sight. Don't get me wrong I'm happy I have a job. Mother has had flu like symptoms most of the Winter. She's having some cyst removed Monday and Warren will take her for me. He's having a Basal Cell Carcinoma removed on the 26th. You know when it rains it poors! Mother will keep the chief DIVA for spring break. There's no telling what they will get into.... This link should take you to 2 pictures, 1 of my friend Lauren and the other of my cousin Hailey in their B'day garb I made them. As always, Cheryl I count on you missing me. You are a great cyber friend. Susan Here is a link that might be useful: Pictures

He's not a bad guy....just lazy but ONLY when it comes to doing things he doesn't like. If it's something like yard work or cooking he'll do it all day long! I guess hinting just doesn't work with him. You have to be direct and to the point. You have to tell him what you wanthim to do. COmplaining about it or making reference to it is pointless. Once I started giving out direct orders he started getting on it. I was just worried I'd look like Wifezilla if I started barking orders left and right but it would appear that's what gets him hopping.