Quick update- I have spent all day/night (literally for the past 13 hrs and it is now almost 1am) fretting over the possible death of my guys; reading and reading and becoming more and more confused between the various websites' info. One thing that has not confused me is the confidence everyone on THIS site has in Al's GM [Al, how r u not mass producing this already?! ;-) ] The current status of my guys are that they r not sitting in water but have received 2 very hot and steamy treatments in my bathroom over the course of the night- i am hoping this will mAke due by supplying SOME semblance of water w/o drowning them.... one website I read mentioned letting the roots dry out??? Again- lil Miss Confused over here :-/ All is (hopefully) not lost bc thru my trusty google search and Turface's website, I've located a dealer who is less than 5 miles from me! :-D I'm emailing the unsuspecting manager tomorrow and hopefully will be able to move forward w/ what seems to be one of the hardest of the materials to find. *fingers crossed* I will admit that altho I have pics, I am simply too embarrassed to post them :( and also have further confused myself by reading mentions of the 5:1:1 mix but out of pure exhaustion have not fully read up on-yet. It sounds like Al's GM works for all of my guys including all of the succulents I have managed to NOT kill (yaaaay me!). From the fellow forum members' posts, sounds like I can find the proper bark and granite supplies at my local Home Depot. Al - I know you are out there somewhere and I thank you for sharing this knowledge with the rest of us newbies!!! Will post again RE: the process!

Here in eastern Massachusetts, we've escaped any significant difficulties. We are not in a flood zone at all and most trees around our property are not in a position to damage the house, maybe the garage, but just a small branch down near the back lot line so far. We are staying in and being productive which has been pleasant. I actually was hoping for more rain than we got. I think I might have gotten 3 or 4 inches only. The local ponds were looking a little low the other day and I have shrubs in the yard that have browned leaves, so the rain has been welcome. Hoping that others have fared as well. Trudi, the only tree that ever came down in our neighborhood in 30 years here, was a willow tree. I've always heard they come down easily. At least they weren't large enough to fall on your house. I imagine you are already thinking about what you are going to plant. :-)

Jerseygirl, not sure if I got the email as I don't remember the link. I have the page open, will check it out. Fly; he was hoping to still go to Mexico (trip was canceled due to surgery 9/22) this spring to fish but that dream was kind of killed a few weeks ago by a phone call he got; which is why I think he's been so in the dumps. Mcmann; yeah we got snow; it's part of the reason why I haven't been online much after we got it. Been trying to clean up as much as I can so that it starts to melt. Whoever plows our street did a horrible job. I can't wait for the snow to melt & my roses to start growing. I so need spring to get here. We saw the Dr on the 9th; had to be the worst visit we've had yet due to the long wait plus the Rad oncologist having some kind of emergency with another patient. He was in and out of the room a few times. Didn't care for the new Fellow he had. The Dr said that nothing lit up; not even the radiation spots; he was amazed at how clean the scan was. After we left, I kicked myself because I forgot to ask one question I'd had written down which was why my hubby's Adam's apple was swollen. I set up a Valentines surprise with our old neighbors; they drove up from TN with their 4 kids. Hubby was very surprised to see them. This was another reason I haven't been online much; had to get my house presentable. With me/us still out 3-4 days a week with appointments that were put aside & with all the snow; stuff was all over. The visit was enough to get him out of his funk.. he's had a pretty good week. Monday he woke up with the swelling worst; it had moved to his jaw. I called the Dr; they scheduled an appointment for Thursday. Of course the Dr called back the next day while I was at my back appointment; hubby didn't ask any of the questions I had. Thursday we saw the radiation machine techs; it's been a while since we last saw them; so that lifted him up. The Dr explained that since the swelling was moving, it was a good sign there was nothing wrong. He wrote a script for massage therapy to get the fluid moving. He said with the neck dissection scar tissue & radiation that fluid that would normally pass through & get absorbed wasn't but it should get better. I let him drive home from Philly; so that I know if he decided to get in his pickup; I know he's physically ok to drive. He hasn't driven since late early November. I'm hoping we can get his physical therapy set up next week. He's still so tired but is trying not to nap during the day because he can't sleep at night. I just hope that he doesn't speak to anyone on the phone that will get him down again.

Good Tuesday afternoon, Jan, just keep focusing on those tee shirts and Bobby's wonderful attitude towards adversity! He is proud of you. Oh, and let's not forget the smile. I would love to see a photo of him someday. xxx...ooo My clinic went well this weekend! I only fell off Casey three times! Seriously, on the second day the entire morning session was bareback. Not just bareback mind you. I had not reins just mane to hold on to. Let me tell you that I have not had but a small handful of bareback rides...short and not so sweet! Bareback in the arena with 7 others we were led around and asked to walk and keep our eyes closed, then TROT and keep our eyes closed! The purpose was for us to really feel everything about the horse beneath us...it's breathing, heartbeat, muscles move, etc. It was really great. We were also taught to do an emergency dismount which I used two times when I lost my balance. The first time I landed on my feet, which is good. The second time I landed on my feet but immediately fell to my knees. That is when the pain began! I pulled a tendon in my knee and it hurt,but I got right back on. The third time I dumped I was sitting on Casey backwards and lying back facing the sky!!!! At one point I simply slid off. LOL I know it sounds crazy but it was all a good experience but I was so happy when the morning session ended. The whole point was for me to get a better idea of what my horse feels like and to communicate with her better. It was very effective. I accomplished things in two days that I never thought possible for example, I was able to move Casey through obstacle like a zig zag pattern backwards without touching her! Amazing. The real clincher here is that I did not know how to do it nor was I told. I had to figure it out! It was a very empowering clinic for both of us! I could go on and on but I won't. That was my weekend and I am still reeling! How was everyone your weekend?