I've seen so many mis-labelled plants at grocery stores and mass merchants that I don't trust their labels anymore. Sometimes, customers switch the labels accidentally, I know...but I've seen tons of misidentified hostas for sale with adhesive labels stuck ON the pots. Yikes! Scary that hundreds of these go out that way from the growers, huh?! I made a Home Depot run to check theirs out - thanks to Mary4b for the suggestion. I found a number of plants marked as 'Great Expectations' (including quite a few that were actually 'Golden Tiara', and some that were actually 'Krossa Regal'...!) None had the crazy bloom stalk, most had only 1-2 eyes/pot, and all had more corrugation on the leaves. Very few had such streaking. The two GEs that I already have were/are v-e-r-y slow-growing, and took 4 years to become established. They still aren't full sized yet, and this is year #5! The other hostas in that bed go gangbusters - so it's not a deficiency in the soil or culture. All my hostas, (now 100+) except for 'Fire & Ice' and 'Spilt Milk' have thrived. My mystery hosta already had 5-6 eyes in the 1 gallon pot when I bought it, and has already increased quite a bit in size...YAY! Maybe it is a GE that had growth regulators applied to it. I wouldn't mind having one that would grow quickly - patience isn't one of my strengths! ;) Maybe it's some other fast-growing variety. Whatever it is, I LOVE IT so far....this should be a very interesting hosta season! Thanks again for all the input - - Lisa

Hello, AprilDawn, Speaking from experience, don't walk away from assets and don't try to do this alone. Letting someone foreclose on your main asset seems to be something only done when all else fails. Holding on to your home seems to be you goal and so it should be. First thing you should do, if you haven't already, is approach the lending institution before they begin to make threatening phone calls. Explain your situation and see if they are in a position to work with you. The fact that you are making a good-faith effort to resolve this (and continue being a paying customer of theirs) may convince them to work out a financing plan. If they refuse, you are in no worse a position than you are now. If moving in with your parents for a while is an option as you suggest, would it be possible to find a renter for your home to cover expenses while you get back on your feet? Continuing to make regular payments will be a big help in finding refinancing for your loan, or at the very least, avoiding foreclosure and holding on to an asset. Another thing you should do is contact a credit counseling agency as soon as possible. If you connect with the right agency, they would be able to look at your current situation and perhaps help develop realistic goals and strategies. You have to be careful there though, since like in most things, there are those who prey on the people who can least afford it. Avoid any that says they will "wipe out all your debt" because they won't. They are the bottom-feeders of the industry. A link below may help you find one that isn't out to take what little you have. You may also get a referral for a reputable service or agency from your bank or an attorney. There are probably forums that focus on situations like yours and you might find better info there, but I hope you find help in saving your home. Best of luck. Wayne Here is a link that might be useful: Department of Justice list of approved credit counseling agencies

Good point rmkitchen (old buddy) but there seem to be those that you just KNOW are spam somehow. They are so overly zealous about their product and don't seem to have any input on the subject OTHER than linking to a site. And some will even start a thread about a product they are trying to sell. The people who are genuinely first time posters most often have questions to ask before linking to some site, such as, "are these good quality" or "are these worth the $$" or something along those lines. But I have noticed that usually the first time poster who only says something along the lines of, "this is SUCH a great product..." or, "solve all your kitchen issues and shop here for blah blah blah..." are the ones you never see again. I would personally hate to think that I had scared off a new poster who truly had questions to ask, that's not what this forum is about. I will admit to having posted a picture of Spam on one thread I was sure had been posted by a spammer. But you know, it's not even that the true spammer post here, it's more about they way they do it. They seem to try and make you believe they are really people interested in this forum. If they had a more honest approach to it, I'd be more willing to accept their

Not knowing browser, OS, firewall, other programs running, any error message or the like it's only shots in the dark. Direct connection, wireless, dialup? Have you rebooted? Made any changes to computer & settings, including Windows Updates, other program updates, etc? If using an adblocker have you turned it off? Tried a different browser? I use Opera so I remain pretty much exempt from the myriad of issues I see posted here. Cleared cache & temp files? Have you tried accessing from another computer? There's some starting points. Good luck.