Hey Tish! Nothing will be like you think and something will go wrong. As long as you handle it with affection and aplomb, it'll be ok. I've been married three times (UGH! let's don't go there). The first time was the huge white wedding with a veil that was hot glued to a headband and then flowers hotglued over it (tip there since you asked!), very formal in a church, and very somber... the flower girl did very well dropping her petals, until she got to the end of the aisle, turned, and ran up it yelling Mommy, Mommy, I did it! And the third one I only got to see/hold my bouquet for about ten minuets. It disappeared never to be seen again?! Just give it a good laugh and enjoy it as "memorable" when it happens. because. It will. (((smiles!!!)))

Thanks all for the info. I'll just store them as I normally would the cured bulbs and use them as needed and plant the nice ones come October. I have them outside on a covered side porch on a screen and their outer skins are already drying out pretty quickly in just these 24 hours. We'll probably use most of them over the next few months anyway since we use a lot of garlic. I do have a dehydrator and drying them to grind may be an option too that I might explore. I've never done that before but I have an uncle that does and I hear that "fresh" garlic powder is pretty amazing. I appreciate everyone's advice, let's just hope the rest of my bulbs aren't infested. Last year I had no idea and had a really large harvest only when it came time to cut the leaves off and trim up the roots I realized a lot of the bulbs felt hollow. They got almost all of my shallots and multiplier onions last year too, to the point where I had nothing to save to replant in fall. Again I had no idea until I thought they were done curing and realized most of my shallots/onions smelled weird and were partly rotted on the inside. I am going to have to get serious about control methods before the summer is over to try to head off the overwintering generation. Thanks again all!

Hi Debbie - Jumped in to check on you today and am so happy to see your post. Know that just by getting up and brushing your hair and teeth in the morning that you are strong enough to move ahead day to day. Despite the snow (even we here down "south" got snow yesterday) take heart and know that spring will bring sunshine and warmer breezes into that newly painted, cheerful bedroom of yours. You did a really good thing for yourself by painting. This is your home and it needs to be a place that makes you feel happy to come home to. Chelone, I understand how you are feeling also. We are finally at the point where we need to discuss alternate arrangements with my FIL, as our family is bordering on the breaking point. Everyone is trying their level best, but it is apparent that we are nearing the tipping point where he continues to thrive at the cost of the remainder of the household who must accommodate him. He is now 94 and a half. I wrestle every day with the question of how do I know when I can truly no longer do this... because we know we can bear almost any situation "just another day" and then "just another week" as others do in similar situations or worse. I beat myself up every day thinking "if I only could be more patient I could do this as long as it takes". "If only I weren't so self centered then maybe I could provide this care without feeling wrung out." There are people who seem to have an endless capacity for loving and giving and caring no matter how frustrating it gets. They just keep on giving and loving and caring with joy. I envy them so much. I know that I love my FIL - after all, I have been caring for him for more than 6 years and we are very close. So I know that when the time comes for him to leave our home, I will be a mess. A mixtue of guilt and grief and relief and sadness at the end of an era in my life. Debbie I'm so proud of you. Do your friends and neighbors a huge favor and make it a point each day to accept at least one person's offer of help. Al's friends and your neighbors are grieving in their own way at als passing, and helping you in some tangible way would help them too. Really. We feel helpless when we know we could be making someone's day easier somehow but they won't accept our help. Maybe there is some way to connect Matthew with a trusted friend who could do guy things with him from time to time? That would be a help to YOU as much as to him. I'd wager that there are several people who would be honored to do that for Al. Maybe a friend would take Carley over to the nail salon and treat her to a manicure. $10, such a little thing, but would make her feel special and loved if a manicure isn't something she would usually do for herself. The next time someone asks how they can help, have a little errand or two at the top of your head each morning that would be a big help if you could delegate it. I offered to take a friend's cans and bottles and cardboard to the recycling center for her after her husband died. It was an easy thing for me to do on my way to the recycling.... but a HUGE project for her in addition to all the other #$%$ she had to think about. The recycling wouldn't have made it to the top of her to do list for weeks and would have sat there weighing on her and piling up. Just a little thing to me , but it was big to her and I was so happy to know that I had really helped make her day a little easier. When I see her now, she will always give me a hug and say "I can't believe you took my trash to the dump for me! I love you!" and I know she means it. So make a little list and accept people's offers of help. You know which ones really mean it! Easter wishes to all of you. Trish

That is great to hear kpk63! My kitchen is small and I am leaning towards no dishwasher in favor of cabinetry. So the internal debate of single sink with versatile accessories vs. traditional double sink for daily dish washing seriously keeps me awake at night. A couple of questions though if you don't mind: How many dinner plates, cups, et cetera does the drying rack hold? In other words, can you wash all the dinner dishes without stopping to dry half-way through? Have you used the colander for straining pasta? I need to know specifically if the holes allow for a thorough draining. The Prolific sink is gorgeous and it is what I *really* want but if the function of the racks/ wash pan/ colander isn't there I cannot justify the cost.