Congratulations to all you lucky people on Karl's list-- How did I miss that post ?? LOL Florence

Glad you gals got a chuckle out of it. I was too busy around Guardian Angel Day to do anything, but I wanted to contribute something covering the list Karen gave us. Turns out, this was the perfect day to do something like this, as our school district had a teacher in-service day and I had to watch the girls while my daughter went off to work. I remembered that my grandchildren had inherited their mother's dollies and ask my daughter to bring them by. They've been hiding in the back bedroom until today. I just sort of pulled out girlie things until I had a table. Mostly found stuff in the Valentine Dishes. The pink boot is a Cabbage Patch boot. There was only one in the clothes pile that the dollies arrived in, so I turned it into a vase. I can't say that the expression "Kick Butt" is one of my favorite, but I have to admit that this was sort of fun to throw together. Again, thanks for the comments. P.S. If you google "girls kick butt" a naughty site comes up at the top of the list. And, NO, I didn't linger. I got right out of there.

DH has had talks with her but on the day to day stuff... most of it he doesn't see, but when he's right there... I don't think he is paying attention at all, kinda like with the bread. He's oblivious to when she is being rude & later when I mention it to him, he'll agree that she shouldn't do this or that but he didn't really notice. Very rarely, he'll say it's not that big a deal. DH & I had a long, drawn out conversation/almost argument last week because a few weeks ago... before Thanksgiving time, I noticed my netbook that I keep in my car for work had a damaged screen. It looked as if something smashed it & the screen had a splotch on it. It wasn't cracked, just a portion of the screen was discolored. Well, sometimes SD rides in the front seat next to where I keep it (between the seats, under the console) I couldn't imagine how else it was damaged, except SD stepped on it, sat on it or pressed really hard on it... but she would have to take it out of the console because it's not where she could accidentally touch it. I was angry but I figured if she did it on purpose, telling her I was angry would only satisfy her so I gave it to my DD & bought a new one. In December I put a DVD system in the backseat. There are two screens on the headrests for each side. Last weekend, I was cleaning my car & right in the center of the screen that is on the side where SD sits is a huge thumb/palm? print. It looks like someone pressed into the middle of the screen. Nobody rides in the car except me, SD & DGS2 in his car seat. He can't reach either of the screens. Also, the last time I detailed my car, there was ink scribbled on the leather door panel where SD sits. Again, I said nothing because it is obvious to me that SD is doing stuff on purpose to my car & whenever I have confronted her, she denies doing anything. She gets this I'm so innocent look & how dare I accuse her of anything. Crap! I'd rather her tell me she hates me & is glad she did it but no matter what, she denies it, then tells everyone how awful I am for accusing her of something she didn't do. I have no proof it's her but common sense & I don't want her to see me get upset because I feel like that's what she wants. So, finally this last time I went to DH & told him I don't want her in my car anymore... he wanted me to have a talk with her but like I said, how do you talk to someone that says she didn't do it, doesn't have a clue how it happened, etc. So, he got upset with me & started trying to make excuses for her. Finally he admitted he doesn't know what to do about her but he works in another town & rides the bus to my office so she has to ride home with me. So, I know DH needs to address the problem & yes, he is a mild mannered good guy that just wants to do the right thing & live in peace. He wants to go to work, pay the bills, come home to his family & enjoy the evening. I don't think he thinks about, nor is he worried about what she will be like when she's a teen, maybe because he's a guy & has no clue about girls/daughters... or he hopes things will just fall into place. I don't think he realizes how serious her problems are or he just has no clue about how to fix them. As the on site female, I tried to give my input but as we can see, that has been rejected & backfired. At the moment, I'm looking forward to summer when she'll be with her mom & only here for weekends. I plan to be gone and/or busy with DGS or work. I feel guilty for feeling that way but I can't stand how it is. Just this morning, I get up & go to the baby's room which is next to hers. She was in the livingroom & heard me coming, ran back to her room. I get the baby up & bring him to my room so I can finish getting ready while he watches his favorite show. DH goes into the kitchen, SD comes out & is talking to him. I get done getting ready & come down the hall, her bedroom door closes because she hurried back to her room. Last night, I was cooking dinner & playing Wii with DH. SD is watching us. I leave the room to check on dinner & she starts talking to him. I come back & she doesn't talk. I leave again, same thing. It's just very annoying!

Thank you all for your responses! I will monitor the plants in the skylights very closely as we approach late spring and summer with my indoor thermometer. Hopefully, in the next month or so I can just leave the skylights wide open all the time so they get plenty of fresh air and air circulation and it will help to keep the day temps down since they open up about a foot. I think I am also going to get some fake plant(s)/tree branches that I can use to diffuse the lighting a bit for them as well while keeping the natural look. Sorry if I seem stubborn on leaving them there- they just look so great! The skylights are also my only natural light source on that side of the building and I need to be surrounded by plants. I am interested in moving some of my plants outside for the summer. I have plenty of space. I live in an apartment above a garage, so the only other person on the property is my landlord and he loves plants as much as I. My real concern is with wildlife. I live in a very rural area, which means everything from squirrels to black bears, plus the flock of chickens my landlord has. I've seen some posts of squirrels running off with orchids and I am concerned. I am currently at war with two grey squirrels and two red squirrels over my bird feeder (they are winning). How much should I be concerned about this? If I keep the squirrels well fed, do you think they will leave my orchids alone? I think my oncidium would really enjoy being outside and I would like to spur some growth from it. It's endured a lot at my hands and I am amazed it's still alive. I want to try to make amends with it. What would be the "ideal" outside location? Morning sun and bright shade the rest of the day? Would it be okay on the ground or a plant stand or should I try to hang it from a tree? I agree about the sphag potting. I was actually very disappointed when I opened the shipping box from Norman's. The shipping receipt said not to repot the plants for 30 days as this could "severely damage" them but the plants already looked like they were on the downward slide to me. I repotted them all. The Cattleya and the Ren. are now in a potting mix with bark, a dash of fresh sphagnum and a dash of Black Gold orchid mix. I mounted the Bulbophyllum on cork bard with sphag. I know in the winter I will need to do something about moisture. I am probably going to do a terrarium and artificial lighting for it. The little seedling's main roots probably won't live- it looks like they were rotted at the base of the plant. I left them because they were still firm and plump and I hope I am wrong about the rot. The Cattleya had lost probably over 60% of its roots but still had some healthy ones and the Bulbuphyllum was held in the mix by buried, dead and rotting pseudobulbs. The rest of it looked shriveled. I think I may have lost the seedling if left in that sphag much longer. Needless to say, I don't think I will order from Norman's again between this and what I've read about them. It makes me sad because I got plants from them 8 years ago and they looked phenomenal (they have since passed). Thanks for the Phaius suggestion, James! I really like the look of it and have put it near the top of my wishlist. My pony-tail palm may be getting evicted from its spot in the not-to-distant future. It looks like its terrestrial. What kind of growing medium do you like to use for it? Thanks again for all your suggestion. I really appreciate any help and advice I can get.