I've tried and tried to ID this guy, and have finally given up. Haven't found anything like it, anywhere. The blooms are about 1 1/2" in diameter. They start out this nice bright yellow. In about 1-2 weeks they fade to a very light, whitish yellow with pinkish - edges (?). They stay on the plant forEVER. When I finally get tired of looking at the old blooms and want new blooms, I nip them off. I'm really wondering if it wasn't a mini that kept growing...

Thank you everyone for your replies,and extremely good advise. I read each & every one. It is true,that my daughter staying here is only enabling her. I have kicked her out of this house numerous times,and she keeps begging her way back in. This time is the last straw.No More help to her from me. She is already under Family Services case plan..and the court has put custody on me......but all these things tend to make hardship & added problems to me. I don't want custody.I don't want to raise more children.The 13 yr old I don't mind as much as the 2 yr old. The 13 yr old is helpful to me and is a super good girl...I doubt she will ever live with her mother again,because she has roots here at my house and stablity and loves it.Her Mother is aware of her not ever having this child live with her again....too late for that. My daughter has gone to counseling and thats a joke. The couselors don't follow through on anything. The State agencies actually tend to make the situations worse instead of better. Dealing with them as I have been, I am pretty fed up with the system...they aren't helpful at all.They do things that don't even fit the situation at all or that are even necessary or that will even help. I thought that this was the way to go also,but I made a mistake. Once the State gets in your life,its hell. They even offered me financiall assistance and then said I wasn't eligible...they are so unprofessional,and screwed up. So, here I am fighting this situation on my own. It seems to be getting somewhat better,but not totally as it should be yet. My daughter appears to be putting forth a effort and trying now,but alot of water has gone over the bridge and there is tons that she has to amend......don't know if she can...alittle to late. I get where I just want to be "FREE" and run off at times. Again let me thank all of you for your sound advise. I am going to work on some of the things mentioned in replies and hopefully that will help./

Can't wait to see it all done. I saw the pics and it is so cool! Did you do any sewing projects with your son when he was little? DS is almost two and it seems like he is so interested in my sewing machine! Jen

LOL...now that's funny and I was laughing even before the picture loaded. Would've been funny without the pic as I was thinking about a colonoscopy of which I've had a few and still can laugh about it. :)