Someone gave you a very nice present there, Gill. I'd second much of what terpguy mentioned, HOWEVER, you will notice that your new plant will be much happier in the summer when it is brighter and warmer. Remember that with less light and warmth, your plant will be growing slower and so will require less water. Water only when the potting medium feels dry to the touch at least an inch down or use the weight test - when it's dry, it will be much lighter. In the meantime, you could always give it a little more light, especially on those days when it's dark and gloomy out. (I'm in Canada, we know dark and gloomy winters too, though, hey, we did get about 6 sunny days in December!) I would suggest you look at obtaining a very simple lamp with a flexible arm (mine came from Ikea) and outfitting it with a compact fluorescent bulb (the twisty, "energy saving" ones). Place the bulb about 8-12 inches above the leaves and turn on the lamp when you leave in the morning if it's going to be a particularly dark day, turning it off at night when you get home. This will give it that bit more light and will warm things up very slightly as well. Hope this helps, and enjoy your present. Julie

I'm a Melissa fan, but Gilles did awesome!! I would just like to see Melissa and Tony take it. It's good to see Tony with a good partner...he never seems to make it too far in the competition because he gets lousy partners. He seems like a really nice guy.

I, too, thought either Steve-O or Ty would be gone. I think they will go in the next couple of weeks, along with Lswrence. I am still hoping Shawn and Mark come in first or second.

Here is the list The returning contestants and their partners are: Kelly Monaco and Valentin Chmerkovskiy Emmitt Smith and Cheryl Burke Joey Fatone and Kym Johnson Kirstie Alley and Maksim Chmerkovskiy Bristol Palin and Mark Ballas Pamela Anderson and Tristan McManus Apolo Anton Ohno and Karina Smirnoff Gilles Marini and Peta Murgatroyd Drew Lachey and Anna Trebunskaya Helio Castroneves and Chelsie Hightower Melissa Rycroft and Tony Dovolani Shawn Johnson and Derek Hough The 13th cast member (who will be either Carson Kressley, Sabrina Bryan or Kyle Massey) will be decided by America in an online vote ending August 24th.