I like the % idea. So, I'm sticking den unicum in the batch, which means I got 25% success. I actually forgot about this den. I hung it outside in full sun and the only water it got was rain or when my husband forgets and sprays eVerything with the hose. Luckily, neither rain nor hose happen often so the plant was dry. It's mounted on a piece of wood. I had it potted and couldn't get it to flower and it almost went to orchid heaven. I think neglect did the magic. In the meantime, I have three others doing nothing. They sit there mocking me.

That's funny. I used to have a cat named Duncan and a little Lhasa Apso named Naka. Duncan used to love to tease her. Our great room was a sunken room so you had to step down into it. Whenever Duncan saw Naka coming down the hall toward the great room he would hide where he could jump on her when she stepped down. Naka got out one day and was hit by a car. It dislocated her hip. Her little hip and leg were taped and she had to be immobile for 6 weeks. I put her in a box with blankets in the entry hall because everyone came to the back door except salesmen. She would be out of the way and could still see what was going on. Duncan laid by her in the box almost all day every day for the whole 6 weeks. He was so sweet to her. After she had the tape removed and she could walk again Duncan started attacking her again. Linda

My first thought: No good deed goes unpunished. My DH used to be the nice guy that would drive over to BM's in the morning to pick up her OTHER daughter on HIS weeks when he was taking SD to school. BM lived right down the road from the school & he was driving 45 minutes... but he did it to be nice. After all, SD & her sister went to school together when they were with BM, so on his weeks, he would go get the sister so they could be dropped off together. One morning, he went to get SD's sister & was ambushed by BM & her mother. See, BM had borrowed DH's (rather expensive) video camera to supposedly tape something for the kids.. maybe a school thing. That morning, he was picking up her other daughter & kindly asked for his camera back because we were going on a trip & wanted to take it. Well, BM's mother started yelling at him.. how dare you just show up & demand we get it now... blah blah blah. My husband is NOT demanding, he asked. They caused such a scene, my DH couldn't believe it. He decided that he was no longer going to go out of his way to make BM's life easier when she is going to attack him. (and of course, he later found out that the camera did not work properly the next time he used it) I agree with silver, you sound like a saint... meeting half way on her time & being flexible to accommodate her schedule. The LEAST she can do is have the common courtesy to tell you of any changes & not use her child to deliver the message. I don't have any real good advice, other than stand up for yourself if you can. It sounds like everyone gets along reasonably well & if that's the case, I understand not wanting to rock the boat. But, you also can't be treated like a doormat that is always there for her to wipe her feet on when she feels like it. There has to be some reciprocity or you end up feeling resentful.

If anyone knows how or where to find a ticket to report the screw up , can you let me know please. Thank you .