Thanks to All of you who took the time to answer my panic question. This afternoon, I sent DH to the only nursery in our area which carries these sorts of things year round and he came home with an insecticidal soap spray. We then thoroughly sprayed them outside and left them sopping with spray for 1/2 hour and then I throughly rinsed them and they are now air drying in the garage for a few days before I plant them. They will all be in the same pot. Even though I thought I had washed them all off with water, there were still more critters running around, visible to the naked eye. Unfortunately these varmints have now spread to several of my other 2 to 3 year old seedlings and these will all have to be sprayed tomorrow. Luckily I think the others are so newly infected that there hasn't been time for the bugs to migrate below the soil line. And luckily again, I don't have all that many of them, and they are all very small.. about 15 or so that were canoodeling with two other infected seedlings (from the same seller!!) that I wasn't aware of until now...always something isn't it... Needless to say, this is the last time I will buy from him...in fact I may just stick to seeds!! I also purchased about 4 months ago two other plants, one quite large and the other a seedling from a different seller and both with mealy bugs which I luckily caught immediately. They are secluded outside in the shade and I I have given them a good sprinkle of systemic insecticide containing imidacloprid and so far it seems to be working..I will give them another treatment in a few weeks. These will be my test cases and since they were already planted when I discovered the bugs and I didn't get a chance to treat the roots. I plan to give the rest of my exposed seedlings a dose of the granular insecticide and hope for the best.. Again, thanks for your input and luckily none of these have been in any near proximity to any of my hippies.. Donna

Collect the seeds when you see the seed pot looking sort of dry or starting to open up.

I only found one Sound Card listed for a Dell 2300 - Windows XP. At this address using Firefow - Windows Live - Live Search. I don't seem to have much luck with Googles. Dell 2300, Windows Xp Analog Devices ADI 198x Integrated Audio, v.5.12.01.3508, A03 You said you had static so not sure if my directions will help, but try anyway. Windows XP See if your sound has been stopped in Services Under Windows Audio. Start - Control Panel - Open Administrative Tools - Open Component Services - Click Services (Local) and Scrowl down the list to Windows Audio to see if it says - Started. If stopped Left click Windows Audio and click restart. - Or Right click Windows Audio - left click Properties - Left click Start If you still don't have any sound. If the above doesn't work, go to control panel and open System Icon - Hardware Tab - Device Manager - Click the + Plus sign for Sounds.......... - Right click Realtek AC 97 (Or whatever Sound you have) - Left click - Update Driver. To update you will need the CD that came with your computer. If the above doesn't work try downloading the latest Windows media player which includes the latest direct X and audio codecs. This fix is for cracking and popping sound.

Interfacing also comes in both sew in and fusible(iron on).When i make pillows i use the iron on interfacing and fuse it to both the back and front on the wrong side of the fabric.This gives it stability,makes it easier to stuff and lessens the puckers.Also it gives nice body to the pillow,and it doesn't have that "homemade"look.Of course this is just my way of doing things,and i'm sure others do it differently.Good luck and let us see what you do.Oh also if you don't want your pillow to have dog ears,(sharp points at corners) round your corners off a little.HTH Kathi