Misti, I know from where you speak!! I have ADD, so getting focused is a daily struggle at our business and at home. I make lists, even if it's not something that will be accomplished for weeks. If you see things as one task at a time and not the whole picture I find it easier not to get overwhelmed. If you'd like to learn to sew I can certainly help you out even long distance. My first suggestion is to pickup a sewing book Readers Digest has one that's my all time fav! or Simplicity has a great one I don't recall it's name but it's spiral bound, that's the one I used when I was teaching beginner's. If there is a Joann Fabrics (their patterns ate always 50% off) in your area check out the pattern books for patterns for nifty pillows. Kate's right you two have been working hard. Kick back for a bit. Remember Rome wasn't built in a day! I've still got boxes that need to be unpacked and I moved here 4 years ago. Don't sweat the small stuff. If I can help further with sewing advice email me @ marion@chromehorseperformance.com. I'd love to help! Marion

FlowerLady, I hope you whispered that word "hurricanes"! Shh. Misti, I read your question about the Mall, so I got on my bike and took a couple of shots of it. Here's a close-up showing the Chokoloskee Mall sign...it even looks tongue-in-cheek..... The other end of the building is the post office. It's kind of a "time stood still" place. When I'm not too busy, I go there to pull weeds from the gardens and catch up on all the goings-on. Yes, the epi plants are growing out of the bike basket. They seem to be living quite happily on that birdcage; the ones in the bike look like someone plucked all the blooms off, but here's a pic from a different angle. This is around the side where they have an outside dining room. Since I have already high-jacked this thread *sorry!* I'm gonna show ya where I get to work this month, painting this orange house, so you can see that even though it's working in the HEAT, it's really, really cool! Here's a better shot of the Chokoloskee Bay...the view from my "office" window! No, this is NOT my house (wish it was) and I did NOT pick the color. So now I'm going out to play in the dirt in my container gardens and get a little sweaty. See ya - Susie

Thanks for the suggestions everyone, I would get a Kent but we get them in the grocery stores over here and I am also getting a Tebow which has Kent genes. Keitt is also a variety that we get down here in Southern California. I recently emailed Leo Manuel from CRFG, he has tons of fruiting mangoes in his backyard here in San Diego and surprisingly, he said he did not like the flavor of the Carrie nor the Edward. Taste is very subjective and I guess the only way to know if I like a variety is to try it but that sucks because we are only offered very few varieties down here. I contacted several Mango sellers in Florida and all of them said they were unable to ship to California for some reason.

So, I've sprayed everything in the room twice now and the smell is still there. I sprayed it for a third time even opening the drawers under the beds and spraying in them. I'm going to rewash all the bedding again with vinegar, although, I don't think it's the bedding. Not really sure where it is coming from. I'm also going to saturate the mattresses with the Pureayre and mop with vinegar and water. Just took off all the bedding again and saturated both mattresses. I think it may be the newer mattress that is I think latex. Spongy ones that are shipped rolled up and compacted. I threw away the mattress pads and will buy new ones.