Howdy All, This thread has grown!! Laura, And all this time I thought Serissa's were slow-growers. One month later, and your babies are tall and full. How much pinching will be done? Also, are you planning on seperating or allowing each plant to grow in the same pot? You mentioned you wanted Serissa to resemble a tree. Laura, people are never satified..One might feel a family/friend gathering having fun is a wonderful event while another will call the police and claim their neighbor is distubring the peace. 'Their' nosy peace. Aw, son wants a ski trip. Actually, I don't blame him, but I agree, a trip is expensive. If he contributes, it'd be a lot less stress on everyone. Congrats on your sons graduation...you must be one proud mom! I guess, if you plan on buying him graduation and Christmas presents, the ski trip would account for both occasions..plus his contribution, of course. :) Oh God, Laura, your Orchid is absolutely gorgeous! Bi-colored flowers are striking. I can't really see foliage; which variety is the orchid? Oh, before I forget, and if I didn't mention this before..one time dh and I built a model plane called Black Widow...P-61..Are you familiar with P-61, kit plane? Actually, it was dh's project, he did a fantastic job. Well, the plane was set on top of a nice shelf, centered in the middle. About a year later, for some oddball reason, our cat decided to jump on the shelf. Down went the plane..no, it didn't glide, it broke. I've never seen dh so angry! For a second I thought he'd kill our poor cat, but thankfully, he didn't..he did yell at him though..lol. Laura, do you fertilize orchids in bud/bloom? JoJo....awww, Goober is sooo affectionate..He's aching for your attention..:) 'mom, don't play w/that machine..I'm more important.' lol. I think Goldfish tends to bloom more in summer, but since mine hasn't even put out a bud, maybe someone else knows the correct answer. lol Oh JoJo, your dh made the mistake of his life, opening the door, thankfully to your advantage. Woohoo! ") Sales, sales, where are the sales??? lol. I love Clydesdales..They're most beautiful..the horse posted in a real stud. Love Cyldes legs and feet... JoJo, you're a very attractive woman. Your son is so cute..He'll make one handsome man in the future. After a third browse, I just realized how huge that plane is. Oh, you're going to move Goober? lol. SS. I love your sense of humor..In fact, funny people are great talking to..happy and care-free..Well, most of the time anyway..It's too bad life wasn't care-free.. As long as you don't mind people discussing plants or other topics on your thread, we'll continue chatting..planes, trains and automobiles.:) Thanks for allowing me to set the bar...lol. Hey, so far so good. I swear, when misting plants, I check Jades..and each day more new growth appears. One Crassula is in another room, 'warmer/south window,' as an experiment...Don't inspect that guy as much. It's up high. Seems when I move a plant, it's like Domino's. One plant knocks down another, which turns into a bloody mess. Or is it muddy mess. lol. Wait, I thought you trimmed your variegated Jade? Now, I'm clueless..lol. I used to visit C&S's daily, now I check once in a while..even though I think I have more succulents than tropicals.. Every so often I'll post a thread, 'ask questions,' or look at pics..I LOVE MeyerMike's JAdes....Those colors! But, you're right. I got the idea cutting Jade/s back when someone ordered a huge Jade trunk on Ebay, then posted on C&S. There's so much to learn on the forums..you know? Yep, we can sit down, relax, 'you drink coffee, I'll have tea,' then you can tell me the story about your sink. lol Is it plugged up? I hope not..it's a pain unscrewing pipes, then trying to remove dirt, stones, whatever. As careful as I am when showering/soaking plants, it never fails..leaves/stones/soil ends up down the drain. I love ST, but did the price increase? I usually buy pints..It went from 20 to 34.00.!!!! Don't know what to do..In my case, it's uneconomical buying 2-4oz bottles. If you're serious about the scoop, I'll take it, but please let me know the price of postage.. Hoarders. lol. I save all types of valuables, 'some would deem junk,' for plants..Especially trays, plastic domes, and jars. Buying a brand name or even generic item would really shrink a wallet, so why not stock up?? lol. Have a great wkend...Toni

So here's how the story turned out. Did you know you have 6 months to dispute charges on your Discover card? We called Discover and registered a dispute over the mattress. DIscover was terrific! They, in turn, sent a letter to the mattress shop owner telling him he had 30 days to dispute our dispute. In the meanwhile, the charge was removed from our credit card. The mattress store owner sent the truck out within a few days to pick up the mattress. He never disputed the charge, so after 30 days, the amount was deducted from his Discover account and we have been refunded the full amount. On a curious note, our cat HATED the original mattress. She would hiss and cry at it and race away from it at top speed. Maybe she knew something we didn't. Anyway, good riddance to that mattress. We subsequently bought a 10" all latex mattress at Costco, which is fully returnable, no questions asked. But we love it! So,all is well.

Have you looked at this? Tempurpedic lets you compare mattresses online. http://www.tempurpedic.com/Mattresses/Mattresses-dtl.aspx Filter by feel, size, height, and adjustable base. Also, you might find this forum interesting... http://forums.cnet.com/7723-6130_102-334893.html Looks like people are happy with their purchase - although they do mention it's expensive. I can't find detailed info on forums with regard to specific types of tempurpedic mattresses. I'll let you know if I do. Patricia

Maifleur: that is why I bought mine from Costco. If we absolutely hate it, I can just take it back to the store. Dont have to worry about trying to repackage. I was able to sleep on mine last night. No off gassing. I put my mattress cover on it and got it all made up. I think like any new mattress, there is a getting used to period. It wasn't uncomfortable by any means, just a little different. It's not hard, but more of a supported soft. But not like you are sinking in or feel like you need to brace yourself to turn or get up. But it was nice to be able to roll right off the edge of the bed to get out...didnt have to roll UP HILL. I'll give this mattress a try for about a week and then put it in my sons room. I have Macy's or whoever to check the dipping in my mattress...from there, I'll know what I need to do next.