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I can see what you mean by cheap testers giving wrong meaning because it seems to be the moister areas are giving even some as low as 5.5. This is good that I didn't put down any lime or sulfur until I got an accurate reading. I'm not going to even attempt at changing ph balance. I'll just get better watering schedules. I watered this morning, but areas without ground cover are dry as a bone, but those shaded by their own plant and above ground cover are doing fine. I tested my potted soil dirt with this tester when I got it before I tested my yard, I tested yesterday and again today, both potted dirt and my dirt, the potted dirt still says it's 6.0. There was a variation in the number until I put it in deep enough, but then steadily it read 6.0. My potted soil is moist, so I wonder if a dry patch will be higher in ph balance? I'll have to read the back of the directions or write the manufacturer to see if there are rules as to when to check the dirt to get better accuracy in ph numbers. That is why so many people by the test strips instead. I'm starting to think ph isn't my problem. Would a dying tree put the ph balance off? We have a big one in they yard, and it's decomposing could be throwing the dirt off. The more it dies, the better everything grows. It's one of those trees with white bark or almost no bark, but light colored, Beech or Birch? I can't remember. There is a walnut tree in the yard that is definitely trouble for my plants and it did not do well this year, but my garden did a little better. I think it's poisoning the dirt.

Reading all of your posts have made me realize I am not alone in how I feel about losing my Mom.. I lost my Mom Sept 10th 2010 she died of complcations of a debilitating stroke that she had a year prior.. It was my worse nightmare her dying as when she had the stroke in 2009 she didn't really know me most of the time and she had no idea where she was or what happened to her and could do nothing for herself so really i lost her twice.. I had went to visit her the night before she had her stroke and I stayed late and she walked me to the door i can remember her waving goodbye to me how did I know that would be the last time she would do that or be the same person.. I feel guilty for leaving her that night but I didn't know this was going to happen.. I always called her every morning to make sure she was up and had ate and taken her pills but she didn't answer the phone ..I wasn't concerned as she sometimes slept late so I waited a little while and called again she still didn't answer so I called her neighbor and asked if she had seen MOm and if she would go to her apt and check on her I just was not thinking anything was wrong..Her friend did and she said Mom didn't answer the door but she said it sounded like she could hear Mom's voice.. So I got myself together and went to her apt we had a hard time getting in as she had locked the screen door. When we got in I found Mom on the floor in a sort of a twisted uncomfortable position ,I said Mom what happened do you know who I am and she said yes that I was her Mom I knew something was wrong , we called the emergency squad and they came and tried to get Mom up and to stand and her legs were like rubber and she was not speaking things that made sense the apt was a mess as she had been stumbling and falling trying to stand or get some where she had bloody bruises on her arms . We got her to the hospital and they xrayed her and ran tests she had had a very bad blood clot stroke that should have killed her they said but didn't it left her paralyzed on her whole right side and plus affected her sight as she saw double it was bad.. They told me there was nothing they could do she stayed in the hospital for 4 days and then told me I had to decide something ..I knew I couldn't take care of her by myself as I had severe back problems and she was going to need 24 hr care I had no other siblings or no other family close and my Mom nor I had the money to hire someone to help me.So against all I beleived and didn't want to do i had to put her in a nursing home something I swore i would never do .. The year I had her in there was a nightmare in itself,I had to fight with them not literally but you know what I mean to get them to take care of her right I was always upset everytime I visited her as I knew things were not right I would talk to them and ask why ,they would always blame it on some one else she had MRSA twice while she was there and an infection of the colon called C-Diff both staff infections were very contagious.. I talked to people outside of the nursing home to try to get help and called the state and couldn't get anything accomplished they don't care about elderly people and maybe because Mom was on Medicaid maybe that was not good either..It just was a living nightmare I was so upset all of the time after I would leave seeing her it affected my health and I hated seeing Mom like she was as she would not want to have lived if she knew she was having to depend on someone else to do everything for her and she was totally bedfast.. I was the only one to go and visit her as all other family was far away and the nursing home knew that and i think they took advantage of it I tried to go at different times but it didn't help it was just so hard and my husband was not a supportive person for me so i was dealing by myself which was very difficult.. She very seldon knew who I was she could talk at times and sometimes she was silent I continued to talk to her..The times she knew me and was able to tell me she loved me i will cherish in my heart..I was with her the day and through the night till the next moring when she passed holding her hand and singing to her as I always did the whole time she was in there..I would try to get her to sing with me the songs she knew to try to keep her mind alert and talking.. I just have guilt of having to put her in the nursing home and how she had was taken care I understand nursing home are short staff but I think they could do better then they do ,there were a few that really cared and did a good job but most of them could have cared less and the ones that would take the time and do a good job they would let them go so sad.. I miss my Momma so much I miss her voice being able to ask her things and hugs she was my best friend and was there when no one else was always..I feel when she died a part of me went with her there is an emptiness inside of me .. We don't know how it feels to lose a parent or anyone until we experience it ourselves.. Some people can just deal and get on with it ..Lot of people don't want to hear how you feel or what you are experienceing and we need to be able to talk about our loved one it does help.. Some days are so overwheming that I don't I am ever going to be able to deal and then a few days will go by and I am ok but My Mom is always in my thoughts each day.. I know she is by my side at times or comes in my thoughts ,I really don't think it is going to get easier the pain at times is so great..It is just so lonely at times.. It is hard to keep it all in some days I will just cry alot till its all out then i will be ok ..The strangest things will set the crying in and comes on me when I least expect.. My heart goes out to each one of you that has lost a loved one and know I understand and feel your pain.. I do know that if it was not for my faith in God I would be in worse shape then i am I know that he helps and that crying and talking about your loved one is part of the grief process.

Donna, they're wanting all BSNs in our hospital too, not mandating it yet but I see it coming. They were pushing it after we got a lot of bad press after a nurse was charged with killing a patient a few years ago. The articles basically said we were the most uneducated in the city. I almost went back to get my BSN about 4 or 5 years ago but the hospital wouldn't help pay for it and my ADN at the same time. I couldn't afford it and had two kids getting ready to go to college soon. Now I will be 50 years old this year and I just don't want to go back. Not only will it not help me in my job but it would make my life miserable and I still can't afford it. Helping Alex pay for his college is all I can do now. My nurse manager just called me to ask if I would work tonight instead of tomorrow. I am supposed to work tomorrow and Thursday day shift...so I'm wondering when my next day of work was supposed to be? I didn't ask and told her I couldn't do it. I mean, I just slept last night expecting to work days tomorrow. Plus I have to run to the store. I told her I had too many things to do and it was storming here. It is, and so I can't even go out until it's over. BeeOhio, no I'm not going anywhere. They had openings in the clinics recently (some were replaced by nurses from our unit). I don't want to work Monday through Friday right now. I would have to commute 5 days a week, park in the parking garage across the street and walk in the cold and rain to our building. I like working some weekends because we get to park in the parking garage at our hospital...and on holidays. You don't work holidays in the clinics because they are closed. Which also means no shift differential and holiday pay. I also don't want to leave the hospital because I've only got 7 years left till I can retire. It would be stupid to leave now and I love our patients. I've also seen a lot of nurses come back after leaving and saying they would never come back.