Greg, Thanks for the well wishes. I do feel like I have been thru quite a bit, but I just keep telling myself "There's always someone out there who has it far worse than me." I try to always have that attitude. After both surgeries I realized how much more difficult my life could be if I permanently lost the use of my legs or my back. I'll tell ya what, I have my good days and my bad days but in general I try to keep myself in a positive mood. I see that you also like the plumeria forums on Face Book! It was nice to be able to put a face with a name. I especially like being able to see all your plumeria pictures there. I need to invest in a good camera so I can take the same kind of pictures! Anyhow, when I do find myself having days when I am in a lot of pain, I like to go to Face Book(and also here!) so I can see all the great plumeria pictures. They really do cheer me up a lot. Hi Qaguy, I will be contacting you soon. I am trying to get my hands on as many cuttings as I can right now. Reason being, they give me something to enjoy and to look forward to! I really enjoy watching cuttings throw out there first roots, leaves, inflos, and BUDS! Hi Mona, The way I see it right now is that ANY day is a good day as long as I am not a patient in the hospital that is!! Hi Irun, LOL, at least there is someone who knows how I feel! I am so glad to be off of the steroids! I was getting them 3 times a day, everyday I was there! Tomorrow I have to be at my first follow up. I have mixed emotions in regards to this appointment. In one hand, I know that there going to remove all 75 staples, and that right there will make me feel much better. The reason I don't want to go is because the nuerosurgeon's office is 45 minutes away and I have to ride in a car up there and back, not including the wait in his waiting room, and then the exam room! You know it doesn't matter if you have had major back surgery or not, and in all fairness, there could be a dozen other patients waiting to be seen, and there appointment could also be a follow up after there surgery. I will try and post after my surgery so you all have some kind of idea as to what is going on. Take care, Andrew

de, I don't think you should be having so much trouble keeping your soil moist overnight. I'm wondering if you moistened the mix (specifically the peat) when you combined the ingredients. The peat can be problematic. Personally, I just put a small hole in the bag, and put the hose into it for a while to moisten the peat (let it sit a day or more afterwards) before I add it to the mix. If you didn't moisten the peat before you put your seeds in, chances are that the mix is just very dry (and dry peat will allow the water to flow through, rather than be absorbed). If that is the case, you will need to give your mix a LOT of water, slowly so as to not wash out your seeds. But, at the same time, you may not have success anyway, if the mix isn't moist anyway.

I've got a bit more info. 1) I looked at the GIS map for the land the hospital bought, and it's actually NOT the acreage directly behind our lot - it's actually another 1/3 - 1/2 mile further south - right off the highway exit. There are a couple other country roads with private property between our lot and the planned hospital lot. 2) Our lot is about 3/4ths of a mile from the main road, so even if a siren went by we most likely wouldn't hear it because our road is heavily tree'd and very private. 3) The posted plan for the hospital is a four-story building. I didn't see a helipad listed in the plans, but that doesn't mean they won't have one. But I'm not worried about it. I would think at most the helicopter would be used 1-2x a week, which is okay by me. 4) I'm now very excited about the hospital being built, if only because I can put in for a transfer when the time comes and try to lower my commute from 45 minutes each way to 5 minutes each way! *lol*

I just got home and he is doing better, breathing-wise, but he will be moved to morrow to Transitional Care for a few days to a couple weeks to get him string enough to make it up the stairs. As for moving, we have our names in almost every APT in the area, for a first floor or one with an elevator. I have a call into our building manager, because there are two-two bedroom Apts downstairs, and the fellow in one of them lost his wife over a year ago, and I'm going to ask the manager if we can get our dibs in, if he moves. We like it here and our neighbors, so that would be super if we could just move down there. Thanks again, for the good thoughts and prayers. I'll go back tomorrow morning to be there when the Dr comes in and be there for the move, so I'll know where to find him.