tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6683024005856756512.post6385701102574548110..comments2023-04-22T18:15:16.176-04:00Comments on Looking Through The Glass {the blog}: Check Out This Red...Thing....Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00497038751410358786noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6683024005856756512.post-15057152232016196882008-05-29T11:09:00.000-04:002008-05-29T11:09:00.000-04:00Hi Kim,Now I am pretty sure the plant is among the...Hi Kim,<BR/><BR/>Now I am pretty sure the plant is among the bromelaid family...<BR/><BR/>Check out the website:<BR/><BR/>www.fcbs.com (Florida Council of Bromelaid Society)for photos..<BR/><BR/>While I found some varieties that look somewhat like the one you photographed, I did not find the exact one. You may want to report your findings to this group and they may become excited to find a "new" Bromelaid.<BR/><BR/>Have a great day and keep up the good work of being one great mom and taking great photos...<BR/><BR/>FranAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6683024005856756512.post-46504814347670936692008-05-29T01:19:00.000-04:002008-05-29T01:19:00.000-04:00Hope that Kody continues to do well. As for that m...Hope that Kody continues to do well. As for that mystery plant, don't know what it is either, but we have them growing around our neighborhood as well, I've always wondered what they were. I'm in Sebring, probably 3 hours or so south of you. <BR/><BR/>MelissaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6683024005856756512.post-86350962447165859972008-05-29T00:37:00.001-04:002008-05-29T00:37:00.001-04:00The plant may be a member of the Bromilliad Family...The plant may be a member of the Bromilliad Family (not sure I spelled it correctly)...take your photo to a nursery or flower shop...they may be able to tell you...<BR/><BR/>Prayers for Kody to be healed.<BR/><BR/>Love all your photos..<BR/><BR/>Thanks for sharing your lives with all of us...<BR/><BR/>FranAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6683024005856756512.post-71944333111796468602008-05-28T11:33:00.000-04:002008-05-28T11:33:00.000-04:00Kim, normally I'm a 100% advocate for keeping your...Kim, normally I'm a 100% advocate for keeping your children informed to the best of their comprehension level about their own bodies, so that they can take charge.<BR/><BR/>That said, even coming from that opinion, I completely agree with your decision not to talk to the boys, I understand why you made it, and I can't wait to see what more your children can accomplish - even without knowing just how many obstacles they are overcoming!<BR/><BR/>You know, they say that bees shouldn't be able to fly, but no one ever tells the bees that either.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6683024005856756512.post-87098223197743210872008-05-28T11:10:00.000-04:002008-05-28T11:10:00.000-04:00I have followed Kody's site for a long time, but d...I have followed Kody's site for a long time, but don't post often. <BR/><BR/>I just had to laugh at the name he thought of for the flower, before I saw that, I was thinking exactly the same thing!<BR/><BR/>Hope that the back issues are not a big deal. My daughter has gone through a lot with her back issues - going from being an athletic soccer player, to now needing a walker for long distances. I<BR/>If Kody does have problems (hopefully not!), and you are not comfortable with what the Orlando docs say, I highly recommend Dr. Lenke in St. Louis. (Talk about a long, run-on sentence!) He did Alex's last surgery, and is great.<BR/>I always enjoy all of the great pictures you have! <BR/>Pam Porter<BR/>r.porter@mindspring.com<BR/>www.caringbridge.org/visit/alexporterAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6683024005856756512.post-53278430812634430262008-05-28T11:07:00.000-04:002008-05-28T11:07:00.000-04:00Kim,If you have strong abdominal muscles it often ...Kim,<BR/><BR/>If you have strong abdominal muscles it often compensates for lower back problems. And since Kody is in such tip top shape from his martial arts training it's likely that is why he's never complained of pain.<BR/><BR/>On another note I feel I have to say what I have been thinking for such a long time!<BR/><BR/>I love how you look at the world with your artist eyes. How you see beauty in the mosaic of a tabletop, a wonderful old chair, a dilapidated wood wall, a unique bug or flower, your children and grandchildren's faces. <BR/><BR/>Even in adversity you bring sunshine not only into your families lives but into those of us who read your blog. We laugh with you, we cry with you, we hope so much for everything good to happen to your family.<BR/><BR/>And no I have no idea what that amazingly exotic danger flower is! But I absolutely love the pics!<BR/><BR/>Have a beautiful day Kim! Hope Kody feels great today too!<BR/><BR/>BlondieURBAN BLONDEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14873590487554219546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6683024005856756512.post-28212371614863831952008-05-28T10:14:00.000-04:002008-05-28T10:14:00.000-04:00Kim,I had the same thing with my L4/L5 last year. ...Kim,<BR/><BR/>I had the same thing with my L4/L5 last year. It is not the end of the world!!!! I ended up having a discectomy and am doing great! The surgery takes about an hour, you have to be pretty careful for a few weeks and with physical therapy, I am fabulous 16 months after the fact! Other people have just done PT and it has been great for them so don't think the back part is awful!!! He will be fine with the right help, which is sounds like you are getting!<BR/><BR/>Hope you guys have an awesome day and thanks for keeping us up on your life.<BR/><BR/>Sara in AtlantaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6683024005856756512.post-20685427523427430632008-05-28T10:05:00.000-04:002008-05-28T10:05:00.000-04:00I sure am glad I didn't take up the medical world....I sure am glad I didn't take up the medical world. It's sorta like legal mumbo jumbo (which I did work in!!). :) Since I'm not a cm/mm kind of girl...is that 14x14 mm area about the same size as it used to be, or hopefully smaller?<BR/><BR/>I sure don't blame you for not telling Kody yet. You'll know when/if the time is necessary. <BR/><BR/>So...why IS it that FL schools get out early on Wednesdays?<BR/><BR/>Kim, you'll like this one. My work starts at 9:30. Thirty minutes before that the hubby calls home and says he just realized that he never picked up the branches that fell into our neighbor's yard when he was cutting down a tree on MONDAY. Yep...two days later and, nicely enough by them, they haven't called to complain. So, I feel it is MY duty to go and toss those branches over the fence into our yard... <BR/><BR/>...TWENTY minutes later and my back is sore but their yard looks great! URGH!!! {Oh, and for the record...some were more like trunks! And...when I called to tell him he owed me one, he said he wished he'd never told me...!}<BR/><BR/>HOPE YOUR DAY IS GREAT and Kody makes it through his morning!!!<BR/><BR/>Love,<BR/>ShielaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com