Don't let the rose-cutters fool you. Tulips are the score. I went to Wal-mart the other night and found tiny little pots of three tulip buds for $2.97 apiece. I needed flowers for my party. I bought 11 little pots of flowers for my girls, and distributed them throughout the house. Lyman thought I was stupid and wasteful.

The first girl, J., had a birthday yesterday, and said "Lord, how pretty your house is. I love tulips." I whispered in her beloved ear, "Shush, you get one."