Sorry about your flu, Vicky.
Our weather is warmer than usual too. I still haven't had to bring my tropical plants inside. The temperatures have never dipped below 40, even at night. I have such high hopes for some of my plants that usually die down to the ground and have to start all over again in spring. It has been years since I've seen my Tibouchina and Podranea in bloom because the frost usually hits them just as they've recovered enough from the previous winter to start producing buds. I'm hoping for no frost at all this year.