Our Ah-ha moment was when I took my wife outside, told her to pick two daylilies, she did, then I told her to pick two more since she picked a dip and tet (LOL). I grabbed the pollen, crossed the two, and said as part of our 2nd wedding anniversary gift, I would grow those out and register the nicest one.
She was on board with the crazy lily thing since.. sorta... she's getting tried of steve's and jame's seeds showing up.