My handyman showed up right on time at 7:30 a.m. He's out right now getting the materials to do the floor and the fact that I couldn't scrub the floor completely is not a problem because he'll put luan over it. (Whew!)

We've discussed a few other things around here to make my life simpler. Some are little tasks that are beyond me but that he should be able to take care of in no time and minimal expense. And he'll get me quotes on a couple projects and options on some other less pressing things.

Right now I'm doing some online research on lighting fixtures to replace the innocuous (but cheap -- downside was they were never really installed properly plus they're difficult to replace bulbs) black can wall-type lighting fixtures scattered throughout the house. My handyman had tightened them up last year, but couldn't easily find replacements when he went to pick up other materials. I've not had time to look since then. The fixture that REALLY needs to be replaced is the one in the kitchen where the important side of the two lights is terminally broken. (So I have no good lighting over the stove.) Maybe temporarily one of the fixtures from the little office (which really only needed to be a single) could be used.

I'm getting discouraged trying to find something online. I think one of these days (soon) I'll go check out Rockingham Electric and ReStore in Portsmouth. And maybe Dennis can swap out those two for the time being and I can take the broken one with me to give sales people a better idea of what I'm looking for -- and size.

Linn