Andrea, I have reverted back to an old-fashioned carpet sweeper in a couple of areas of the house with carpet. I have several antique Persian carpets that the cats seem to love to lounge on (good ta$te!) and the sweeper peels off the layer easily.

This weekend looks like the storm before the calm--the kids will be here getting ready to vacation with their dad for 12 days, leaving Monday. I have a batch of potato salad, fresh bread, a cold roast chicken, ready for snacks or quick lunch. I don't expect my kitchen to continue to improve until the traffic subsides.

My neighbors two doors up are doing a garage sale. I'm tempted to take a few items up and plant them in their stuff. I still have a couple of small televisions to sell and lots of toys. They have two small children, I might even sell the toys to them! :)

SRS