Linn, I would be thrilled to still have my old Electrolux cannister vac. I called around to the shops and they all said they never get them in..no one wants to give them up, though I can see why yours had to go. I hope your Oreck works out. It sounds like a dream!

I've mostly been resting in between making and answering a lot of phone calls this past week. I get to spend 3-4 hours getting an IV infusion of iron on Friday..oh, joy!:-)

Morgan and I did get some more annuals potted out front. He did one pot all by himself and it looks beautiful. He is going to make me a pancake from scratch sometime this weekend.