Dupont:

SRS: these are not "kids"; There is not a snowball's chance they will want to come back here after they are in the heart of Montreal being tourists! Just for a few hours visit?? It is really my frustration about what constitutes clean - to them - and how I can do it - with help. Honestly - five extra adults are a bit daunting. The most or best I can hope for is opportunities to learn about who they are when I have not seen them in so many years.

No matter how clean I think it is, it will never be clean enough. I will try to talk to Taun about it. He is an engineer; it is very hard to get communication that is clear to me. He did not even tell me when they are actually arriving until today - just "the week of the 15th" --but they will not be here until the 19th - the house might need vacuuming again by then! Not for us - it has not been done since he was here in ---the last time (a few weeks ago?) - but it doesn't bother me. ...............