Tam, Have you been getting enough calcium? I've found that increasing calcium intake seems to prevent cramps. Also flexing the toe end of the foot up toward the leg seems to stop a cramp. (Not easy to do when fighting a cramp, I know.)

SRS, I love your observation about CSI!
I was worried that I'd have trouble surviving without the child support, but figured out that the "child" was costing me far more than the child support was covering. A senior teen consumes a great deal of food and snacks in a day. When he left for college and the support money stopped, I was actually better off financially. If you are still having to support him at college, though, it must be a strain.

I've become convinced that being overweight and amassing clutter are interrelated. If I can get rid of the clutter, I'll lose some weight. If I'm wrong, at least the house will be tidier, right?

I'm going to try to get out on the ladder and clean at least part of the eaves troughs between thunderstorms. I also need to dig along the carport, reset the plastic wall covering sheets (Coroplast) into the ground and screw them into the facing board at the top. I'm afraid there might be tree roots down there that are lifting it up. If so I hope they are small enough for me to cut with loppers. I'm no good at kneeling anymore to saw them in the ground.

rags