Pamper the family if you can, Don, and don't make yourself sick doing too much. You're a poster child for why the vaccinations are worthwhile. Charmion, I know what you describe from here. This house was a rental, not updated for about 20 years. I found some interesting stuff stashed in the attic. At least you can work on those things on your own timeline, once the floors are taken care of. I have never completed all of the things I had in mind here. Maybe one day. Your family members must have numbers for a local house cleaner (or crime scene cleanup, depending on the state under the sinks) to do some of that for you? The phone number of a generalist handyman can be priceless.

This week I need to make a major cardboard purge in the front room and run it by the village recycling bins. Now that the vacuum has had all of it's filters and brushes and crevices cleaned out it's grabbing doghair and dust like a champ, and that front room here is the only one that still has wall-to-wall carpeting. Not as bad as shag, but it holds a lot of dust. Even with the doorway blocked dog detritus has drifted in.

Patty, congratulations on finding a good local grocery! And do you have a hardware store, or are you stuck with the big box ones? Mary doesn't drop in often, but I hope she has the same luck in finding a good neighborhood for library, stores, and recreation.

Bearing down on fall (or spring for Sandra) - with all of these moving projects going on, who has plans for indoor projects to do just for pleasure?