including an unfinished basement that's as big as my previous home -- but my hubby insisted we had to have a big house. We looked at smaller ones, but none of them could accommodate his needs (he was in a wheelchair). Now that he's passed on, I would go with a much smaller home if anything happened to this one. I like knowing, however, that we rescued an abandoned home rather than building a new one.

inspector for an insurance company, came over this morning because he saw me outside last night eyeing the addition between downpours (it went on for hours). He went up on the roof and reported that the high wind had lifted the shingles around the house/addition joint slightly and allowed a little water to get in. He checked inside and didn't see a problem because there was no sign of water damage. I have an attic entrance in my bathroom for the HVAC venting, and he looked up in there to make sure everything was all right -- again, no sign of water damage, not even any signs of dampness from last night. He felt around and said he only felt a tiny bit of dampness that should resolve today or tomorrow. He also said the shingles will flatten back down with a day of sunshine. So it seems everything is all right. I appreciate all the answers and concern!

them, been stomping on them for a year and a half -- very happy!

website. I'm going to take your and Steve's advice to start over with new seeds and good starter mix. Thanks to both of you for helpng me!

some days I feel so frazzled I'm surprised my hair doesn't stand up like that!