Thanks Crankin! Well we planned on selling our house when we became empty nesters, and getting something smaller and more modern, but as you well know its just not a good time to sell a house right now.

We have 2 weeks of vacation in Portugal w DH's family, and then 2 weeks of travelling including professional visits to Seville, Madrid, Barcelona and Lausanne. Kids stay with us almost to Lausanne, and then we send them off on their own with 2 week eurail passes. Not the season to bring bikes unfortunatey, although someday we'd love to do a european family bike tour.

Thanks to the wool weenies both DD and I are well prepared!

Its funny when I had 35 lb more fat on me, I didn't even need to know about wool! Boy can fat be insulating!!!