Hi all.  Just taking a short break - have been going thru stuff. We re-arranged the family room and I moved piles of stuff from behind furniture and underneath furniture and now I am sorting thru it - mainly throwing it away.  We went out to lunch and then to Lowe&#39;s.  Are going to undertake some home renovations and it is time to start.  We went and looked at hardwood flooring and carpeting.  Greg wrote down the price of what we want and then gave me the job of calling or going to other places to see if they have it and if the price would be less thru them.  I decided I wanted ceramic tile for the floor in the kitchen - I have a lot of cabinetry and I told Greg I think it would be overwhelming to have hardwood floors also.  We are also going to get a halogen stove.  I picked it out but Greg said he wanted to wait until time for them to lay the kitchen flooring and when they pull out the old one to lay the floor, they can just move the new one in.  We are also going to do granite countertops in the kitchen and 3 of the bathrooms and in the master bath, going to put in those sinks that look like a large bowl sittting on top of the counter.   Mary Lou, I hope all goes well with Jim&#39;s visit to the sleep clinic.  My brother-in-law has aphnea and has to sleep hooked up to one of those machines.  Well, guess I had better finish up my cleaning.  Hope all of you have a great week.....