@retiredteacher I was doing a lot to get the house ready today but I decided mid-afternoon to go to my health club and get some exercise, that the decorating could wait. I was very glad that I did. I am almost done now, just have to put garlands on the banisters, and then do a bit of straightening up. Tomorrow I will do my usual Sunday things and finish here in between them -- I will find time to go to my health club again, and tomorrow I will use the pool. I did the gym today. At some point I do need to do some baking, but I am sure I can squeeze that in. So, overall I am feeling less stressed today than I felt yesterday. Thanks for the encouragement.

Are you cooking a turkey? I love turkey leftovers but I am not cooking one. I think I will do a roast, that is so much easier than a turkey.
How far away does your son live? That's too bad that you only get to see him once a year. My son is generally home in the summer and then for Christmas, and we always used to visit him in CA at some point in time, and will this year in February in Denver where he lives now. It's nice that he has a house now so we can stay with him. We were out there in October too.

We do get to see my daughter a little bit more since she is much closer being in NYC. We visited her in the fall and she was here for Thanksgiving and will be for Christmas. We plan to visit her for a weekend in January. I know she won't be living there too much longer so I want to get the visits to NYC in while she is still there. She and her husband enjoy coming here because her closest friend lives here, plus they get very indulged. When we visit her we have to stay in a hotel.
JK