OMG this is bittersweet. It occurred to me to google the address, and google brought up a map with a street view for there. It is not at all the same. Some would think it is nicer. The front door used to face the Court which is now named Kandace Court. There was a teenage girl named Kandi across the street, can't remember their last name shouldn't post it if I did. I wonder if her parents perhaps bought more property and had the Court renamed? Her mother grew beautiful roses. At least there's a house still there, but I can't tell if they added the front on or what looks like a 1/2 story dormer on top at the back (nothing like that then). I don't remember the roof being pitched that steeply or any crawl space beneath the roof, no basement, they don't have them in CA. They could have used the basic frame which is about the same. It was white painted clapboard wood siding. The front left window looks like it might be the same. There was a carport to the back. And our friends lived next door to the left, that house is pretty much the same except for new steps and rails. I do remember all their names mom, dad, 4 girls. They could have razed it and put up a mfr'ed home or a prefab. Such memories! I'm moved to tears for some reason. I have photos of it then but they're slides and not scanned, several of my oldest daughter when she was little on that very sidewalk. I'm going to send this to my kids. I'm just flooded with emotions seeing this. That was my second child's first home, my daughter Rachel, and we left for Iowa when she was 2 months old in January 1966. Oh my. So I guess there will be no need for you to photograph it. I'll see if they have more street views of the neighborhood. The lawn looks neglected, and it's hard to imagine the people who might live there now. At least something is still there, but from the house, I would not have recognized it.

Our cat, Heather, has small-cell lymphoma requiring pilling of prednisolone twice a day and a chemo pill four days out of 21. The first pred was purchased from the vet, 60 pills for $20.70 plus tax. I decided to check PetMeds and the cost for 100 pills, including shipping, was $26.00. I placed my order on a Friday and on the following Monday got an email from PetMeds saying they hadn't received the script from the vet yet. Called the vet and they told me they hadn't received a request from PetMeds. So called PetMeds and they said they would re-send the FAX. The next day, Tuesday, I called the vet and finally they said it had been FAXed back to PetMeds. But, by then, I needed some pred to tide me over until the PetMeds pills arrived and asked for 12. Went to pick them up on Wed. and the cost was $20,70 (plus tax). I asked how many - was told 30. I then asked for just 12 and was told the price was the same. So, then I said, give me 60 as I paid that for 60 last time. Then I was told that they could only dispense 30 as the vet was on vacation (there are 8 vets total in the clinic) and no other vet could prescribe. So, I called PetMeds and they overnighted the 100 pills to me and I told the vet's office to forget it. I can only figure out that they have just one price for the pills, up to 60. Anyway, I'm a big fan of PetMeds now. And the chemo pill has to be bought at a pharmacy. RiteAid wanted $33 for 4 pills. Costco's price was 1/2 the cost. So, check around. We found, with a cat who had CRF (now deceased) that lactated ringers were $24 for 12 at Costco and the vet charged $14 for one.

What great advice, so many of us stress to be matchy matchy with things like that. It's nice to hear letting your instincts take over worked for you. Being a lover of all things copper, I can't wait to see pictures of your new kitchen.

mustangs81- Thanks for the up-date. It's been a long time since I purchased instant pudding. They must have changed the instant pudding formula if they suggest fat free milk. I'm sure it once stated to use 2% milk because I did a pumpkin pudding recipe at the public library with kids (along with reading books about pumpkins) and I had to be sure to buy 2% milk or the recipe wouldn't thicken properly. Decades ago I had a home-based business and sold whey-based milk substitute (fat-free) and it wouldn't work unless I made double-strength powdered milk (twice as much powder) - so it had more milk solids by doing that. That was a trick for making yogurt with powdered milk. I found "fixes" on-line that included reducing the amount of milk (1-1/2 cups instead of 2 cups) and adding 2 t. cornstarch. Did you try that, and if so - did it work?