Does anyone know whether voting puts cookies or worse on your computer? I'm normally leary of these things, though I'd be happy to vote if I thought it would not bother my computer.

Ruthie, some antidepressants are used for pain relief because of their ability to promote a deeper, healing sleep phase. I've been taking one for many years for Fibromyalgia (FMS). FMS sufferers often wake many times a night because of the pain, never reaching the deepest sleep phase which really allows the body to heal and deal with pain better. How it works I do not know, but it does work, at least for me. Jodi-

Omg calling a professional isn’t always an option! So y’all keeping on saying “call a professional” is just redundant. If you can’t afford to hire someone to come in and do it (probably why your here asking advice) then yes you can do it , your only limited to what you say you can’t do! You have been given good advice by all, follow any one of them! If you can afford it to be hired out then trust me do it! If you can’t then your only option would be skim it with putty and sand (watch YouTube) or to make it even more easy... buy new And rip that out! When filling lines trust me when I say thin thin layers. You might hate it and have to do again but it’s better than what u have at this moment!

Niiiice! Are the deck and supports in good condition? I would put my money there.... You need a wood shed ASAP to run the woodstove. Place an order for kiln-dried wood. Storing wood under the back deck will be super inconvenient when it's 20 below. Plus, snow melt will drip through the boards of the deck and ice the logs together (been there, done that). The shed should be nearer the front door. Sometime this summer collect blow-down twigs on your property. Garbage cans are great for storing these. Will you have auxiliary heat to keep the pipes from freezing? Otherwise, you're not going to be visiting on winter weekends, 'cos you're going to have to drain the pipes for winter. No concrete for a porch. It will crack in no time. Use wood. Try Trex for the steps, and make them extra wide so you can easily schlepp stuff like firewood into the house. You can use crusher for your front pathway; it does well in freeze/thaw cycles and is cheap to replace. Consider having a more substantial entrance, like a big vestibule or enclosed porch (a very New England thing). There will be muddy boots, wet jackets, skis, fishing rods, waders, hats, snow, wet, mud, everywhere. These get stashed BEFORE people go into the house front door in some kind of fore-room. Slippers get put on. You need a bench or chair there. Extensive doormats and drip spaces. Yep, have a mouse treatment of some kind for the house. Have a way to store food so mice can't get it. At least carpet is warm underfoot. Maybe the right idea would be to have some comfy rugs. The knotty pine is fab. Even minor changes to it would lower the property value, especially whitewash, scraping, paint... If there's a way to take down a tree or two to add more interior light and/or open the lake view, I think that would be smart. I don't think that house has been in the woods very long, so it's not like you'd be taking down historic trees. I disagree that the woodstove should be in a corner or to the side. It's essential for heating the home: it should be central so warmth reaches everywhere. If you have kids or pets, you MUST put a metal barrier around the woodstove for safety reasons. This can have a gate so an adult can access the front of the stove to load wood. Do you have a security system of some kind? Might be a good idea for a seasonal place that's that nice.