Thanks, Pesky but I don't want a bunch of random strangers running around my house. It worked for your Mom because the lady wasn't going to be there again and everything was being sold so it didn't matter. Items being sold from my house will be outside in the yard or Ebayed. Primarily the family is splitting things up so as much as possible remains within the family, as per Mama's wishes. She had nice pieces. Not really my taste but some pieces can be easily incorporated. I got the rug (not a word was said about it when DH said he wanted it). We won one painting that DH wanted but we have decided on a rotating art exchange, so even the paintings he didn't get will show up again. Plus there are plenty left to hopefully share with grands. Dad's paintings are his legacy. There is so much glass no one is really interested in. China? No thanks. We have our own sets that we don't use and who needs more? There is a crystal perfume bottle like hers on EBay for $99., Buy It Now. It hasn't sold and who knows how many times it has been listed. SIL and I stayed out of the fray completely and let the boys flip coins for things more than one wanted. After the siblings got what they wanted, we invited SIL to pick what she wanted from what was left. BIL and SIL are going home with a truck load this morning. I know this was a great family and SIL isn't a snake. She is a self confessed control freak who showed tremendous restraint this weekend. If she can't control everything but can respect the process, she seems good. I think the process we used worked. I'm learning more about who SIL is ( in her heart) and how to work with her. My own challenge is to work us through the initial bulldozing of any given situation without feeling flattened. This IS a wonderful family. On to deal with her annuity and a small life insurance claim. The house is bound by a two year lease. Houses in her area are going into bidding wars right now. We discussed the possibility of buying the tenants out of the lease and listing it for sale while the market is hot - AND before the next bubble bursts. I think we need to trust it will all work out the way it is supposed to work out. We don't need to decide that right now. We do need to follow the market down there and look toward a paint job to freshen up the outside.

Lynn - That Bendable Bright Light looks like it will solve my problem getting more focused light at the needle - thank you! The funny thing, when I googled it - a website for Patsy Thompson came up - I had linked to her website on this Forum a few months ago to share her exquisite feather quilting she does on a domestic sewing machine - a Pfaff. She uses the Bendable Bright Light on her Pfaff. I also have a Pfaff and I was so impressed with her work, I didn't notice the light! Thanks all for sharing your opinions.This is such a great group of helpful people! I am also going to look at an OTT Light or cheaper version to help light the cutting area; but I am definitely going to get the Bendable Bright Light. I am taking a BOM class & it will be wonderful to have additional light that will travel w/out having to carry another big piece.

I had trouble similar to that and I contacted Ott and I had to cut the cord and send that and the model number to Ott and they replaced the entire lamp. My problem was not the bulb, but the condenser within the lamp. They were real nice. Every Time I had put in a bulb, it just made a funny pop sound. And it was with the bulb that came with the light. Found out even though I bought the lamp new from Hobby Lobby, it was 5 years old. Had been on someone's shelf for way too long. I had used a 40% coupon. My new light is still working after several years.

My son just put together an entire home office that he purchased from Overstock - desk, console, bookcases and chair. The directions were clear and he didn't have any difficulty with the instruction. He gave me a good hint - just make sure you have all the parts that you're supposed to have before starting assembly. He learned that the hard way. The desk was 95% complete when he discovered he was missing a crucial part. Luckily customer Service was able to send him the piece he needed so that he could finish.