HRH did surface cleaning/footprints while I was at church. That was helpful and we look more like we might expect someone! He was expecting ds' children to get to come see him (and bring their less important parents), but instead it looks like he will get his dsister, lol. (He loves her, too, of course. And besides, she brings food!)
Also the young man may come in to see us when dd gets home from work, and of course we realize he is one of those who is wondering if his visits/hanging out should be curtailed soon. HRH said (and I wrote down word-for-word for posterity, in case there is any), "Of all the people who come by, W is not one of my least favorites, by any shot." Aaawwww! From HRH, that's like a testimonial!
I must have a solution to something... .. I may have to get back to you, LadyM! Hope you feel better!
One thing I'd like a solution to is my small kitchen. I hear about ya'll's wonderful cooking of several different things - some cooling down here, some being prepared there, etc. We have a hard time with bumping into each other just getting our breakfasts. Our kitchen (almost 40 years old) was definitely built before much emphasis on larger kitchen size was filtering down to average folks. By the way, over the last half-century, kitchens in the U.S. have gradually grown by 110 percent in size.