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Jenell Mahoney's avatar

Hang in there! You all have come through so much, with sanity and humor intact...I know you'll get through this too. And we're here to help out when we can...

Shanley Hurt's avatar

Thank you, Jenell!

Kim Thompson's avatar

Appreciate you very much.

vic miles's avatar

Mary, your writing carries a unique balance between I rightfully analysis, comment and a magical way with words. Your Newsletter gives those inside and like my wife and I outside of America a better understanding of what's going on. I find myself reading and releasing certain phrases or sentences so that like a good red wine I can keep on savoring the depth, humour and skilled wordsmithing. Thankyou to all that you bring to so many. Vic and Frances Miles, Gascogny, France.

Dian Allison's avatar

Lead, in your floors? Oh, please "say it ain't so"! How did you find this out? And wouldn't sealing them with something like Spar Varnish protect you?

There is such a yawning gap, in our Country, between its "leaders" and gazillionaire sycophants, and the needs of the rest of us!

Shanley Hurt's avatar

It was a shock to me! I didn't know that the varnish they used on wood floors back in the 50's also contained lead just like much of the paint. We can sand it down and put a new varnish on, but then we would be making the led airborne. So we'd need to keep Ezra out of the house, and hire professionals to come and do the clean up.

Dian Allison's avatar

Ohhhh, ma-an. I forgot you'd need to sand it! But my kida and I sanded and Varathaned our whole house in just a few days ...is there anyone your kids could stay with?