Thank God!  N's friend has now decided to stay for the month of August with her.  So much pressure is now off of my shoulders.  And her friend has cleaned and scrubbed that house as best as anyone could have done.  Phew!  And, the best part, she puts N in her place regarding keeping up with the cleaning when she is better.  She talks to N like she is her mother.  N is about 60 years old, but a mother is pretty much exactly what she needs, unfortunately. DH, Paul, and I got in huge fights over the weekend.  The stress of the dust and the mess and the scaffolding being up now for 3 months is just driving me nuts and I can't take it.  I have snapped.  He is upset about the house being a mess and I refuse to clean until he finishes the work.  So after the big fight, he has picked up the pace.  I am praying for the removal of the rusted iron scaffolding from my kitchen/breakfast room by this weekend.  Fingers and toes are crossed. I am on the road all week this week for work.  Good news, I am going to stay in a hotel (suite) for a few days!  Hard work/long days but also decompress time by myself.  So maybe this will do me some good to get away for a few days.  Paul and David will go out to eat dinner a few nights.  So I am leaving the emoticon as "ok."  I will wait and see what this week brings.  Praying for change!