Thank you, oldtnquiltinglady! I had typed out a reply to this and I did something wrong because it didn't post. Not enough caffeine yet this morning.
Some friends recently moved to TN and they say it's beautiful there.
We are having a visit from grandma (from Fl) next week, and we can't wait! We are going to clean up and replace the cords to a Riccar 15 clone I just picked up in a cabinet for my 8 year old to use. She is really excited to use a real machine. We've been doing a lot of hand sewing and gluing thus far. She's been making little furniture sets out of felt for her littlest pet shop toys.