RYN: I hope your parents trip is t ruined by the shutdown! From the looks of it though, they won't be getting to go to the Grand Canyon. They don't seem to be any closer to an agreement. :/ I wish they'd stop acting like children, I'd love to go back to work! You can only clean a house and car so much.
I'm glad you love your new house. Packing and unpacking always sucks!!