whether or not, Weather or not...

Achilles is home, bringing with him horrid weather from the valley.He did well. And I'm relieved.Now we wait for the verdict.It's good to see his face. And it's great to see how motivated he is. We laid awake talking about our dreamhouse; Whether or not to build or buy, whether or not to build a pool. It was fun to drift to sleep after that kind of conversation.I woke up feeling so rested, and I know it's because he's home again. Today I took down curtains to wash and their rods and brackets to fill in holes. I don't love this part because our house always looks so transient when the daily 'take-downs' come. But I'm not complaining. It shows progress.*sigh*Only 17 days until packers.