And Another Thing:

Just because I'm proud of myself, I'll tell you what I did today. This is noteworthy only because trust me, I'm no domestic diva. But residing with 2 dogs and 2 cats takes its toll in a hurry.

Here are my accomplishments:

• Poured scented baking soda on all carpets and vacuumed them
• Spot-cleaned carpets, too.
• Laundered many dog-scented linens
• Changed cat-hair-decorated bedding (my bed, not theirs)
• Bathed 2 dogs
• And still found time to spray Miracle-Grow on front and back gardens, gift-wrap and package birthday gifts for my nephew and sister-in-law, and make banana bread.

There are still seven items remaining on today's "to do" list, but that's just too bad. I'm tired.