Lady's Human got it!

Don't ever become a pessimist ... a pessimist is correct oftener than an optimist, but an optimist has more fun, and neither can stop the march of events.
Robert Heinlein

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Final totals:
Husky_mom: E(18) N(12) =48
Randi: A(9) I(12)=42
koxka: W(0)= 0
Lady's Human: R(9) T(16)=25
Killearn Kitties: D(2)=2
Lady'sOtherHuman: S(12) V(2)=14
ilovemypup: O(10)=20