Sorry I've been absent - I've had a busy day. We just re-rented our house (that we bought to be a rental) to a very nice woman with one cat.

What made everything extra special was that her check for the first month's rent/deposit was made out to me, and not my husband (like the last two tenants always did). I never thought this bothered me until I saw that check in my name - and I'm very lucky to have a husband who doesn't have issues about something like this.

Then to top things off, I stopped at the grocery store and picked up some beer (real, not cyber ) and guess what - I was CARDED!!!!

(for anyone keeping track, I'll be 49 in June - that's human years, not dog years).

So now that I've had the best day of my life - I'll have one of Richard's slushies - I don't care who makes it.


Corrina - I wish you the best of luck with finding a rental of your own.