Hi all! I haven't been around much either, Patsy....I'm getting ready to watch 2 of my nieces while their parents go away. They live here in NY, about 45 minutes away. I'm going there tonight, their parents are leaving tomorrow. The girls are 6 1/2 & 10 1/2, in 1st & 4th grade. They both play softball & soccer. So let's see, their mom is taking them to school tomorrow, but I have to pick them up at 2:20. The older one (Samantha) has soccer at 5, but a team mate's mom is taking her & picking her up. Then Friday I have to get them to school by 8 (the school is a 10 minute walk) & pick them up again. Then Sammie has soccer again. Saturday, they both have softball at noon--Dana (the 6 1/2 yr old) will be picked up by a team mate's mom, but I'm taking Sammie to her game. Then they both have soccer--Dana will be picked up at her softball game to go the soccer game. Sammie may not be able to play much of her soccer game, we'll see what happens. Sunday there are no games, thank goodness. We'll go to 9 AM Mass (they both sing in the children's choir), and at some point, my dad is coming & we'll all go to a great nearby Chinese restaurant for dinner. Their parents are coming home late Sunday night. I think I'm going to need a vacation after all that! I don't know how you parents do this sort of stuff all the time....I admire you.
Animals? Well, they'd have to be BIG or, some other apparent reason - a bear, a wolf, a skunk, a fox, etc. And SNAKES! ewwwww! Mice, rats and oppossums aren't too high on my list either! I guess I could go on! 
. As far as I'm concerned they are the most repulsive of all the insects, even though they do have their place in bugdom. Have a great day everyone!
