I'll pull out a couple of my kids' really cute bears and leave them on the bed in solidarity. (My son was just under a year old when my sister sent a cute soft corduroy and pile bear for xmas. We were reading a book about bears, and made the noise "grrrr" for the bear. When I asked this boy what his bear was named, he told me "grrrr." So that was it--and my almost 18-year-old has a very well-loved corduroy bear named "grrrr" packed on a shelf in his closet.)

And we're still getting a little de-cluttering done in our houses, also. I made inroads into the clutter in my sun room this morning while I waited for my cup of tea to brew. Amazing how much cat hair can build up between boxes and bags that sit on the floor for a long time. The vacuum with the hose and skinny end is the best tool, and it's time for a new bag.

I've also printed out a few income tax forms. They didn't mail me stuff this year because I've been sending it in electronically, but I still like to go through the book and write it out and do the figuring first.

SRS