Kat, I know the noise of walking through a neighborhood full of dogs - the cacophony as you walk down the block past each new territory and it's resident pack. My dogs are good at ignoring them now (we also walk in the road, no sidewalks, but they are smoothly paved so no problems). The only places where the excitement builds are the couple of houses (three now, actually) where we stop and offer a friend's dog a treat. And if we didn't stop that dog would bark the neighborhood down!

Very sleepy today for some reason. Got to bed later than I planned, I need to remember that getting to sleep before midnight really does make me feel a lot more energetic the next day.

Closing on the refinance tomorrow. Finally!

SRS