Dorothy, sometimes the way to pamper yourself is to go to bed when you need to, regardless of the state of the sink. Other times, pampering oneself is to do the dishes the night before.

I've had conversations with Gnu off and on over the last couple of weeks; he is progressing. I predict some decluttering and organizing in his future, but I doubt he'll drop in to discuss it. It's enough to know that he's feeling better every day.

I watched a rerun of Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates this evening with two dogs curled up beside me on the sofa. It's one of my favorite episodes - Fred Armisen has the most amazing family history that took twists and turns that made this as good as anything a fiction author could dream up. And puppies always make the evening nicer.

I'll head to bed early because there is a possibility that the freezer could arrive very early. I need to be ready. The current one is fluctuating freezing then not so much - mostly everything is really cold, but some of it may not be salvageable.