Just a note for consideration- I was talking with my mother yesterday ( a womwn who thinks animals are filthy creatures who should be kept outside, and keeps her house like a guest room), and I was whining about my lack of space in my own house, and having to walk dogs early in the COLD morning- we have 4 ferts and 2 dogs in an apartment.- and she thought she was being snotty when she said "I guess you have to get your priorities straight." That made me think, so now when I get tired of cleaning and the laundry and the carpet cleaning and the grooming , etc, I am very happy that those are my priorities. I've also stopped whining. [Posted in FML issue 3257]