Regina, I thought I was the only one who used the plastic place mats (mine have dinosaurs on them). Yes they make things easier to clean but I go one step further because I'm basically lazy, I put newspaper on top of the place mat, or place mats under the newspaper in the corners they insistently use without a litter box, so I can roll up the offensive stuff and toss it out (got tired of cleaning the carpet and didn't really want to wipe the stuff off of the place mat either, newspapers are actually good for something)! Now if I could just teach them to climb up and use the toilet, na they would probably think it was a swimming pool so I guess I'll just keep the lid closed, heck they don't even use the litter box 1/2 of the time, but I keep thinking if a cat can learn, my fuzzies are much smarter - hey they learned from watching TV how to unroll the toilet paper from the roll. I figure it's either stubbornness or the FLO. I have a pass word protect on my computer and I won't type it in if any of the fuzzies are around just in case, why take chances, right? Judith, Loved your Weasel They-Need-To-Remember-To-Laugh-Dance, ROTFL!!!!!! Vicky [Posted in FML issue 1581]