To be fair to Oz, I'd have never known there was a mouse in the house, if it weren't for him sniffing in corners for the last few days. But with my previous cats, usually the first sign I had of a mouse, was finding their dead bodies.

This also means I have to check the outside of my house for places they are getting in.

Timelies all!

At the airport, waiting for our flight.(we're flying to Buffalo and renting a car)

I hope you are bundled up, Sheryl! Enjoy and keep warm.

Well, both bottles of vermouth are unopened. So that's promising?

Sadly, they're dry vermouth, not sweet. I don't like martinis, but I do drink the occasional manhattan, but I can't make one with dry vermouth. Shall have to experiment with other cocktails.

No phone calls during the night: yay.

Consuela, you can pretty much use it as you would white wine in any recipe.

Yeah, it's really handy for deglazing and other things where you only need a small amount and don't want to crack open a whole bottle of wine.

Wheee, financial milestone! For the first time in a decade I've cracked five figures in savings. That'll change once I pay for my parents' flood insurance and my vacation this fall, but it does reassure me that I'm not entirely following the Grasshopper plan of adulting.

Good for you!

Go, Matt!

Wow, Matt, that's great!