Jesse, I've gotten lots of compliments using the Knorr recipe but susbstituting fresh chopped spinach for the frozen variety and adding fresh dill and a goodly amount of cumin to the seasoning.

Ooh, that sounds good! But seriously, we were all so excited about the Knorr's the other week, I'm not going to futz with the flavoring this time.

Allyson, I recently switched to Advantage Pro because Frontline stopped working, for what it’s worth. You might try switching as well. So sorry to hear about the fleas--that is the worst.

Allyson, I recently switched to Advantage Pro because Frontline stopped working, for what it’s worth. You might try switching as well. So sorry to hear about the fleas--that is the worst.

Ditto. Frontline got rid of the worst of them on Jack and Zeva, but not all of them, so I Capstar'ed them once a week until I could safely give them Advantage--it's only been a couple of days, though, so I don't have any good feedback on it yet.

Allyson, what Pix said. Arthur got the WORST fleas this summer/late fall.

You, uh, might want to buy some canvas gloves and Kevlar and flea dip them, pre-flea drops, get some spray for your upholstery/carpets, sprinkle salt and Borax on floors (even hardwood) and furniture, let sit for night, and then sweep up/mop, vacuum upholstery/carpets (discard bag) and put collars into a ziploc and stick in freezer for 24 hours.

We had 'em BAD.

Ditto ditto. The fleas down here are ridic, so the cats are on Advantage and the dog is on Comfortis.

Brownies are in the oven. Little man was a great assistant. The 9 month old has been a limpet all morning. I just finally got her to play on the floor but she insists I sit with her. Shoot, the 3 year old has been more snuggly than usual. Not that I mind too much.

I consider myself quite lucky to not have fleas on either cat (knock wood).

I wear leggings with my petticoats and skirts if they're really nifty leggings. I also wear leggings with bloomers around the house.

And in the early 90s in my deathrocky days, I wore black denim shorts with tights, pointy boots, a ruffly poet's blouse, and a motorcycle jacket. And big hair. REALLY big hair.

I still want a pair of those super-shredded leggings that have a sheer underlayer, because they would make a great accent with the rest of my wardrobe.

Advantage on critters and 20 Mule Team borax on everything else cured the worst flea problems I've ever had.

And then waiting for the bites I received pre-treatment to heal, but that was more experimental pharmacology and temperature shock than I really want to admit to in public.

I strongly suspect that my footless, decently thick tights that I love might qualify as leggings. But I shall only call them tights. And I should get a couple more pairs.

My mother is worried that nail polish might be contraindicated with chemo. Is that a thing? Everyone really wants her to get a mani/pedi. It's a definite sign of her coming back to herself.

One of my cousins who is good friends with my mother, but whom my sister and I can't stand is really proving herself during this illness. The things I held against her (her relationship with her kids) I still hold against her, but she loves my mother deeply and is there for her continually. Which is more than I can be. So there's that. And she points out that my mother is very easy to love. Which she is.

I still want a pair of those super-shredded leggings that have a sheer underlayer

Do you have a picture? I can't envision them.

Do you have a picture? I can't envision them.

I *thought* I did, but Heavy Red doesn't carry them anymore! Aaauugh! Okay, off to eBay.