Now if I could just get her to stop mining for nuggets in the cat box....

I have the same problem with my dog. I noticed that there is a treatment to feed dogs to prevent coprophagia at PetSmart when I picked up Annie from the groomers. I’m thinking about getting some.

Glad you had a quiet relaxing weekend! Mine wasn’t too bad. We did stay in and lounge around for the most half. Rented old movies from the library and cooked up a storm. The only bad part was........ E and his sickness. Why are men such babies when they are sick. The girls and I (after about 100 times) decided to keep track of how many times he said “I am sick, I don’t feel good” . We couldn’t keep track after it went past 100 or so! I kid you not. I shoved him out the door this morning and promised him he would feel better lol. The door is bolted shut in case he decides he doesn’t. Evil, I know but, it will save his life in the long run.
I can’t believe how warm it is out! We will probably have a foot on that awful white stuff by the end of next week I just know it.

I’ll have to look into that. Didn’t even realize there was a product for such a thing. If it works, it’s worth the price. Thanks for mentioning it, Jen.

J - You are tempting fate. Don’t even think about the *S* word. It’ll hear your thoughts!

I’ve noticed the same phenom when it comes to some guys being sick. Others, on the other hand, are positively stoic and would never admit to being sick unless they passed out on the floor first. My Dad and the ex were/are both like that. (And both did the passing out on the floor thing before they’d accept that they were sick.) The lad has achieved a happy medium as far as that goes. I’d rather hear a little fussing than a loud clunk on the floor!

The old joke: A man is whining about being sick. His wife says he should take it like a man! “I am,” he whines. Ha ha ha.

There’s an AoE 3?!  *dies*

LOL! Yes, Stephanie, there’s an AoE 3. In fact, I believe there is a demo version that’s available for download. Some folks have complained that AoE 3 forfeits a lot in the historical department in favor of the souped-up graphics which, apparently, are wicked amazing. Seems like some mixed reactions out there. Haven’t seen anyone complain about the graphics yet, though.

Well, I was going to leave a comment when I was here earlier, but my darling daughter sort of elbowed her way in.  As you’ve seen. I made the mistake of asking her if her Age of Empires was edition 3 as I was reading your post, and that was that for Mom on the computer!  The download version has been played already and apparently rates mega thumbs up for graphics and playability.  Much as she loves history, there are times when historical accuracy loses importance, I guess.  Tsk tsk.  The bought version now sits at the top of her Christmas wish list.  Now just watch a wonderful new version of Age of Mythology appear before her birthday!!  But at least they’re “educational” games, right? 

Your weekend sounded wonderful, by the way.  I like ‘em like that, too.  Very much!

I am so staying away from those games. I used to get too hooked on them lol.
Kate, it was so funny to us all weekend that he complained about being sick because he never does! This is a man that discharged himself from the hospital two days after going into congestive heart failure and almost dying right in front of my eyes because he had a job interview that he didn’t want to miss!
Talk about a thud. And he did, right after the interview was over!

J—It’s the small stuff that gets ‘em.  Having a cold is a national calamity and worse than a plague of locusts. That’s when the whining starts in earnest.

Eleanor—have you gotten your computer back yet?

I’ve never sat down to figure out how to play Age of Empires in any of its versions, but they do look interesting. Like complex games of Risk plus a whole lot more. I get a kick out of watching the lad play, though. I’m glad Stephanie can play the new one. We’ll feel the envy long distance.

Pablo—your comment got lost up there in the middle of wimmin. I suppose the joke about whiny sick guys has a kernal of truth to it. Rather individual though. I’ve known women whose sickly whining sounds like fingernails down a blackboard. It’s especially annoying in the workplace when I’ve wanted to snap at any of the whiny ones, “Just go home already. There are no medals of valor given out for this! And don’t breathe on me!”