[aberaussie]

It’s harder to plan now that we’ve got one in college, but she has a certain allowance for excused absences, if she gets her work turned in. I’m trying to persuade her to stay home, go to school, and take care of all the pets, but she’s not going for it.

Heh, heh...one of the perks of having grown kids living at home! I'm going to hate it when our recent college grad goes off to graduate school. Right now he is living here saving money - and taking care of pets when we go off! ;-)

You're expecting number nine? Did I get that right? Congratulations!

[Tax-chick]

Yes, we’re expecting our 9th in early June. Oldest will 18 in March. As I am not the person who got us all the reptiles and the dog, I’m going to make my husband and kids find minders for them. One of *my* friends will feed *my* catz :-).