I slept like hell last night. We spent the weekend outside and yesterday working in the yard, and between the muscle exhaustion and the allergy infusion, I just couldn't stay comfortable. At about 5:45 this morning, I woke up and flopped around again (my poor husband). Petunia stirred from the foot of the bed and walked over my body until she got to my arm. Then she curled up in the circle of my arm, put her paws over my elbow and laid her head on my shoulder. And purred.

And then I fell back asleep. And to think she was months from being put down when we adopted her.

Other things I wrote last week:

• Plants toxic to cats and dogs
• Six tips for talking politics with your friends without a fight
• Parents sue school district over a blog and I can't figure out why