The next piece of good news is that a vet would be willing to treat the dog's injuries and base their fees on just covering expenses. That's how I got my best ever cat of all time. My d-i-l's grandmother was at her church helping other homemakers to prepare a meal for a church function and a tiny tabby kitten came to the back door insistently and demanded in. They only had a dish of oatmeal handy and fed it to the waif. The story got passed along to me third-hand. I was wanting a kitten and said I'd be interested in adopting it. By the time I got the call the kitten was already in route to the animal shelter. I got in my car and drove there immediately and was present when it arrived. I was told I'd have to wait for it to go through intake. I was there again the day it went up for adoption. When I went back to the cages where they had multiple kittens in each cage, the tech kept trying to give me the fancy ones as the little silver short haired tabby kept being overlooked. I pointed out which one I wanted, and the tech was flabberghasted I'd choose 'that one'. She ended up being an oriental mix and one of the most beautiful cats ever and she knew somehow I had waited patiently for her and repaid me with such love and loyalty for the next sixteen years. She was at my side constantly, and slept on my chest at night, and rode around on my shoulders in the day, and curled up to me when I sat. She even lay on my computer desk when I was online. My most wonderful cat ever....and she came from a church.

Oh, good! I just got home, and it's nice to see a bunch of you took advantage of the bargain. Desert_bound, did you figure it out? Somewhere in the ordering process there's a place that asks if you have a coupon, gift card, or promotion code. If you click one of the choices, it'll take you to another screen where you can type in the code and PIN. Socks mentioned Retailmenot......that's a great coupon site. I ordered two wind chimes from WindChime.com as Christmas gifts this week, and before I placed the order I checked Retailmenot -- and found a $10 off coupon code! The wind chimes were on sale, so all in all it was a very good deal.

Like I said before, I've got about a dozen of these in various sizes. Bear with me, because I'm going to post two photos -- one shows the size differences of the open and zippered top totes, and the second photo (it's gonna be a long one) shows the various different totes with the sale prices. Although that photo is looooong, it is actually kinda small, so you might not be able to easily tell the prices (depending on how the resolution of your monitor is set), but at least you'll be able to see the various styles. Go to the web site (or to a Sears store) to really check them out. Here is a link that might be useful: Lands' End Tote Bags

Yeah, Eld, I figure for 50% off, it’s worth another try. Maybe this year something will fit. I have a Sears nearby and I think they still allow Lands End returns, so it would be easy enough to return if need be.