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Thanks, Jilly, for sending the enticing-you-to-the-lounge message. The pictures are great. We should have taken one of the food, though. And the one cook! (He was a character, folks.) Definitely worth doing again. And thanks to both Jilly and LunasMom for the toys. All three of ours loved...

Hey, Jill, you can add one more -- my husband has decided to join my friend and me on the trip, so we'll be three, not two. Of course, his schedule can change on a minute's notice -- and I'm not exaggerating -- so he is a bit tentative. However, he is currently scheduled to finish a trip the...

I just voted, Jilly. It'll be my friend, who is delighted with the new date, and I. See ya all there!

FWIW, moving the date actually works better for me. The friend I'd like to bring has a class on the 16th, and would have to do quite a bit of juggling to make it. The 23rd means no juggling for her, and company on the drive for me. Sorry you have to work, Jilly, but this just might be a...

When will you make the reservations, Jilly? I'd like to give my friend a bit to see if she can work out her arrangements.

Jilly, I think you done good! These kinds of places are really fun, since you get to basically pick your own food and have it prepared at your own specifications. I really like Mongolian BBQ, as does the friend I hope to bring with me. Three cheers for Jilly, planner extraordinaire!

Count me in (current plan) I MAY be bringing a cat-owner friend. It depends on whether she can rearrange her class schedule. If so, she'd like to come with me. I'd say the odds of our coming are currently at 75%!

Absolutely! Thanks for the accommodation. My friend forwarded my email to HER friend, and I'll post when I get an answer.

I'm not familiar myself with Lansing, but a friend of a friend lives there. I'll try to get an email address and ask for advice. I'll post if/when I get an answer. In the meantime, what I do when asking about a venue is to stress the importance of non-smoking for health reasons. Let them...

This sounds like it should work, but it doesn't. (I often have to switch sides of the street when walking behind a smoker ... some of us are truly that allergic.) I've hated this problem my whole life (my parents were chain smokers) and it never gets easier. I'd like to come and meet you...

You mentioned that you do both play and food before bed, but you haven't specified the sequence. Do you give a high-protein snack AFTER play BEFORE bed? Night-time (pre-bed) play simulates dusk hunting. Successful hunting leads to sleep in the wild -- so there has to be the payoff for the...

Could I put in a bid for a place with a really good non-smoking section? Which, I suppose, rears the ugly question -- are we a non-smoking, smoking or mixed group? It's just that I am highly allergic, so unless I can be well protected from the smoke, I simply can't stay. The alternative...

Sounds ok so far. My schedule depends on my husband's schedule, and his schedule changes without notice -- sometimes daily -- so I'll probably know last minute whether or not I'm coming. In short: don't plan around just me, but so far it looks good, and I'll be there if I can be!

Another Easterner, here -- Dexter, which is just west of Ann Arbor. My three cats are Pumpkin (oldest, but newest, just got her one week ago. She's 6-8, 12 lbs and the proverbial curious cat Trick (one of two semi-ferals, the braver of the two at a mere 6 lbs) and Treat (the semi-feral sister...

Far from being "cruel and unusual" this is a very kind thing to do. Cats HATE changes in their environment. Have you ever watched what happens if you move a chair in a room, for instance? The typical cat will start at one end of the room, sniff the whole perimeter, then start along the inner...