I put the cats in the backyard again, while I did laundry (since the heat makes the utility laundry room too hot for them to stand) and when I started bringing them in, Hepsebah meowed to get my attention... as if to say, "hey, Timo-primate, don't forget me out here." It was quite a break-through.

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Philip found another reconditioned lawn mower at another Home Depot; this one works. So he bought it and will return the other one before they fix and deliver it. We kept the U-Haul trailer for another day and drove into Mobile to pick it up. He is so excited about his little green and yellow John Deere tractor!