But got a Ring clip at 11:47 p.m. of a raccoon pawing the doorbell; next morning I installed a one-way door on the soffit, did a quick baby check, and mom strolled out by lunch. We tucked the kits in a reunification box and she moved them overnight — exclusion first, seal with 16‑gauge hardware cloth, no traps, no orphans. Anyone else had wildlife that announces itself before I do?
Relativity operators were a big win for us too; the next bump came from a 1‑hour docket automation CLE that walked through setting judge‑specific alerts in PacerPro and CourtListener — , chasing new orders manually was killing our mornings. We set up auto‑pulls plus a shared “standing orders” note per judge, which trimmed docket pulls and “judge‑specific rule research” by about 20–30% per case; start with CourtListener alerts: https://www.courtlistener.com/. Do you have PacerPro, or are you stuck in vanilla PACER?
I slip two blue nitrile finger cots over the size XS prop as “puppy ears” and let the kid add spots with a Sharpie — costs pennies and they clamp down like pros. Vanilla at 10 a.m. tracks, but citrus or marshmallow seems to cut the post-snack gag for me — vanilla gets cloying, . Ever let them stick the “ears” on themselves for that tiny union rep buy-in?
Quick win: a smear of xylitol lip balm along the tray flanges turns PVS into a “cookie shield” and the bargaining drops to one sticker. If you’re worried about taste mixing, just put it on the lips, not the material. @markT_1974, silicone finger puppets over the suction tube beat marker faces for durability and don’t ramp the noise.