I love your Kraft Foods analogy. And the flooded river is great! I have some pictures of the Connecticut doing that near here--maybe I'll post them.

Ichabod called me at six o'clock this morning California time to acknowledge my superiority to every single mammal that has ever given birth. --THOU ART A VERITABLE QUEEN AMONG MAMMALS!!

And that's great about your teen co-volunteer! Sounds like a lot of fun.