Molanic, I cannot imagine what you are going through, as a pet owner.
Seeds are definitely a great distraction, especially native wildflowers and plants that attract pollinators, birds and other creatures of nature.
Great, froggiesgirl, checking out what you have added. In case you didn't notice, when you go the main swap page, there's an option to "view recent events for the swap" to see the most current events for this swap.