Basil - Basil has gotten his ear cleaned 2x while you've been away. I did it again and it was pretty icky. I'm sure it is probably still icky.... he kind of let me know when he was "done" with me messing with it. It is better than it was but you probably will need to do a better job of cleaning it out when you're home. :) He is doing great. He got lots of lovin' and brushin'.
Sweetie - she makes me laugh. After we came inside last night, she laid down on the floor and then rolled over... it was very obvious that she wanted her belly rubbed. I of course did!