Hi and Lois tie a bell around Trixie's neck so they can tell where she's at, but Trixie ties the bell around the cat and Hi and Lois frantically follow the bell as the cat wanders around outside.; Chip thinks up inventions to make his household chores easier, but they never seem to work like they should.; Lois thinks Hi has joined too many fraternal organizations, and tells him he and she are going out for dinner by themselves.; Hi tries to build a terrace in his back yard, but gets too much "help" from Dot, Ditto, and Dawg.; Hi wants Dawg to pull the children on their sled, but Dawg has other ideas.; Lois makes Chip clean his room.; Hi and Lois attend a lecture on how to bring up children properly.