A new year begins

First, Dolce wanted to thank everyone for their wonderful comments about this year's Christmas Story. Once is an event, twice is a tradition? If that is the case I will have to start thinking now about next year's story. I do have a question for all the furriends who read and left comments. Is it too drawn out? Is it too long? Should it start earlier so that it is done on or before the 23rd of December?

So what happened during Christmas in our household? Dolce and Bella climbed the tree everyday so the only ornaments that got placed where six ribbons. Baci sat and watched them. I am hoping he wasn't taking notes for next year. One cat in the tree is cute, two cats in the tree is annoying, three cats in the tree is downright destructive. Jingles left catnip mice for all the cats. Magoo promptly peed on two of them. So guess who is back on the naughty list.

Magoo went for a check up and had some more of his bloods stolen. The tests all came back within the norms for a cat of his age (he turns twelve years old this year). We have to give him Tramadol in his ears as a transdermal application because he hates the taste and has a huge hissing fit whenever we tried to medicate him. Life for Magoo is definitely slowing down. He loves to go outside and sit on his deck and keep watch over his backyard.

On the human side, I gave all of my family a copy of the We Are The Kitties. My Mom told me that she cried when she read the stories. She also said that my Grandma would have loved them too. My Grandma was fanatical about her cats. I realized now that I am older that she had a overrun feral colony living on the farm. Because it was on the farm, no one seemed to notice the number of cats. With hindsight I can see that it was not ideal, but on otherhand, there was never a mouse to be seen and I got to play with kittens every summer that I can remember. There are still a few cats running around, but it is not the same as it was when I was a child. Farm cats and little children. They go together like ice cream and chocolate sauce.

I have been lax in posting pictures. I have more of the furrkids and one or two of Smudge. I even managed to get a movie of Baci fetching his catnip mouse. My resolution this year is too post at least once a week with a target of three times.

May the new year find you heathly and happy.