I didn't realize I was on the card list until the cards started coming
in. Thank you all for including me/us in your mailings.

Pippin just turned 9 this week and still enjoys his prowls around the
neighborhood.  I got a great shot of him up in our neighbor's crab
apple tree, I just need to figure out how to get it off my cell phone.
He plays with DD1 and me when we go outside.  The current favorite game
is to entice him into her outside play house (once inside, he promptly
slips out again. Typical cat) . DD1 is learning how to wiggle long
sticks to get him to pounce on the end.  She is also starting to
imitate my finger snaps, leg pats and clicking noises I use to get the
cats' attention.

Mithu is still an attention hog. I think I posted this before, but he
is such a good big brother with the baby. He'll let her grab onto his
fur or ears without protest. (I don't let her pull.) He also now gets
involved with the bedtime routine as early as possible, even though his
treats don't come until the end. Last night we were going back and
forth from the bathroom to the bedroom and he was pratically doing laps
trying to keep up with us.

Happy Holidays to everyone. Y'all are very much like extended family,
you know.

Cheers
Caroline S.