My dear, sweet wifey has figured out what to get me for my Not_Birfday
this year, which birfday (my 13th) I won't have until next year. She
ordered this for my 39th Not_Birfday:
  http://www.mcphee.com/items/M6106.html

Jimmer does not.  he'll tolerate it for the briefest of moments, only
until he conceives an escape plan, and only while being held on his
back.  he's a big-time lap cat, though.
Buck does not, mostly.  she'll get in a mood where she's just purring

Am wondering if Chibi came home yet? Still purring and
praying for her safe reccovery.
Lily & her mama

On the back of the latest issue of 'Cat Fancy' magazine there is an
advertisement for new Fancy Feast products.  Poor Persia can't have her once
a week fix of Fancy Feast anymore.  But I checked their web site and found
this:

My tax return came in (yeah, I got people), and this year I decided to
buy a cat tree for the Princess Rita.  A nice tall one to set in the
window so she won't have to climb up on the bookcase and sit
uncomfortably.    There was nothing in the local pet stores that