Birthdays! Presents!

Just a quick post to say happy birthday to my cousin Teresa. Also today my darling cat Zoey turns 18! Can you believe that -- 18! Pretty darn good for all that she's been through - first being born from a momma cat that had been abandoned in an apartment while pregnant then acute kidney failure from that horrible kitty food. But while they have the birthdays, I get the presents because I finally got to open my box from Basic Grey that I won from blog candy. Whoohoo! I love, love, love this magnetic mat. No more design "assistance" from the furballs if I leave a project in progress because now I can hold everything in place with the really strong magnets that came with the board. Plus I'm really excited to use these doilies and the paper pack. Hmmm, cards? layouts? We'll see. I have a feeling I'm going to have to make these presents last because any day now the family will issue their yearly edict's that I stop spending on myself since my anniversary, birthday and the holidays are coming and I'm known to ruin their gifts by buying it for myself first.

And a good time was had by all....

Happy holidays to all our friends in the blogosphere. We've had a lovely Christmas here. DaisyMae Maus sent us a new catnip banana and catnip toy along with Temptations! Mommy loved her duck and new pin. Thank you very much. Our Christmas present from Mommy and Daddy is that they are finally going to set up the new fish tank downstairs with fish!

In the meantime, we had to settle with playing with the paper and ribbons. Chewie was the best present of all.

And for all of you who asked, Mommy and Daddy sent Sammy home to his family not quite two weeks ago. They aren't sad about it all, but are happy for the time they got to spoil Sammy. Now they get to spoil us more...