Merry Christmas!!!

HAHA - look how tiny I am in this picture.

Some of us may have snow, some not; others may dream the rain and mud is snow.  We will all have a great day! This year I am five but this is my sixth Christmas!  While I have learned to write I do not understand math and did not want to bother my Mom. I am excited because the other Christmases have been a lot of fun! The first Christmas we had Mom's Dad at the house with us. That was my favorite Christmas - I was a kitten and  used to lay in bed with him; we would play and he would sneak me food that I was not supposed to have.   My Mom has explained to me that stars are really spots in Heaven where all of those who have gone before us can look down and watch us.  Tonite at church she will remember all of those loved ones watching over us, and laughing at my antics.

Tomorrow my Mom is cooking again - that's pretty amazing!  Yesterday, we finished decorating the tree and my Mom made more bows for packages. They looked really pretty and like they would taste good. I swear sometimes my Mom can read my mind - she mumbled something about "Gabby chewing on wire" and the packages disappeared into a closet!  And excuse the pun, but my Mom went and bought some picked-over picks at Michael's and put those in the tree...oh, they look like fun. Some are these swiggly things but somehow they all ended up on the parts of the tree I cannot reach!

We wish each of you a happy Christmas Eve and Merry Christmas!

I Have a New Cousin ^..^

Last nite my Mom told me I have a new cousin - his name is Dr. Jekyll! I gave it a lot of thought today and realized that a Duchess (my name from the shelter) is still a step above a doctor so having another cousin is okay with me - I am royalty and the others are not!!! Dr. Jekyll lives with my Aunts and other feline cousin, Harriet Houdini. I saw a picture last nite and they are very happy and cute ^..^

This week we have enjoyed our first flurries at our new home and finished Christmas shopping and wrapping presents. Today, my Mom took presents and mailed them to California with happy Christmas greetings to the Gillespie/Miller and Laude families.  There were the most glorious ribbons I wanted to nibble on but my Mom hid the packages from me.  We have a new tree this year; I do not think it taste as good as the one from last year. It also has colored lights - I really like them!

This week there is a community party and my Mom is hoping to burn some cookies to take.  In preparation she has even bought new cookie sheets...poor thing she tries so hard! I am thankful that my food comes from a can or a bag and my Mom does not cook for me.