okay. tomorrow's actually the day we brought her home, but today is the one-year anniversary of me meeting ripley at the animal refuge. and so, to celebrate, we have been saving these special xmas-themed cat voodoo dolls for the girls. i handed them over this afternoon, to great applause.




for those of you who shop for dog and cat toys -- i can't say i know the name of this company but the toys are everywhere, and they are great. dogs LOVE the floppy limbs -- we love the sturdy construction (flannery's "burglar" doll lasted about two years, although ripley can get one of these apart in a day or two. she still likes 'em though.) and the designs are always so cute!



i wish i could have gotten more action shots but i was laughing too hard. the first ten minutes they had them, all both dogs did was hold them in their mouths and shake them back and forth hard enough to dislodge their own brains. it was the best!

(also, i looked it up, and the company is called fat cat inc. -- they get our highest approval rating!)