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I hope you all had a lovely day, because we sure did. First off, I stayed up way late last night doing the “Sandy Claws” thing for the kitties. I made 8 felt mice each with a gold cord tail, lovely little ears and stuffed with catnip. I let them sit in the catnip bag for the rest of the night and tossed them out this morning, much to the joy of all the cats. Little Gus in particular is fond of playing with this sort of toy, pitching it up over and over again.

On to my parents house for the holiday doings. A quick breakfast and then Mike, Peg, Kate and Andy arrived and the gift opening began. Some fabulous prezzies. The boxes I opened included this prize, a match to last year’s Monkey Bowl. It was indeed – an amphibian, dressed in period clothing, playing a musical instrument. Who knew?

My brother enjoyed his special present from me – a maple syrup jug packed full of new hankies. That was fun to watch being opened. Although this gift wasn’t in the same league as the amphibii, Mike seemed to enjoy this addition to their household.

After an afternoon break (including a rare nap for me) we re-gathered, waiting for Ron to come so we could open more presents and have dinner. Ron’s gifts included a mate to the amphibian, so we are blessed with a pair! Kate and Andy relaxed as well. Peg tried out her new digital camera.

A good time was had by all.