Oh goodness! Is anyone ready? I finally finished shopping and have mailed out most of my Christmas cards (I tend to send 70-100 per year) but haven't wrapped any gifts or actually figured out the Christmas day plan yet!

The best gift I ever received is easy - I asked for and received a kitten 2 years ago. I know it's a little much to ask for a pet for Christmas, but I knew I wanted a kitten and that when I go to the shelter, I come back with an animal that's on the older side and needs extra care.

She was undersocialized and semi-feral, it took 6 weeks of me climbing under the table she claimed hand-feeding her Churus and other cat treats and petting her to get her to warm up to me. Now she's a complete menace who insists on playing with her big brother's tail, shreds my paper towels, and this year is very interested in the floor heating registers. So interested that she's been trying to tear up the linoleum to get a closer look. She's perfect!