Seems like a good week to focus on cats. The resident cat at our house has decided the dogs can stay. You may remember my mentioning the adoption of two coon hounds from a shelter. They're both adult dogs, which I was pretty sure she would tolerate better than a puppy. And I was right. They are not sure of her, and she likes it that way.

This weekend I'm visiting my daughter in Buffalo, NY. She just had a baby. She also has 3 cats. Interestingly, the family is divided on the cats and the baby and whether or not the kitties will 'bother' the baby. We know they won't. They're curious, as cats are, but they're very well socialized and only give the baby a glancing sniff now and then.

Couldn't resist sharing this short but really funny video from our friends at the I Can Has Cheezburger site. (do not try this at home!)

TGIF - don't we all feel this way on Friday's?

From the Purina PetCharts site (video from YouTube)

Hope everyone is having a joyful holiday season!

As we pause to reflect and enjoy time with our families and friends, including the furry ones, our blogger-behind-the-scenes, Tom Collins, shared his feelings over on the Scratchings & Sniffings blog about family holiday traditions (influenced by our love of pets, of course).

For the FUN part, he also posted two puzzles built from this cute holiday photo. One puzzle is rated "easy" and the other one "hard" — see if you can beat Tom's score of zero on the hard one! (He did complete it, but too slow to score any points.)

Enjoy!