LOL Good ol' Elmo! I can imagine what he was thinking when he landed in the snowbank! Mine doesn't try to sneak out now. When the door opens she's there sniffing away but especially on the days with a good blast of cold air hits her in the face she decides that she doesn't want to be a "cat in the hood" anymore. Inside has its advantages. Looking forward to seeing the pictures. Give all the furfaces a scratch on the ears for me and maybe a snort of catnip! Thanks for the update. Glad to hear the critters are OK. Remember the motto CCF! (Critters Come First!)

My youngest son was bitten on the forearm by a yellow jacket when he was a toddler. His arm swelled so badly it looked like Popeye's arm. I ran him over to the doctors's office and he gave him a shot and a script for benedryl to take for the swelling and allergic reaction. I was told to keep benedryl on hand at all times because this type of reaction could be fatal if bitten from the shoulders up. The swelling can close off the airways and cause suffocation before an ambulance could get there. Unless you know you can't take benedryl it wouldn't hurt to keep it on hand for things like this.

Oh, Stewie, I can certainly see why you needed to go to bed, it looks like you flat wear yourself out during a typical day! All those catnaps will exhaust a fella! And your tum-tum just BEGS to be touched and tickled, you're quite the cutie-pie. If you politely ask your Mom to turn the TV onto a hunting channel, maybe you can watch wild turkeys, that's what Beeswax likes to watch. Poor boy, he doesn't have a catnip video, he's deprived, unlike YOU and your sibs. Your mom obviously loves you a lot to keep you entertained like she does. We're getting ready to have an early morning thunderstorm right now, and all our boys are in the house making preperations for it. That means they're eating. They'll find places to sleep during the storm, but they don't go under our bed, it's too scary under there. BIG dustbunnies, heck, probably that's where Kath got the dream of the murderous rabbits! They're brave, but they aren't THAT brave! I hope you have a good day, Stewie and thanks for writing. You sure are one cute kid and it looks like you MAY have relatives in Canada! That Andy sure does bear a family resemblance to you. Have a great day, Stewie! Don't be getting into trouble while Mom is at school. Otherwise, she might make YOU go to school, too, and trust me, you'd rather be watching videos all day! Have a great hampstery day! Love, Flamingo

Dear Stewie, Here's the plan. Next time your mom is under the covers with you, bite her GENTLY on the ankles. Moms like that. A LOT! Trust me on this. And if you should ever be so lucky to actually get to touch the white stuff, be sure to bring some back into the house with you, Moms like that, too. I'm sorry you're cold, maybe if you run around the house a couple of dozen times, you'll get your blood moving! And for more entertainment, see how high you can jump and pull all those scraps out of the door frame. :) Again, Moms like when you do stuff like that, honest. My money's on you, kid. I bet you can get that black sock near the light switch! Remember, the cold weather won't last forever. Before too long you'll be panting like you did last summer. Just try to find a sunbeam and claim it for your own! Love, Flamingo, who feels your pain and is hanging out near the woodstove with all HER cats.