Well, I had meant to show everyone what I got for Christmas this year, but on Christmas Day I kind of ate a lot and spent most of the day zonked out in my kitty bed. I was snug in my new hoodie too, so it was a really warm and cozy nap.

Aside from my wonderfully warm, and PINK!, hoodie, I also got a new stuffed mouse to play with, same kind as Denali’s though. I expect she’ll be trying to steal mine soon. I got a new pink and black bandanna as well. That was all from mommy. Grandma bought me a large case of my favorite canned cat food, they have greens and herbs in them, plus two new pots of cat grass. I also got this kitty-goodie bag that is filled with cat treats and little mice. The old man bought me a new kitty blanket for my bed, since it’s winter, and some of mommy’s friends got me gift cards for Petco. Denali looked at hers kind of funny, I don’t think she really realized just how awesome it was to get $25 and $50 to spend on anything in the store.

The day after Christmas, I caught a cold. Mommy and Grandma were really confused about how that could have happened, since I had my hoodie on all day, the heat was up, and I was inside all day. Then Denali just had to show them the window that was cracked open in the old man’s room. And she just had to do it after I had gotten out into the backyard too. So yes, I was playing outside, and yes, I got sick because of it.

The winter is never a good season for me, I spend a lot of the time miserable and cold. So I should have known better than to go outside and play, but I couldn’t resist. The patches of still-green grass were calling to me. Not to mention the big pile of leaves in the backyard.

Unfortunately, my cold turned out to be just a little worse than normal, and mommy, in typical fashion, panicked and took me to see Dr. Calista. I tried to explain to both mommy and the vet that it was just a minor cold and everything would pass. But do humans listen to you? No. I ended up getting a shot and I had some icky medicine that mommy had to mix into my food.

Okay, I admit that I kept sneezing and wheezing a lot, and I felt very, very weak too. So the “cold” was a little worse than normal. But it was certainly not something they had to worry over. I’m just glad to be feeling better and running around again.