Farewell 2012!

Sadly, we had to say goodbye to Cuddles (Tigger's brother) as well.  It was a sad time to lose both pets within days of each other.  I think Cuddles couldn't live without Tigger.  I told the family not to bring me any cats... it will be awhile before we get another cat.

Other than that though, Christmas and the end of the year were great.  We got Sea World passes for Christmas, Chris got an iPhone, I got a massage and jewelry.

The girls at Sea World...

And we picked up this little gem... our case with Ford buying back our Explorer under the lemon law should settle in our favor in January.

Ally started volunteering at Sharp Hospital in the Radiology Department.  She loves it.  It's part of her prerequisites for her college Rad Tech degree.

Chris and I celebrated 28 years on the 30th.  We ate at our fave anniversary place, Ruth's Chris Steak House.

Wedding Bell Chapel where we got married is now a restaurant/bar called The Tractor Lounge.  We tracked it down and will eat there sometime soon.

We had our usual New Year's celebration.  Bree came over and she, Ally, and I played games all evening and pigged out.

It was a pretty good year -- looking forward to 2013!

Goodbye Old Friend

We had to say goodbye to our cat of 15 years, Tigger.  The best cat in the whole world!  He would hunt for clothes in the house just like they were animals and deliver them to us for a treat.

Cuddles (his brother from the same litter) is having major issues.  I guess he is depressed.  He won't purr, won't wag his tail, won't "make bread," won't use the litter box, and the list goes on.  He howls a lot.  All he wants to do is sit on our tall storage cabinet on our patio and look for Tigger.  We have replaced the litter box, set up a new litter area, bought spray that is supposed to help, fed him canned food, bought him a little house... you name it and nothing is helping.  We will see in time I guess.  Fortunately he is still eating and drinking.  He has been relegated to the enclosed patio since he won't use the litter box.  Tigger was the alpha cat -- I guess Cuddles misses being told what to do.  Now we have ordered a pet heating pad to put in his little house on the patio, because it's gets cold at night.  We still bring him in the house, but only on our laps or on his favorite chair.  Poor kitty with a broken heart...

This was Tigger's last night.

We are still getting ready for Christmas.  I didn't want to pack away my desert collection, so I put some Christmas decor on it.