[WillowTheWhisp]

Some of you may remember when our cat went missing earlier this year and how upset we were until we found her again. She obviously realises how important she is and has been thoroughly enjoying the fuss that was made of her after we got her back. I think it's gone to her head.

Just the other day we had a small addition to the family in the shape of a fluffy kitten and we didn't know how well this was going to go down with Bracken. The kitten is very adventurous and wants to play all the time, whereas Bracken has now decided that she is far more sedate and ladylike and such things are beneath her (unless nobody is looking).

So the kitten, now known as Furby because she looks like one, pesters Bracken to play and Bracken does the "Go Away!" and "Leave me alone!" thing until Furby actually does leave her alone and then she chases after the kitten!

Yesterday they both decided to help with the decorating, so you can imagine how much didn't get done.

Furby thinks the Christmas tree is a great cat toy and the star shaped baubles at the bottom must be there for kittens to play with. Bracken has now appointed herself as "Guardian of the Tree" and is keeping Furby off it. Last year she would have been attacking the baubles herself. It is just so funny seeing her trying to pretend to be so dignified that such an idea would never have occurred to her.

Here we have Bracken looking like "George of the Jungle", Furby discovering the stepladders and then both of them "helping" out.