A Tree, A Kitty and A Blanket... Yes, This is Me Rambling about Randomness

The second day of 2010 was productive in our household. A few things can be crossed off of the "To Do" list though of course, the list is still long. The Christmas tree was disassembled. I'd have liked to wait til the Epiphany but given we have a real tree I don't know if it would last another 4 days without some serious needle loss in my living room.

Interestingly, due to my writing this I did a quick study on why Catholics (and Christians) traditionally wait til the Epiphany to take down the tree and learned something new. First of all for those who didn't know the Feast of the Epiphany is on January 6th. The shortened version is that January 6th ends the 12 days of Christmas hence ending the Christmas season. It is also known as Little Christmas and it marks the beginning of Mardi Gras.

Because I am still getting into Project 365, I almost forgot about my photo for the day.
So I thought I'd capture one of our furry friends in action. Penelope is the well-loved kitty of Lucian. She is by his side almost always and always goes to sleep with him. She is an important member of our household and most definitely Lucian's favorite lovey. I found her relaxing on Philip's new fuzzy blanket (which I gave him for Christmas and he absolutely loves) and figured it was definitely a "Kodak moment".
MEET PENELOPE --- >
I'd write more about the fuzzy blanket but I'm sure you can see for yourself how fabulous it looks. It really is as soft and fuzzy as it appears. And the color is divine. A beautiful soft blue which I'm hoping to find a bedroom set to match - I have visions of a chocolate brown and sky blue adorning my bed one of these days. Gosh Philip is fortunate to have me shopping for him. I think he's sleeping better due to the addition of this blanket to our bed. Gosh I'm a thoughtful wife, aren't I?