Dunbar is always bringing us "gifts".
One spring day about eight years ago, I had all the doors open and was mopping my kitchen floor. All of a sudden, Dunbar came racing in with a 'twig' in his mouth. I just gave him a glance and continued with my mopping. Next thing I saw was Dunbar circling the 'twig' on the part of the floor I had already mopped. This 'twig' was striking out at him. Turned out to be a baby timber rattler. I dumped the water out of my bucket and slammed it down over the snake. Grabbed the snow shovel from the garage, slid it under the bucket, and hauled the whole thing back outside. When Mr. RR got home, he dispatched the snake.
I apologize for being off topic, but the snake was 'terrorizing' me.
About the "mega churches" closing down for Christmas. This makes me so sad. Christmas rarely falls on a Sunday. All the more reason for people to attend. Our small Lutheran Church will be open for worship. I, and sixteen of our family members, will be attending on Christmas morning. What a glorious opportunity to celebrate the birth of our Lord.
Electric blankets for your cats? We don't even use them for ourselves. Just don't like them. We keep our bedroom quite cold and use down comforters. Must be the Scandinavian ancestry.