Jingle's favorite toy!

You know, since this page is really meant to be about my crazy ramblings or Jingle's wonderful kitty thoughts, I thought it was about time to tell you about Jingle's favorite toy.

This Christmas my boss, John, and his wife, Karen came over with Ellie, their dog. Ellie was new to their family at the time and it was the first time that Jingle, Holly and Peewee got to meet her. They really got along well and the cats and dog even went as far as getting each other Christmas gifts.

Ellie was very thoughtful and got a Christmas bag full of a variety of toys that the three cats could share and enjoy. In that bag was this adorable fuzzy green ball, the same colour as my car, and Jingle immediately grabbed it and ran away with it. It was an adorable sight to see since the ball is the same size as her head but boy, did she love it!

During the rest of the holidays, Jingle continued to dominate this toy and Mom, Dad, Holly, Peewee and I all decided that it was definately one of the toys Jingle should keep.

Now Jingle has many toys, and most of them she plays with often but this toy in particular I find everywhere in the apartment. If I go to the bathroom, Jingle runs for the toy then jumps up on my lap until I'm done, happily chewing on the ball and sometimes my legs the whole time. If I have a bath, she grabs her toy then curls up with it by the tub until I get out. She sleeps with it between her arms during the day and lately, every morning I wake up with it by my head. She takes it to the litter box with her too. Leaves it carefully by the door and then grabs on her way back. If I try to pick it up, she comes out of nowhere and takes it back (even if I was just picking it up to take it to her).

It is also the one toy that Jingle has that has never made it into her water bowl. I know that may sound strange to you but to me, it just says how much she loves it.

Needless to say, with all the attention the toy gets, it's starting to look rough. This once adorably furry green ball with little ribbon loops has been pulled apart, ripped, stretched out. To show how much love a cat can have for a toy, I thought I'd give you all a picture of it's current state.

I think this intrigues me so much because we all had a toy when we were kids that we couldn't part with and I'm sure for most of us, we still haven't parted with them. For me, it was Pillow and Blanket (who still resides on my bed). For my sister it was Buddy (who I believe sleeps between her and her husband, Adam). To see that the same love can be had by a cat is charming and since Jingle is my little girl, I think it's a toy I will never get rid of. No matter how ripped up it gets, how many pieces it winds up in, I will always keep that toy as a memory.

Enjoy,

Tia