Uncle Ted comes home to roost

Allow me to introduce... Uncle Ted! He came all the way to us from the wilds of Alaska, just to chill out in our stairwell.

He's named after Ted Nugent, who has a phenomenal show on the Outdoor Channel called "Spirit of the Wild," which, I understand, is a lyric from one of his songs. He's hysterical, and he refers to himself constantly as Uncle Ted. The choice was obvious.

He fits perfectly!

And Dan is thrilled. :)

In related news, I got this chic new scarf.

And, while the girls are not thrilled about the new addition to our family, they really enjoyed the ladder.

Ginger had an unusual interest in the smoke detector. (Good thing it didn't go off in her face!)

Elphie seemed very concerned about having Ginger at the top of that ladder. She sat like this for about five straight minutes, with Dan and me dancing around playing Wii between them.

But when it was her turn at the top of the ladder, Elphie was much more relaxed. Look at that little paw!