Last night DH casually mentioned that he wanted a mini remote control
helicopter for Christmas. [...] This things is just a little smaller
than a chickadee.
DH learned how to make it turn while it was sitting on a table and the
cats showed some interest. When it took flight you'd have thought we
released a live bird in the house. All four cats formed a semi-circle
around DH and watched. When the helicopter crashed the ran over to
check it out. DH picked it up and made a couple of adjustments and
sent it flying again. Over and Over and Over for at least an hour.
The cats never lost interest. Lacey got a little scared when it
accidentally dive bombed her. DH couldn't get it to change course and
it flew right by her face. This is the best $30 we've spent in quite
awhile. Entertaining for everyone.

Marion's younger son brought us back a remote-controlled "Mushiking
Hercules Beetle" from Hong Kong. You can direct it to crawl round
the floor and open and close its mandibles. Our lot seem to think
they ought to do something about it but can't quite figure out what.
Ollie acts like it's too yucky to touch and Splodge let it grab his
tail and hang on without making any attempt to shake it off. (Then
again, Splodge is the only cat I've heard of who'll let slugs climb
aboard him for a ride).

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