House of Geekiness

Just like with kids, no matter how much you spend on cat toys, the best ones are always ones they invent themselves... Here's Dobby and one of his favorite pasttimes.

Our nine year old high-functioning autism. It can be a challenge but he is one of the most fun and interesting kids you'll ever meet, and we love our life with him! Like a most kids, he gets obsessed with his favorite things (like Calvin and Hobbes, Marvel, DC, Legos) but his obsessions get a bit more detailed and stronger than most children. Although he hasn't seen very many episodes (we're really strict about what content our kids see), he's a dedicated and self- proclaimed Doctor Who fan. Today, he very proudly brought home this essay he wrote at school. I've typed it out below for easier reading.

Doctor Who

This is about Doctor Who. First, He's from Galifray. The first doctor I saw was number 11. He stole the time and relative dimension in space or Tardis for short. The actor of the 11th doctor was named Matt Smith. Next, My dad's favorite doctor is #10. His real name is David tennant. The 12th's name is Peter Kapaly. 1-12 Doctors have sonic screwdrivers. Ther sonic screwdrivers work on everything except wood. Daleks extermanate when they want to. The Tardis travels through time. One time, The master turned almost everyone in the whole world to become him. Last, he's more than 1,000 years old. When it's time to, the 11th doctor regenerates into the 12th doctor. The TARDIS is bigger on the inside than on the outside. The 11th doctor thinks bow ties are cool.

Congrats to Brittany H., winner of a

"To Boldly Go" Headband/Earwarmer

from Knitted Nerdiness!

The votes are in!

DC wins!!

Congrats to our winner, Jackie F.,

winner of a Batman shirt from wocomo Design!

My youngest tells us all he knows about the grindylows in Harry Potter.

I know I'll get all sorts of crud for this, but I had my cat's Christmas shopping done first this year. It isn't that I'm some crazy cat lady who spoils her pets like crazy...well...ok, I'll give you that one! But money was especially tight this year and I didn't plan on buying the animals anything. Then I saw these in Lauren's shop and knew I had to give them a try! They seemed to be exactly what I was looking for and they were really inexpensive, especially for being hand-made!!

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So, I bought a set of cat toys from Craft Coalition for Dobby's stocking, and he is LOVING them! I've had a terrible time finding good toys for him because my dog, Daisy, tends to eat them... Dobby loves the balls you find with the jingle bells in them, but Daisy chews them up, same with cute little plush toys! These little "Cat or Ferret Toy Jiggaly Balls" turned out to be perfect because they're a combination of the two, and my dumb dog (I love her, but SERIOUSLY?!!!) actually leaves them alone! They're different enough from her own toys that when I tell her to "leave it," she actually does.

Dobby was intrigued with these at first, but lost interest after a few days, resorting to his usual destructive--climb up on the table/counter top and bat at whatever he can knock to the ground--behavior. I gave the toys a quick dip in the catnip bag, and now he seems to get the idea.

I love that these have a rattling sound when they move (like a small ball bearing rolling around inside), and that my cat can grab hold of them with his claws and bite at them! Not to mention that the craftsmanship on these things is beautiful! Absolutely perfect!