[miclason]

nope...guilty! We are planning on getting something for our puppy (we've always bought Xmas gifts for our pets...)
Now, if you want to hear something really really superflous, my mom used to give "birthday parties" for our dogs...she actually bought cake and ice cream and a pinata ....and invited the neighborhood kids (and their dogs) over...you can't imagine the mess in that house...

I guess she did it more for us than anything else...like, any excuse for a party, you know?
Still, it sent an awful message (money wise)...