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Worth more than $1.50

Every trip to Walmart or Target, I make a point to walk down the cat toy aisle, just to see if anything looks interesting. I know what my cats like, so I only look for certain things. On a recent trip to Target, I found a fish toy, with a huge tail of red and purple feathers.

For as much as Libby likes strings, Abbey likes feathers. So I knew this had to be hers. I bought it, took it out of the bag, and gave it to her. Of course, the entire time I'm trying to cut the cardboard backing off the toy, she's meowing at my feet. I was obviously not going fast enough.

As Abbey played with her new toy, I took a seat on the couch, ready to settle in for a little bit of TV. Since she was playing on carpet, I could hear her running back and forth behind the couch, chasing her new favorite toy. But then I see her walk in front of me, heading toward the kitchen.

So if Abbey isn't playing with the toy, who is? I lean over the back of the couch, and there's Julian wrestling, chewing and having the best time of his life with the toy. I haven't seen him play like that in years.

He use to be just a mice guy. I'd throw a toy mouse down the hall, he'd run after it; repeat till my arm got tired.

He attacked this new toy like he was 10 years younger. All the the noise attracted a crowd, with Abbey randoming looking up at me. It was clear on her face 'mom, he has my new toy.' But I wasn't going to ruin Julian's fun. He played with it for a good 10 mins, then walked away to take a bathe. Abbey quickly pounced back on it.

A friend told me she normally doesn't buy her pets toys, since it'll get destroyed in like five mintues. And it's the same in my house. This morning I woke up to a living room covered in red and purple feathers, the new toy in pieces next to the TV. But I know for those five minutes, Abbey and Julian had tons of fun. And that's worth more than the $1.50 I spent.

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