On a happier note, here's a delightful picture of Pip decorating his little silver Christmas tree. You may recall from Thanksgiving '06 how much he enjoyed this when Mamie brought it to their house in Makanda. It's when I realized what good manual dexterity and hand-eye coordination he has; one of those better Borden genes, I guess.

Here's the one from last year when he still was very much a baby. Now he's looking like a little boy.