Merry Christmas back to you, Madame Roma Gypsy....!!!

My pets are actually my surrogates and helpers...and sometimes paly the role of "medicine man" when I need them to cuddle moi !!

Yes...they love me and I love them back...all three felines and a small dog...the husband comes last, might I add.

As for "comrades-in-arms"...they usually like to cuddle in my arms before they can become my comrades...

Happy New Year to you and yours...and may the sun rise in the east and set in the west..