To all the toys she's loved

We mentioned the tube amusement park in a recent post, and we wanted to review some of the cool gadgets and playthings that friends and family have gifted the Mad one, err, Maddy.

The first photo is Maddy going ape over the Blue Tube of Death!!! Well, that's how she views it... She also thinks it's a skateboard, as she often runs up to it and slides on it across the cork floors.

The next photo shows Maddy in full hunter mode, kicking the stuffing out of her mouse friend Harpo.

Just now she carried Harpo up the stairs to badger in our bedroom. That's some long distance schlepping...

Up next we have the Dangler Mouse, which is a duo-loaded spring mouse thingy that causes Maddy to perk up every time we bring it out. We chose a video clip to showcase this masterpiece.

She can really lose herself playing with this toy and she often flings herself recklessly about the room while chasing the jumpy mouse with tenacity.