The obsessiveness has quieted down for the time being. Since the love puppy arrived, my little brother and sister have been pretty content. Oh, sure, there was a wistful mention of a cheeky dog (the brown one – buy it now price on ebay without tag: $750) but they both are aware they are never getting that!

When we went camping, my little brother and sister came too, sans Webkinz! At one point my little sister said to our brother “Good thing we didn’t bring any Webkinz!”

They’ve stopped bidding on things too – I didn’t have to stoop so low as to hack the account.