New Baby Kitten

We had a busy morning. A very unhappy Neffie went to the vet for shots. She sat very nicely on the table and had her nails clipped. But she eyeballed the 3 injection needles and I could see the processing in her mind (those are for ME?!) Then off to home for her and off to the shelter for us.

Neffie has seemed generally okay since Peri died, but the one thing that has not changed is that every day she saves half her wet food for Peri. She waits for Peri to come and after an hour, she comes back and eats the remainder. It is actually very sad. So we have decided to get a kitten. I had thought of going to a breeder, but decided to get one from the shelter. I forgot how much shelters break my heart. The dogs there were so sad. Many turned in by their owners - one was a pair of beagles - an older and younger dog. I wanted to bring them home. I know Q will love a kitten, but a pair of beagles would push his old man buttons!

So initially, I wanted a kitten from the "Flintstones". http://www.lakelandanimalshelter.org/kittenseason.html
Scroll to the middle to see the litter).

But in the end, it was Rosy who stole our hearts. She never stopped purring - she was very content to snuggle with Alan and me. I think she will do fine. She was not ready to come home today - she had just been spayed. So she comes home Thursday July 3rd.

Rosy needs a new name! We are thinking Gunnie (as in Gunnery Sergeant). But Alyssa said we just can't call her Gunnie. We haven't decided yet on a name. Let us know any thoughts you have!

Stay tuned for updates! The picture came from the shelter. Please support your local shelter!

Introducing Drill Sergeant Nefertitti

Neffie keeps Q company. Everywhere Q goes, so does Neffie. She particularly loves sharing his bed. I will post more pics later. But the best is when we sleep in on the weekends. My loving cat turns into a terror! Every weekend I usually wake up earlier than everyone and manage my way to the couch for some quiet internet time (meaning no television on!). Neffie refuses to join me. Rather, she sits in the bedroom doorway watching Alan sleeping with a really bad attitude. I tried calling her to no avail. When Alan finally got up (she woke him up), she marched him down the hall - Neffie leading, Alan then Q following. She had her ears back and was chirping and making these growly sounds. She marched them right into the kitchen for her breakfast. French Chartreux are mute! It was the funniest thing I had seen in a long time!


So this weekend I was determined to capture her on film. She raked her nails across the side of the mattress to wake up Alan. I grabbed the camera. This is the best shot. She is stomping through the living room by the DVD rack on her way to the kitchen. The best part was when Alan stopped and sat on the couch - just to make her wait. She then came and sat in front of him with her ears back and would try and lead him into the kitchen. Now, lest you think she is starving - she has dry food available. This whole output is for the small can of food she used to share with Peri. You just can't be late to breakfast in our house! I look forward to the ongoing saga. Alan said he is not getting up at 5am on weekends just to feed her.

Hide and Seek

I have a great story about Neffie (with Photos of course) and I have been spending time with Lucy from next door (Illinois House) - but alas, I have no camera transfer cable. I am now looking for the secondary card reader. Living in 2 places and still tons of stuff to unpack, Alan and I are beginning to realize just how much stuff we just cannot find. Over the weekend I found his camera cable and transferred some pictures. But I have no idea where mine is. Maybe Alyssa knows, but she is in London. Besides the camera cable we are missing a few boxes of papers, Alan's Birkenstock sandles, all the other shoes that were not currently being worn by the guys, and some of my pottery.

We started the Seek part of this game Sunday and it quickly wore us out. We managed to open all the boxes of Alan's mother's stuff we have been storing for 15 years and yes, still storing, until AJ comes home and decides what he wants of his Grandma's stuff.

Wish us luck. We'll be having a big garage sale soon!