This is a picture of Koko and Yum Yum. Koko and Yum Yum joined our household on February 1st, 1999. I remember getting the Sunday paper and looking for ads for kittens. We went over to the house – a small house, with 9 cats (they said). It smelled like it too! We picked up the two tiny kittens and held them close, and then we went home. Since they were Siamese, I decided to name them after the cats…
Yesterday, Ebony slid down the banister. Paul and I heard some scratching, and we turned around to see Ebbie on the banister, sliding down. I don’t think she realized it was sloped when she got up there. :-) Today after doing some laundry I left the washer open. A little while later, I looked inside and there is Ebony, investigating. She looked so cute. Lewis came into the kitchen today. Jera saw him, and bounded over wanting to play. Lewis…
So the past couple of days have been good. I have enjoyed having Jera, and I look forward to the day when she is housetrained so I no longer have to block off the kitchen. Jera has already bonded to us immensely, and whines pitifully whenever we leave the room. This morning she cried/howled for an hour after Paul left… I was mentally writing apology letters to all the neighbors as I listened. My heart breaks to hear her crying,…
“Vanity. Thy name is CAT. ‘Am I too thin or way too fat? What about my fur? Oh, no! What’s that? Do I detect an unsightly mat? Better go ask for a brush-and-pat…’” – Anonymous That poem was on today’s page of my cat page-a-day calendar, and it made me laugh. I wish I had some kitty pictures to post, seeing as how I haven’t posted any in a while. Let’s see… Here are some pictures I snapped before we…
I learned a new word from Karla’s blog. Ailurophile means lover of cats, which fits me well I think. :-) Speaking of cats, here is a comic that any cat owner will appreciate! Hooray Rose is Rose. :-) They have the best cat comics!