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Jul. 31st, 2021 10:35 amI live!
I meant to post at the start of this year or in the year prior but my wrist has been having frequent issues and for awhile I didn't have much I wanted to say.
Last time I blogged, Ariel was dying. She had to put down on the first part of January 2020. I miss her and my other two lost cats so much. We've set up two walls with canvas photos of cats. One of those walls has Joey, Ariel, and Pyewackett. I run my hands along that wall a lot. I believe one day I'll be reunited with them. My heaven is a world where all of my cats are with me.... And I can chose who visits me and for how long.
That same week we adopted an Orange parking lot cat who we named Miso. Yes, we named him after the Stardew Valley cat. I wanted to name him Godric, but Ian did not like such a name. Where we found him was a spot that he was thrown deliberately, If Bri hadn't grabbed him he could have been killed by delivery trucks at her work. I suspect he was abused because he still flinches at first when we pet his face. I had to adjust my cat moming skills accordingly. I use stern voice but no shouting when he acts up... Not that he acts up much. He's a chunky orange friendly tabby who is very vocal. Every time he wakes up from a nap he announces it with trills and you have to say things like, "Did my baby kitty wake up from his naps," and give him snuggles before he settles back down. Thankfully he doesn't do that at night. He just likes his snuggles.
We also moved into a house in January 2020. It's something. It's a fixer upper. I liked the non fixer uppers better, they had a pool but they were 40,000 more at the top of our loan amount. They were also a bit further North and would have added an additional 20 minutes onto Ian's commute. We've painted the inside and Ian's remodeling the master bathroom right now. It had mosaic pea soup green floor tiles, sea foam green wall tiles, and a bit of rot from them using drywall screws rather than screws designed for wet areas for the railings. As were signing the papers is when we found out we couldn't have a pool... due to easements and underground wires outside. I'm less than happy about the house but once we've paid off some of the mortgage and fix it up a bit more we can sell it for more than we bought it for... And have a nice down payment for a house that has a swimming pool, is in a good commute spot and has features we like. Once Ian finishes fixing up our bathroom I will like it a lot more. Anything is better than the clashing green colors. We're also in the process of getting cool windows that will help keep the cooler air in and are hurricane proof. Unlike our original single pane windows.
In October of 2020 we adopted a little black kitten. We called him Nori. He's adorable with pretty golden eyes with green just around the pupil. The first cat I adopted that was a kitten and not a full grown cat when I adopted them. He's been a delight. Now more than ever, I don't understand how people can adopt a kitten, love it, and then drop it off the shelter when it's a year old. Nori was a cat from the start. He's feisty. Will make this little Errr grump noises at you if you pet him or give him kisses without his permission. Yet at night time, he has to lay on my chest, kiss my cheeks and receive his night time cuddles before he'll go to sleep. After that he'll go lay one Ian's side of the bed and snuggle with his siblings.
Getting Nori balanced out our cats. Now they all get along better. Sebastian, Brigid's cat, has decided that likes Nori and will play with him. Which is good because since Ariel passed Sebastian wasn't getting any socials with other cats. But because Nori was a kitten when we got him Sebastian couldn't beat him up so he soon grew to accept the other cat as a playmate and friend. He's still more solitary than the rest but at least he doesn't seem lonely. Now the only fighting is Mushi and Miso's male cat territorial disputes over the bed some nights. They were both neutered adopted at a year and half old and sometimes they just have to hiss it out.
But Mushi and Bassie get along and thankfully no longer scar each other. We won't be getting another cat for a while as five cats are more than enough.
I think I might have more to babble about but this post has gone on long enough. Hope everyone is well.
I meant to post at the start of this year or in the year prior but my wrist has been having frequent issues and for awhile I didn't have much I wanted to say.
Last time I blogged, Ariel was dying. She had to put down on the first part of January 2020. I miss her and my other two lost cats so much. We've set up two walls with canvas photos of cats. One of those walls has Joey, Ariel, and Pyewackett. I run my hands along that wall a lot. I believe one day I'll be reunited with them. My heaven is a world where all of my cats are with me.... And I can chose who visits me and for how long.
That same week we adopted an Orange parking lot cat who we named Miso. Yes, we named him after the Stardew Valley cat. I wanted to name him Godric, but Ian did not like such a name. Where we found him was a spot that he was thrown deliberately, If Bri hadn't grabbed him he could have been killed by delivery trucks at her work. I suspect he was abused because he still flinches at first when we pet his face. I had to adjust my cat moming skills accordingly. I use stern voice but no shouting when he acts up... Not that he acts up much. He's a chunky orange friendly tabby who is very vocal. Every time he wakes up from a nap he announces it with trills and you have to say things like, "Did my baby kitty wake up from his naps," and give him snuggles before he settles back down. Thankfully he doesn't do that at night. He just likes his snuggles.
We also moved into a house in January 2020. It's something. It's a fixer upper. I liked the non fixer uppers better, they had a pool but they were 40,000 more at the top of our loan amount. They were also a bit further North and would have added an additional 20 minutes onto Ian's commute. We've painted the inside and Ian's remodeling the master bathroom right now. It had mosaic pea soup green floor tiles, sea foam green wall tiles, and a bit of rot from them using drywall screws rather than screws designed for wet areas for the railings. As were signing the papers is when we found out we couldn't have a pool... due to easements and underground wires outside. I'm less than happy about the house but once we've paid off some of the mortgage and fix it up a bit more we can sell it for more than we bought it for... And have a nice down payment for a house that has a swimming pool, is in a good commute spot and has features we like. Once Ian finishes fixing up our bathroom I will like it a lot more. Anything is better than the clashing green colors. We're also in the process of getting cool windows that will help keep the cooler air in and are hurricane proof. Unlike our original single pane windows.
In October of 2020 we adopted a little black kitten. We called him Nori. He's adorable with pretty golden eyes with green just around the pupil. The first cat I adopted that was a kitten and not a full grown cat when I adopted them. He's been a delight. Now more than ever, I don't understand how people can adopt a kitten, love it, and then drop it off the shelter when it's a year old. Nori was a cat from the start. He's feisty. Will make this little Errr grump noises at you if you pet him or give him kisses without his permission. Yet at night time, he has to lay on my chest, kiss my cheeks and receive his night time cuddles before he'll go to sleep. After that he'll go lay one Ian's side of the bed and snuggle with his siblings.
Getting Nori balanced out our cats. Now they all get along better. Sebastian, Brigid's cat, has decided that likes Nori and will play with him. Which is good because since Ariel passed Sebastian wasn't getting any socials with other cats. But because Nori was a kitten when we got him Sebastian couldn't beat him up so he soon grew to accept the other cat as a playmate and friend. He's still more solitary than the rest but at least he doesn't seem lonely. Now the only fighting is Mushi and Miso's male cat territorial disputes over the bed some nights. They were both neutered adopted at a year and half old and sometimes they just have to hiss it out.
But Mushi and Bassie get along and thankfully no longer scar each other. We won't be getting another cat for a while as five cats are more than enough.
I think I might have more to babble about but this post has gone on long enough. Hope everyone is well.
