Toast 2 Mom

Penny and the Deer

Just a couple friends enjoying breakfast time....

The Penster

Ok, so we're glad we kept our Penny....

A Scaly Prize for Everyone

Penny (our new cat) just brought us her latest toy - a lizard. We all chased it around a bit in the house to get it back outdoors. Feeling like it wasn't really the best toy for her to play with, Hubby and the girls let it go. But only minutes later to realize that Sydney would rather it be her toy. This girl loves lizards. I encouraged her to let the poor thing go before it has a real heart attack; but she wants to just "talk to it" a little bit longer. 

Cat Drama

I know I'm going to write this and think - how trivial....but this situation is drama to us. 

We have taken in a new cat - as introduced a couple weeks ago. Her name is Penny - as in Lucky Penny. She is still beyond precious. But our household is in a bit of a cat nightmare right now. Having three cats, now four - it's next to impossible to know when one of them does something naughty - which one it was. Over the past year, we have had household interruptions - home remodeling, house guests, travels, parties, loud running around children, etc... Add those circumstances to aging felines - and "accidents" happen. Cats are complicated little critters. And despite the fact that they have a reputation of not caring about their owners - compared to the demonstration dogs put on - they do care.

So over the past year we have had some outside of the litter box potty incidents. I'm not going to lie - it sucks. And right now we're dealing with more of those situations. The fact that this new Penny showed up isn't helping. But it seems as if there have been unknown reasons for the cats acting out for a few years now. And sadly, we're currently not asking ourselves who to let go - but who should we even keep.

We love our cats. We love animals. But more than one of them has been causing potty problems that we simply do not want to deal with. But when you love your critters, this is a position I simply don't enjoy being in. I keep hoping that time will resolve the unsettled household. I hope it unsettles in time. 

A New Furry Visitor

Two nights ago I met a friend out for dinner. When I got home, I found a little kitty-cat friend on our front porch. She was initially skittish - but turned out to be quite sweet. She and our Eddy cat were having a "conversation" through the front glass doors of our house. I said hello to the kitty, went inside and did my thing. I walked by the front door several times, only to find her still sitting there, just looking in. "Hey, whatcha guys doin' in there?" she seemed to say. I wondered where she lived, but then went to bed. 

Yesterday I thought about that little kitty and wondered if she made it home.

Last night she came back again. This time I grew suspicious that she might not have a home. Ron, more likely a bigger sucker than I am, brought out a cup of food and gave it to her on our front porch. She devoured it. She then devoured another cup after that one. I think our furry friend is trying to find a new home. 

I ended up leaving her on the porch again. She looked inside our house for over an hour and did her little wimpy meow until I couldn't handle it anymore....

Last night we brought her into our garage. She got a blankie, water, some more food and a litter box. Our other three cats, ages 11, 15 and 16 are aware of her but seem to be sleeping right through it all. I took a picture of her and sent out a neighborhood email. No one has claimed her yet. 

Sigh. So right now we have a new friend, that Sydney and Natalie are quite tickled at having. I don't know what we'll do with her yet. Does she have another home? Did she magically appear so we can be that weird family with four cats? I don't know. She is super, duper sweet though. So, we'll see what unfolds over the next day or two....

Meanwhile, here's our new furry visitor.

Cat on a ..... Roof

Oh that Clarisse! Can you believe our gray princess is almost 16 years old....and still climbing up on the roof. 

Under the Weather

It's rainy, dreary and my mini-me has a cough. Nothing better than some couch time with a furry, sweet friend!