Our Kittens

Bubbles

    We have adorable little kittens on our porch to hug and cuddle and hold.
    There are four of them! Four little balls of fluff.
    Bubbles, Platypus -which we call Puss and I like to call Puss-Puss, Mouse and the last one's name is Noodles, I think. We are having a little trouble deciding on its name.
    Jane says its name is Noodles, but Claire keeps calling it Pup. Only time will tell which name is going to win :)
    Mouse is mine. I call her Moe and Moe-Moe. It is a lot of fun to give a cat a one syllable nickname and then double it. It simply makes the nickname cuter. It seriously does; you should try it!
    Kittens are just so much fun. I feel so blessed to be able to witness  these cute little miracles as they grow and learn.
    The one in the picture (Bubbles) is very mischievous and also extremely playful. I was tickling her stomach with a Dandelion that had gone to seed. She smacked it and then lurched when the seeds came off.
    Noodles is very playful too, but sadly when she was trying to run in onto the porch she accidentally got hit by the door and trampled by our three large dogs.
    Jane held her for a very long time after that. She seems to be very happy, but she isn't using her back legs at all.
    Each little kitten has it's own personality and all three of them find great interest in Claire's flip-flops!
    All in all. kittens are a wonderful experience.
    Every child deserves a pet :) Especially a cute one like a kitten, and the best part about kittens is when they get older and become cats, they are still adorable and hilarious.
    If laughter is truly good medicine, then a cat is a great way to distribute it!

Until Next Time,
    Meredith

My Friend's Cat

    This is kind of a weird title, but why not?
    So, my friend has a cat. Let's call her attack cat. We don't really get along very well. She and I have been getting into cat fights (if you will) since she arrived.
    She was worse when she was younger, but when I was younger she launched an assault from the stairs.  It was directed at me! I was innocently walking up the stairs when out of no where came attack cat.
    No serious physical damage was done. (Frankly, I can't even remember if she scratched me. Chances are she didn't.), but the emotional damage was done. From that moment on. We weren't going to have the kind of friendship most strangers have with stranger cats.
    Not long ago I was over at my friend's house. Playing with...er...using the electric guitar amp my friend happens to have when attack cat struck. I will admit I was aggravating her prior to this, but nevertheless when I reached to turn on the amp that she was sitting on (to aggravate her again :) she batted at my hand turned and leaped to safety behind a couch and she stayed back there hiding. (Like she was the one that needed to hide.)
    Attack cat and I still don't really get along but I am making an attempt to make things right. Okay, who am I kidding. No, I am not.

    Until next time,
Meredith