Furry Family

Looks like Elliot is singing "Lalala" like Babe!

While visiting my family for Mother's Day today, I spent some time with my furry family too. These are my parents' cats. Toby is the yellow tabby, Elliot is black and white cat and Henry is white with some pale orange. Nora (not pictured) is my sister's little gray Russian Blue, but she's not very photogenic. 

Elliot is sick right now, so he got a little extra love from Kenneth, whom he snuggled. He's such a sweet boy!

Emma's New Chair

This was my chair at work. I say 'was' because as soon as I brought it home, Emma claimed it. I'm positive that she has sat in this chair every day for the past week. I like having her company while I'm on the computer, but I wish she'd let me have the more comfortable chair! I can't kick her out of it though, could you? 

Photobomb Cat

Amelia just couldn't resist!

We're Moving!

Remember when I said I had news to share concerning Kenneth (AKA Dr. Brunson) graduating from OSU's College of Veterinary Medicine? The big news is that Kenneth has accepted a position as a veterinarian in Bright, Indiana! We will be moving to the Cincinnati area in a few weeks!

For Nicole

So long as I have internet, Nicole, I will be posting cat photos. This one of Amelia is for you!

Saying Goodbye to Chester

We said goodbye last week to a very special member of our family. Our sweet Chester would have been sixteen years old on May 4th. Chessie had congestive heart failure and was struggling to breath. My parents had him put to sleep on Monday, April 14th so he wouldn't suffer anymore.

Dealing with the loss of a family member, human or animal, is always difficult. Chester had been in our family for nearly sixteen years. It will take a long time to adjust to life without him. I wanted to share some of my memories and photos of our very sweet and photogenic Chessie.

Kitty Sentry

A Clowder of Cats

Our three lovely ladies, Olivia, Emma and Amelia, decided to make mischief when I got home this afternoon. One of them (or possible all three, they've been known to collaborate when getting food is their goal) knocked over the food bag and spilled tiny kitty kibbles on the laundry room floor. I thought it would be fun to let them 'go fishing' and grab at the food pieces from under the laundry room door. I also thought it'd be funny if I filmed it. 

The Chin Scratch

Spring Flowers + Cute Kitties

Yesterday my parents, Kenneth and I visited my sister, Brittney, and her boyfriend, Cam, in Cincinnati. We had supper at Cactus Pear (they have delicious shrimp tacos and blood orange margaritas) and got a tour of Britt and Cam's apartment.

Ombre Emma

Emma likes to stay up on the latest trends, so we added an ombre filter to her photo tonight. Isn't she gorgeous?

Little House with a Livy

She's so cute! And extremely accommodating (I set her down on the side table in front of the house and she walked in and sat down in it!). I love my Livy!

Happy Birthday Emma!

Emma is five years old today! She is such a sweet, goofy cat! Here are some of Emma's baby photos, from when I first brought her home. She was found by some residents at Ohio University's Student Health Center who asked me if I could help them with finding her a home (they had just moved to Athens). I was in the right place at the right time!

Cat Nap

Nom de Cat Grass

THBPBPTHPT! - Love, Livy

THBPBPTHPT!

Livy's so sassy! She stuck her tongue out at me twice this morning when I was petting her and taking her picture. It looks like she was blowing a 'raspberry' at me.

TTTTTTHBPBPTHPT!

She's not a morning cat.

But she is adorable!

Feeding the Fox

This would have been more dangerous had Emma not had her claws trimmed recently.

Amelia says "HI!"

Soaking Up the Sun

Dream Livy

Somebody was very sleepy when I snapped this photo. I am envious of how quickly cats can get comfortable and start to drift off to dreamland!

New Kicks from The Scarpetta

Recently I won a free pair of shoes! Free shoes! They came from The Scarpetta, an online shoe boutique with really reasonable prices on designer shoes. I do not claim to be fashion savvy by any means - my main criteria for anything I wear is comfort! But even I can recognize really nice shoes when I see them (despite my lack of fashion awareness, I have expensive taste so the reasonable prices also caught my attention).