Today, I got up and saw that the expected snowstorm arrived right on time. We hit the grocery store last night in preparation, so we're ready for whatever it brings ( Read more... )

My new year's project is to try and learn to cook. I know a few basics, there are a few things I can do, but I've never really cared much about learning to be a decent cook. I've decided to try and change that for a few reasons. Money is REALLY tight right now, which means going out to eat isn't an option. There's only so much Hamburger Helper ( Read more... )

Animals remember. They have some concept of the simple past, but they live triumphantly in the present. Few of us do.

-- Rita Mae Brown

I'm insomniacing again tonight, and I've spent far too much of the night being argumentative.

As penance, I shall now post a kitten picture, taken tonight:


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I wonder how many of the people that have signed the infamous petition supporting Roman Polanski, and how many people that oppose his detention, would be willing to have a known sex offender that drugged and raped a 13-year-old girl move in across the street. I find it very curious that while stories hit the news almost daily of people living ( Read more... )

We lost Anya today ( Read more... )

So Saturday night, we let the foster kittens out to romp. Nellie's been doing a lot better, and so we decided to let her run as well. She's had freetime before with no major problems. At the end of the evening, we gather everybody up. Uh oh - no Nellie. We looked for her, but no sign of her. We assume she's curled up asleep somewhere and don' ( Read more... )

We keep our foster kittens caged in large dog crates when we can't supervise them. They're turned loose to run amok when we're there to keep an eye on them. When it's time to go home, it can be difficult to convince kittens that would MUCH rather stay out to head back into the cages. To get around this, we've taken to feeding them their canned ( Read more... )

The adoption paperwork's gotta be done (though I'm not worried about it going through), but Piper and Peanut have a home! The Pterodactyls go in for their surgeries on Tuesday, at which time Posy and Penny will stay at the shelter to find their new homes. Anyone want a SWEET little orange or buff girl? :)

Around these parts, we try to make sure that our fosters grow up with a healthy amount of fear. Take Piper, for example. Can you find Piper in this pic?


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