8949 - Sunday
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scottobearSunday morning started with more reading, and a repeat of BHK napping a little bit while I played Pyramids and Dominoes with EM. Once we were all cleaned up and ready, we toddled off to Chris and Larry's for a tasty breakfast of Belgian waffles w/ ice cream and fresh made strawberry syrup - Em ate 6 or 7 pieces of bacon, and a whole waffle! That little critter can *eat*!
Post breakfast gluttony, (see photos), we headed down to the Bay to take a moment to search for fossils - - Emily got a lovely little bag of shark's teeth and shells to take back with her.
At about 1, it was time to head out for our rendezvous with Misti at the Arby's - a reasonable halfway point between our homes (approximately an hour drive for each). during the drive, we saw quite a bit of Amish country, down to several Horse-drawn carriages - apparently you can pass them on a double-lined highway, unlike normal cars. A pretty broad assortment of them were out and about, covered and uncovered, families and older couples.
After lunch and switching Em's car seat to Misti's truck, we encountered two stray cats lurking around the parking lot.
After a little deliberation, we decided to take them someplace safer, either a no-kill shelter, home with us, or at least to a region without as much high-speed car traffic nearby. They're Brother and sister, I think, and about four months old.
We did have to name 'em, rather than just boy or girl -
Ripley - White and tan little guy (Named for a place that has a bit of meaning for us - see also ) The little lover... all about snuggles and purrs.
Pomonkey - Longhair Tabby female, looks like a "what if Pye and Newt had a daughter" Hair length and ear-wispies of pye, with Newt's markings. (Name based on a city's name I learned a while back and haven't stopped enjoying yet) Super curious, purrs easily, too.
After taking them to the vet to be tested for Feline Leukemia (and anything else that might hurt Pye and/or Newt), they came home with us to stay in the guest bathroom. We located a good foster home for them both, and I don't think either one will have any trouble being adopted.
While we'd love to keep them, we just don't have the ability to do so in a good way. I really wish that we could... makes me want to own a barn a mile away from anywhere, just so we can have a homestead with a bunch running around.
Since we waited at the vets for about 5 hours (emergency room for animals - triage... the kitties were pretty dang healthy except for ear mites, so other, more urgent cases had priority.)
We watched the Meteor shower for about 3 minutes until we both got super sleepy, and had to head to bed. Caught a few shooting stars, though!
1 year ago - giraffe graffiti, giganta, danny talks to doug, I talk to GP, green wifi, Bob Ross feeds a Squirrel, starshine
2 years ago - Lesbian movie scenes, student aid, the goon & pie, lisas go to TX, Harry Potter, everything can change, wirehog
3 years ago - Bro's sentencing, EN makes a good impression (other guy fizzed out), Daredevil question, Koko wants a dentist, Tropical Storm
4 years ago - muttonhead, rain, flash, dan at school, voodoo 4, lychee yum, walking stick self defense, ati multi monitor life, noisy neighbors
5 years ago - spiders on drugs, Uzumaki, me and newt's custom HC dials, goodies for Kev's sis, bear teeth, a moment of Zen
6 years ago - utility kilt, uncle bill, intrepid
7 years ago - first online radio(broken), food out with Danny, made the "decaf espresso=kissing your sister" joke, Hollow man
Post breakfast gluttony, (see photos), we headed down to the Bay to take a moment to search for fossils - - Emily got a lovely little bag of shark's teeth and shells to take back with her.
At about 1, it was time to head out for our rendezvous with Misti at the Arby's - a reasonable halfway point between our homes (approximately an hour drive for each). during the drive, we saw quite a bit of Amish country, down to several Horse-drawn carriages - apparently you can pass them on a double-lined highway, unlike normal cars. A pretty broad assortment of them were out and about, covered and uncovered, families and older couples.
After lunch and switching Em's car seat to Misti's truck, we encountered two stray cats lurking around the parking lot.
After a little deliberation, we decided to take them someplace safer, either a no-kill shelter, home with us, or at least to a region without as much high-speed car traffic nearby. They're Brother and sister, I think, and about four months old.
We did have to name 'em, rather than just boy or girl -
Ripley - White and tan little guy (Named for a place that has a bit of meaning for us - see also ) The little lover... all about snuggles and purrs.
Pomonkey - Longhair Tabby female, looks like a "what if Pye and Newt had a daughter" Hair length and ear-wispies of pye, with Newt's markings. (Name based on a city's name I learned a while back and haven't stopped enjoying yet) Super curious, purrs easily, too.
After taking them to the vet to be tested for Feline Leukemia (and anything else that might hurt Pye and/or Newt), they came home with us to stay in the guest bathroom. We located a good foster home for them both, and I don't think either one will have any trouble being adopted.
While we'd love to keep them, we just don't have the ability to do so in a good way. I really wish that we could... makes me want to own a barn a mile away from anywhere, just so we can have a homestead with a bunch running around.
Since we waited at the vets for about 5 hours (emergency room for animals - triage... the kitties were pretty dang healthy except for ear mites, so other, more urgent cases had priority.)
We watched the Meteor shower for about 3 minutes until we both got super sleepy, and had to head to bed. Caught a few shooting stars, though!
1 year ago - giraffe graffiti, giganta, danny talks to doug, I talk to GP, green wifi, Bob Ross feeds a Squirrel, starshine
2 years ago - Lesbian movie scenes, student aid, the goon & pie, lisas go to TX, Harry Potter, everything can change, wirehog
3 years ago - Bro's sentencing, EN makes a good impression (other guy fizzed out), Daredevil question, Koko wants a dentist, Tropical Storm
4 years ago - muttonhead, rain, flash, dan at school, voodoo 4, lychee yum, walking stick self defense, ati multi monitor life, noisy neighbors
5 years ago - spiders on drugs, Uzumaki, me and newt's custom HC dials, goodies for Kev's sis, bear teeth, a moment of Zen
6 years ago - utility kilt, uncle bill, intrepid
7 years ago - first online radio(broken), food out with Danny, made the "decaf espresso=kissing your sister" joke, Hollow man
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Date: 2007-08-14 01:38 pm (UTC)cute little strays - i eyed a window box full of oh-so-adorable kittens they other day and wished I could smuggle a couple home without GP noticing... But then my two little furballs have a nice chemistry, would not want to unsettle things. Besides, too much of anything..
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Date: 2007-08-14 01:52 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-08-14 01:52 pm (UTC)Em has a lazy eye, and wears the patch over her good one to strengthen it for about 5 hours a day. She deals with it pretty well, I think - it'd drive me nuts.
I love the little hearts on the eyepatch.
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Date: 2007-08-14 01:53 pm (UTC)Cats are not stamps!!!
Date: 2007-08-14 02:54 pm (UTC)Only we'd have llamas and ducks too.
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Date: 2007-08-14 03:27 pm (UTC)Of course... if you should want a pair of absolutely lovable furballs... let us know! We're taking them to a foster facility tomorrow.
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Date: 2007-08-14 03:28 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-08-14 04:59 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-08-14 09:57 pm (UTC)I so love you guys for trying to find the fur babies a home. :::squish::
I can't count the people I've met who would have said, 'aww..." (if even that) and driven off.
A "not my problem" thing. But when bro & sis have 2-3 litters together in 3 years, and the offspring stomp gardens & eat birds at bird feeders, those same people are now affected & mad. Gimme a break. :P
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Date: 2007-08-14 10:03 pm (UTC)"After taking them to the vet to be tested for Feline Leukemia (and anything else that might hurt Pye and/or Newt),"
I didn't catch that the first time. Bonus points for being such smarties. I've heard heard sad stories about family pets, when the owner wasn't aware.
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Date: 2007-08-15 02:17 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-08-15 02:21 am (UTC)Emily is truly one in six billion.