Adoption news

 First we got an update on Roundabout and she's doing great. We didn't hear about a new name but presume they changed it. 

Also...Traffic Cone has been adopted. He went home on Sunday. Nice couple with a 4 year old cat so fingers crossed they get along and TC adjusts quickly. But they talked about it and understand his background so will give him the time he needs. 

That leaves us with Operation crack the calico. Detour has gotten up on the bed and slept there so that's a good sign. It will be interesting to see what she does without RC being here. But getting on the bed was his first indication of being more social so hopefully it works for her as well. 

Otherwise we are doing well. We do need to have mom go house shopping though because ours officially broke down. 

Updates

 If you missed it on our social media, Roundabout was adopted on Tuesday. Her new family has an 8 month old kitten and two dogs. No updates so we hope all is going well.

It's been very cold here (and lots of places in the US) this week so we have been staying warm. 

Traffic Cone is coming out of his shell. He has started sleeping on the bed and is letting mom walk up and pet him pretty consistently. He doesn't get up on her lap but that's ok. She has been able to pick him up as well. He has developed a funny game of following her around and softly wrapping at her ankles. 

Detour is out and about. So far not much progress petting her but at least she's not hiding. And it's all good information to give potential adopters.

Otherwise we are all doing well abd hope the same for all of you. 

Snowed in Sunday

 Mom says work from home is great but no snow day for her tomorrow. We might end up with about 10-12 inches in total. A lot of places including schools are closed tomorrow. Better to be safe - especially when it is also super cold. 

We decided to spend the weekend being warm. Please check on your neighbors and outdoor animals. 

When mom opened the door Buttons actually growled at the snow. Hahaha 

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Mom does want to send all her love to the people of Minnesota. She spent a lot of time on her phone Saturday and was very upset by things. 

Progress

 Mom took Roundabout to an adoption event on Saturday. She wasn't thrilled but did fairly well (and did ok in a cage with her sister Detour whom she hasn't seen in a while). 

Plus while she ran and hid when they got home she came back out pretty quickly and was just as friendly as before. She's already listed on the rescue's website as available but mom is more confident Roundabout is ready for her forever home.

Traffic Cone is making progress. Turns out he is kind of food possessive so it's hard to use that as motivation. However his big safe spot is on the sofa. Mom has taken to casually walking over and while petting his head, she sits next to him. Sunday he started immediately purring when she did this and actually leaned into her. Good boy. 

Mom was concerned he was bonded to Roundabout but while he was curious when she got back from the adoption event, he wasn't frantic that she had been gone. He will need a fairly playful kitten or cat in his forever home though since he does play a little rough. 

New toy

 We had wanted one of these so when mom saw it on sale she bought one.

The kittens find it interesting. Funny enough Chanel is fascinated. But they are having fun figuring it out.

Mom got to visit Detour on Sunday. She's the sister of Roundabout and Traffic Cone but it with another foster who is better with hissy kittens. Detour is still a work in progress but mom got to hold her and she sat on the sofa for a while during the visit. Great progress. The facial expression may be another matter. Haha

Happy 2026

 Wolf got adopted on Saturday!! 

Also Haldi was adopted so all of the spice kittens are now adopted.

Traffic Cone and Roundabout are now out in the house during the day and in the foster room at night. They play pretty rough which annoys Buttons so overnight gives her a little peace. Roundabout is pretty much ready to be adopted and is on the rescue website. However, TC definitely regressed while mom was out of town. Since they do play so hard, mom is just keeping Roundabout here for the time being.