A new thing

 First, if you missed it on Instagram or Facebook, the kittens were all adopted over the weekend!! Yay

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Mom saw an ad for a cat tree from a seller on Etsy (https://www.etsy.com/shop/WelterWallArtDecor) and was interested. We have a landing at the mid point of our entry way stairs and she thought it would be interesting to put it there. Plus it was on sale. 

Ivy was the package inspector

It came from Turkey and was well packed

Ok that's a lot of parts

Halfway there

And only one screw up so far

It came with picture directions. They were 95% helpful. Probably could have had a little more detail but not bad.

Two shelves have a rope wrap

Finished

Unimpressed

Notice it is in the living room not on the landing. Mom thinks it is pretty so she left it here. And of course it on over 48 hours, no cat has touched it. 

Took her about 90 minutes to get it together which isn't bad. Shes going to move it around and see how it fits. It does have metal plates so when it is put in a corner it can be screwed to a wall for safety. Since this isn't a corner and may not be the final location, mom didn't screw it to the wall. 

The fuzzy bed

 A while ago mom bought a fuzzy bed for Mike. Turns out once again mom didn't read close enough and it was WAY too small. It has been in the living room and Tiffany discovered it over the weekend.

Sam and Birman are doing well too. Everyone goes back to the shelter for spay/neuter on Wednesday and we bet they get adopted asap on Friday. 

Norman selfies

 Never trust a kitten with your phone

Weekend report

 Holy cats it got cold and fast. We even hate how on Saturday. It didn't stick but we got to watch it come down.

Since mom didn't have plans she decided to let the kittens loose during the day. We are lucky this shelter is ok with letting our kittens out with the permanent residents. Ivy and Daiquiri were not convinced this was a good idea.

The kittens ran around like lunatics for the first coupke of hours but settled once they got it out of their system. 

Then they found comfy (mostly) spots and took naps. 

They are in the foster room at night so the adults get some peace and mom can sleep. Norman has been whacked a couple of times by Daiquiri bit he's learning to give her some space. 

Someone found the basket

 Mom looked in this morning and saw this:

Not sure if she just like the new spot or more tgat her brothers can't figure out how to get up that far. She has been using it to nap and get a better view of the birds outside.

Nice weekend

 Mom had no plans and the weather here was fabulous. Open windows for 3 days. Woohoo

The kittens will be staying for about 3 weeks or so. They have an upper respiratory infection that just won't go away. Mom did find out they were part of a litter of 9 kittens plus mom that all came in sick. The kittend were broken into groups so not to overwhelm one foster home. 

They've all gotten super friendly but have hit the "no time to snuggle things to do" age.  Plus mom had to rig a cover on the airlock to baby jail since someone escaped the other day:

In the meantime it's pretty much business as usual here. Thankfully the kittens are good about taking their meds so that helps.

The basket

 Mom went shopping at Aldi's earlier this week and found this cute basket.

The plan was to use it to store some blankets in the foster room. Cute blankets in there to open up some space in the cabinet for other things.

Of course before mom got that organized, a certain tuxedo cat found it and moved in.

Sorry Chanel. You are cute but it goes in the foster room.

Of course mom went back last night....

And they were gone.

Exciting Mike news

 MIKE HAS BEEN ADOPTED!!!!

A nice young couple saw her online and cane to meet her. Of course they were totally charmed by her and once they settled in their new place, mom and Miss Heather delivered Mike to get new home. All one level and small enough to give her space to explore but not get into trouble. 

Mike is truly the example of never giving up. Mom knew there was a family out there that was a fit for Mike. And it may have taken a while, but it happened. Mom and Miss Heather are sad she isn't here but so excited she has her own family. 

Congrats Mike and your new mom and dad!!

Tiffany the kitten

 Tiffany is not the bravest. The boys come right over to mom for attention but Tiffany was always been reluctant and mom would have to catch her for everything. 

So on Sunday mom turned Tiffany into a purrito.

At first Tiffany was NOT impressed. However, she finally relaxed. And the she sighed. And then she purred. 

She still needs a few days but it was a big break through. 

Videos

 The kittens were making quite the racket and mom saw this video when she checked the camera:

Chanel (and Ivy and Daiquiri) got a pawdicure and then had to inspect the job: 

Kitten update

 They are all doing well. Meds are over and their colds are gone. The boys are super friendly and seek out attention. Tiffany is not so convinced.

Mom broke out the squeeze ups though. Norman loves them and would have eaten the wrapper on Sunday. So yesterday mom put some on a plate. Then she can pet Tiffany and make a positive association. Norman had to be picked up to keep him from eating all of it. 

Turnover

 Good news - Ash went back to the shelter on Tuesday and was ADOPTED that evening!!

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The shelter had 2 groups of cats and kittens that were left at their doors. Some of the kittens have colds and need to be on medication. Since Ash was ready, he went back and three new kittens came here. They are about 6 weeks old.

Tiffany

She has one paw with one extra toe

Norman

Sam

We don't get to name our kittens with this organization. But these aren't too bad. Haha

The kittens are on a couple of different meds and right now think mom is evil since she has to give them meds twice per day. But we have a couple of weeks with them so it will all work out. 

He's a party

 Ash is having a good time. We think he goes back to the shelter on Friday. The girls may be happy to see him go. Chanel has been caught grooming him,but his favorite game is jumping on the back of the closest cat. 

Mom was busy this weekend and interesting enough he was kind of clingy when she got home after being gone for several hours. 

He's a good boy though probably could use another active young cat in his forever home.

He's clearly living a tough life. Haha