Browsing posts filed under »Pets«

Introducing… Colt!

August 6, 2010

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Colt finally joined us here at home yesterday. We’ve been waiting more than two months for this little guy, and we are so excited to finally have him with us! Yesterday was a stressful, exciting, nerve-wracking day. Neither The Boy nor I had ever purchased a dog out-of-state before, nor had we flown a pet in the past. Needless to say, we were a little clueless. Do we go to the air cargo area? The »» Read the rest

The Kitten Expedition & Photo Edition

July 8, 2010

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I left work early yesterday and stayed home from work today – sick. Not “sick” as in “awesome,” but “sick” as in I’M SICK and I’m sick of being sick. Totally. I won’t go into detail because, well, trust me… you don’t want that. But this evening I started to feel a little better. Well enough, in fact, that I was able to be vertical for longer than it takes me to walk from our »» Read the rest

I am at a loss

July 1, 2010

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Yesterday, our cat Grey One gave birth to three kittens. They were tiny and adorable, nevermind we didn’t really need any more kittens. Today, we buried two of those three kittens. There was some sort of accident involving one of the chocolate labs. I don’t know what happened. One minute, all three were alive and well. The next thing I know, there is blood in the crate and two teeny tiny heads are no longer »» Read the rest

In which I turn into the crazy cat lady

June 30, 2010

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Remember how, on May 22, Sable had four kittens? Four really ridiculously cute, and now incredibly rambunctious kittens? Assassin and Killer and Stripey-Face and Mustache*? Remember how the three grown cats we already own are more than enough? REMEMBER HOW TODAY GREY ONE HAD THREE KITTENS WHILE I WAS AT WORK and now we have seven kittens to find good, loving, will-spoil-them-rotten homes? Ohmigod. We have seven kittens. I NOW HAVE NAMES FOR THEM ALL. »» Read the rest

We have lots of animals and I love clothing. What else is new?

June 17, 2010

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I am currently residing with FOUR – count them: 1 (Callie), 2 (Velvet), 3 (Bailey), 4 (Trigger) – dogs, three grown cats and four more kittens that are getting more and more active (read: CURIOUS! RUNNING AROUND!) by. the. day. A coworker told me the other day, “You and The Boy (except she said his real name because, well, she’s known him longer than I have) need a reality show: The Boy and Kaci…” — »» Read the rest