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November 12, 2008

Then there were two

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Conversation upon sleeping beauty waking from his Saturday morning nap… 

Zach: What did you do?

Melissa: Hmm?

Zach: What is that noise in the bathroom?

Melissa: Hmm?

Zach: Meowing. Did you go and get another kitten?????

Well, yeah… yeah I did. I couldn’t help it.  George was acting kind of lonely and I thought he might really like to have a little brother or sister.  That fact was he was with his sister when we adopted him and it killed 346439me not to take her too.  I knew I would be pushing my luck if I tried for 2 right off the bat though.  So, when I saw this guy on the Humane Society website I knew he need to come live with us as soon as possible.

So I waited until ZJ decided to take a little snooze to recover from Halloween partying.  Then I made the drive to Woodbury to see if Felipe (don’t worry we changed his name) was still available.

20 minutes later my new 2lb buddy and I were cruising back home.  We kept him separated from George for a few days to let him get adjusted.  Unfortunately he was having some tummy troubles so we weren’t comfortable leaving him out alone.  For his first week and a half, I would go to work and take an early lunch at 11 so I could drive home to check on him and then Zach would come home a few hours later to make sure everybody was doing ok.

We finally figured out that some of his belly issues seemed to be nerves and all he really needed was to be able to hang out with us and George.  Of course I found this out by giving into his poor little baby kitten cries at 12:30am and sleeping on the bathroom floor with him.

Everybody is doing great and Harold Chester Floyd has come into his own this week.  Harry has taken a special liking to jumping at anything that moves and taking lots of kitty naps.  I think George is used to him too…

napping buddies

napping buddies

 

August 23, 2008

And we call him George…

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So my birthday was a few weeks ago and we didn’t really do anything to celebrate.  I could tell Zach felt a little bad about not doing something for my 30th (yes my 30th and yes he felt bad because I was making him feel bad).  We talked about getting me a blackberry since I live so much of my life online, but the cost seemed a little silly.  Then I found a new pair of boots I wanted for fall (we have yet to discuss my shoe problem in this blog) so I was leaning towards that…   still it felt a little anticlimactic. 

Ever since we lost Chester our condo felt a little emptier.  We often talk about him and the favorite memories of his short time here.  I always knew we would eventually get another cat, but thought it would be a long ways down the road after we had grieved a little longer.

Until I saw this face…

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A few emails later my wonderful husband agreed that we could definitely use a new little fur buddy in our home.  Off to the Animal Humane Society we went to visit kitten #334916.  We were given the opportunity to spend some time with him in a visitation room alone to see if we thought he would be a good match with us.  He was understandably a little skittish of us and took a few minutes to let us pet him.  The next thing I knew he climbed up on the bench we were sitting on and just flopped down between us.  The Chester flop confirmed that George would be coming home with us.

We’re still getting used to the crazy kitten behavior.  He runs like crazy for no reason.  Loves belly rubs.  Has an odd fascination with our feet.  And most of all… loves Zach more than me.  I feel like I should be happy that my husband who “hated” cats now thinks that it is great when George curls up next to him for a nap.  I’m jealous.  Hopefully when he grows up and I tell him that his dad let the vet put this on him he’ll start to love me more.

 

July 21, 2008

R.I.P. Chester Thomas May 1998 - July 21, 2008

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It is with a very heavy heart that I write this…  We had to say goodbye to our little buddy this afternoon.  He got really really sick over the weekend and unfortunately we had to make a decision to let him go.  Zach and I are both heartbroken.  Our condo feels empty without him following us around and begging for treats. 

In two short months he firmly cemented himself as in charge around here.  He napped where he damned well pleased, he licked your beard if he wanted attention (especially at 3am), and he gave you a head bonk as a seal of approval. 

I’m going to miss hearing him purr in my ear before we fell asleep at night and chasing him down the hall as he made his daily escape attempt.

You were a really great cat buddy.  We loved coming home to you everyday.  

Thanks for letting us be your mom and dad the last couple of months.  We won’t be the same without you.

Doing what he did best.

Doing what he did best.

p.s. Tell Buddy we said hi.  You guys will have a fun time together up there.  Make sure he shares some Kix with you.

 

We want to send a special thank you to the City Cat Clinic in St. Louis Park for helping make Chester comfortable and helping us through a difficult decision.

 

June 7, 2008

Sweet

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I just found out Quinn has Guitar Hero and Wii Sports.  This is going to be the best vacation ever.  We’ll more than likely be on a blogging hiatus while here, but taking tons of pictures to post next week.  Hope everybody (all 3 of you reading) has a great week!!

 

May 5, 2008

Ah love…

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Happy Anniversary to my husband.  One year ago today you made my life complete. 

I may give you a hard time, but the truth is I have never had it so good.  I am blessed to have found someone who compliments my craziness and moodiness with stability and support.  You are the funniest person I have ever met and have never failed to put a smile on my face every single day I have known you.  You do the dishes and pick up after me, which is no small feat.  You give great gifts at really unexpected times letting me know that you are thinking of me.  You do a mean jig on demand.  You suck at sharing the covers but always apologize about it the next morning.  You have never gotten mad at a midnight phone call asking for a ride home after happy hour lasted one too many.  You always dance with my friends at the bar.  I love that you have turned “couch beers” into an art form.  

I am excited to see where our lives go from here because I know no matter what path we choose it will be great with you by my side. 

Thank you for making me a better person.  I love you.

   Just Married!

-your wife