I’ve been remiss in writing to this blog, and I apologize. It isn’t that there’s been nothing new to report, there has, and lots of it! I’ve just been busy; too busy even for Ravelry, too busy to keep up with The Yarn Harlot and Dooce on a regular basis, too busy to catch up on my email. So please, don’t feel neglected!
What’s been taking up all of my available time? These two, born June 7, 2008:
Yevgeny Mungojerrie (Mojo) 2008.07.14
Which one starts the car?
Our house is a very, very, very fine house...
Harry sniffing Ivan Rumpelteazer (Teazyka) 2008.07.22
Tigger is more than sixteen times Mojo's size (16.4).
Learning how to play
Welcome to our little family, Yevgeny Mungojerrie aka Mojo or Zhenyka (one pound, 3.5 ounces as of today), and Ivan Rumpelteazer aka Teazyka (pronounced “teeska,” one pound, 3.8 ounces). We went all the way out to Long Island City in Queens to get them. We had only planned on taking one, but when we got to our friend M’s house and I picked up Teazyka, G picked up several of the others, and Mojo fell asleep in his arms. The conversation went like this:
G: (with puppy dog eyes) Can we keep him?
Me: Are you sure?
G: Yes.
Me: Are you really sure?
G: Ask me again, and I’ll say no.
Me: M, I think we’re taking two.
M: Yay!!!1!!
They had adopted out nearly all of the eight, and our guy was close to last, if not the last. Our amazing vet (who makes housecalls) has already been to see them, and exclaimed, “Oh my god! They’re so intense! They’re so tiny!” Which leads us to believe that they were indeed premature. Also, there were eight kittens total in the litter (all of whom survived). G has taken some more pictures, the first of which are posted over at Cats, Sheep, & Penguins, along with the whole story. He’s shot and processed more pictures; they’ll be up soon.
