The Shed 24

a reply to: Nyiah
OH, No, Sweetie I am so sorry WIS Hugs in bundles. You seemed so happy and confident that things work out for a while.
I do think it is a blessing in disguise though. He was peaceful and probably just slept right in to the other side dreaming of big fat mice.
He relieved you of the horror of making that "final" decision.
It doesn't erase your pain but can perhaps be a comfort.
So sorry dear, they are so precious.

a reply to: TNMockingbird

Chirp, you made me cry, not because it was sad, just because... You know.

a reply to: Nyiah

How very sad that you lost your fur baby. It's gut wrenching to lose our precious pets/friends.

a reply to: LookingForABetterLife
I wanted to say something intelligent but all I have is this in my current place in time.
Snoozels.

a reply to: LookingForABetterLife

Anyone taking a cruise now is insane.

a reply to: Timely

Hey there Dave! Glad you enjoyed the vid! I cracked up when I saw it. LOL

a reply to: Finspiracy

Hugs back at ya Fin!

a reply to: TNMockingbird

Chirp!!!!!!!! Love and miss you so much sweetie!

Look at you helping to build houses! Awesome!

The tornadoes were just devastating. Always breaks my heart to see these things.

Ooooh I would love very much to see pics when you have the time to share them.

Much love and light to you dear lady! And...A big warm hug!

a reply to: Skid Mark

Happy Weekend Skiddy!

No plans here, just chillin'.

a reply to: WalkInSilence

Hi Wis!
The cat meme says it all. So true!

Ok, lazy day/night for me after all my running around yesterday.

Wishing you beautiful serene dreams.

a reply to: WalkInSilence
Your words and no words speak well to me. Thank you for this.

a reply to: Night Star

I think calling them insane is more of a compliment as I can think lesser qualities to associate with them.

Okay, I sent you a little PM.

a reply to: TNMockingbird
a reply to: WalkInSilence
a reply to: Night Star

Thanks a bunch for the sentiments ladies, I truly do appreciate it. Hubs mentioned it was almost like a passing of the torch from the old guy to the new boys in a way. It's still damn hard, but these kittens are keeping us busy & distracted enough to make it a little easier. One has decided he's hubs' cuddle buddy/comfort buddy & 2 and a half pound personal guard, he's finding it very helpful.
We took the fur kids to the vet for their establishing visit today, and they (the vet) are handling the Old Boy's cremation. We should have his ashes back by the end of the this week.

As for these kittens, telling everyone about these little jewels will make me feel better. They're 2 month old Siamese/domestic shorthair mix litter mates. They sure act entirely Siamese through and through, though, and yes, we do know what we got ourselves into here. And that they're younger than usual for shelter adoption kittens. I understand why they're adopting out kittens so young, though, they had a December litter boom and are about to hit the spring boom, and have nearly no space.

One is a classic Seal Point Siamese fur pattern, with the dark face & ears, he's utterly adorable and super-duper cuddly, affectionate, intuitive, etc, etc. His name is Meeko (yes, Skyrim fans, THAT Meeko) He's the one that decided to be hubs' buddy.

One of his most irresistible quirks is that when he shows you his affection, he holds your cheeks with his little paws, looks at you intently but lovingly, and then nuzzles your mouth/chin/cheek. He also will not let hubs out of his sight, even to use the bathroom, otherwise he cries and cries and cries until he sees him again, then he's at his side like glue. Work days are probably going to be nerve-wracking for him.

And he talks. A LOT. That Siamese shines through with his little vocal chords. He also sits expectantly waiting for you to answer him, it's cute as hell.

Oh, and he's a total lap cat when he's not wound up. He likes to try to drape himself over hubby's shoulder, hog his lap, squeeze himself up next to hubs' face laying down, etc. One way or the other, full body contact will be had, he won't have it any other way, he HAS to be touching hubs if they're sitting/laying down.

He's also incredibly observant, he picks up on little changes/differences immediately. Like when hubby changed out of his PJs this morning, he was so befuddled at the removal that he ran up to him wide-eyed and sniffing every square inch of skin he could, as if he were saying, "What happened to your fur?? How did you DO that??"

The other is a Lynx Point Siamese fur pattern (meaning tabby markings are evident) His name's Leo, he's sort of the Everybody's Buddy kind of cat (except he prefers to sleep on me over everyone else) And he's a squirrely thing, when he gets wound up, just get the hell out of the way. He's decided he likes to make a full speed run into the kitchen from the back bedroom, because he "skates" all the way to the side door (and sometimes smacks into it, his furry feet can't stop, no traction)

He's also a Foot Shark. We didn't get much sleep last night because he kept attacking our feet. He's sleeping on the older kid's bed tonight, so maybe he'll attack hers and leave our feet alone tonight (I know, that's mean, but she's the type who'd just get up and play with him instead of getting mad about it)

He's also not quite litter box trained yet, so to speak. He knows how to use it, but he's young enough where he doesn't quite understand the bladder cues and had a few near-accidents, and two accidents on our bed (didn't recognize the urge right away and couldn't get to the box in time) Of course, Bert decides this must be a territory challenge and decides HE must pee on the bed after clean bedding was put on. God dammit, I washed 3 loads of sheets and comforters today, let's not do it again tomorrow, please. Nobody got yelled at, just firmly reminded "No pee on the bed, boys."

They are so energetic this age, it's ridiculous, heh. If anyone's watched Simon's Cat videos on Youtube, my house sounds like when Simon's kitten is trompling around. We're well aware that we're going to have to invest in a hell of a lot of toys for variety and mental stimulation. We do have half a dozen different types to start out with, but I'm thinking of making a crinkle pillow out of old fabric and plastic shopping bags for them to pounce, and maybe see if I can find a sturdy cat tunnel tube thing, since they decided hubs' jeans legs were a neat thing, and his PJ pants legs when he was sleeping were fun (that did not go over well this morning)

Overall, they're a blast. very tiring, but a blast. Bert doesn't know what to make of them yet, he stays in his hutch and just watches them. I did get a few Looks from him, as if to say, "What the hell did you bring home? These tiny funny-looking rabbits are strange." He's eager to sniff them through the wire bars if he can, but that's as far as he's willing to go. The kittens are leery of him, I think he scares them a bit. I figure a few weeks to a few months of observing from a distance from both sides before they get used to each other.

And yes, I have a few pictures. I'll try to get them posted. Right now, I'm going to take advantage of them being asleep and see about some sleep myself.

a reply to: Nyiah

My Siamese is half blocking the screen as I type or try to anyway. OMG can they can talk and LOUD! Mine has so many different meows it blows my mind. And he needs LOTS of love and attention. I just love my boy.

Do they have the lovely violet blue eyes? Can't wait to see them!! I'm sure they will get along just fine with Burt once they all get used to each other.

a reply to: LookingForABetterLife

Okay Blue. Man this time traveling sucks. It's after 4 Am and here I am not having gone to bed yet.

a reply to: Night Star

LOL, I got out of bed just after you typed this thanks to the time travel mess we are in. On the other hand I now tend to sleep for maybe two-three hours at a time.

Happy International Women's Day! To all our female shed members and lurkers!

a reply to: Finspiracy
Thank you! It was a fantastic week celebrating women and giving back.

a reply to: Night Star
As promised some pictures.

This one is from one of the trail cams in the back yard. If you squint, you can see the bunny in the bottom right quarter.

This one is from my phone just the other morning. I was leaving for work and walked up on the back deck. This little one kept creeping closer and closer...

Behind my property is a huge timber farm so I am sure the wildlife is plentiful in there. We have seen as many as 8+ deer at one time (not belonging to the same herd, of course!). I'd love to get a pic of all of them in the back field at the same time but when they are down there, I never have my phone LOL.

Much love!

Self-therapy evening going on in the text editor and youtube.

CHANGE

I have been hellbent
On my own self-destruction
Contemplating my own death
Forgot to live during the process
Forgot that I have been alive all the time
The day will come when I will be gone
That day will eventually come to us all
Then I can spend all eternity as the expired one
At least regarding this life
Life
Maybe the time has come for me
To give life and living some thought
For a change
Maybe the time has come for me
To change