These are the pictures I took of Flora and her sisters at the breeders house.

This is Flora and her sister Merry Weather. Flora is in the back.

Flora

Flora’s sister Aurora

Flora’s sister Merry Weather

These pictures are of one of Flora’s relatives. He was a gorgeous cat! Flora won’t have quite as “wide” of a face, since she is a female.

None of these pictures really capture how cute Flora is in real life. I have been trying to get some more shots since she has been home. I hope to get a photo I love soon!

Just a quick post to update everyone on our new kitty. Scott is out of town this week. He left Sunday and won’t be back until Friday night. I have been spoiled lately–he hasn’t been gone this long in a very long time. I miss him!

I think we are going to keep the kitty’s name Flora. That is what the breeder named her. I haven’t come up with anything I like better. The kids like Flora, and Emma and Ian both said they want to keep her name Flora. So, I am pretty sure, Flora it is.

She is doing well adjusting. I can tell everyday she is getting more outgoing. Last night, after the kids were in bed, I opened the bathroom door and let her come out into my room. She came out and looked around, and then hid under my bed. She slept there all last night. Early today she started purring when I petted her. That was a big improvement.

I didn’t spend much time with her today. I am just getting ready to go to bed and she is currently running around my room pouncing on things I think she is feeling at home!

Pictures are coming soon, I promise!

Our new sweet kitty is home!

It was so hard to choose just one. I was so glad that I actually went there and saw them, rather than picking one out from the pictures. I went there totally planning on picking Aurora. She looked the cutest to me in the pictures that Alicia sent me. She said that she had the mellowest personality, and that was what I was looking for. But, when I got there I completely changed my mind.

Aurora was cute, but they were all cute–much cuter than their pictures. She was cute, but she was so scared. She hid behind her litter box the whole time. She hardly came out at all. She was VERY shy. I was worried that our crazy loud house would overwhelm her completely.

I had a much harder time deciding between Flora and Merry weather. Flora was the most outgoing. She was the first one to come out and check us out. She was playful. and liked the toys. Merry weather took a few minutes, but she warmed up and was playful too. They both had features that I liked. I loved Flora’s wide face and big eyes. I loved Merry weather’s light silver and dark black coloring–Flora’s silver was a bit more brown. Alicia told me that Flora was the pick of the litter. I think that her personality finally convinced me. I think that her spunky personality will fit in better with our family.

She was perfect on the trip. She never made a sound. I could tell she was scared, but she was a great traveler. We are home now, and she is still pretty scared. I decided to keep her in our room for a few days while she gets more used to us. She is hiding in the bathroom right now. I hope that she settles down and feels better tomorrow.

I can’t wait for the kids to see her and find out that we have a new kitty! I’ll post some pictures soon.

We are getting a kitten!!

About 6 weeks ago I had spoken to a breeder in California. I was waiting for her cat to have her kittens. She kept telling me that once they were born I could put down a deposit. They were due on December 28th, and would be ready to go home around the end of March. I told her we were in Utah, and that I would come out to pick up the kitten when she was ready to go home. She always seemed a bit wishy washy, but I figured she just wanted to wait until the kittens were born so she knew what kind of a litter she had, and what kittens would be available. I tried to call her yesterday, and her machine was full. I sent her another email. She told me that her cat had 3 female and 1 male kittens. We went back and forth a few times, and then she told me she didn’t want to place any kittens outside of California. She said she had enough interest in California and she didn’t want to stress out the kitten. I was so irritated! I had been waiting and waiting on her. I told her right up front that we were in Utah, and she said it wasn’t a problem. Ugh!

So I started doing some more research, and I found another breeder in Washington, and she has 3 female kittens ready to go home now! I spoke to her on the phone today, and we are all set. I am going to fly to Seattle on Saturday to pick one out! She is coming from Star Kisses Cattery She has 3 available, and I will wait until I see them to pick one out. Here are some pictures of the 3 kittens she has:
AURORA

FLORA

Merryweather

I can’t wait to see them on Saturday!

Well, I think we are one step closer to getting a new kitten.

A few months ago Jen talked to me about wanting to get rid of all her animals before she moved into her new house. She said she was going to try to find a new home for her cat and Amos together. I thought it would be next to impossible to find a home for two cats over 10 years old. I told Jen that if she couldn’t find someone to take them, I would take Amos. I really didn’t want him, but I couldn’t let him go to the pound.

Surprisingly, I got a phone call from Jen a couple of days ago the she had someone coming to look at Amos! She wanted to make sure it was still OK if she gave him away. I didn’t get the message until it was too late to call. I called her the next morning and she said the people had loved him and took both cats home. I was happy that he had a new home, but a little bit sad at the same time. At least when he was with Jen, I knew where he was, and how he doing. Now he is with some strangers and I will never know how he is. I hope they love him and give him a good home!

I contacted a breeder about a Silver Tabby American Shorhair kitten. The cat was pregnant and due December 28th, so she should have kittens any day now. I sent her an email today, and I hope to hear back from her soon. She doesn’t start taking deposits until after the kittens are born. I can’t wait to hear if there is a new female kitten available for us!

I have been wanting to get a cat for a long time. I always had cats growing up. Scott and I had a cat, Amos, that we got when I worked at University Pet Clinic in 1995. We had him until we sold our house and moved in with my parents. Then my friend Jen took him for us. We intended to get him back, but when we moved into our new house I just couldn’t do it. He was so happy with Jen. She had him for almost 2 years. She has another cat, and they loved each other. They slept all curled together, and I just couldn’t bear to take Amos away from his friend.

I have been wanting a cat, but Scott was really opposed to getting a cat. He wanted a dog, and said that if I got a cat he was getting a dog. I REALLY don’t want a dog. First of all, they are too much work. I have enough to do with the 3 kids! I know I would be the one who did everything for the dog. And, since we live on the golf course, we can’t have a fence. We can have an electric fence, but they are expensive and don’t always work. Plus, we just travel too much for a dog. So, since Scott was so against it, I just kind of put the idea of a cat out of my mind.

But, today he surprised me! Out of the blue he said “I was thinking we should go get a cat”. I was shocked. He wants to do it for the kids. They really love cats. Ian is so sweet with them. There was a cat at my parents house in NC last week and he loved it. When we were trick-or-treating Ian saw a cat at one of the houses and just couldn’t stop petting it and talking about it. That is what got Scott really thinking about it. But, when he said we could get one today I hugged him and jumped up and down! And, it was his idea. I didn’t even talk him into it

He wanted to just go get one today from the pound. I had all I could go to control myself and not just run down there and get one! But, I think the best thing to do is to wait until after Christmas when we are back from Maui. I don’t want to leave a little tiny kitten by itself in our house while we travel for Thanksgiving and Christmas.

I saw a cat a while ago that I loved. I did some research and found out it was a Silver Tabby American Shorthair.

I checked into it, and it seems like the perfect breed for us. It is short hair and a pretty mellow easy cat. It is great with kids, quiet, and low activity level. Sounds perfect for us! Click here to see what the Iams Cat site has to say about it.

Now I just need to see if I can find a breeder and find one that will have kittens ready sometime around January.

Yesterday we had to put Damien to sleep. It was so sad, and so hard. It was so much harder than I expected it to be. I knew it was coming for a long time, and I thought I was prepared, but I just wasn’t. Andrea watched the kids at McDonald’s and Scott and I went to University Pet Clinic with Damien. I was fine until we got into the room and Dr. MacCarron came in. I started crying then. He was so good. He laid an the floor on a blanket. We fed him lot and lots of treats. They put a catheter in his leg, and then just game him the drugs though the catheter. He laid down and we fed him treats and petted him as he went. He went very peacefully. He just laid his head down gently onto the blanket, and he was gone. I just sat there sobbing and hugged Scott. I was really broken up about it all day. It was really hard to lose him. He was the first pet I ever had as a puppy and then had him his whole life. I think he was happy with us, and we gave him a good life. I loved you buddy!

Last night I had my first dream about the new baby I dreamed that it was a GIRL!! But, it was a really weird dream. I was in a movie theater watching a movie. It was like hours after I had delivered. I was with Emma, but nobody else that I can remember. I looked at the baby and thought “Wow, you sure aren’t very cute.” It was weird!

I had another appointment with Becky today. Everything was great. I am 14 weeks and 2 days. I am up 5 pounds total. I gained some the last few days. Baby’s heartrate was 152. Emma and Ian got to hear the heartbeat. Ian was so cute. He heard it and got huge wide eyes and a smile on his face. He looked at me all excited and said “You did it Mommy!” It was priceless. Emma just looked, and afterward said that she didn’t like it. I am not sure what she meant. I wonder if she can still remember being scared of the doppler when I was pregnant with Ian…who knows?

Well we are supposed to be leaving for North Carolina tomorrow. However, tonight as I was getting the kids into the tub, I noticed water dripping out of the light fixture in Emma’s room. Ugh. So, I am waiting for Roto Rooter to show up. I hope it isn’t a huge problem, and that they can find the problem and stop it tonight so that we can still leave tomorrow morning. I have a feeling it may be a long night