Mega Spiral

Kay bought the kittens the lovely Mega Spiral which was seen in the last posting. Since they've been out of Gina's bedroom getting to know the dogs and GG for the last week, they've also discovered how much fun it is to be on the Mega Spiral.


And all of them have tried out GG's stroller as well. Stamp was a bit too heavy for it and now it leans a little bit. But Zip doesn't seem to mind. It's a good place to get some respite from the often way too friendly dogs.



I think that there must be some catnip in that top part of the Mega Spiral. Check it out!

Introducing the Cats & Dogs!

The original plan was to wait until Thanksgiving and bring Stamp out to meet the dogs and then after Christmas introduce Zip & Code. But the last 4 times I've opened Gina's bedroom door, Zip has scurried out to explore the rest of the house. I've had the dogs outside each time Zip has done his escape routine. Today I decided to let the dogs in and see how it went. The kittens are as big as GG now, so I figured there was no reason to keep putting it off.

BTW, Stamp did get neutered last week and weighed in at over 8 pounds! He's a really big boy!

Good news! Tater was just interested in meeting the cats - not eating them. As you can see she was quite excited - just watch that tail go!



Porch Boy wasn't quite sure what to make of the cats. Trip totally ignored them. Tater was the only one that tried to engage them, and as you can see here Code & Stamp weren't too sure that they wanted to be engaged...



Zip was more demonstrative with his displeasure, but there were never any claws exposed and rarely any hissing going on.



Tater did respond appropriately when the hissing happened.



All in all, I am quite pleased that all my little critters got along so well.

Kittens or Cats? You decide!

Took Stamp in for his final round of vaccines and he weighed in at a whopping 6.14 pounds! That's just a pound shy of Porch Boy and Garage Girl - both over 5 years old - while Stamp is supposedly still a baby at just 4 months! Yep, I've got another Montesquieu on my hands here. The vet said he wouldn't be surprised if he made it to 20 pounds when full grown. Yikes!!!

The twins are still much smaller than Stamp, but they've doubled in size since we got them.



I asked about getting Stamp fixed sooner than the recommended 6 months old because he's not only big, he's maturing very quickly. Check out the family jewels on this boy!




And Code is such a flirt with both her brothers...



So Stamp is scheduled for neutering next month. I'll have Zip & Code fixed later.

Another Toy for the Kittens

Busy Bee - well, their interest in this toy was over within 10 minutes.

My New Office Decor

My friend Kerry, whom I met on the Star-Trek themed Alaskan cruise, made this wonderful gift for me - a cloth art piece with memories of our time in Alaska. Gina decided to get it framed to preserve it.

Although gorgeous, it was too big to fit on any of our walls at home, so I hung it on my new office wall. A perfect fit!

My office used to be a virtual shrine to Star Trek, but I took most of that stuff home and it's now in my bedroom. Had to keep a little bit at work since I spend so much time there.

Tater Enjoys Loot Bag Goodies

Zoey's Birthday Party

Saturday, Gina & I took all 3 dogs to their friend Zoey's celebration of 5 years with our friend Tanai. It was quite festive as you can see with a luau theme.

I never noticed how much Zoey looks like an Ewok until I saw this photo.I always thought she looked like Yoda. (OK, all you who have no Star Wars cred, look at Tanai's t-shirt. That's an Ewok. You're on your own to know what Yoda looks like. Sheesh....)

There was a ton of food to eat for the humans and for the dogs.

Condoleeza (aka Condi) got a bit too much cake and had to have a Heimlich maneuver from Angie.

It was such fun to see all the dogs dressed up for the occasion.

When we left each guest got a personalized Loot bag with a toy and treats inside!