cats, house projects, running, oh my!
It’s been a busy weekend!! Most of our time has been spent outside enjoying the 78 degree temperatures. Much better than how we started our week (in the teens and with several inches of snow!)
First off, I must introduce you to our cat. She doesn’t have a name yet. We’re working on a few and I’ll let you know our final decision just as soon as we figure it out (today we’ve been calling her Dr. Biden since neither of us could remember Joe Biden’s wife’s name….it’s Jill.) š
We went to PetSmart yesterday “just to look.” There is a foster program where the animals live in people’s homes and come to the pet store a couple days a week to (hopefully) be adopted out. This is the cat that literally spoke to us when we walked up:
The cat LOVES Kenny! When we were talking to her foster mom, he said, “so when we buy her, I mean IF we buy her…..” and I knew it was over. We were going home with the cat.
She’s pretty loving and meows a lot. They said she was good with dogs, other cats and kids, but she’s hissed at Sophie and Oliver multiple times, and swiped at Oliver. We’re going to have to work on that because the dogs have been here WAY longer than she has.
We went to a party for a little while last night, which was a TON of fun, but my legs couldn’t take the walking or standing. We came home pretty early and the cat kept us awake for parts of the night.
Today has been super nice too. The cat again hissed at the dogs and then got angry with me and scratched me. Like I said, we’ll have to work on that. I’ll give her some time, but she’s going to have to get over it.
Kenny went running this afternoon and I decided to remove the giant bush in front of our house. I’ve hated the thing since we first looked at the house and vowed to tear it down. I still have to dig the roots out, but here it is.
Now you see it: 
Now you don’t! 
I’ve started planning my garden and now I have to start thinking about flowers for the flower beds. I’m pretty psyched! I just don’t want the weather to go crazy at the end of the week (we’re supposed to be back down in the 40s by Friday.) I’m ready for spring!!!
Hi: You’re right, Jill Biden it is… Pretty kitty, I’m sure she’ll start to settle. You tackled a big job today. Good work!!!
Pandora earned her name based on personality (she’s nosey). So I suggest her name comes either from that or her looks…..and she is beautiful! Can’t wait to come over and play with her!
I recommend picking a celebrity name and referring to the cat by both the celebrity’s first and last name. Chad and I have declared that if we ever get another dog, its name will be Brad Pitt. Unfortunately, the celebrity must be extremely popular so that everyone will know who the cat is named after. Since all your favorite celebrities are obscure acoustic musicians, this will pose a problem.
Just promise me you WILL give your cat a first name. Anything along the lines of “Mrs. Fluffykins” or “Mr. Sniffles” is strictly lame. Dr. Biden is close.
Kenny mentioned naming her Britney Spears. I vetoed that name. And don’t worry, she’ll have an actual name. Dr. Biden was fun for the weekend, but now we’re looking for something permanent š
We named the kitten we had that was marked like this “Roxy”. Mark picked her name. Not sure what he saw in her to make her a “Roxy”. Poor Spooky, no one could agree on if he was a boy or a girl because he was so small when we got him. So we went with a non-sex name and he got it because he jumped at every little noise. I was going to name Maxwell, Patches but the fiance at the time wanted to call him Maxwell or Ezekiel. So Maxwell won out.
Oh, by the way. We got a Wii, so now you and Kenny can come play when you are down here. –Heather
Heather, we’re going to be there next month. We’ll bring our Wii-motes so we can put our Miis on your Wii! š How fun!
It might be too late, but you should definitely consider these names:
Jessica Simpson
Hillary Clinton
Julia Roberts
Angelina Jolie
Miley Cyrus
If your cat is a boy, then the list is short: Ryan Seacrest.
I’m just thankful you didn’t list Sarah Palin.
We considered Tootie and Mrs. Garrett (from Facts of Life.) I’ve vetoed both.
And the cat remains nameless.