Hey, go vote for Gracie over here, wouldya? I just love that picture of her so much I had to enter it!
First, a couple of videos.
The Peppers learn that getting up on that stool can be dangerous to their well-being (well, the boy Peppers learn it, anyway).
And The Peppers run around like the wild things they are.
And as a bonus, here’s a video of Buster from 11 months ago. He still does that thing where he rubs up against one leg and then the other when you’re trying to go somewhere.
Here he is in November, helping Starsky keep clean:
I need to get some updated footage of Buster, obviously!
The big Peppers are still enjoying having their room to roam. They spend more time in my room than in the foster room now, and when I go upstairs to hang out with them, I lay down on the bed and they climb around on me and flop down in front of me for a belly rub. I sure do love them at this age!
“I have had enough of your picture-taking shenanigans, lady. PET ME.”
Sally likes to hang out between the two stacks of pillows, with her toy.
Molly gives me the eyes of “If you take one more picture, I’ma cut you.”
This picture does a pretty good job of showing the gorgeous orangey-brown shade of Everett’s eyes.
Lucy and Harlan, snuggling in the dog bed. That’s where Tommy sleeps at night!
The little Peppers are continuing to do well. I imagine in the next few days we’ll be moving them to the guest bedroom so they really have room to run.
Charlie actually meowed at me last night, for the first time! They both purr as soon as I touch them, but I’d sure like to hear a meow or a chirrup from Patty, too.
Patty Peppers keeps an eye on her brudder.
Isn’t he a pretty little thing? Now when I go to hang out with them, he climbs right into my lap.
More Patty. I love the green-blue of her eyes. Too bad they won’t stay that color.
Snugglin’.
Because I know you’re dying for more Buster!
All the Bookworms have the most beautiful green eyes.
Sweet boy.
Checkin’ out the toys.
Did I mention pretty? I’d say Corbie has some competition, but they can be tied for the most beautiful cat at Crooked Acres, I’m okay with that!
He’s certainly not long and lanky like he was when he left us. He and Corbie are like the brown tabby versions of Jake and Elwood!
Previously
2010: “Are you having a stroke?” I said.
2009: Kanye: Douchebag.
2008: No entry.
2007: By the way, I still want a pet hummingbird.
2006: Maddy sadly contemplates the vast expanse of my thigh. How will she ever cross it and reach freedom?!
2005: For the record, there’s a big fucking difference between pranking someone and just being an asshole.
2004: Like, so world-weary, like “I can’t be bothered to sign ‘love’, because it sounds so warm, I need something COLDER, so I’ll just scrawl ‘as ever’”.
2003: No entry.
2002: No entry.
2001: No entry.
2000: No entry.
Robyn,
I need some help for a co-worker of my husband’s. He and his wife have had a kitten (5 to 6 months old,not spayed yet) for a couple of months and she is very active and has a fantastic personality.The problem is that she likes to put her teeth on your hands when she plays. She won’t break the skin and to be honest it wouldn’t be a problem if his wife wasn’t watching kids all day in their house. They have tried the can of air ( which worked perfect to keep the kitty off the counter) but it doesn’t seem to phase her when she’s nibbling. I talked to them yesterday and they are willing to keep her if they can break her of this nibblyness deal. Otherwise she is going to have to find a new home :-(.
Any help is appreciated!
Thanks, Alicia
The Little Peppers are looking much improved by the day. You’re taking such great care of them, Robyn.
Yes, Buster is stunningly gorgeous. I actually gasped at that first photo of him.
OT Re: Alicia’s comment/question…I don’t have kids but it’s a HUGE annoyance of mine when people who provide “professional” childcare don’t keep their animals away from the kids. A former co-worker of mine’s kid almost lost an ear because two “totally harmless” dogs attacked him in her living room. No dog/cat is harmless if it feels threatened and kids can seem threatening just by being boisterous. Unfair to pets and kids.
I’d hate to see some kid belt that kitty across the room (or kitty rehomed) just because it got bitey. Can’t she just keep the kids and kitty separated?
Grrr. Sorry so ranty. Stomping off now.
Is Alicia’s acquaintance offering professional childcare, or just, y’know, “watching kids”? I know a few people who do “daycare” regularly for family members rather than have the kids in a formal daycare. The parents pay much less and know the kids are with family, and the babysitters don’t have to go through all the licensing and registering rigamarole (not that that’s necessarily a good thing). I guess it doesn’t really make a big difference but anyway.
I think there should be a clear separation between “personal house” and “daycare” anyway – like a completely separate addition to the house with bathroom and kitchen facilities. I would go nuts with a bunch of kids running around all in my stuff every day; I don’t know how people stand it.
@ devil – Right now they are keeping them separate ( both the cat and the dog they have), but he and his wife also have two young children ( 4 and maybe 2 ?) of their own. The cat is fantastic with the oldest girl, she can literally pick the cat up and mess with it and the kitty doesn’t care. It’s just when the cat wants to play, it gets kind of mouthy, but doesn’t break skin.
@ elayne- I am not sure what she does or how many kids she watches, but it seems like the people that take their kids to her are either close friends or maybe family. I didn’t ask either way.
Is Buster a burbler too?? Maybe it’s more common than I’d thought – I never heard that particular type of purr until I got Packer, but now I’ve heard it from two of your cats in the space of, what, two weeks? Buster Burbles might be a good band name. Burblin’ Buster? Buster Burbler. I’ll work on it and get back to you.
Who was the little black Pepper in the “Wild Things” video towards the end who was trying to stay clear of the shenanigans and got pounced on anyway? I LOL’d at that almost as hard as at the head-bonk and total wipeout in the “Yellow Stool” video. Yellow Stool would probably not be a good band name, but WOULD be a pretty good reason to see the gastroenterologist, and I am going to bed now with my tired-ass self.
PS Patty’s looking so much better!! What a sweet baby. (I think of Charlie Brown and Peppermint Patty every time I see their names together.)
How are the ducks doing? Can we see more pics?