Pets

Missed Opportunity Inspirational Poster

Nugget needs to pay his way around the Iwashyna home because we don’t do lazy here unless “lazy” translates to “not cooking, cleaning or showering.”  And after he fell in the bathtub last week and I didn’t get a photo because I was too busy doing that laughing-consoling thing I’ve perfected over my last five [...]

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We Adopted A Nugget

December 26, 2011

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Nugget the Cat photo

I stayed away from the SPCA for 10 months, and a cat found me at Pet Smart (well, the non-profit cat foster program within the store). My son looks at Scott while the 4-month-old kitten licks his face: I think he wants to be in our family. Within 24 hours, I take it to Facebook [...]

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No More Rainbows Cat photo

I think that the middle one is my favorite, but it’s a tough call … Also, I have not idea why I’m on a cat kick. Wait, actually I do: My Plan A was to be a crazy cat lady, but Scott showed up and added wife to the “crazy cat” part. Thanks to Jennifer Whitt [...]

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Cats and Kids Chart

These are (some of) our cats. We’d like to thank them for making our transition to parenthood so smooth. Now, the pre-kid, cat owners can rejoice over their ready-to-go parenting skills should the days of children ever arrive in their cat world.  In fact, they can start now by telling their parent-friends to try scratching [...]

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Secret Cat

August 21, 2011

in My Daughter, My Son, Pets

Cat sticking out tongue

I have a secret cat. I didn’t she was a secret until my close friends would come over and say: You have another cat? Me: Um, yes. Her name is Huckle. (Originally my son wanted to name her after himself, but I suggested that might be confusing for everyone especially at feeding time. So he [...]

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There’s nothing that’ll steal away a child’s innocence more than nature. Nature is cruel and full of grim death. Also, itchy. About a week ago… We venture into the great outdoors, also known as our backyard. As we survey our vast domain of mowed lawn and azalea bushes, nature creeps in. Actually, it creeps in [...]

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On our first Valentine’s Day as a married couple, Scott adopted a cat for me, thus proving how much he loved me. Mostly because he married into three cats already, one of which refused to let him sit next to me for the first six months that we dated. We had been to the vet [...]

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Y’all remember my cat, Calliope, who has peed on everything but cat litter even when placed in a small bathroom with her litter box? That sweet cat who had to be moved into the dog cage for her protection because she went nuts one day and hid in the attic of my neighbor’s garage for [...]

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