Thursday, August 22, 2013

Kittens: A Retrospective

The Summer of 2013 has been a wonderful summer for kittens. I have definitely gotten to pet more kittens than usual this summer. Let's take a walk down memory lane and revisit some of the cute kitten experiences I've enjoyed so far this season.

MAY 29, 2013


Yumi's friend found four kittens stranded on the bike path. Yumi generously offered to foster them on her front porch until they found homes!



She made them a little house out of a cardboard box.



Peeking!



Sooooo little!



Playing!



Oh, hi.



Again, so LITTLE. It's hard to believe that is a CAT!






Ben fit all four of them in his shirt!



JUNE 11, 2013

Yumi managed to successfully find homes for all the kittens! Kim's friend Janet took two of them, so I went to see them one last time before they went away.



Look at those little marshmallows!






PINK NOSE!



Fluff.



AUGUST 02, 2013

Mom and I went shopping in Parkersburg, and stopped at Pet Supplies Plus to get some cat litter. They satellite kittens for the local shelter, and this little guy looked JUST LIKE BABY CHARLIE!!!!!! Look at how tiny!! I really wanted to see his face, but I didn't want to wake him up.



The only difference is that some of Charlie's toes are black. (Black beans!)



AUGUST 04, 2013

Riley found a momma cat and her litter of kittens out at Eclipse town. She brought them home to foster them until they're big enough to find homes! LOOK AT THAT TINY PILE OF KITTENS!



The mom, Maple, is very protective.



And a really great mom.



AUGUST 17, 2013

I went back out to visit Mama Maple and her kittens and they were so much bigger!! The first time, the kitties were so tiny that I was almost afraid to pet them.



This time they were much more solid! Much petting ensued. They're learning how to walk and they're so curious!









OMG CUTENESS.



Hi, guys!



Pawpaw cries to Mama.






Look at Pawpaw's little MARSHMALLOWS.






Exploring!



Little Osage was SLEEPY.



Hi!



Osage was SO sleepy.



He was so sleepy that he just sat there crying!! And he kept nodding off and then crying again!! Pawpaw came over to help.



Look at her PROTECTING him!!!!!!!



Awww! COMFORTING him!



Awwww, all better.



DYING OF CUTENESS.



Time for some milk!



Mmm.




That's all for now. But summer isn't over yet!

Sunday, August 18, 2013

Sweet Tea Social

Yumi, Summer and I headed out to Eclipse this afternoon to attend a Sweet Tea Social fundraiser thrown by My Sister's Paws. My Sister's Paws is a new program within the women's shelter program of My Sister's Place in Athens, Ohio. This program will serve clients of the shelter to assist them in keeping their pets safe from their abuser so they will leave the abusive situation.

It was fun to get all fancied up for the event!



Yumi in line for raffle tickets.



Mingling and laughing!



Filling out all my raffle tickets.



Tracey and Summer were hoping to win big!



So many fancy hats!






There was a tea buffet from Herbal Sage Tea Company and they were all delicious! I drank a LOT of tea. There was a Libations Bar too, but we focused primarily on the tea. Which PROVES that it was delicious!!



Kiser's provided the food, and Flour Power Cupcakes provided the desserts. Everything was delicious!



Raffle drawings are so suspenseful!



Yumi won a kitty basket from Friendly Paws.



The Sweet Tea Social was a great event, and a wonderful way to spread the word about this great new program!