Elvis has left the building....

OK - not Elvis....but Martin went back to the shelter yesterday. Mom says she will miss him. We can't say the same.....  But we wish his ornery ill-mannered cute house panther self good luck. May he find his forever home over the weekend.

He is going to be an "office foster" meaning he will live in one of the staff offices and have some free time. Hopefully having space to run around will wear him out......

Yes - the boy does have 3 white whiskers....the only white on him. :)

OH.....MY....GOD.....

Mom here - no pictures of this event either.....

I got home last night - and the bathroom had flooded. No idea how the toilet overflowed (clean water only at least), but the carpet was soaked outside the door and there was water all over the floor.

I have never been so thankful to have a kitten sleeping in there - the fleece blankets absorbed most of the water.

And of course, as I was trying desparately to clean up (after leaving work early for a theraputic massage for my neck - so much for being relaxed)....Martin was in and out and in and out and......

Got it all cleaned up - but of course, there was now WET cat litter....and water...and wet bedding and towels....   sigh......

wordless wednesday....

(mom here - I have to say, that just doesn't look comfy.

But this is the same box Ivy was sitting in last week.

What makes it funnier is that Caramel & Mochas really don't even like canned food.)

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Also, our friends at I Have Three Cats (OK - there are really 4 cats, but who is counting), gave us this award.  We love that people appreciate what we do here.....  THANKS

We are supposed to pass it on but aren't sure who has gotten it or not....if not, feel free to share!!

Pillars of Strength.....

The blogosphere is coming together once again to support a fellow animal lover. K keeps her human KB jumping over at Romping and Rolling in the Rockies. And now K is going through chemo and needs our support.....This blog is new to us, but we started reading and love it....not that is matters to give some love, purrs and support!

We know you don't think of mom as a "dog" person. We are trying to keep it that way too....MOL

However, her family had dogs when she was growing up. They were partial to white german shepards (the standing tall dogs - not the screwed up show dogs with the sloping backs....don't get mom started on that). Anyhow, while she was in high school, they had a white GSD named Hazzard (give you any idea how really old mom is??). He was wonderful....grandma did daycare and the kids LOVED him. They would lean on him inside to watch tv. Mom came home from school the one day to discover a pink chalk stripe on his one side and blue on the other....the kids had been playing and Hazz let them do it. He was as sweet as he was pretty....  He ran for the Bridge when mom was away at college.

So, could you take a second to run over to The Thundering Herd to check out the links to other blogs helping celebrate????  And then maybe leave a nice note with purrs and woos for K and KB???  Thanks!!

Ups and Downs.....

As most of you who are involved in rescue know, there are always ups and downs.....Mom had a few this weekend.

Friday night was the great bloodhound drive (she says her left arm must now be about 3 inches longer than her right arm - MOL).

Saturday morning she got a call from Miss Beckie from the rescue about cats to go to Petco. Noah's Ark Vet Hospital helps out the rescue and wondered if we would be willing to help them get a kitty adopted. Big Callie was part of a TNR group and then the colony caregiver determined she was friendly. She was brought to the vet hospital, checked out good on everything and Mom picked her up Saturday am to go to Petco.

Saturday afternoon mom went to the shelter and a young guy (early 20s?) brought in a cat. He works at a local car wash and when they got to work on Saturday, there was a cat. They checked their video and saw a woman drive up in a van, put the cat out by their dumpster, put the litter box out as well and drive away. HISS!!!!

Anyhow, the workers at the car wash couldn't take her but did the RIGHT thing and brought her to the shelter. She should be checked out today and hopefully will be on the adoption floor soon. Long hair dilute calico girl - friendly too. Mom got to name her and she is now known as Bubbles. (hahaha)

Sunday was adoption event day. The snotty kittens went with for the cute factor. And....

Callie got adopted!!!!! Concats to her and her new family!