Re: OT - how are everyone's new babies doing?

Yeah... me too. She was a great pal once she grew up. But even in her old age, she never stopped jumping up on my shoulder every now and then. Usually when I least expected it. 

On Oct 29, 2007, at 7:29 PM, Kitty wrote:
Somehow Jim, I had never imagined you wearing a Beanie. Glad you took the baby home. 
Kitty




neIN, Zone 5
----- Original Message ----- From: "james singer" <islandjim1@verizon.net> 
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Sent: Monday, October 29, 2007 3:11 PM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] OT - how are everyone's new babies doing?
Wish I did, too. She was such an odd creature. We got her from a county shelter. When we toured the shelter, she was in a top-tier cage. The attendant said she was about a year old and feral, but she was so pretty--solid black with a white bow tie--that we wanted a closer look. When the attendant opened the cage to take her out, she leaped over the attendant and landed on my head. Ms Fatma said, "Well, I see your cat has found you." So we took her home. 
On Oct 29, 2007, at 2:06 PM, Patricia wrote:

Jim,
This is such a funny vision! You with your robe cinched up and chasing a sideways cat.... wish you had a video of that? That would definitely win big bucks on Funnies Home Videos. 
Tricia
----- Original Message ----- From: "james singer" <islandjim1@verizon.net> 
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Sent: Monday, October 29, 2007 12:45 PM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] OT - how are everyone's new babies doing?
I love them at that age. When we first got Beans, we lived in a condo, which had an up-tight policy about pets running loose in the hallways. Beans intuitively understood this policy and set out to challenge it at every opportunity. It reached the point where I had to lock her in the bathroom just to retrieve the morning paper.
But when she did escape--which was often, much to my consternation--she would race down the hall to the elevators and sit there somewhat patiently for one of them to open and take her to freedom. For my part, I would cinch up my robe, yell to Ms Fatma that I was chasing "that cat" [lest I got locked out], grab my water gun, and trudge down the hall after Beans. When she would see me--with the water gun--she would race back to our apartment door, which Ms Fatma was usually holding open.
And as she raced back, she ran as fast as she possibly could, so fast, in fact, the her longer hind legs overtook her shorter front legs, and by the time she got to our apartment door, she was ether running sideways or backwards. Funniest thing I've ever seen. 

On Oct 29, 2007, at 10:46 AM, Johnson Cyndi D Civ 95 CG/SCSRT wrote:
Oh yes, my two assume that everything in the house is made of the fuzzy side of Velcro and they have the hooks. I've had kittens leap onto my back while I'm blow drying my hair, cleaning the litter box, tying my shoelaces, the list goes on. The other day I was standing next to the couch when one of them took off from the floor near the window - hit the coffee table, bounced to the back of the couch, and splat onto my chest. She covered about 20 feet in half a second, and it was pure reflex that let me grab her when she hit so she didn't manage to puncture me much. I'll actually be a little sad when they grow up, they are too cute now 
even with claws and all.

Cyndi


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From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On 
Behalf Of Pam Evans
Sent: Friday, October 26, 2007 6:07 PM
To: gardenchat@hort.net
Subject: [CHAT] OT - how are everyone's new babies doing?
And Zem, how is Percy adapting to his new 3 legged state? My kitten 
Little
Bit hasn't learned "no hooks" yet. I'll be glad when she does. I was cleaning the litter box the other day and was bent over scooping. She decided she wanted my attention at that exact second so she jumped up 
and
planted both sets of front claws in my backside. She took off running 
when
I yelped, so MAYBE we won't do that again. Believe or not, I managed to 
not
drop the scoop. Lord knows how. I will be very happy when she grows 
up.
The kitten "thing" is very cute and amusing and all, but there's a lot 
to be
said for a cat that is more settled and calm. I'm just not used to that level of activity. Thought you cat people would get a kick out of that 
anecdote however.

--
Pam Evans
Kemp TX
zone 8A
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