Finally, it happened.  I just got home a little while ago from adopting a black kitten. I’ve been really discouraged b/c I haven’t seen any at the shelter. I wanted one born after Gotham’s passing, so I was looking for a kitten about 10–12 weeks. I was kind of horrified to see one listed that was 6 weeks old and neutered today (WTF???) and made sure I did my best to get him. I have an appointment with my vet next Wednesday to get him checked out and make sure no damage was done. Poor thing is only 1.6lbs!!! How can you neuter something so young and small??? I just had to give him a good home.

So far Stuart isn’t sure what’s going on, but he knows he doesn’t like it (maybe now he knows how Gotham felt when he barged in?). They haven’t met yet, I secreted the kitten into the same small room Stuart started out in. I put down wet kitten food, dry kitten food and water. I looked at my litter boxes and thought “No way. There’s just no way he can get in that”. I ended up grabbing a shoe box lid and putting litter in it hoping it will work.

I’m guessing he doesn’t feel good from being neutered today and coming to a new home….so he’s hiding in his room somewhere and I can’t find him. I saw what looked like foot prints in the litter when I peeped in earlier, so I know he’s in there and ok (so far).

So, what is his name? Well, I know I can’t top Gotham as far as a badass name goes, but I wanted to stay in the Bat Family. I didn’t want to go with something obvious, so I landed on “Matches Malone”. I may call him “Bats” for short, but we’ll see.

Wish me luck in a) Finding him, b) making sure he’s happy and healthy and c) getting him acquainted with Stuart so they can be best friends.

Happy Thursday Everyone!

I’m not sure what it is about this weekend (Easter), but I usually enjoy it. I’m not religious by any means and for sure don’t go to church or celebrate, but there is just something about about it that’s peaceful. For some reason, Good Friday is always a work holiday, so if the weather is nice, as it is today, I get to throw open all the windows, air out the house and really get the feel of springtime in here.  It’s time to change it up a bit around the house. Rearrange furniture, change out my candles to different scents, bring out the springtime patterned sheets, hang some pictures….

I looked at couches last weekend and narrowed my picks down to about 5. I just can’t seem to pull the trigger. I need to measure my doorways to make sure whichever one I choose can be delivered properly. By the way, when did sofas get so expensive???  Next, I’ll need to look at fridges. 😳

I’m hoping to take another carload of donations over tomorrow morning and I’m still checking the Humane Society website constantly for a male black shorthair cat, but other than that, it’s just a regular weekend of chores, with maybe some cleaning out of cupboards thrown in. 

Oh, yeah…and pizza. I usually only eat it twice a year or so and one of those times is often either yesterday or today! I didn’t have it yesterday, so I may place an order and walk over to pick it up later today. I love pizza and could eat it all the time, but I don’t want to ever get tired of it (or ruin my health) so a couple times a year is good. Unless someone is here wants it of course. I’m not going to say no if someone else wants it, lol.

I still miss my handsome Gotham so much, it’s gotten a little easier, but I still feel that void. The kitten, while adorable, is a jerk! He sometimes comes up to me very slowly, lifts his paw up (again, verrrrry slowly) and hits me hard across the face and runs away! He’ll bite my hand while playing and then slap me a bunch of times if I snatch it back. He’s a menace, lol! I’m amazed how flexible and acrobatic he is. He launches himself all over the place while playing with his toys, tumbling backwards, forwards, sideways..arms and legs splayed wide like Spiderman. It’s hysterical.

More later.