New Additions

Meet the latest members of our furry family: Smudge and Mischa.

Smudge was adopted in July of 2010 from PAWS, a local animal rescue group. Smudge was a barn kitty whose mother hid him and his 2 siblings in between the walls of the barn as a protective measure after another kitten was taken by a farmhand prematurely. Unfortunately, the wall gave way and the kitties were stuck. Unfortunately, one kitty did not survive the accident. Smudge is aptly named due to the white splotch on his nose and mouth.

Mischa was found in a grassy area along side a busy parking lot in the IBM Poughkeepsie parking lot in late August. A few weeks younger than Smudge, "Beesker" is extremely friendly and is a good playmate to Smudge, as can be seen in the picture above.

My little kittens...

Here are my new kittens, Frankie and Bella. They are brother and sister, and are about 6 months old. Frankie is the black kitten. He was named after my dad, and also my brother, because he's a bit on the wild side. Bella is the tortoise kitten, and received her name from Evan, my 13 year old, and Andrew, my 17 year old. Andrew insists on calling her "Isabella", but I think that is too long of a name for a kitten.

They are both a couple of characters. Frankie's favorite pastime is batting around wadded up balls of paper (especially the instant oatmeal wrappers), and Bella just kind of keeps to herself; although she is BONKERS over our older cat, Toby. Whenever he comes into her sight, she just can't keep away from him, much to his dismay--he is not really into being playful at all. He's more of the sedentary, Garfield type.

Just getting started

Hello, everyone! This is my first attempt at blogging. I am not really sure what I am going to blog about, but I'm sure some ideas will come to me as I get warmed up! Welcome....