Morning Scratch human
WHAT'S UP WITH THE CATS, KATRINA, SARA AND BOGDAN?
I miss them. They won't be back at the house until at least May 11 now. I'm going to visit them at the Cat House Hotel on Thursday. I wish this photo wasn't so grainy.Last week, my husband and I had the same three days off (Thursday, Friday, Saturday), so we decided we needed to get out of town. We went to San Francisco. More on that in a minute.
I felt guilty for not going to Santa Barbara to check on the kitties, but I also needed a good break from the stress. I called them, though. Katrina is a social butterfly. I think the Cat House Hotel might want to keep her as the official greeter (I say, no chance on that! She's The Morning Scratch facility's official greeter). Bogdan is enjoying the outdoor screened-in porch. They both leave their cage in the morning for free play without hesitation. I'm glad they seem comfortable.
Sara is doing better. I think it's because Suzanne teleported over to spend some time with a fellow skittery kitty. They have been letting Sara walk around for a few minutes after the other kitties have been put away in the evening. She also will leave the safety of her blanket and basket during the day and hang out in her room. And on Sunday, she actually left the room all by herself — but apparently not for too long. She's baby steppin'.
UPDATE ON THE HOUSE
Now that the mold is all gone, the insurance company says our house is habitable and it will no longer pick up the tab for a hotel, so here we are, living in a house, with no floors downstairs and no fridge or stove. Woohoo! (The microwave is still in the kitchen, apparently making it so we can eat, and therefore the insurance company also will no longer pay for our food. Nevermind the fact that all of our other kitchen items are packed away...)
This is the bamboo floor we decided on. It's a weaved bamboo, and we are buying it through a local environmentally friendly business, which is getting it from a Seattle-based company that makes its woods by European standards... which means very little formaldehyde. The laminate we are using is also friendly to the environment. Today, the painters are here; hopefully tomorrow or Friday the cabinet fixer guy will be here, so we can start installing the floors Monday. Cross your fingers and paws for us!
YAY! SAN FRANCISCO!
I'll keep this short. My husband and I went to San Francisco mostly to get our grub on. Some of my favorite restaurants are in that city, which is where I went to college. I love the MUNI! I love the food! I love Ocean Beach! It was great. On the way back down south, we stopped by the IKEA in East Palo Alto. I really want these racks for my kitchen. Look! Racks for spices. Racks for plants. Racks for whatever I want! The cats probably will see racks for cozy cat naps! We'll return to IKEA after the house is new again. I always find stuff I like there, and we need to buy a bed frame.
Tomorrow, I'll take lots of pictures of Bogdan, Sara and Kat 3 (who you are really here for) to share with all of you. Thanks for reading!
I felt guilty for not going to Santa Barbara to check on the kitties, but I also needed a good break from the stress. I called them, though. Katrina is a social butterfly. I think the Cat House Hotel might want to keep her as the official greeter (I say, no chance on that! She's The Morning Scratch facility's official greeter). Bogdan is enjoying the outdoor screened-in porch. They both leave their cage in the morning for free play without hesitation. I'm glad they seem comfortable.
Sara is doing better. I think it's because Suzanne teleported over to spend some time with a fellow skittery kitty. They have been letting Sara walk around for a few minutes after the other kitties have been put away in the evening. She also will leave the safety of her blanket and basket during the day and hang out in her room. And on Sunday, she actually left the room all by herself — but apparently not for too long. She's baby steppin'.
UPDATE ON THE HOUSE
Now that the mold is all gone, the insurance company says our house is habitable and it will no longer pick up the tab for a hotel, so here we are, living in a house, with no floors downstairs and no fridge or stove. Woohoo! (The microwave is still in the kitchen, apparently making it so we can eat, and therefore the insurance company also will no longer pay for our food. Nevermind the fact that all of our other kitchen items are packed away...)
This is the bamboo floor we decided on. It's a weaved bamboo, and we are buying it through a local environmentally friendly business, which is getting it from a Seattle-based company that makes its woods by European standards... which means very little formaldehyde. The laminate we are using is also friendly to the environment. Today, the painters are here; hopefully tomorrow or Friday the cabinet fixer guy will be here, so we can start installing the floors Monday. Cross your fingers and paws for us!YAY! SAN FRANCISCO!
I'll keep this short. My husband and I went to San Francisco mostly to get our grub on. Some of my favorite restaurants are in that city, which is where I went to college. I love the MUNI! I love the food! I love Ocean Beach! It was great. On the way back down south, we stopped by the IKEA in East Palo Alto. I really want these racks for my kitchen. Look! Racks for spices. Racks for plants. Racks for whatever I want! The cats probably will see racks for cozy cat naps! We'll return to IKEA after the house is new again. I always find stuff I like there, and we need to buy a bed frame.Tomorrow, I'll take lots of pictures of Bogdan, Sara and Kat 3 (who you are really here for) to share with all of you. Thanks for reading!
