Heat miser: heat me, sir!

We'd decided to keep the thermostat nice and low this winter. Things were going well (and we could see it in the heat bills) until Echo's arthritis started acting up and she could barely get around. So we turned the heat up, stationed the big comfy kitty pillow right in front of the heat vent, and added a space heater for good measure. (Of course Echo won't stay too long in any one place, and has since moved into a cardboard box in a different room, but Eisa sure loves it.)

Speaking of heat misers, we recorded and watched the Heat/Snow miser holiday special... was the original "Year without a Santa Claus" THAT bad? (IMDB says no.)

Here's a bit of the original here. LOVE that they got the original Heat Miser voice actor back 34 years later! Go, Mr Heat Miser, go!

I like quilts too

Truffle today

Click the photo to see a larger-than-life version, complete with dusty face from exploring under the bookshelf :)

Truffle's categories

Food:
- anything mom is eating (see also "toy")
- flying things (e.g., a moth)
- crawling things (e.g., a spider)
- anything that is sitting on the surface of the floor (watch the vacuum cleaner get a good workout!)
- anything that sticks out (e.g., pencil in a pencil cup, corner of a book, curtain holdbacks, etc. He is teething.)

Toy:
- anything mom is eating
- plastic eyedroppers
- anything that can be rolled with the paw
- water in a cup or bowl
- suds
- ice cubes
- a nail or a ding in the paint (see also "anything that sticks out")
- door knobs and handles
- Eisa's tail

New kit on the block

The tall, dark, and handsome (and somewhat cross-eyed) gentleman on the right is my new kitty, Truffle!

We had gone into the shelter to talk to someone about possibly fostering a cat... but after we met all the adult cats, the shelter manager took us to meet the kittens. I sat down and within 30 seconds, mr. kittenpants was up on my lap purring his little heart out. I knew I was dooooomed :).

I put in an application to adopt him the next day :)

(If you want to see Truffle in a silly mood, you can go to the other kitten's page here and click to view the video.)