As promised, here is a list of all the current cats we have:
1. Babybun
2. Kat
3. Onyx
4. Clairvoyant
5. Dusty
6. Slinky
7. M-U
8. Tasuki (Taz)
9. Patches
10. Citrus
11. A.C.E. (Attack Cat Extraordinaire)
12. Lisa
13. Twilight (named before the books, thank you)
14. Eclipse
15. Socks
16. Naughty
17. Nice
18. Lump of Coal
19. Sneakers
20. Amelia Pickford
21. Bagheera
22. Tiger
Our 18-year old baby Sylvia passed away the summer of ’09. 😥 At least she was happy and curled up in a blanket by out sunny window when she passed on. She is now in kitty heaven!
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And what good would a blog be without pictures? Yes, you may officially call me a crazy old cat lady now…
1. Babybun
Babybun is my baby! I have had him since I was 7. My Gma even wrote him an ode…I may put that at the end of the post. We got Bunny from my stepbrother. He was keeping some cats at his apartment illegally and when they found out, they were evicted (the cats at least), so we took him!
- He’s my #1.
2. Kat
How we got Kat and Onyx is an interesting story. The day their mother had them, she was hit by a car. We literally raised them from birth! Kat was the runt and Mom wasn’t sure he would make it through the night, but he did and now he is one of our biggest kitties!
- Named after my friend, Katherine.
3. Onyx
Kat’s sister. This picture is when she was just a baby! It is also my favorite stone and a character in a book I have been working on since 8th grade. 🙂
- She thought this was the coolest toy!
4. Clairvoyant
Claire is my cat from college. One night it was storming and my roommate, Jenn, and I heard a meowing in the night. We opened up our sliding glass door and in ran Claire. He just made himself at home and has been part of the family ever since!
- He loves boxes!
5. Dusty
Dusty is also 18, she is my Grandma’s cat who lives with us! She’s very picky about what she eats and throws a fit if Kat or Onyx get in the room. She protests by going under the bed and pooping. Lovely…
- My Grandma’s kitty.
6. Slinky
We got Slinky from one of my best friends, Sadie. She didn’t look like she was going to make it, but she is a healthy, beautiful kitten now!
- One of our newest babies.
Here is one of my besties, Sadie, who gave Slinky to me!
- We’ve been best friends since we were 5!
7. M-U
We got M-U from one of my little brother’s friends, Dustin. He was moving away with his mom and no longer allowed to keep her. So, of course, we took her in. She and Slinky are best friends.
Here is a picture of Jacob, my little brother.
8. Tasuki (Taz)
I named Taz back when I was into this anime/manga series, Fushigi Yuugi. He was one of the main characters on the show.
Here is a picture of Tasuki the character and Tasuki the cat…
- Tasuki the Fushigi Yuugi charcter and Tasuki our kitty!
9. Patches
Patches is the brother of another one of kitties we lost to a car accident. His name was Boots. Patches had kittens with Eclipse (Twilight, Sneakers and Socks). Socks was named after Patches brother, Boots, as they look identical!
- We rescued Patches and his siblings from a flea-infested house.
10. Citrus
Citrus is Patches’ arch nemesis for whatever reason. We found him by a dumpster at Rick’s C-Store here at the Lake. Another little kid was trying to coo him into the car, but he ran. When I tried, he came right to me and curled up in my lap!
11. A.C.E. (Attack Cat Extraordinaire)
ACE is my Mom’s baby, she likes to “hold him like a baby”, where she curls him on his back and cradles him like a small child. The crazy thing? He loves it!
- Mom holding Ace like “a baby”.
12. Lisa
Lisa came from my old friend Shelby. She plead her case to my mother…they were moving and her Mom was either going to just leave them there or take them to the pound. We couldn’t let that happen…so lovely Lisa became our own!
- Lisa was hit by a car and survived!
13. Twilight (named before the books, thank you)
Twilight is a sweet, slinky (and fast!) kitty. He is one of Eclipse’s sons.
14. Eclipse
Eclipse is the big mama of Socks, Sneakers, Twilight, Lump of Coal, Naughty and Nice. Then we got her spaid.
15. Socks
Socks came to us from Eclipse and Patches. He was named after Patches brother, Boots, who looks just like him! Boots is on the left, Socks is on the right. Our little Bootsie passed away when he was hit by a car. They didn’t even stop. 😥
- Boots, “Socks’ Uncle”, is on the left. Socks in on the right.
16. Naughty
Naughty is one of Eclipse’s sons, he and the next two are more ‘garage’ cats and they are hard to snap pictures of! He is tiger striped like Patches.
17. Nice
Nice is one of Eclipse’s daughters. She is also tiger striped.
18. Lump of Coal
Coal is black and white, he got his coat from his mama, Eclipse.
19. Sneakers
Sneakers is Socks’ brother. He looks more like his papa, Patches.
- Socks’ brother and Patches son.
20. Amelia Pickford
Amelia is the second cat that goes to college with me. She was born on April 20, 2009. She is one of the cutest kittens I have ever seen and poses in the most un-cat like poses I’ve ever seen! She also likes to climb into anything she can fit!
21. Bagheera
Named after the black panther from Disney’s The Jungle Book (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0xQ89pF5zo)
We recently got “Bags” from my friends Brady and Kaitlin.
22. Tiger
Tiger is another one of Eclipse’s. We haven’t been able to catch him yet, but he has the prettiest coat I have ever seen!
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Well, this post was a few months in the making! Sorry gang, hope you weren’t hanging by a thread or anything. 🙂
Until next time,
-Christine