Bye Bye to KIttens

Well George and the other boy kitten were both adopted today by people at the warehouse. It was so hard to see them go but I knew we could not keep all the kittens and I know they have good homes. I am still a little sad about it though! Gracie is a little lonesome though. I gave her a stuffed toy to curl up with.

Last night I took Gracie & George to Knit Night were the ladies surprised me with a "Kitten Shower". All the attention wore Gracie out.



The Dears made the kitten sweaters, a blankie and bought them lots of toys. Good thing too. The shower items will come in handy because this morning my phone rang at 6:30am. It was Bob.

“Guess what?”
“You found another kitten?”
“Guess again.”
“You found 2 kittens?”
“Guess again.”
“3?????????”

Yes, they found 3 more kittens in the warehouse this morning. That brings the total up to 5. The record for most kittens in a litter is 15 so I REALLY hope Momma Cat is not an overachiever!







Luckily 2 were adopted by one of the salespeople so only 1, the frightened one in the 3rd shot came home with Bob.

George and the new kitten are both happy with solid food. Gracie is still bottle feeding.

Uh Oh!

I got a call from Bob this morning. They found Gracie's sibling in the warehouse this morning.



We ran him by the vet and its a boy. Think we'll call him "George". Gracie seems happy to see him.

Her Name is Gracie

I swore I would not get attached, but her name is Gracie

Kitten

Yesterday, I got a call from Bob. Seems they found a small kitten in the warehouse, just bebopping down one of the aisles. No sign of Momma Cat or any siblings. Pretty lucky not to have been squished by one of the lifts! Bob is now regretting telling me that. I came by on my lunch hour and picked up the kitty ion a box and stopped at Western feed to get some KMR and a bottle and took it back to work.



Bottle feeding a kitten is not as easy as it sounds. Nor is waking up at 3am to feed a hungry mewling kitten. I am trying very hard not to name it or get too attached.

Today I took it to the vet and confirmed that "It" is a "She". Vet says she looks pretty healthy but gave her dewormer to be on the safe side. She seems to be settling in a bit. We are keeping her in a box in the bedroom. The other cats have come in while I have been feeding her, sniffed her, hissed and ran away. Honey Bun, however, was quite interested in her. So much so that she had to sleep outside last night because she would not stay away from her.



We are hoping to find a home for her before I get too attached.

Ginger Ale

I found a recipe in Guideposts Magazine by Rebecca Katz for Ginger Ale that I have been wanting to try. Yesterday, while grocery shopping I decided now would be as good a time as any to give it a whirl.

First step was buying the ginger. I have seen ginger (not to be confused with this Ginger)


in the store but never actually bought it. Most ginger I have come incontact with is the ground variety in the spice department (which I learned at an early age does not taste like gingerbread!) or the pickled variety in sushi restaurants. The recipe calls for 2 cups so I just sort of winged it.



Then you wash the ginger and pat it dry. Slice intyo manageable pieces. The fresh ginger smells so good but I resisted the temptation to take a taste.



Place the ginger in 4 cups of water and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer covered for 1 hour. THen remove cover and simmer for 30 minutes. Strain the ginger through a cheesecloth.



You should have 2 cups of liquid. Then add 2 tablespoons of fresh lemon juice and 2 tablespoons of honey.



**Note - We are lucky to have a small, prolific lemon tree in our yard. When the lemons are ripe, we pick then, juice them and freeze the juice in ice cube trays. Once frozen, we put the cubes in a bag in the freezer and pull them out as needed. The fresh lemon makes awesome lemonade in the summer and is so tasty on fish. **

Now I have what looks like a bad urine sample but it smells wonderfull!



Add 1/4 cup to a glass of sparkling water or soda water and enjoy!

Forgiveness

Forgiveness is one of the foundations of Christianity. We are asked to forgive others and ourselves. Forgiveness is difficult to do but quite a release when you actually accomplish it.

However, forgiveness is not the same as forgetting. If someone in your past has hurt or abused you, in order to move on, you have to forgive that person, but that does not mean that you allow them back into your life to continue the negativity, drama and abuse. Life is far too short to spend it with people who make you miserable or physically ill. Especially when they are so entrenched in their own little bubble to see how their thoughtless words and actions affect others.