Flashback to Fostering

It's been a while since we did a flashback to fostering post, and I found some old cd's of pictures yesterday while cleaning out my office, so here goes...

Meet Georgie. Georgie was a special kitten from day one, and by all means should not have survived. He had maggots growing in a sore on the top of his head, his jaw is deformed and does not grow properly which lessens his ability to eat, and all in all, he is just a touch 'off'. But Georgie doesn't know about any of these problems...he loves life and lives everyday to the fullest.


I actually wasn't Georgie's foster mom, but I did get to babysit him for a couple of weeks while his foster mom went on vacation. He was about 10 weeks at the time. Due to all of his problems, he had been babied his whole life, and was not up to par with the skills of a typical 10 week old kitten. This would not do at our house.


In a group this size you need to be able to stand up for yourself and get what you need...Georgie had to learn.

We treated him like a regular kitten and by the end of his time with us, he was eating regular food from a plate. He used the litter box consistently, and he knew how to play with other kittens in an acceptible manner. We even required his foster mom to take his new friend Keegan with him when she took him back home so he would have a playmate. She ended up adopting both of those boys!

Georgie camped out in a bed...
Learning to play with toys...
A ball of energy and love...
Here's a picture of Georgie today...you can still see the misformed jaw, but he is a cutie none the less!

Everyone deserves a chance in life, regardless of physical difficulties, and animals are no different.

Christmas Forest

The Saturday before Thanksgiving, we started decorating the house for Christmas. The boys were big helpers!
It seemed a bit strange to have the windows open while we worked, but it was such a beautiful day. Smokey enjoyed the window whiffies!

Tanner thought the leaves on the trees complimented his furs!

Since we had a Halloween forest earlier, we decided to make a Christmas forest this time. The table to was too full for the boys to try and maneuver on though!

Devon making sure the right tree goes in the right room...yep, this tree goes in the study.

You got all the pieces...now just put them together!

Tanner making sure we did an ok job with the assembly of the tree...

For more fun Garden posts, check out Jonesie and the Society of Feline Gardeners.

December is Here

December has arrived...where has the year gone? Time flies when you are having fun!

Our month is pretty quiet, and I am already looking forward to taking time off around the holidays to spend with the boys!

Our Granny's birthday is the week before Christmas...she will be 88 this year!

Mojo is the cat on the calendar this month...Christmas was his holiday, since Red was his color! This photo was taken in 2008, which was his last Christmas with us. I love decorating the Christmas tree and finding all of his ornaments each year...such a fun way to remember a special boy :)

Toesday Tuesday

Smokey is showing off his cute coffee bean toes today...resting on a kitchen chair. This chair is a favorite of all the boys...it is angled so they can sit in it and look right out the door to the bird feeders. Smokey could watch the birds if he would wake up :)

Mancat Monday

Mom went off and left us on Thanksgiving day, and didn't come home until Saturday! The pet-sitter came by a few times to check on us, but it isn't the same. Mom did bring us some turkey though, and we loved it! Now it is time for a nap...

Mom here: I don't think the boys sleep well when I am not home. They were all zonked out on Saturday!

Hope you all had a Happy Thanksgiving...now on to the Christmas rush!

Wordless Wednesday

Tuesday Tales - Berkeley Plantation

While in the Williamsburg area, we visited the Berkeley Plantation. This was important because it is the Official site of the First Thanksgiving in America. Most people think of the pilgrams when they think of Thanksgiving, but the pilgrams didn't arrive in America for a few more years.
This is the James River...as seen from the front lawn of the plantation.

This is the Kitchen and servant quarters. There is a tunnel that runs between this building and the main building. They separated the kitchen from the main living quarters to keep the heat away.

A side view of the main house. William Henry Harrison, one of our President's was born here.

This is the guest house...I love the color of the plaster on the walls.

Another view of the kitchen building...you can see the cannon ball still in the wall.

Here is the shrine to the first Thanksgiving in America...1619.

Walking along the trails on the plantation we saw many butterflies....this one finally rested long enough for me to snap its picture.

The Flats enjoyed sunning on this rock to the Unknown Indian.

This was Rob, our tour guide. He did a great job of explaining some of the history of the plantation, and showing us around the house. We were unable to take pictures inside the house though.

Another plaque recognizing the First Thanksgiving...

We hope you have enjoyed this tour today...

Mancats love Brownies

The other week, we had brownies for dessert. Tanner has a MAJOR sweet tooth, and was just too tempted by the brownies on the table...

We are unable to leave brownies out on the counter because he will unwrap them and eat the tops off!

Tanner can unwrap just about any sort of candy if he can smell it. We have to be extra careful to keep things put away...

Tanner will be your best friend though if you offer him some of your dessert :)

Colonial Garden

Today we continue our colonial trip and combine it with our Garden post...Enjoy!
The trees were simply breathtaking in Williamsburg...I love the Fall!

This orange color tree is my favorite!

This is at the Garden and Nursery along Duke of Gloucester Street...Love the idea of the raised garden...they still have many wonderful things growing.

I love the way they have supported their tomato vines...

This is Katie...she was running the Garden supply shop and was excited to hold the Flats, especially when she learned about their garden back home and this post :)

For more wonderful garden posts, check out the Society of Feline Gardeners.

Wordy Wednesday

Thanks to all who made a guess yesterday...we were in Williamsburg, VA. The weather was gorgeous and History was made Fun! Here are a few more friends...

These birds were hanging out with the ferry we were riding...

This little guy came out to eat dinner while we were touring Historic Jamestowne Island.

This squirrel was also on Jamestowne Island...

This remnant of a friend was in a gazebo at the Berkeley Plantation. You better believe we quickly left that spot in case he was still around somewhere!

Tales on Tuesday

Our mom and Auntie and a couple of their friends went away for the weekend...they took our Flat selves with them. Can you tell where they were?
This is Stanley...he had heard of Flat Stanley, and was very excited to stand with us...
This is an ox...he was making his way very, very slowly down this main street. He drew a lot of attention...we were thankful mom did try to get him to pose with our flats.
This was Anita...she was blocking off the main street because of a re-enactment that was about to take place...

Any thoughts about where we could be?

Thursday in the Garden

Today's garden post takes place in the front yard...we still have many flowers blooming...so let's get started...Cousin Sophie is excited to show you around, although she'll stay inside and just enjoy the fresh window whiffies!
The gerber daisy's are all blooming again. We had a rather warm spell, and they thrived.

The mums are doing their thing too...some are looking better than others...love the colors though.

This pot set is beside the front door and has pansies planted in it...

More pansies in the kitty pot...

The front yard garden...Our trees have not started turning yet...for some reason, we are always the last ones in the neighborhood to change!

For more great garden posts, check out the Society of Feline Gardeners and master gardener Jonsie.

Wordless Wednesday