First snow and other stuff

SNOW!
We've gotten our first snow of the season so, of course, I had to stick Smudge out in to check it out. He wasn't too sure of it and I bet he's glad he's got a cozy house to go back into!

FAREWELL
We've had to say goodbye to a good friend recently. Vivian is a consultant friend of ours who lives in California, flies in each week and then would leave on Friday just to do it all over again on Monday. Well, we adopted her into the family and she and Miss Alex (another consultant friend) would come over one or two times a month for a home-cooked dinner and some fun on the Wii. She told us that, because of our family, she saw what she was missing in having a family of her own and that's why she resigned her position. We're sad but we wish her the best of luck in her new endeavors. Playing on the Wii will never be the same for us after having played with her! Check out the clip of her with Aanika playing Tennis.....
VIOLIN PLUCKING
Technology is a wonderful thing. Aanika has a program on the computer that she can play along with an orchestra for her at-home practicing. As her training advances she'll be able to analyze her skills with it. Very cool to say the least! The clip below is of her using it for the first time.

Oops, Ok - he's a boy

Ok, so I've only ever owned one girl kitty - guess that explains why I and two other people didn't know Smudge is a boy! I wonder what he's gonna do about wearing the pink collar Aanika picked out......

He had his first check up and shots yesterday and got a clean bill of health. His ears needed to be cleaned and he did NOT like it one bit! For such a sweet kitty, he sure has got a loud voice when he's mad. He's gonna go for a snip-snip on Thursday seeing that he's getting close to "that age" when they start marking their territory. The vet thinks he's about 5 months old because he's losing his baby teeth (incisors) and has yet to lose his canines.

Check out his newest fascination:
Poor tree hasn't got a chance against those claws!

Our newest addition

Meet Smudge.

She's the newest addition to our world and she's absolutely as sweet as can be! Much to Kevin's dismay, I've thrown caution to the wind (bad cat allergy), and went and got attached to her and refused to give her up.

I found her on the side of the road on Wednesday while I was walking along the river road. I carried her 1 1/2 miles home and she never tried to get away....she purred the whole way home! I tried for three days to find a home for her but I guess she was just meant to be a part of the family. : )

She's such a nice cat - only about four months old - very calm and loves to be held and snuggled. She loves to be held so much, I finally made her a little sling so that she could be close to me but yet I could have my hands free....Yeah, she's spoiled already.

This is a picture of contentment........