Twinkle and Happy Bear have a conversation

Twinkle: Hello Happy Bear
Happy Bear: Hello Twinkle. I hear you are magic.
Twinkle: Well I am a Unicorn, magic just follows me around.



Happy Bear: Santa is magical too.. *sigh*
Twinkle: What's wrong?
Happy Bear: well I asked Santa for kittens and he gave me mittens. It's not that I don't like mittens, I do, but I don't have much use for them in here, and I just love having kittens

Twinkle: I hear you are very good with kittens
Happy Bear: Thank you, I do my best. It's just such fun having them crawl all over me, and cuddling them when they sleep on my lap.

Twinkle: Have you considered that maybe Santa was just giving you mittens as a placeholder gift?
Happy Bear: Placeholder?
Twinkle: I have a feeling that he knew your gift was going to take a while to get to you..
Happy Bear: *gasp* what was that?

Twinkle: That, my friend, is magic.
Happy Bear: I wish I could clap my paws. You're good!
Twinkle: Thank you. His name, as given, is..
Happy Bear: MITTENS!!

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Mittens has been in foster care since October. He simply has a major case of failure to thrive. They haven't really figured out why he is not gaining weight. He was at one foster home, then with the foster coordinator for several weeks, and now he's with me. He urinated in the carrier on the way home but then found the litter box once he was here and produced a very nice, if not smelly, poop. I offered him some raw food, which he immediately inhaled and asked for some more, so I gave him more.

Three months old and only one pound four ounces. He has a bit of a smell to him because he's apparently not a fan of grooming. I will probably give him a bath in the next day or so. He is NOT a fan of being scruffed, acting as if he was in pain when I did so (I was trying to verify gender since the coordinator used both genders while talking about him). He had a brother who was very healthy and is already neutered and adopted. Considering how much he liked the raw food and how he came running over to me when I opened up a can of food (so he had options) I'm guessing he won't be here that long, but that really depends on his little body and how ready it is to catch up.

He is more than a little ridiculous. His eyebrow whiskers are so long they interfere with his eating. I'm seriously considering trimming them down to a more manageable level. I know they say do not trim a cat's whiskers, but in this case, I almost think it is necessary; I will give it a day or two to see how much they get in his way. Husband doesn't think he is a Mittens.. but is more of a Mozart. What do you think his name should be? (Twinkle Spirit is taken)

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Happy Bear: Twinkle?
Twinkle: Yes, Happy Bear?
Happy Bear: with that magic stuff, do you think you could work some for Raffe? He's been looking down lately.
Twinkle: Already done my friend, already done.

Unicorns are Magical Creatures

Before I knew what unicorns like to eat (according to the Companion's Guide they like to eat daisies, granola, starlight, rainbows, cupcakes, and wishes and dreams - wishes and dreams?? that sounds ominous) I wondered if Twinkle Spirit would like gummy bears.

She ended up having a Teddy Bear Picnic with them, it was really quite cute. When she went back to her bed another magical occurrence happened; our other magical being came to visit. I wonder what they talked about.

Then she went to visit Muffin and was able to touch her belly..

She then went to visit with Raffe and said a few words over him and left satisfied he would not look like this much longer.

I wonder what other magical things she can do.

Another day, another rescue

I was gifted another opportunity to rescue recently, a being I'm completely unfamiliar with raising, so I thought this would be a fun chance to learn about a new species..

Knowing nothing about rescuing unicorns, I will say I was very glad that she came with an instruction manual.

She is quite spirited and interested in investigating

I figured the first thing I should do was make her a place to sleep, and I do think she likes it.

While I study the manual to learn more about her, I was hoping you could help me come up with a name.

It was a dark and stormy night - the rescue of a three-legged cat #notreally

It was a dark and stormy night - no it wasn't. It was a cloudy and raining afternoon - that is more accurate... 

It was a cloudy and raining afternoon when I went out to the local store to browse around when I returned to my car I saw something on the ground. I tend to look at the ground in a parking lot because I'm the kind of girl who picks up pennies and has a better day for finding them.

So I was walking back to my car, in the rain - it was drizzle - when I saw something on the ground.. as I approached I realized it was a kitty - a kitty? seriously?? Just look at this recreation.. 

The kitty was cold and wet so I scooped it up and took it home with me. Being so small I thought it best to get it into a nice warm bed - geeze.. seriously woman.. it's a gumball machine toy that some kid had too much fun with.. get over yourself.. 

After it had rested up and was warm I wondered if it was hungry. But what would this kitty eat?  It looked like a wild cat breed that might like a larger type of prey..

I decided to let it hunt its own dinner down. I knew it wouldn't do well on a hard surface, only having three legs, so we went to the fields to give that a go - *headpalm*

Faster than the eye could see - you mean as fast as it took for you to pose that thing, take a photo, pose it again and hoped it didn't fall over before you took another photo, don't you??, the kitty had pounced on its prey, the wild cherry gummy bear. I was so proud.

You do realize this is what happens when the woman doesn't have foster kittens to care for, don't you? she starts getting kitten fever and thinks finding a toy in the parking lot is a rescue story. This is almost as bad as the Great Balloon Rescue a year ago!!  If you aren't careful, she'll offer it for adoption and take applications for it.  Wait, no, that is a fabulous idea, get it out of the house before she posts again!! Anyone wish to adopt a three-legged toy cat? I bet if you ask she'll send it to you.. but she'll probably ask for updates for her former fosters posts.. and she says she is not crazy... 

Thankful Thursday with Jack #chewyinfluencer

Ooooh, look, Momma, Chewy.com sent me something! They want my opinion on them, and in order to do that, I need to eat them all.. I want to be thorough. Well, it is edible, right? They usually send something to eat in exchange for my opinion.. it's like they know me.

Look, it says treats! that must mean these are for me.. all for me.  Chewy sent me some Weruva Paw Lickin Treats. Does this mean I have to paw at them, or can I just eat them like I really want to? Momma, I can't open this.. HELP!

She is not helping.. why is she making that box flash instead of helping me open this container of freeze dried chicken treats? She knows they are my absolute favorite and because there is only meat in here, I know I can haz.. and I wants.. 

Need to get into this before...

Why hello Fleurp.. *sigh*

Hi Jack, whatcha doin?

Wanna help me get into this container?

It looks like Momma isn't going to take this away from us, I bet if we get in it, we'll get the whole thing.

I bet if we knock it off the counter it will pop open and we can eat ourselves silly

That sounds like a plan!  Half a jar of treats is better than no treats I guess.

No cats were harmed in the creation of this post. They didn't actually knock it off the counter despite their many attempts. Each received multiple treats and annoyingly they were inhaled before photos could be taken. 

I really appreciate any company that makes single source protein treats because we are limited in what we can feed due to past issues with Jack's health and his inability to deal with carbohydrates without needing medical intervention.

Thank you Chewy for the opportunity. You have made Jack a very happy boy.

Answer Your Cat's Questions Day thanks to Chewycom

Momma? What's in the box?
     Something for you and the other kitties.

All of us?
     Yes, sweetie, all of you.

Could you open it up then?
     Yes, I can.

WILL you open it for us?
     Yes, darlin, I will.

A box of paper??
     Not exactly, there is more in there than that.. not that a box of just paper wouldn't be awesome.

Treats? these smell like cat treats? But why do they say DOG on them?!?!?
     Yes, they are treats, and yes they do say dog on them, but their ingredint list is so clean and you like them so much I couldn't resist when Chewy.com offered to send them to us for free as part of their blogger outreach program. Orijen makes really good treats I feel good about feeding to you because they have no plant based ingredients. I get the dog sized ones because you all seem to like chewing up the larger sizes and I don't risk you biting my fingers as I do when I feed you the smaller 'cat' treats. But cat or dog, the ingredient list is the same, and I like that.

Can we have some?
      Yes, you can.

*mumblemumblemumble*?
     Yes, I do mind if you help yourself, remember, these are for everyone.

Can Fleurp have one?
      yes

Can Muffin have one?
     Yes

.Can Jack have one?
      Yes

Can we have more? Can we have them all?
     Yes, you can have more, no, you can't have them all, we are going to save some for later.

Momma, do you know you say that every time? Do realize how many treats for later you actually have? 
     I'm sorry guys. I didn't realize just how many half full bags of treats I did have.
     

Is Later the name of some other cat, like maybe that one in that room we can't go in?
      No, later is some time after now, like after dinner or tomorrow.

Since it is later, would you like us to eat those and help you empty out that treat cabinet? 
      That is quite generous of you to offer... but I think if I just let you have at it, you would probably make yourselves sick.
      

Momma, why is this blog post so late?
     Well handsome, it is because you kept sitting on me every time I sat down to blog and your "help" caused the post to be erased several times. I simply could not resist giving you kisses and cuddles instead of blogging... and now that you have wandered off to bug your dad for dinner, I have a chance to get this up.

Thanks to Chewy.com for providing us all with some yummy treats to blog about. The questions were all from The Crew, the answers were all my own.

Travelin Jack has a mischievous side

Travelin Jack selfie at the hotel 

Our last day in Nashville was a bit of a bore. My flight home wasn't until 8pm. I know I could have gone out and explored the city a bit, that really just wasn't my thing. I figured I would catch up on my email with the internet connection at the hotel, but unfortunately once I checked out I couldn't login anymore. They gave me a complimentary 40 minutes when I asked, but that left quite a bit of time for Travelin Jack to search out some new life and new civilizations.. adventure

I'm bored watching you check your email.. lets go climb a tree

This is way better than that, but still kind of boring

Lets play hide and seek..

BOO!  I scared you didn't I?

Posing by the fountain

Distracted by the birdie in the tree

oh Garçon! Can I have a niptini?

Sniffing the gardenias magnolias 

TJ! NO!! you may NOT hijack the shuttle bus!!

SOUTHWEST SOUTHWEST SOUTHWEST

TSA isn't a fan of shenanigans so Travelin Jack played it cool

TJ NO!! You may NOT hijack the police vehicles
(I wanted to pose him on it but decided not to, two seconds later the police walked by)

Making friends at the airport

Travelin Jack knows all the ladies like chocolate

we were both a little surprised to find kombucha at the airport

considering a possible gift for DH

My dinner. Travelin Jack thought he should have some then remembered he was stuffed.

Heading home

oh so happy to be home