Happy National Jelly Bean Day

So, which is your favorite flavor of jelly bean? Do you prefer the large beans or the wee little petite ones?

Toesday Tuesday - The Trifecta

Can you guess which kitties these toes belong to? Yes, the first two photos belong to the same kitty, I couldn't resist sharing both photos.

The shelter I volunteer for asked me to supply them with some kitten photos for their upcoming foster care book. Anyone have any favorite photos of mine?

A different kind of Toesday for Tuesday

These kittens sure do like my husband.. or his slippers.. yeah, it is his slippers.. that's it.

Toesday with Gandalf

Gandalf is not a fan of sitting still, nor is he a fan of keeping his paws in one place.  This is just three out of a huge number of out of focus photos in my attempt to share his feets with you. He's such a silly boy.

A very special Toesday: Natalie needs a home

I was in the shelter the other week and one of the workers asked me if I might like to adopt a kitten. It was said in jest, but there was also a grain of truth in it because you know if someone asks you that sort of question they have a kitty that they want to find a special home for. I can't blame her, I've said similar things to others.

When I was in the other day I was called into her office, I rightly assumed it was to see said kitten, and I can completely understand why they are looking for a good home for her. She has a few special needs

As you can see she has radial hypoplasia, but she also oligodactyly. She has pads and toes, but she only has eight claws among all her feet.

She is an absolute love, and likes to be held close to you with her head in her neck. I was told she drools when she is happy and likes to nuzzle and suckle. I picked her up and there was a moment of hesitation while she was unsure if I was going to know how to hold her right, but once she realized I knew what I was doing she became very happy. She let me move her into different positions so I could get some good photos of her. She apparently is a little spit fire and while she doesn't do stairs well and she would strongly prefer carpet to hardwood or tile, and she will probably never make it up on to the bed without a ramp, I was told that she does very well.  Much like Odilia, I imagine that she doesn't realize that she is impaired.

She also has a slightly odd nose

She is an absolute doll, loving, sweet, cute, playful, adorable... and very much in need of a home. She is up for adoption in Maine.  Since she is at a shelter, if you are interested I would have to get you in contact with them and the particulars would go from there; but if you do adopt her, updates would totally be required.

A Tuesday Toesday tail

How do toes that white stay that white when kittens eat like this

Like this..

Teef and Toesies on Tuesday

Hey, Hey.. Hey.. we has teefies now.. 

tiny teef

not so tiny teef

don't you steal my teef!!

and we've always had these toesies.. 

we are just getting better at controlling them now

One of these days, we are going to climb right up you.. 

for making us wave our paws in the air like we just don't care

with a bonus tail

Are you showing off my tuchus?? 

Toesday - one black kitten toe

I thought this image was also quite fitting for "Toesday" too..

Since toes are generally irresistible to kittens, it was nice to see Faraday attempting to sniff my toes.. even if they were uber scary.  I don't know what it is with these kittens. If I take my time and get my hands on them and get them past their "OHMYCARPIAMBEINGHELD" fear, I can get them purring, but as soon as I let them go they seem to forget how good it felt and how happy they were and they are back to being afraid of me. Maxwell seems to be the only one willing to give me the benefit of the doubt, but even then that benefit only goes so far as he still flinches when I reach out to pat him (I try to sneak a pat in when he isn't looking). I am thinking I am going to try to bring them to work at the end of the week to get them out of the house and let them explore somewhere else and come home which I've seen build a kitten's confidence by leaps and bounds. They are also due at the shelter at the end of the month too for a check in, which will be another trip out which will only be good for them. The more I can expose them to, the more they will realize I am not going to eat them.

It always amuses me when I imagine they think I'm going to eat them, as I end up feeling a bit like the witch in Hansel and Gretel.

Toesday with Charlotte

Since it is Toesday, I thought I would clean my toesies.. 

I have to get them nice and clean

So I can go play!