Cats

Cats Our cats

Cat Profiles:

Kitten:
Turn-ons: being carried around, cat toys, food, sneezing boogers, computer monitors, snoozing, chasing Snowy
Turn-offs: nose drops
Our newest cat.

Snowy: white
Turn-ons: lap sitting, cat toys, food, knocking pens off table, shredding paper, food!
Turn-offs: vacuum cleaner, getting picked up, blankets, being picked up.

Alex: bossy, grey
Turn-ons: climbing in paper sacks, smell of raw chicken, getting brushed
Turn-offs: Laxatone, other cats
Alas, Alex passed away in October 2003.

Humphrey: shy, yellow, Zen master
Turn-ons: new litter in the litterbox, catnip, strings, computer modem sound, tummy rubs, Doritos, popcorn, fruit, palm pilots
Turn-offs: dentistry, getting picked up, loud noises, trucks, new people
Alas, Humphrey passed away in June 2004.

Baby (aka Booboo): handsome, striped, smart, very affectionate
Turn-ons: drinking out of faucets, sitting on Mommy's lap, chocolate malts, beating up Alex
Turn-offs: when Mom refuses to turn on the faucet for the 14th time today, flying pillows
Alas, Baby passed away in May 2006.

May I show you some pictures of our children?

Kitten arrives home from the Iowa City Animal Shelter

Kitten grabbing the computer cursor

Kitten and Snowy on Daddy's lap

Kitten resting after doing a tough math problem

Kitten helping with the screwdriver

Snowy's adoption picture from the Iowa City Animal Shelter

Boo Boo in the garden, back when he was allowed outside (before he ran in front of a car and almost got run over). "I'm NOT holding still for Daddy to take my picture, Mom!"

Humphrey is a devoted catnip addict...and here he is with the evidence.

Alex

Snowy's litter of kittens at previous owner's home

A thin Snowy (she is now more plump) at previous owner's home

Snowy at previous owner's home

Alex giving the dirty look

Alex was the queen

A suicidal baby robin tried to break in to the house; much to the frustration of the cats, we didn't open the door!

Gerbil T.V.

A very effective cat trap--a grocery sack

Boo Boo's glamour shot

You can see the early days of the south garden--it was mostly mulch back then. Oddly, I was SOOOO proud of it then...I look back at the photos and laugh. What was I in love with?--It was a sea of wood chips!