We went to the Doggie Easter Egg Hunt yesterday. Hannia took lots of pictures, and there were a whole lot of people there with their dogs. Some of them dressed their pups up in colorful Easter dresses, and bonnets, and hats with bows. It was cute, and most of the dogs were very well behaved. When it came down to actually hunting for eggs, none of them were all that interested. They wanted to socialize and sniff all the other dogs. The eggs were dog-treat filled plastic eggs "hidden" by essentially just lying in the grass. You could see eggs everywhere. Not much in the way of "hunting", but it was a good time anyway. Hannia got enough pictures, so we didn't stay for the whole thing. We don't know who found the $100 egg, but we enjoyed it all the same.
After that we went to lunch at a cute little used bookshop/sandwich shop called The Tipsy Teapot. The kids go there occasionally, but it was my first time there. The food was excellent, the smoothies were delicious, and it had a really laid back coffee-house kind of vibe. You can browse the books, and read at the tables and couches spread out among the shelves. The funny thing was that while we were ordering we ran into Katie, a friend of Stephen's. I haven't seen Katie in a long time, so she joined us for lunch, and it was a really nice time.
And then....I had to run by PetSmart for dog/cat food. Our pets eat specialty foods that I can't get at the grocery store, so a pet food run has to be made at least a couple of times a month. The Humane Society had their adoptable pups and kitties out front, so of course I had to stop and browse. Well, we were kind of thinking about a second cat anyway, so.....there was this one cage that had a gorgeous long-haired black cat, and a little gray-striped tabby cat that was hiding behind him. I overheard the woman in charge talking to a customer who was interested in the black cat. Apparently, the black cat and the tabby were really close friends, and they had been trying all morning to find somebody who would adopt the pair. But because they had half a dozen or so people who just wanted the black one, they were making the decision that the pair was going to have to be split up. I just had to ask about the little gray one. She is a female, the same age as Vixen. They were both spayed within days of each other. And the lady explained that because she enjoyed the company of other cats so much, they would only adopt her out to a home with another cat in it. Perfect!
I drove all the way home to get my husband, because he was out working around the yard and not answering his phone. We decided to adopt the cat. Her name is "Omen".
That was the name she came with, and I thought it was cool, so we aren't going to change it. She is a real sweetheart. She loves to be petted, and is really friendly with us. I was hoping for this perfect kitty family, where my kitties played and curled up together, but alas....not yet. Vixen hates Omen. She makes this hissing sound whenever she sees her. I haven't given up hope, because seriously, its only been 24 hours so far. We are keeping Omen in a separate room with her own food and litter box, and letting them have supervised interaction for very short periods of time every little bit. Hopefully Vixen will chill out, and decide that its cool to have a new sister....? If anybody has any helpful hints to get us through this adjustment period, that would be welcome. Also...there will be a picture of Omen soon. She is feeling a little bit shy right now, but she comes out to sniff around every once in a while. I'll snap a picture as soon as she starts to feel more at home.
One other thing, I made homemade biscuits yet again, this time using buttermilk, and the result was a whole lot better. I'm getting there.....
No comments:
Post a Comment