Silly Oswald

Oswald has been adjusting pretty well to living here with us, and it has been just over 2 months since we adopted him. At first, it was a struggle because we were taking him to the vet weekly because he had a stubborn case of kitty acne on his chin. I had to scrub it twice a day and apply a gel - so he didn't like me too much. It has cleared up now and he is much happier since we haven't had to take him back.

He has started feeling comfortable coming into our room in the mornings which he didn't do at all before, and he is always wanting attention and wanting to play. He will come up to Joe or I and touch our legs to let us know he wants something. When you pet him, it always has to turn into a game. He just flops down onto his side and tries to get your hand and then will gently bite. He doesn't use his claws at first, but then he gets pretty excited and they come out.

As I was waiting for Jen to pick me up yesterday, I noticed this...Oswald was sitting. I thought maybe he was going to clean himself or something, but nope, he just sat there looking around. So I captured it on my phone. What a silly guy.

Have a great weekend!

Oh the weekend, how I love you. This weekend, I am hoping to head to Brooks for my niece, Ainsley's birthday party. Her actual birthday was on January 4th but her party is on Sunday. However, the roads are in pretty rough shape due to the weather and I am not sure I will be able to go. Brooks it around a 2 hour drive from here and we are expecting more snow. I think I will have to see how it is tomorrow and maybe just go up for the day.

Oswald is doing good so far! He is adjusting a lot better than I thought. He has a lot of funny quirks and already has his favourite spot in the house. We are really happy we got him.

Now, back to Ms. A:

Ainsley, you mean the world to me! I have loved watching you grow and learn and I am so proud of you every single day. I am such a lucky auntie! You are amazing and I can't wait to watch you grow even more! I love our sleepovers where we stay up so late telling stories and then tell mommy you went to bed at 9 (more like 10:30 - you are so chatty and I love it). I love you soo much!

What are your plans this weekend?

Meet Oswald

(sorry for the dark iphone photo - we will get better ones soon!)

Today, Joe and I adopted Oswald. He is 5 years old and had been at the Humane Society since September. He was found by someone who brought him in and they noticed he had a tattoo. Unfortunately, it was so worn they couldn't read it and never found his owner. He was very shy and nervous when we were visiting him there but he was really sweet. We have him home and he seems pretty scared and has been busy exploring. He loves to run up and down the stairs and then checks to see if Joe is still in his office. He lays down and stretches and curls his paws - it's funny!

I hope you all have a great rest-of-week!