Mama Cat and Her Kittens

A few weeks ago, I started to feed a tortoiseshell cat. I would see her on our back porch or come from underneath the neighbor’s house. She looked malnourished and would hiss and growl if you can come to her. Being the sucker I am for cats, I couldn’t just let her go without food so I started feeding here. She would eat and then run across the street and down the road. I thought that maybe she did have a home but just wanted to see what other people could offer her in ways of food. Well, two mornings ago, I open the door to fill the food bowl I keep outside and there the tortoiseshell cat was with three kittens; a ginger, a white and tan and one that looks a lot like Nefarian. The four of them are currently staying underneath our back porch. While I would love to keep them all, Mike says no so I am going to try to get them use to me and then find homes for them.

They are just too stinkin’ cute!

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Myrtle Beach Vacation Pictures

At the end of June, Mike and I went to Myrtle Beach for a week. Raven didn’t want to go (she said her vacation was having the house to herself for the week) so she stayed home and took care of the cats. To say I was nervous about being away from her and the cats for a week is a bit of an understatement. I called her daily and texted her several times throughout the day for the entire week. I think she got a little perturbed about how many times I was bothering her. If that is how I act when I’m away from her for a mere 7 days, how am I going to handle it when she goes off to college in about a month?

Anywho, despite the worrying about Raven and the cats, I had a great time. Spent the week swimming in the pool, playing in the ocean, walking along the beach, shopping and eating way to much!

We, well mostly I, have already decided that if we take a vacation to the beach again next year, Raven and the cats are coming with us.

So, on to the pictures. Click on the thumbnail to view larger size.

And finally, two videos of sharks at Ripley’s Aquarium.