August 31
I'm always taking photos of our kittens, they are so dang cute and I could blog everday about their antics but don't want to bore any blog followers with my cat lady madness.
Anyway, it has been a while since I posted cat photos, so I think it is okay ... Chai and Shirin crack us up on a daily basis, so hope all who follow my blog enjoy a little bit of the 'cute overload' which takes place in our house!
Study Buddies As you may know, I am currently working towards my MBA. A
LONG journey I started this past March. Lucky for me, I have great help (not!) ...
Chai & Shirin make themselves comfy at my 'study spot'
How does a girl get anything done around here!!! Note: if I try to move this sleeping kitten I receive nasty looks and she just moves right back to that spot. Once she is firmly in place, I am hosed, better find another spot to work.
Kitchen Supervisor
For Scott's birthday earlier this month we made an apple cobbler (this was a Clotho inspired birthday dessert, she always shows up with a great cobbler). Shirin helped us out by acting as chief supervisor.
P.S. this is always the scene when there is cooking going on. Shirin really isn't interested in eating any scraps that my come her way (unless it is baked chicken or tuna), she just likes to supervise.
News Updates
Shirin loves to settle her stump and full front leg on magazines, she is partial to The Economist and Yoga Journal. This is her on a lazy Sunday afternoon with her weekly issue of The Economist. Perhaps I should send this in to the magazine, I don't think they realize they have a niche following of 3 legged cats.
Packing for Vacation and Upcoming MoveMost of you know that we are about to move from Baku to Anchorage. In preparation for this big event in our household I did some reading on how to help get your cat ready for long haul flights in their carrier. I found it is good to get them used to it by putting a piece of your clothing in the carrier and keeping it out in the open for the cat to get used to it. So for the past 3-4 weeks the carriers have been out in the open and we rotate Scott's t-shirts that he has worn as bait to get them into the carrier.
In this photo Chai is test driving her carrier ... I think she is satisfied, this is now one of her fave nap spots.
Shirin is on the outside looking in, she hasn't quite embraced the whole cat carrier thing. Hers is sitting just opposite of Chai's, she just doesn't want anything to do with it.
Chai also likes to help pack, I don't think we will have any problems with her in our transition from Baku to Anchorage. She is always up for an adventure! (or maybe she just likes the small enclosed space of luggage.)
Here is Chai again helping me to pack boxes with MBA papers.
Chase Our Bad Dreams Away
The cats sleep with us at night. I got up to go to the bathroom one night and caught them sleeping like this and couldn't resist stumbling around the apt looking for the camera.
They love each other so much and they are usually found intertwined cuddling with each other, I just had to capture and share their absolute sweetness.
Elevator OperatorsLast but not least, this isn't one of our cats. It is the cat of the owner of our building, her name is Tikka. She walks around the place like she owns it! She is often found wandering the halls and lounging on the couches in the hallway. She knows exactly where her apartment is when she has to eat or go to the bathroom.
One day I walked in the building and she was patiently waiting to hop into the elevator to go up to her apartment. It took me a while but I scrambled for the camera, its not everyday you are escorted through the building with the resident cat!
Check her out patiently waiting for the door to open up on her floor.
Race Start. The weather was great. 50-55 and cloudy. It did rain halfway through, but it was all welcome after the Baku heat we ran in for training!
Off we go!!!
Our locals cheering on the runners
