A wee update on the kittens and a collection of photos

Overdue update on the kittens.They are loving the place, running around playing with the dog and scratching all the furniture. I have discovered that the grey kitten likes to drink out of cups, I have caught her drinking my coffee AND my hot chocolate. Little rat-bag, she seems to enjoy it and always has a brown patch on her chin.  The black and white kitten is much more cuddly and dependent or the grey kitty whereas the grey kitty will happily sit in the lounge without me or play by herself, she still loves a snuggle though. I had them in my bed last night while I watched TV and almost fell asleep before putting them in their room.

The kittens enjoying a visit outside in the sun

smokey and blackie having a nap

Blackie

Smokey

The kittens have settled in very well. Yesterday I took them to the SPCA to get de-sexed. 

I had tec all day so it worked out well. I picked the kittens up at 5.20pm after waiting half an hour for the van to come back from the vet. The kittens were very quiet and sleepy on the way home. Blackie would get

grumpy if smokey came near her cause she was sensitive with her stitches. Finally got the kittens home, gave them some biscuits and boy were they hungry. They scoffed down their biscuits. It was hilarious to watch because they couldnt keep their back legs up long so they were basicly lying down instead of sitting to eat. Whenever they walked they would sway to the side or their back end would just flop to the ground. After being home for about an hour they were back to normal, Full bellies and ready to play. They didnt seem to worried about their stitches as they chased and tackled each other around the lounge. 

Our dog Ruppert has taken a particular interest in Smokey, I think he thinks they are friends. Its quite cute.

I am finally on holiday from Wintec, I now have two weeks off yaaaay. I'm working easter weekend (yaaay for time and a half) and the same the following weekend. Can't wait to see how much I earn over easter. Since minimum wage has gone up I am now on $14.25 and hour. This is 25c more than I was getting before the change. I will have been working at my job for a year next month so Im looking forward to a review and possible pay rise.

During my holidays I have two assignments to work on...SNOORRREE. Im hoping to schedule Me-time and fun time. I want to go to the Zoo, havent been in years.

I can imagine my holidays will go pretty fast and soon I will be back and tec getting ready for exams. 

I just finished an essay about how much time we waste studying for exams. Its interesting because when I started the essay my statement was that exams were a waste of time but during the writing process I decided that Its the way students are studying or not studying thats the waste of time. Ironically I wrote a point about Cramming and the side effects of late night study, Yeah I was rushing to finish the essay before the due time of 4pm today. I dropped it off at about 3.30 today which is a little to close for my liking. Trying to manage my time better but I had two tests to study for this week and a report that I had to finish last week so the essay sort of got pushed to the side. 

This weekend is hopefully going to be  'Study free' I just want to have a break from studying before I plunge into in next week. Im working 11 til 4 tomorrow an the same sunday. If we don't have many people coming in for lunch then it will be a pretty cruisy day, otherwise I could be exhausted like last weekend. Last weekend we did 75 meals. It was my first day back of being proper kitchen and it was pretty full on. I loved it but I was so tired by the end of the day. Once the kitchen closed I still had to help the chef make pies. clean up my bench then finish the dishes and clean up that area. 

I was so relieved to come home, I think I just blobbed out when I got home. 

I've been going through my photos on my laptop and I found some photos that Ive taken that I want to share.
I love taking photos and wish I could do it as a career. I may do it as a side job but Its a tough market to get into and Ive been advised of just how difficult financially it is. I want to save up and get a proper camera one day. Although I am impressed with these photos and they were taken on my Lumix digital camera. No fancy settings or adjustments, no after photo editing. Photography is my passion and My favourite things to photograph is animals and nature. I think it would be a really cool career to travel around taking photos. I am currently waiting for 14.8GB of photos to transfer over to my back up USB. I really need to buy a new USB for any new photos I take since this one is now full. Anyway . Have a look at the photos, let me know what you think and which one is your favourite.

Tortie x

Hamilton Gardents

In my Backyard

Ruppert at the beach

New Kittens!!

Yesterday I said goodbye to these little cuties. I was so sad that I cried. I told myself that I wouldn't cry and I didn't until mum said 'awww I almost don't want them to go' Good one mum.... I started tearing up. Sniff sniff "Neither do I "
I wanted to keep Bun-Bun mostly cause I felt like I bonded with him the most and he was so cuddly. I was meant to leave home at 9am so that I could get the kittens to the SPCA then have time to get to Tec before class. Well... that didn't happen. Mum told me that if I really wanted to keep Bun-Bun then she would leave the decision up to me and that I knew the right decision/ I should take them back. It took 20 minutes for me to finally pick up the cage and walk to my car. Tears in my eyes as I started the car and reversed out the drive. I had to avoid eye contact with the kittens otherwise I would start crying again. It took me almost the whole way to Hamilton before I told myself to stop it and that I was doing the right thing taking the kittens back, I couldnt afford three kittens and its not safe at our place, too many road incidents... but thats a sensitive topic for another post later on.
I has composed myself by the time I got to the SPCA but I kept my sunglasses on as a safety net. Luckily the attendant was waiting for me so she took the cage and I told her I would be back later to pick up more. And that was it, I didn't say anything to the kittens, I had said my goodbyes in the car. Now to someone who is not a cat lover, this may sound really silly, crying over three kittens that weren't mine to keep. But when you spend so much time with them and put all your energy into keeping them happy and healthy, saying goodbye is hard. I absolutely love cats, they are my favourite animal just slightly ahead of sheep. So it may seem utterly absurd that I would get so attached to three small animals, but thats me, CRAZY.CAT.LADY.  and I'm proud of it.
So now for the introductions again.......
Meet kitty #1

This little cutie doesnt have a name yet but she is ADORABLE. I haven't been able to get a full facing photo yet but she is really fluffy and has a gorgeous silvery tone to her.
So far I have found that she like to whack me in the eye. I'm not even joking, I will be looking at something and then next thing she hits me in the eye with her paw, I think maybe she sees me blink and thinks she can catch my lashes hahaha.
She is a real sweety though, loves cuddles and follows me around or calls out to me when she can't find me.

Meet kitty #2 or  black kitty.
Also does not have an official name, but I'm sure they will both get names soon enough.
This kitty is a real smoocher. She also calls out to me all the time, sometimes she is right beside me and she starts mewing at me. She has finally fallen asleep so I can actually type this post as she was constantly walking on my keyboard and making a mess.
I don't think black kitty likes our dog very much, she hides around the corner from the dog and mews and me cause she doesn't want to walk past the dog. Hes a big softie though, just wants to play.


I didn't get told what these kittens 'story' is but Mum and I think that they are unwanted pets. That they have been raised in a house and are now no longer wanted.
Reasons for this is :

• They were very comfortable in the cage in the car
• they are super friendly and love cuddles
• They were eager to get out of their bedroom and explore the house. 
• They scratch the furniture all the time and have no boundaries.

So thats our theory haha.

I caught kitty #2 drinking my coffee this morning. Just stuck her head in my mug and had a wee drink. She seemed to like it too, I will have to keep an eye on my drinks to make sure she doesnt do THAT again. Don't think coffee will go well in her little tummy haha.

I have these kittens for two weeks. They just need to be up to weight so that they can be desexed. 

Hopefully I don't get as attached this time, kind of hard when they are all in my face and being so CUTE!.

Here Kitty #2 is exercising her brain by playing 'cat fishing' on my tablet. Its part of the Kitty curriculum... hehehe. I love the games made for cats by Friskies. I think they're brilliant, kittens seems to really love it and it keeps them occupied for atleast 10 minutes haha.
I'm so glad I have a screen protector on my tablet, otherwise there would be scratch marks ALL over my screen. I think one day I'll need to replace the protector cause it is starting to look scratched up, but its cheaper to buy a protector than replace the screen.

So thats it for the introduction to the new foster kittens. I am hoping to post daily or every couple of days updates, Tomorrow I am trying my home made muesli so I am excited to see how it goes.

Tortie