FINLEY AND SUNNIE’S NEW YEAR UPDATE

Sunnie is starting to become more comfortable in our house, including doings things Finley used to never let her do – like hide in the Ripple Rug.

She’s even started to play with toys. She loves string the best!

I’ve been busy making cardboard cat trees for the kitties to share. This is a work in progress. (Designed by me; constructed by Mommy.)

They love to watch Cat TV together.

And Finley loves the “knead” cycle on the bread machine!

PLANET OF THE CATS

All of a sudden, the cats started fighting a whole bunch and Sunnie spent her days hiding under the bed again.

We think it’s because Mommy cleaned the living room and it was too big and spacious. So we re-filled it with boxes, baskets, and a puzzle feeder and now they’re (almost) friends again.

CAT-PROOF CHRISTMAS TREE

Because we have two crazy kittens (well, one particularly crazy kitten – Finley!), we didn’t get a regular Christmas tree this year.

Instead, we bought a tiny living Christmas tree that we’ll keep for years and years. But I still decorated it!

Finley was still interested in the tiny tree!

It’s a pretty little tree, huh?

SICK FINLEY

Finley started feeling really bad and it turned out he had urinary crystals that nearly blocked his urethra. So he had to spend a lot of time at the vet getting fluids and having tests done. Good thing the vet techs there are so nice! Brenda gave him lots of cuddles and sent us a picture.

Now he’s healthy again and enjoying his favorite spot – the window perch. He even found a bug on the other side of the window that he was very interested in.

Sunnie missed her brother and was happy to have him back.

I missed him, too! I’m glad he’s feeling well again.

FINLEY AND SUNNIE UPDATE

Sunnie is feeling much more comfortable in our house. She comes out to play and lounge around.

She loves Finley. They love to play together…

…and nap together.

They LOVE cardboard boxes. Every time we get a new box, we just throw it in the living room.

She’s still mostly scared of us humans, but Finley loves to hang out with me.

We hung up some paper bats for Halloween and Finley was VERY interested in them.

He also continues to be king of the naps.

FINLEY COASTER

I made Finley his own roller coaster and it turns out he’s a born coaster enthusiast.

He also continues to be a mischief maker. He pulled the vent right out of the floor and started exploring.

And after all that playing, he likes to take a nap in his cat tree.

MY SCHOOL HELPER

Finley often likes to join me during my class’ morning meeting.

He’s not always that helpful when I’m trying to look at my day’s schedule.

After a while, he gets tired of school and starts making mischief around the house, as usual.

WEST COAST WILDFIRES

A few days ago, the sky suddenly got strangely orange and the sun was just a little red dot. There were forest fires nearby, but it wasn’t too smoky yet.

The next day, the sky got super orange and was kind of dark even though it was daytime.

Now it’s really smoky and we can’t go outside anymore.