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My cat Blue has some quirks, as pretty much all cats do, I suspect. And she doesn’t get near enough blog time, so here’s a look at two of her quirks in action.

Does anyone else’s cat drink like this?

Any new surface that is put down in her part of the house, she has to walk on it, lie on it, sleep on it. Clean laundry piles, clothes I’m laying out to wear, plastic sacks … anything different from what’s already there.

The scratchy wool blanket and tarp protecting the new bathtub in the construction zone is no exception. I catch her sleeping in here a lot.

And while I’m STILL waiting for FedEx to deliver a client’s book that was supposed to be here YESTERDAY, Kyla and I played around with Mr. Christmas Bobo. Alas, this is the only image that halfway turned out.

Slide into home, Kyla!

Mr. Christmas Bobo didn’t stand a chance.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, everyone!

I’ve decided that Kyla is a second-time-around poser.
Never fails. The first time I try to get some shots of her, they never work out.
She’s too squirmy and just wants to stick her nose about an inch from mine.

I think she knows. I think she knows that after I murmur to myself, “I give up. Why even try?”
She knows it’s time to move into model mode. Reluctantly, I always try a second round of shots. And invariably, I get the shot I wanted in the first place.

The second-time-around poser. Gotta love her.

What’s with those eyes?

Heard at the Rawlings house this morning:

“Would you PLEASE just sit next to me and look that way?!”

 Stay tuned for the keepers we managed to pull off from this mess.

A trip to Petsmart.
A browse through the toys.
She tests several.
She decides. She grabs.
She carries it proudly to the checkout counter.

Below is one of those happy mistakes I sometimes get.
I just like it for some reason.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Gotcha Day, Abby!

It was two years ago today my mom and dad rescued Abby from the shelter.

Her nose isn’t as black, she’s got a little more hair, but she’s the same little blonde tornado she’s always been. We love you, Abby!