Saturday Afternoon Chat: Turns out the new kitten is not a girl…ooops.

/ Lisa R. Howeler

This past week was all thrown off by the Thanksgiving holiday and by all thrown off I mean I didn’t know what day it was most of the week.

Thursday felt like Friday, and yesterday felt like Saturday.

Here we are on actual Saturday, though, and The Husband is in a play this afternoon.

It’s a Christmas play — It’s A Wonderful Life. He was in it last year as well. It’s a “radio play” so they have scripts to help them along.

I was originally going to see the second performance tomorrow afternoon, but plans changed, and I am going today.

Yesterday and today Little Miss had her friend over for a sleepover. They made videos and ran around a lot and bounced on the air mattress we have for them to sleep on in our living room.

On Thursday, we all went over to my parents for Thanksgiving dinner. The Husband got up early that morning to start the turkey and later in the day I made sweet potato soup and mashed potatoes.

Little Miss wanted the sweet potato soup and had been asking for it for weeks, but when it came to dinner she filled up on turkey and never did eat it. My mom and I really enjoyed it, at least, and there was some left over for Little Miss to have some today.

The Boy ate a ton of food that day, which is very unusual for him. He’s not a big eater. He ate so much he was almost in a coma when it was time to go home a few hours later.

We watched The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, after dinner — well, part of it because The Boy and Little Miss had watched part of it earlier in the day. It is the extended version. Whew.

That morning, we discovered the young cat that had either been dropped off at our house or found its way to our house was not the girl we thought it was.

The Husband lifted her up that morning and discovered she had grown appendages “she” didn’t have before, which means the spaying appointment I set up will now be neutering appointment. We are sticking with the name Cas as it will work with either a boy or a girl.

This is the first boy cat we’ve had in 15 years but growing up I had almost all boy cats. It will be nice to have a boy cat again.

He’s fitting in well, but it does explain why all the other animals were sniffing his backside the other day. This must have been a rather recent development. Hmmmm..

Anyhow…moving on.

It looks like we could have our first snowstorm of the season by Tuesday. Forecasters still aren’t confident enough to say how much we might get, but some are saying “plowable” which I guess would be at least eight inches. Things could definitely change by then, though.

When we get snow here I am usually stranded until it melts because our driveway is so steep. I’m also much less confident driving in snow than I used to be. If my parents need me, though, all bets are off. They live about seven minutes down the road and I’m sure I could make it that far. Or hopefully.

I wouldn’t mind being snowed in this week, though. I love having an excuse not to leave the house. I like to make a cup of cocoa, get under a blanket with my rice pack, and watch an old movie like I did yesterday. It was so relaxing.

So what have you been doing?

Anything exciting?

I hope you can find time to do something you want to do today or this week!


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12 thoughts on “Saturday Afternoon Chat: Turns out the new kitten is not a girl…ooops.”

  1. I’ve been slogging through being unwell and coughing in the night / being tired in the day. And I’m a week behind and I can’t remember what I did that week!! Glad to hear the kitty is settling in, and good luck with the op.

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  2. My mom’s last kitten acquisition – which was also a gift from the cat distribution system – was thought to be a girl until she got to the vet for the all-clear before bringing it inside. Turns out it’s a him, and he is now Snoopy, LOL!

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  3. Well it looks like our storm is moving your way! We had almost a foot of snow yesterday and overnight! While I don’t like being out it in anymore, it still is beautiful (out the window! 😂) Now we have a cold spell coming, with temps getting close to zero. It feels like winter hit too quickly after that late, warm summer. Stay safe and warm! ❤️

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  5. That’s so funny about Cas! Because, you know, we had it just the other way round once. That’s how our little tabby Mephisto turned into a Mephista, only we found out after a day 😉 We mostly used the short form anyway, though.
    Well, my life isn’t exciting, so the best I have to offer that I finally finished one of my WIPs.

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  6. Ah yes, It’s a Wonderful Life still warms my heart every year. It sounds like Little Miss and her friend had a great time! Sweet potato soup sounds so cozy! I’m sure Boy got a great nap in after his meal! 🙂 Funny story about Cas! Yes, parents tend to be our “all bets are off” type of people. How nice that they live so close. Life after Thanksgiving has been quiet with cozy pajama days and crafting. Once the temps drop, I’m a real homebody.

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  7. Well, color me disappointed. We have been under a winter storm warning and just have a dusting of snow. But, there’s enough that our driveway is a sheet of ice. I’m not sure how that happened as it’s been below freezing all day. Anyway, I made a pot roast that might have been made from a pair of old shoes. It was terrible. And, I put the carrots in too late for them to even cook. I cut it up to make vegetable soup so I hope it (and I) redeems itself! I did get all my pumpkins put away. Now, to think about getting all that Christmas decorating done. I hate doing it, but once it’s done, I love it!

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