Cat television and a poor pup

So, before I moved to Idaho, EVERY Thursday (and a few other days during the week) Raja and I trucked up to Gram's and Gramp's for coffee. Raja LOVED going to Gramma's, especially during the winter. She would sit in their window with the birdfeeder right outside and watch for hours. Before I moved out here, I would wonder if they had any birds or what kinds of birds. I was very nervous about not having any birds. Well, let me tell you!....We have birds!!!!!! It's almost frightening how many birds we have. Let's just say the cats are very happy! Well, for Christmas Ma and Pa C. got us a birdfeeder! Being that it's a tad bit cold and the ground is frozen, I figured we would wait until spring to get a shepherds hook to hang it on. But I wanted to hang it up NOW! So, Jed pounded a nail into our back porch overhang thingy and we hung it up there. Voila! TV for the cats! :)






I especially love it when they "chatter" at the birds. I wish I knew why they did that. It's the strangest thing.


Ok, so this is not a good picture, but it cracks me up. This morning when I got up, I noticed Izzy didn't come to greet me like she ALWAYS does. She was asleep in her bed and wouldn't even acknowledge me. I began to worry and Jed said that she wasn't acting herself at work either. We finally got her up and noticed a pretty significant limp on her left front paw. (This is not the funny part.) She was terribly mopey looking all day, it broke our hearts and if it continues we plan on taking her to the vet. SO, I was trying to take a picture of sad looking Izzy and Raja and her INSANELY long whiskers got in the way. Haha!


"What Mom, I'm so cute and angelic. Look at me smile! I have beautiful whiskers!"


Here's the look that broke Jed's and my heart. She did this all day long. I just wanted to cry! We felt so bad for her, we gave her all her favorite toys...her pink octopus and rope. She didn't even feel good enough to rip them apart! Poor baby girl! I hope she didn't break another leg!!! Argh!