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I’ve started a few other blog updates but those grew into their own full topics having nothing to do with what I wanted to update this week. So, those are on hold for later and here’s the planned updates!
For anyone who’s a friend of mine on facebook, you’ve been witness to my emotional meltdown over the ethics of keeping a lost pet once you believe you may have actually found the owner. Long story short, it’s all worked out in the best interest of the kitten. It appears that the kitten we found was never lost, but abandoned for whatever reason. Therefor, we’re giving a home to a kitten who would have a) died because she had no idea what to do outside, like avoiding cars, or the much stronger more savvy feral cats in the neighborhood, b) possibly gone back to the possible original owner (out of his own guilt?) just to be dumped outside again (see option a). I’m not getting into his reasons or actions, or totally un-pet-owner-ish conversation we had (and I’d contacted him again to discuss getting her back to him, and he never called me back), but the gist is I think he contacted me to see that whoever found the kitten was going to provide a good pet situation, one he wasn’t willing or able to provide anymore. And we’ve got a real charmer on our hands in this kitten. She gets along with our other cats, she loves on us, she is healthy and playful and so much fun. It’s been over 4 years since I’ve had a kitten in the house and I forgot about the non-stop energy level!
This is where I would be a crazy cat lady if I was single. She is now our 4th cat. However, we had 4 cats before, and had to put down my sweet little kitty Ninja in February 2008 for a terminal, incurable medical condition. It feels good to know that we’re giving this kitten a good home and she’s giving us so much in return. As my dad said when I told him the news about the kitten, “well at least you’re married.” He used to tell me, when I was single with 3 cats, that no man would in his right mind would date or marry a woman with 3 cats. Well, Andy came along with his cat Oops, and everyone was accepted and nobody had to be adopted out and… well it worked out better than expected. :) Crazy cat ladies just have to find guys who have/love cats.
On to other things that end unpredictably… like attempting to grow stuff other than cactus in the desert. Yup, my east coast friends on here, it can be done, lots of people make it work and with the help of some gardening classes with my friend Jill through the Phoenix Permaculture Guild, I plan to have a little garden growing this fall. We live in a townhouse in central Phoenix, so we’re not talking about much space to grow stuff… but it’s certainly enough for a beginning gardener with a short attention span. I have a more detailed post on the plans and progress coming up.
The other thing on my mind is getting away for a vacation. As much as I love Phoenix and have adjusted to the heat, it’s great to get out of town and go somewhere else. We’re going back home to Raleigh soon for a few days. Out of the oven, into the smothering humidity. It’s not much of a vacation to go home and ‘make the rounds’ with so many people but it’s always great to see everyone. There’s never enough time to coordinate lunch or coffee with everyone while we’re there but since this is our 2nd trip back this year I hope to catch up with some friends I didn’t get to see in May. I’m also looking into a long weekend in Colorado Springs with another longtime friend next month. Those visits tend to be more laid back, and I’m excited to meet her new baby boy. But really, I’d like to go somewhere we haven’t been before, and somewhere we don’t know anyone or aren’t staying with anyone, and just go explore and hang out. Any suggestions? I’ve accumulated enough points on Southwest for a free ticket and it’s burning a hole in my rapid rewards account!