Phyllis and the Aliens (Renatta and Rosalie Pettibone) are all kittens adopted from the Humane Society of Pierce County via the Itty Bitty Kitty Committee. Phyllis was born on October 27, 2007, while the Aliens were born on May 16, 2008.

Monday, August 3, 2009

How Hot Was It?

It was so hot that I gave the kitties new names to "celebrate" the heat wave. See if you can guess who's who! Spicy Southwestern Chipotle is a special kitten to me. I also love Lemon and Rosemary. I can't forget Garlic and Herb either! Funny names for sure. After sweltering for days I was calling the ladies "my three rotisserie chickens!". It seemed only natural to find a "flavor" to match their personalities!
They really didn't let the heat get to them. I was only worried when the power went out. A lightning strike was the cause according to my emergency radio. As the temperature rose I activated my Plan K. Before I had kittens it was called plain old Plan B. That plan just didn't anticipate feline needs well enough. So it was back to the drawing board and Plan K was hatched. I would scoop up all the ladies and whisk them to my air-conditioned car! Or die trying since they tend to resist both scooping and whisking. As luck would have it the fans and A/C roared back to life and Plan K was put back on the shelf. No scooping or whisking on this day-but a valuable drill like this keeps me sharp.
SPOILER ALERT: I AM GIVING THE ROTISSERIE CHICKEN ANSWERS! IF YOU WANT TO GUESS STOP NOW AND WRITE DOWN YOUR ANSWERS! GOOD LUCK!




Spicy Southwestern Chipotle is.....
Our own little senorita-ROVERLEE!
Lemon and Rosemary is..........
My little kitchen helper-PHYLLIS!
Garlic and Herb must be..........
The main dish herself-RENATTA!
Kitty Kisses to All Who Played!


Spicy Southwestern Chipotle is...........
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Saturday, August 1, 2009

Phyllis has lazy days too...






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Beat the Heat...

I'm not sure how many of you have heard, but the Seattle area has had record breaking heat over the past week or so and it has been MISERABLE! Last Monday: 92, Tuesday: 95, Wednesday: 105, Thursday: 94, Friday: 89. Expecting a break today of ONLY 87!

Last Sunday Matt surprised me and told me we were going to Sears and buying an Air Conditioner... for the kitties! I was SO excited knowing very well that when the kitties got something like A/C I would be able to also benefit! :)

Well, they really weren't very impressed by A/C. As a matter of fact, it made too much noise and they preferred to stay in the kitchen where it was still 95 as opposed to coming into the living room where it was merely 83! After the first couple days they did discover the trade-off between noise and comfort and did finally move into the much more agreeable living room temps.

Now, the A/C unit is affectionately referred to as MBB (Marvin's Big Brother, as you might recall, Marvin is the automatic poop box we bought that terrified them also).


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