We've been caring for two extremely cute little kittens for the past 11 days. They were born to a stray cat who moved her litter of six kittens into a storage shed next to our church. She left these two sweeties behind and we were called to see if we would care for them. Of course, Ella said YES! The plan is to care for the kittens until they are old enough to find a new home. Need a kitten anyone? Send me a message if you do or know someone who'd like a kitty to love.
Since the kittens were only approximately three and a half weeks and only nursing from their mommy when we brought them home, we've had to feed them kitten milk replacer. The gray one, Fuzzy, eats his milk fine from a dish. The little black kitten, Luke Skywalker (Can you guess who named these kittens?), nurses from a bottle and isn't that interested in a dish yet. The kids have been having fun feeding them. And, since they need to eat every few hours, I have been feeding them several times a day when the big kids are at school. We are starting to introduce them to solid food. We have all enjoyed having the kittens to play with and to love, except for our big cats, Thorn and Violet. They aren't too fond of them and still keep their distance.
We had a very wonderful and busy Thanksgiving weekend. Our house was overflowing with family, laughter, food, silly cousins and memories to be made. One of my cousins got married this weekend and it was a great time to gather and celebrate. We hosted some of my extended family for Thanksgiving and enjoyed a great meal together. To add to the fun, my Aunt Lois, cousin Jennifer, her husband Mike and their two children, Shelbie and Rachel stayed with us from Thanksgiving day until the wedding on Saturday afternoon. Then we all traveled to the wedding and we stayed at a hotel last night with my brothers and parents (so the little cousins played some more!). Rachel and Ella spent much of the weekend playing with Fuzzy. Claranna spent a lot of time snuggling with Shelbie and playing with her phone. James enjoy all the extra attention from his far away cousins and aunt. I was able to spend some special time with my extended family and my friend Shawna and her family visited us on Friday morning. It was so wonderful to see all these great people that we don't see nearly enough. I have such a wonderful husband, beautiful children, loving parents, great brothers, and so many wonderful people I can name as family. My family along with my fabulous and loyal friends make me feel so blessed. It really was very easy to count my blessings this weekend. I hope you all had a great Thanksgiving, too! Here are a few random pics from our house from Thursday and Friday.
