Minnie finds a new place to sit! (by alaric)

I was mean to Minni :( (by sarah)

We were on the landing and Minni was sitting next to the changing table which due to showers etc... was not on the bath. Jean used said changing table to stand up and walk over to our little black shadow. Things were going well with Jean making her sudo cat word noises - then Jean tried to stroke/poke/hit Minni, there was a hiss and a snapping of jaws and a crying baby and me acting on mothers instict chasing the cat away!

Poor Minni hadnt even biten Jean but the sudden agressiveness of the cat had been enough to frighten Jean whom the kittens willingly take cuddles from. But I didnt stop to think my instincts told me - something attacking baby - MUST PROTECT.

I feel bad as Minni is so highly strung as it is and nervous - we normal make sure Jean doesnt scare her but didnt realise the furry feline was sitting there.

Still I think I am forgiven for ousting the kittens who are Minnis arch emimies!

Kittens being Cute (by sarah)

Yes they are cute but they are in the bad books and no mistake!

We had been slowely training them to go a loo outside - we thought we were almost there but alas no! It turns out that the reason they were using the litter tray less and less was that they were in fact messing in the stable and Babara was cleaning it up so we didnt have a clue until she came round and said she was fed up with cleaning it up 🙁

So now they have a litter tray full of mole earth which we hope to slowely migrate away from the house - sigh!

Not Good! (by sarah)

House Guests who shall remain nameless are in big big disgrace!!!

Me and Al had to go into London today and said guests werent leaving until later so up I got this morning and dug out the trangias - as there wasnt going to be any electricity and one is a tea feind! And put out stuff for breakfast for them. I also left a note pointing to various items and listing certain things.

a) Brekki b) Guest book for signing c) Trangias and location of the matches d) Keys for house and instructions on what to do with them once they had locked the house e) Make sure the kittens are out of the house

We return to find - well 1) the front door is unlocked with my laptop sitting on the setee 2) the book isnt signed - no big deal 3) a match is found on the floor 4) two kittens scamper out of the house as soon as the door is opened - there is a delicate whiff of cat egg in the air - then to mine and Als horror we find a puddle of kitten wee on Jeans little blue bouncy chair - including the toy arch that was laying on the seat instead of in its normal 'arch' position over the seat!

We are now finding out if said seat cover can survive a boil wash and weather the toy arch will survive being soaked in boiling water with detergant and then disinfectent >:( We need to hose the metal frame too and as it is a vibrating one we are hoping we dont fry the electrics! We may have just lost this lovely little bouncing seat becuase of this - plus we only shapood the carpet a week ago 🙁

We are currently training the kittens to go a loo outside - therefore there is no litter tray inside and the kittens are turffed when we go out or go to bed - know it wasnt their fualt they messed in the house this time - but we have been struggling with this concept with them anyway and now all our hard work is probably for nothing - as this event will have reawakened the fact that they can go a loo in the house 🙁

On top of this - we have used all the 'free' carpet shampoo and are waiting for the stuff I ordered yesturday to arrive - so its going to be awhile before Jean can go crawling around down stairs again >:(

Not happy.

Ok rant/moan over.

Missing Kitten! (by sarah)

Well we called for H last night and she didnt come in - perhapse shes asleep in our bedroom then - we thought. This morning ni sign of the normal playful hungry kitten so out side plate of food in hand calling - nothing - no flash of black and white fur as there should have been.

We began to get really worried - then I heared very faint mewing - I searched the coal 'bunker' where it sounded like it was coming from - Perhapse she was stuck in the cattle grid or something - no - still the mewing. I turned and lo - there she was mewing at me from the window of the little garage 🙁

Poor thing - I went in there early yesturday morning - Al says he hasn't been in there - all I can hope is that maybe Babara thought it would be a good idea to let her in there whilst we where out (as if its daytime we let the kittens roam outside). But unlikely meaning the poor thing was in there for ages but I'm sure we fed her dinner :/

Still she's back and safe and her sister kept mewing at us last night - in hindsight she was trying to get us to rescue H - oh well.

On the topic of cats - Minni keeps making a disturbing clanking of jaw and salavating sounds and motions as she watches the birds feeding at our bird table - her tail goes flick flick flick!