Cat Naps

Maude: Pre-yell. About to realize she wants someone to play with her.

Maude: Gently coaxing me out of sleep.

Since Stella is the queen of the house, and Maude could basically fit in a sandwich bag, it's best to keep them apart for a few days. This let's Maude get used to her new home and allows Stella to get over herself (not an easy task).

Barbara suggested we keep Maude in our bedroom and lock Stella out in the rest of the house, but Stella loves to sleep with us and that just wouldn't be fair. Maude's cute, but Stella was here first, so we opted to keep Maude in the guest room -- alternating which one of us would sleep in there with her so she wasn't alone.

Last night was my shift. I found out that Maude is really good at yelling. Excellent at running full speed in the complete dark. And knows exactly when your patience is up, which she responds to by curling up on your face while you sleep.

If anything this has pushed babies an additional 11 years in the future. I'm going to take a nap.

Introducing: Maude Pants aka "Stella's Ulcer"

Goehler & Mascelli Productions presents
the premiere of

MAUDE

June 27th, 2010, 7:24 PM - 2 lbs. 4 oz., 13 inches long

First Showing:

The Big Announcement

Some of you may have noticed Meg putting on a little weight recently, or Steve obsessively looking at paint smears for the guest room. Then it should come as no real surprise that we have a big announcement: our family is growing, by one hairy, attitude-filled cat.

After losing our favorite boy Miles in January, we took our time before bringing in a new family member; kids are hard to replace. After a ridiculous amount of shelter visits, bookmarking Petfinder.com, and being let down at every turn, we found Maude up in Cherry Hill, New Jersey.

Since we met her a month ago, there has been some serious "nesting" going on. Steve is always sitting on the couch drinking beer, Meg is standing around the guest room hiding wires and breakable items; the normal scene for an impending family expansion.

Today at 2.30 we pick up Maude and bring her home. Stella could not be more excited.