1. Write a blog post inspired by the word: break.
My computer is still broken from last week. However, I can plug my phone into it and access the internet very slowly that way. I will take John’s helpful advice and bring it to the Geek Squad this weekend. I think in an attempt to fix the issue I was experiencing, I somehow actually removed my computer’s ability to locate an wifi networks whatsoever. Absolutely nothing is available to connect to…except for my phone when I plug it in. So that’s where we stand on that!
I do have a perfect new friend to distract me from my computer troubles.
My break from foster kitties ended when Birdie came to me last week after the humane society reached out for a temporary foster home for him. He’s healing from a little sore that he has, but is due to get fixed in a week. They just needed somewhere for him to heal and wait for surgery. As with every cat I foster, I instantly fell in love with Birdie. He’s beautiful and began purring the minute I opened his crate. He loves to cuddle and I think he’s going to grow up to be a giant fluff ball. My favorite cats are the chubby ones and I think Birdie has good potential. He’s perfect and I want to keep him.
So why don’t I?
I have to remind myself again and again so that I don’t get suckered into adopting:
1. Kittens are adopted quickly.
If I’m going to adopt a cat, I need to adopt that 12 year old kitty nobody wants that has been sitting in the shelter for a month just waiting. Everyone adopts kittens. The babies I take back to the shelter are rarely there for longer than 48 hours.
2. Kittens are expensive.
That 12 year old kitty only costs $25 to adopt. A kitten under the age of 1 costs $145 to adopt. We’re in a position right now where every penny counts and I can’t justify spending that much on a kitten.
3. Isis rules the roost here.
I adopted Isis…a year and a half ago I think? She is not interested in making new friends. I’m afraid she would try to run a new cat off our property.
4. My husband does not want another cat.
I always forget this one because of how little I actually care. He doesn’t want me to foster them either, but clearly I’m comfortable disregarding that. Oh I’m SORRY you married a woman who is called to save actual animal lives. Deal with it! And he does. And because he does, I feel like the least I can do is try really hard to avoid making them permanent members.
5. Adopting pets means fostering less.
If I fill my house with permanent pets, I have less space for foster pets. Fostering Greyhounds can be particularly difficult if you have cats all over the place because they are prey driven and I really don’t want to stop fostering Greyhounds. I don’t worry about them too much with Isis because she really does prefer to be outside (although I’ve been forcing her in on these colder evenings). She’s doesn’t impact the foster dogs too much.
That all being said…Birdie is still perfect and I still want him.
The Prompts:
1. Write a blog post inspired by the word: break.
2. Netflix and chill? What are you binge-watching this winter?
3. List 9 great winter activities to do in your city.
4. Who did you walk the aisle with at your high school graduation? Where are they now?
5. When loved ones pass away we often remember specific character traits that were just SO “them”…what will yours be?
6. Tell us about your last “date night.”
7. Book review time! What winter read has you snuggled in and turning pages?
Diane says
Birdie is gorgeous! I don’t want another cat either (see last week’s post)… but I’d take him.
Diane says
No I wouldn’t. I totally just lied to you. But he’s still gorgeous.
John Holton says
I’m happy you’ll be taking your computer in. I hope it isn’t anything expensive to fix.
It breaks my heart when I go on Instagram and see one of the animal shelters saying that they need a home for a senior cat. I think I told you that our local Humane Society is so fussy about who they’ll allow to adopt a cat that there are close to a hundred adult cats there, many of whom are over 10 and a few that have spent their entire lives there. I can understand that they don’t want to allow someone who’s going to sacrifice the cat to Satan or use it in experiments to adopt, but geez, let the poor kitties have at least a short amount of time in a loving home. It’s easier to adopt a human baby than they make it to adopt a cat.
I’m certainly happy to hear that you at least take Pat’s feelings into consideration… ;)
madamdreamweaver says
Aww, he’s so cute. I miss my kitty so much. When we adopt, we prefer to adopt adult cats of a couple years of age or older. Mostly because the adult cats are less adopted and they need a good home just as much. They also don’t need all the training and constant attention a jkitten needs. Our Sunni was about 2 1/2 when we adopted her and she lived to age 19 1/2.