Christmas Cards for Cats

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We haven't done cat Christmas cards for a long long time. Probably since the FiveCatsKids were born.

Anyone who tells you that having human kids will not make a difference in your relationship with your cats is lying. Indeed we are one example and another cat lover friend of mine who just had a baby too, also laments the same.

It doesn't mean we love our kitties any less, but that the sheer vulnerability of a tiny human for such an extended period of time means that its mother needs to be at its side pretty much 24/7.

Our kitties when born are helpless for some 2 weeks and then they are walking and eating and toilet trained so incredibly fast in retrospect.

In the many years I have blogged, we have made so many friends with other kitty parents. If you, like me, have dropped off the radar after having children (human ones), this year it would simply awesome to send our friends a cat Christmas card to remind them we are still alive. :)

ChristmasPhotoCards.com has a great selection of cat cards. Real cards, not online cards. I miss receiving real cards and hanging them up. Back at Mom's we always received many cards and Mom loved to hang them all up.

The online template is really easy to use and very fast to load and save. The best part is you use your own photos. I was very impressed that it had an option for a UV glossy coat (which I have not seen anywhere online or offline). For about $0.58 a card, it is a great price for a personalized card. They even have a live estimated time of delivery. Well, it is now early November. The best time to start sending Christmas cards so we can hang them up all December.

Sam and Kaku Lazing

The Cats Are Alright

After much debate, we finally let the cats in! The condition, which they vehemently ignore but have to adhere since they can't break the door down, is that they are not allowed in the bedroom when we are not in there. (This was due to some issues with pillows which shall not be repeated here!) I have put a nice tall lady palm, small teddy bear palms, and some money plants to filter the air since the room will be closed more than usual. The air did smell slightly salty today when we came home after 2 hours but that's another story.

Anyway, on Friday night, very energized after a McCafe Iced Latte, I hosed down the cat room. I swear there were hairballs the size of a grown cat in there! Cat room cleaned, I collapsed till the next day and hosed the place down with vinegar this time, removed the cardboard boxes and rugs and hosed the place down again. FiveCatsDad gently hauled each cat for a flea bath and a good scrub and I rubbed them all down.

And just like that, they now have free reign of the house.

Buffy showed much gratitude by following me around all Sunday as I pleaded with her not to mark the house. Today there's a corner with some delicate pee or marking smell already but I can't quite pinpoint the spot. Never mind. My Mom's not reading this blog. She loves the rug under my desk and spent the last 2 nights there. It is lovely to have a kitty nearby.

Tux claimed FiveCatsKid's secret hideout, which rather displeased him but since he only uses it at night, the Kid agreed on the timeshare. He howled some last night and I had to shoo him. He found a comfy spot on the couch to sleep. So far no one has tried to oust him yet.

FiveCatsBaby was thrilled by the prospect of tiger-sized (in her perspective) kitties running around the house. She delightedly pets each kitty who is in her path and says, "Tuxie!" or "Buffy!" when they are nearby. She adores them so much!

Sam and Kaku are quite happy to stay in the kitchen if at all. There was a skirmish between Buffy and Sam last night but I shooed them off, hoping they wouldn't wake the kids, which they didn't. Sam actually came to lie down beside Tux and Buffy earlier in a show of camaraderie. He has grown so fat that he is easily the largest cat now. Kaku is also an adorable ball of fur, but she hasn't ventured to look for me yet.

Now that I am sort of ready to deal with potential marking... they are in the house to stay. :) Plus, hopefully soon the FiveCatsKids will start helping with feeding and cleaning.

Tux and 5CatsBaby

Tux and FiveCatsBaby bonding.

Lazy Sunday

We opened the gate but no one wanted to come in. They were busy dozing. Kaku was out cold, enjoying the blazing hot sun. (Pics have gone missing. Cats must have eaten them.)