Mellowing out.....

Have i ever mentioned how much i love my kitty? She is one sweet & funny cat! After we moved in, we kept her inside for a couple of weeks but we couldn't take her misery much longer, so we put her out. And she is a new woman, let me tell you! She has been hanging outside, chasing birds, stalking anything she can see budge. She even sat on the deck & intently watched a deer graze across the back of the yard. She just loves the outdoors.

BUT there's a catch. A few days after she was outside, i was loving all over her (in the dark) in the bed, when i felt some tiny little bumps on her ears. So i got up, cut the light on, & discovered about 4o teeny tiny ticks on her 2 ears alone. I love her, but she immediately got put outside! I called the vet in the morning & apparently they are called "seed ticks" & i had a choice.... put some topical on her ears & wait for them to die/fall off OR take her in for a bath & they could do it all for me. Let me tell you, that was one trip to the vet that was WELL WORTH the $160! She is now on flea/tick guard & we have had no more problems, thankfully! The technician that delivered her to me when i came to pick her up told me that i had the "best kitty in the world!" She said that she was the sweetest little thing & that even though she didn't care for the bath, she took it & didn't give them a moments trouble. (That's my girl! She is so sweet, even when she isn't having a great time!)

Onto other things though.... a few days later, she discovered a new kitty in the house....
SO FUNNY! It actually took her a minute to realize that her reflection in the dishwasher door wasn't a threat!She seems to be a whole lot more content at this house then our old house. I am not sure why that is, but she isn't nearly as skittish as she was there. I wonder if she could still smell our old cat there (even though it had been years) & this house is a fresh start for her. Either way, she is becoming more comfortable with new people & even hops into Jackson's lap & sometimes Randy's - but only if there is NO ONE else to get attention from!
She LOVES attention from me though! Sometimes i tell her she thinks she is a dog. If i am upstairs & i leave to go down, she follows. If i am down & leave to go up, she follows. She lays at my feet when i am working at the computer......usually in the "recycle basket" i keep next to me...

Or she sits on the actual desk.....

Lays on the desk, next to the computer....

She even lays on the keyboard pull out tray that is unused (except from a calendar), when i am typing. She rests her head on my arm, while i type! One way or another, she is going to be with me. And i LOVE it!