More Pics

Yesterday I was missing 5 babies from my photo shoot.  I made sure to get at least one pic of each of them today:

That's Bashy on the left, Violet in the middle and Maddie's nose on the right - I love that they love each other!

The adorable Miss Madison

That handsome boy Theo

My cuddly, sweet boy Bash

Miss Zoey - my snitty kitty girl - Love Her!

My go with the flow girl Aggie - she doesn't look 17 at all!!

A Few February Snaps

I took my cell phone with me to critter land this evening.  I got a few good ones and lots of really blurry ones....  here are a few of the zoo crew:

My sweet kitty girl Phoebe

The ever ornery and always lovable Oliver

The darling girl Fiona

My trust 'helper' Tabby

Sleepy Violet

Cutie pie Kai

The Divine Miss Em

Cutie patootie Winston with his dirty snout and gunky eyes

Weekend Recap

Not much to report on the critter weekend - its been quite laid back.  Since I did my heavy clean on Friday I got to relax a bit - just doing the regular critter chores.

Saturday we were out in the afternoon so the pig and dog got their dinner an hour later than usual. Winston was actually okay with this as he had his lettuce ball before I left.  Kitties and ferrets had a regular day - full of play time, snoozing, eating - rinse and repeat.

Today has been quite chilly - there is the threat of rain turning to snow later this evening.  Ick!  Since it's cold neither the piglet or the dog wish to stay out for any length of time.  They have both been good about being indoors though!  Winston will get his lettuce ball in a bit.  We just spent some time down in critter land.  Hubs came with me and we gave everyone lots of love and attention.  They love it when Dad comes to visit.

All in all its been a pretty calm and enjoyable weekend -we needed it.  Back to the grind tomorrow...

Saturday Chores on Friday

I was feeling pretty motivated today for some reason - not really sure why.  I got several things off the personal to do list and then blazed through some more stuff on the work to do list so I decided I would use this strange burst of energy to clean up critter land on my lunch break.

I vacuumed and dusted my office, refilled the ferret food dispenser, cleaned and refilled the front bathroom water dispenser, mopped the front bathroom, vacuumed the hallway, picked up 150 toys, vacuumed the critter room, vacuumed and mopped the feeding area and critter bathroom, scooped litter boxes and took out the stinky critter trash.

That means that I will just have my regular routine chores over the weekend!  Woohoo!  For those that were wondering - I did have assistants - Fiona and Tabby "helped" the entire time.

I feel compelled to state that when you live in a household with 13 critters you have to clean with a different mindset.  In the areas where they live I clean with the intent of ensuring that they have a healthy, hygienic, pleasant area to live.  I long ago gave up having a pristine looking house.  There will be spots on your carpets, there will be ick on your baseboards, there will be toys everywhere, hair on things, noseprints on your windows, etc.  I have areas of the house where the critters rarely are allowed to access and I can keep those super clean, dusted, decorated, etc but the places where they live - its really not possible if you want to do anything besides clean up after them.

So glad I did my tomorrow chores today!

Little Pink Turd

Oh my - the piglet is full of piss and vinegar.  He did get a bit more outside time today but we still had passing showers.  We went out for a bit this evening and when we came home little Mr. was full of it for sure.

First my husband was cleaning out the filter on the washing machine and Winston wanted to "help".  Then he was mad that the hubs wouldn't let him eat the ick that came out of said filter.  Ewww.  Then he made a jail break out of his area into our bedroom where he proceeded to chomp down Emma's dog food and spill her water all over the carpet.  When we finally got him back in his space he expected a cookie - which he didn't get by the way.

He has finally settled in to bed - thank goodness.  Little pink turd!

Rain, Rain, Go Away

So - it has been raining all day today which makes for a grumpy piglet.  He really does love his outside time and when he doesn't get it he is bored.  A bored piglet is a danger to himself and others! LOL  Mainly Winston is a danger to my drywall - but not for long - soon we will install a pig proof picket fence on the drywall that won't allow that cute little snout or piggy chompers anywhere near my walls.  Regardless of whether I have drywall armor or not - it pays to keep the bored piglet entertained so here is what we did today:

I let him out first thing this morning to beat the rain - he was able to get in about 1.5 hours of playtime.  Then he came in and had some cookies and curled up in his bed for a nap.  Then outside for a few minutes for a potty break between showers.  That lasted for about 30 minutes and then the rain had him crying at the door.  He got a lettuce ball full of kale and apples which usually keeps him entertained for  30 minutes or so.  Somewhere in there he got some cookies hidden in his toy which makes him have to root around to find them.  He had his dinner and was fussing for something else to do so I put a giant ice cube in his area.  He loves that - pushes it all over til it gets to a point he can get it in his mouth.  That one lasts for a good 45 minutes or so.  That seemed to do the trick because I just checked on him and he is curled up in his blanket sleeping away.

He will have a potty break and nighty cookies a bit later tonight (and maybe another ice cube or two depending on how restless he is).

Emma is firmly planted under the bed - she really hates the rain.  The little critters are all well, very snoozy today due to the weather but happy and healthy.  They have had their dinner, playtime, treats, meds and evening lovies so they are all set.

I will be glad when we dry out so our regularly scheduled programming can resume.....

WorkTime

I have been trying to make sure I  spend more time with the little critters (kitties and ferrets) this week.  One of the ways to do that is to actually work in my office/craft room which is in their area of the house.  Yesterday it was quite the novelty to have mom in their space all day.  Fiona hung out with me quite a bit.  Kai, Bash and Theo came in for some wrestles and to nibble on my toes.  The other girls came in to see what was happening.  Even Zoey came in for a visit - leaving her perch in the cat bed by the water bowl - a rare happening indeed.

Today - they could really care less if I am down there.  They checked in a few times over the course of the day but honestly - they have their routine and they are quite content to go on about their business whether I am there or not.  I have officially raised independent, self entertaining critters!  I think the kitties are liking me being there - Phoebe, Ollie and Aggie hang out in my office for the entire time I am there.  Ferrets can take it or leave it.

Everyone in critter land seems happy and healthy.  I just finished feeding, meds and chores.  Winston and Emma have been out for their last potty break and are settled in to their beds.  Now for some down time for the humans....