Let's CELEBRATE!

 

First and foremost,

Happy 4th of July!

Remember to count your blessings for your freedoms today

and remember those who have served so that you have those freedoms!

 

We survived Arthur!

With little to no damage.

Other than it washed out an entire day

of our downtown celebration.

Largest on the east coast.

 

Today the sun is shining and the skies are clear.

 

 

I am trying to link this project up

 

to Linda's Summer Lovin'  linky party

at Catered Crop

 

And,

drumroll please,

the Russell household has not one but TWO

new family members....

Meet Miss Susie Q and her brother,  Sir Stirling!

I adopted them on Wednesday from our vet's office.

They are only 9 weeks old...!

Another client found them and brought them in

hoping they could adopt them out.

I resisted temptation twice

but on my third visit and they were still there...

well, they had to come home!

They are precious!

Bad Cat could care less---

oh well Momma brought someone else home!

Inky is growling and hissing

(he did this with Ms. Dolly as well and they ended up being

friends through the screen door....)

and Poppa Cat is getting curious!

Having two rooms with screen doors is a blessing

as it keeps them contained  and lets them get used to a small(er) space

before being let loose with the big boys in the wide open world

(aka the house-all inside cats stay in other than our back deck that they

cannot get off of)

and allows them to safely interact with one another.

All our cats have been rescues.

I am proud of that.

I love the "M" on their foreheads!

Story has it that Mary marked the cat that purred

the baby Jesus to sleep with an "M" on it's forehead...

makes me smile.

They played hard for 4-5 hours yesterday morning-

then slept a lot in the afternoon.

Susie Q was playing last night

and all of a sudden just conked out!

Too cute.

They snuggle up together and love having their tummies rubbed

when it's quiet time!

Although quite rambunctious, they do know the meaning

of a gentle but firm "Gentle!" when teeth and claws

are a little too much.

I don't tolerate biting and swiping

and enforce that from the get-go.

Gently---but firmly.

 

Well, time to check on the babies

and get another cup of coffee.

 

Have a safe and blessed 4th!

 

More crafty things to post later this week-end.

 

Until next time,

Happy stamping and scrapping!

Blessings,