For the first time since this entire ordeal began, I have hope that moving The Kittehs into the new house may not be as traumatic as I feared. :cheer:

I’ve been packing & moving out boxes & bags & piles for weeks now, filling the jeep over & over again to take to the new house.  I knew I was making progress, but there were moments when it didn’t feel like I was making even a dent. :baseball:

The Kittehs handled it well, though. The changes were slow enough & minor enough that they didn’t really care.  Once in a while something would disappear or get moved from one place to another, but for the most part the house remained pretty much the same for them.  I’ve made point of not taking away their cat trees or climbers or scratchers or window seats.

But last week, we had some guys come in & help to haul out some of the larger pieces of furniture.  Dressers, sofa, armchair, one of the beds…  Pippa was totally curious & appointed herself overseer of the entire job, but the others hid until the strangers were gone. :shocked:

I worried how they would react to so many large items being gone, though, when they were used to having them around.  And some of them were sleeping spots, hiding spots, climbing spots…their high sleeping, hiding, & climbing spots, which we all know are cats’ favorites. :sunflower:

Amazingly, however, they’ve seemed totally okay with it!  Not just okay with the missing sofa, entertainment center, & bed, but really intrigued by the new layout of the house.  Not as much junk or furniture around to hide behind or climb on, but they’ve created new sleeping spots & found some of the “new” areas fascinating. :jumping:

Yay!  This may be very good news.  This might mean that they won’t be as terrified of the new house, as long as they recognize a lot of their own things inside.  Do you think that might be possible? :hmmm:

I intend to make sure a lot of The Kittehs‘ things are in the new house before they get there.  Their tall cat trees in front of some of the windows…  Their beds in comfy spots…  And some climbers & window seats in the basement where they can romp & explore.  Oh, yeah—& of course their litter pans & food/water dishes! :squirrel2:

We’re not quite there yet, but the fact that they handled so much being taken away from the old house with barely a blink gives me hope they’ll adapt quickly to the new house. :dancin:

Happy Sunday, everyone!  How has your week been?  And even if the week wasn’t so great, how has the weekend been treating you? :wave:

I hope you’ve got lots to share today in the Gratitude Department, because I couldn’t be more thankful this week if I tried. :sunflower:

As you may have seen on my Facebook page &/or Twitter feed, I took Nicholas to the veterinarian Thursday.  Nothing was really wrong, I just wanted him looked over because he’s 16 years old now & has begun slowing down.  But I was nervous about taking him, too, because I worried they’d tell me something I didn’t want to know—like something being wrong that I couldn’t do anything about. :baseball:

But they ran blood tests, gave him a thorough exam, & I AM SO INCREDIBLY HAPPY that the doctor said he’s in great shape for his age! :cheer:  He does have a bit of arthritis in his “elbows,” which they gave me a prescription for & pain meds to give him for a week or so until the glucosamine/chondroitin kicks in…& his vision is getting bad…& his kidney function is down a bit.  No, I’m not 100% thrilled with all of that, but it’s still not bad for his age & there’s not really anything that can be done about the last two.  I just need to keep doing what I’m doing & love him every minute while he’s still happy & healthy. :squirrel:

Quite frankly, knowing Nicholas is okay & still going strong is more than enough to keep me happy & make me thankful every minute.

But I AM HAPPY, too, that my realtor assessed my “old” house last week to give us an idea of how much it’s worth, & that we also have a neighbor already interested in purchasing it.  I don’t know how that will play out, but it’s nice to know someone is interested instead of having it on the market for a year or two with zero interest, y’know? :squirrel2:

And finally, I AM HAPPY that Elementary & Person of Interest have begun to play on WGN America.  I love both these shows—though Elementary is a bit in the lead :juggle: —& since I’ve already seen them all on their first run-through, I can “watch” them in the background while I do other stuff, but still get the general idea & enjoy Jonny Lee Miller’s sexy British accent. :bashful:

Yep, it has been a good week. :dancin:

But it’s not all about me; I hope it’s been a good week for you, too, & would love to hear what has you happy dancing.  Come on, you can’t let me stand around doing the Happy Squirrel Dance & Pile of Leaves Dance all by myself. :jumping: