Wierd
Yesterday for the first time since I got this job I didn't want to go to work, very weird. Kitty was just starting to be really ok with me, not diving for the bed everytime I moved and I had to leave for the day.On the upside he was very happy to see me when I got home and we played until I couldn't stay awake any longer. He's still not much for sitting on my knee but is less scared of the tv so when I watch it he stays in the same room and is starting to get used to the sounds of the house. I think he has me all figured out, he knows if he calls in the sad scared kitten vioce I'll come running to see what is wrong even if it is just that he wants to be pet. He really likes his feather toy (feathers attached to a bendy stick) and goes crazy when I bring it out. I'm not looking forward to going to work today, he is getting more and more playful each day, I don't want to miss anything.

PS The picture thing is not going to well might be a while befor any show up.

Our first day Together
Our first day together was a little strange to me, but to anyone else who has ever had a cat it sounds pretty normal. I let him out of his carrier and he hid under a skirted table, I tryed to lead him out with a spoon of wet food, he ate the food off the spoon but wouldn't come out. I moved his food in under the table with him, he ate some of it, came out and started wandering around, I'm thinking great he's ajusting to his new surroundings, he's thinking must find better place to hide, and he did, under my bed, from about 9:30am until 10:00pm. Every hour or so I would reach under the bed and pet him and he seemed happy with that but would not venture out. Around 8 I left him alone in his little area and went to watch tv in another room, when I came back at 10 he had eaten more of his food and had inspected his litter box but was still under the bed, I pet him a little and left to get ready for bed when I came back he was sitting beside the bed (so much for sleep), we played together for about half an hour before he went into hiding under the bed again. I turned off all the lights except for a night light in the main room so he could see where all his stuff is and an hour after that I could hear him eating and using his litter box. At 2 this morning he stood beside my bed and called to me until I pet him, unfortunaly dangling off the side of the bed is not a very comfortable position so, against his protests, I picked him up and put him on the bed where after a quick inspection he curled up next to me and was on and off the bed, each time calling first, till 6 when I got up. All in all a good first day.

I'm Home
I'm home and so is my Kitty, who is presently hiding under my bed. I hope he comes out to play soon or at least gets a little more comfortable in his surroundings. Pictures of him and his brother soon.

I'M SO HYPER
In about 20 minutes I go to catch my bus to the train station. In an hour and a half my train leaves. In about TWO HOURS I meet my kitty, I am shaking so bad I can barely type. I should have pictures in around a day.

12 HOURS
12 Hours, only 12 hours till I get to meet my kitty. Some people would be concerned about being able to sleep, not me, I know I won't be sleeping, I can barely think, sleeping, not going to happen. I'm so scared that there is some big cat thing that I'm missing, I feed him, change his litter, play with him and some other big thing that if I don't do it, big trouble. I am so scared I think I'm going to be sick, good thing I'm too hyper to eat.

The Countdown & A Name
Mood:  not sure
It's 9:30pm Eastern Time, I'm about 36 hours away from meeting my Kitty and I'm starting to get REALLY nervous. My travel plans so far go something like this: Tuesday - take the 8:57 train to the town neighbouring the town my parents live in; parents pick me up at 9:24 and take me to their place 20 minutes away; meet my kitty; Wednesday - hitch a ride back into the city with my parent's next door neighbour, an hour drive that starts when he leaves for work which could be as early as 6am, spend all day Wednesday climatising my new furry little friend to his new house. Rest of life - be very happy.

On to the very important task of naming my Kitty, one of my co-workers came up with a very cool and unique name for him (two very important componants) and so from now on Kitty will be known as PURZEL. Purzel means cat or kitty in German or so I was told. I like it and I think it's sounds cool and it is easily modified into nicknames like purmaster and zelly and I'm too hyper to think of others right now. I should have pictures very soon. 36 HOURS TO GO, AAAHHH!!!

4 Days and Counting
It took a little begging and working on days I don't want to but I managed to get two day off in a row, the minimum requirements to visit my parents. In 4 days (Tuesday) I get to meet my Kitty and in 5 days (Wednesday) he starts his new life at my house. Today he is at the Vet getting his first set of shots with his brother, the Kitty my Mom is adopting. I think my Mom enjoys tormenting me, she calls me every day and tells me all the cute things the're doing and I can hear them meowing in the background, I want to see them NOW; I wish I had a car, and a driver's licence, and money to insure and fuel the beast... never mind, I'm good with taking the bus and having a Kitty.

Day 1
Mood:  special
Now Playing: Today is the first day of my Cat Journal
Today is a very important day for me, after wanting a cat for my entire life, I am finally going to be a cat mom. Today my mom picked up my cat from a friend's farm and brought him to her house, all I have to do is get there to pick him up. Unfortunatly this is not an easy task, I don't drive and she lives in another town about an hour drive away. If my work schedule for next week permits I might be able to take the train to her place on Sunday and have a friend drive me back on Monday. I'm told that he is all black with a little white on his nose, neck, ankle socks on the front and knee high socks on the back. As soon as I have pictures they will be here.