Cat-tain’s Log: Episode 042

Cat-tain's Log: Episode 042

Smarter Than a 1st Grader I swear Malley is. That is, smarter than a first grader. He understands plumbing. He plays fetch, soccer, basketball, and volleyball is various cat forms. He can count 0, 1, 2, and many. He knows Read More…

Cat-tain’s Log: Episode 041

Cat-tain's Log: Episode 041

Knowledge is Power! Of course Malley would know about anything going on in the house. He’s not only the smartest cat of the bunch, but he’s the most aware/alert. He’s usually the first to notice odd smells (time for the trash Read More…

Cat-tain’s Log: Episode 040!

cat-tain's log episode 040

Tests If there’s anything children do, it’s test their parents, and cats are no exception to this rule. At 3 AM this morning, there was a crash in the living room that woke both of us up from sleep. Apparently, Read More…

Cat-tain’s Log: Episode 039

Cat-tain's Log: Episode 039

PITA… Riley has always seen DiNozzo as a royal PITA (pain-in-the-ass). That hasn’t changed with age. 😉 I sort of like the idea of Riley being born elsewhere and visiting Earth. He’s a bit of an odd duck, and I Read More…

Cat-tain’s Log: Episode 038

Cat-tain's Log: Episode 038

Admiral DiNozzo DiNozzo has always struck me as brass. Or wanna-be brass anyway. He wants to lead, but no one will put him in charge, let alone trust him there. Maybe he should aspire to be a politician! If anything, Read More…

Cat-tain’s Log: Episode 037

Cat-tain's Log: Episode 037

SPECIAL. DiNozzo has always been special. That’s not to say that Malley and Riley aren’t–they are!–but DiNozzo began life with certain challenges most kitties don’t. Rather than just being a carrier, DiNozzo came to us at 6 weeks old with Read More…

Cat-tain’s Log: Episode 036

Cat-tain's Log: Episode 036

BOOM! DiNozzo has this thing… When I’m working, he likes to curl up on my desk or in my lap, then either wrap his paws around my arms or rest his paws on my hands. It’s his cue that I Read More…

Cat-tain’s Log: Episode 035

Cat-tain's Log Episode 035

All Work & No Play Makes One a Dull Person All three of our boys have me well trained, which is to say that when I’m working, they know that if they really want attention, all it takes is one Read More…

Cat-tain’s Log: Episode 034

Cat-tain's Log: Episode 034

#1 in the ‘Hood Riley is curled up in a red cloth grocery bag in this shot. I always thought he looked a little bit like a gangster in this shot. Of course, he believes himself to be bad ass Read More…

Cat-tain’s Log: Episode 033

Cat-tain's Log: Episode 033

Sounds of Night In the same way that a new parent is attuned to every sound their new child makes, pet parents are the same. It can be three in the morning when that familiar hurking noise reaches our sleep-addled Read More…