Max Has Managed to Get Cuter

A couple weeks ago I returned home from a Meet Up brunch (yes, that's what it's come to) to find that I had missed several texts from Rand. He had noticed that Max's ear had swollen up and seemed to be filled with liquid. We rushed off to the vet, which meant walking to the vet, with a loud, yelling cat. Ahh, city life.

You've Got to Be Kitten Me

Our family is growing! Rand, Max, Mitzi and I have welcomed a little redhead to our family. Meet Simon Garfunkel Eckhardt.

Isn't he perfect?

He was born in our garage to one of the regular stray cats that hangs around our neighborhood. We had seen him, his mother, and his sibling hanging out in our yard a lot, and Rand instantly fell in love with him. He began trying to catch him before he got too old, and failed several times, but one night about two weeks ago, we managed to scoop him up and bring him inside. He was MAD.

He screamed and cried at first, and for a moment I worried we had made a big mistake bringing in an almost feral kitten, but within 24 hours he was already warming up to us. Now, after two weeks, he is a total love-cat. He's also the tootiest cat I've ever met.  I mean he toots a lot.

His purr is even louder than Max's. And all he ever wants to do is play. He's kind of wearing me out, but I love him. The big cats are being very good babies by tolerating him politely. They're not ready to be best friends yet, though.

This is the first time we've added a family member in eight years, and it's been a big adjustment. But now I'm convinced I need a house full of cats.

Cheers to many years with this little furball!

{Oskar and Klaus} Gifts for Kitties

Is anyone else like me, in that you feel the need to shower your cats with gifts and love, just to thank them for existing? Anyone?

My two little cats are seriously the light of my life. Yes, I adore my husband, but even he sometimes laughs at me when I do something stupid or is too busy to pay attention to me. However, with my kitties, no matter what I say, or how I look, or how I feel, there is never any judgement. Aren't animals the BEST?!

I think so.

Not sure if I mentioned this. My trip to NYC this summer included a celebrity encounter.

I know. I KNOW. I met Grumpy Cat. It was awful. :)

Also there was Oscar the Blind Cat (pictured above). I hadn't heard of him until that day, which is why I didn't spend that panicked moment after waiting an hour in line trying to get my picture with him. I was a little more interested in that girl cat.

Since that day, though, I've learned a bit about Oscar and his buddy Klaus, and I'm so excited to share my discoveries with you. They have a shop full of the cutest kitteh gear ever. You can read more about these cuties here, but let's talk cat products, mkay? I've gathered up a few of my favorites from their online store. It's just about time to start thinking about Christmas shopping, you know! What's on your pet's wish list this year?

Seriously, Oscar. STOP IT. It's just too much cuteness.

{All images are from Oskar & Klaus's online shop. This is not a sponsored post. I just love their products and I'm willing to tell everyone I know for free!)