New Little Ones In Our Lives

As mentioned a couple posts ago, we lost our beloved cat, Squeaks.  Our hearts were shattered.  We decided to have her cremated.  We now have her ashes, as well as a paw print and clippings of her fur.  We'll always remember her and know we'll never have another one like her.

As the days went by, though, we felt the house was too quiet.  It didn't take us long to decide to adopt another kitten.  We wanted another tuxedo so I started looking around at rescue agencies.  We settled on a little guy that we have named 'Buddy'.

He just turned 8 months old. I looked up what his age would be in human years and it said he'd be in his early teens.  His behavior is right on par with a teenage boy.  He is a bundle of energy, getting into things that he shouldn't, climbing and exploring, and always hungry.

We are all still adjusting to each other.  He is more physically affectionate than Squeaks was.  He purrs very loudly and doesn't mind being held, usually.  I do have a few scratches from when he hasn't been in the mood.  Like Squeaks, 4am is the preferred time to wake us up and demand ear scratches.  Needless to say, the house isn't too quiet anymore.

We have another new little one in our lives.  Our oldest daughter, Kristin, and her husband, Michael, became first-time parents on December 22.  Henry was born at 6:20am.  Kristin needed to have a C-Section because he was breech.  Fortunately everything went smoothly.

He is absolutely beautiful and doing great.  He's eating well and is adjusting to the outside world.

This was the best Christmas gift.

Here he is wearing a little bear hat that I knit for him.

I also made him a Chunky Benji bear.  Two more are in the works for the other grandkids.

I also made him a stocking for our fireplace.  I need to still make stockings for my son-in-laws.

2025 was a very busy year.  I didn't do as much crafting as I had hoped, and as a result, I didn't post as much here on the blog.  I'm hoping to be better about both in 2026.

With that, I'll sign off now and wish you a very wonderful Christmas season and Happy New Year.