9 Additions

About six weeks ago we had 9 little additions to our family.  It’s been quite some time since we have had a litter of kittens, especially a litter so big for a small first time mom.  The kids, alright myself as well, had been waiting for a long time.   Our little mother kept getting fatter and fatter until finally the big day.

With a litter of 9, these little guys had to fight for food.  So in the process of pushing and clawing at each other to get first dibs, they beat each other up a little, how typical of brothers and sisters!  Needless to say, out of nine, there were at least one or two runts out of the bunch.   So we had started supplementing their meals.  I spent a lot of time every day trying to get them to eat out of a bowl.  I’ve fed the tiny ones separately and watched closely to make sure they were getting their share.  With a little more attention, now you can no longer tell who the runts were.   Three times a day I go out and watch them devour can after can of kitten milk and food.  Man can nine little fur balls ever pack it away.  They have turned into such little people kittens that with the sound of my voice, they come scrambling out of their house full tilt, pushing and climbing over the heads of their siblings.  They are so cute! 

So how can I make this an advertisement for free kittens to good homes and a tidbit of a lesson in my training?  Well short and sweet, time and attention equals growth; whether it is related to kittens or specifically, right now for me, my forms.  I am at a point where I need to fix a lot of details in my forms.  With knee issues, and more recently some sciatic pain, I’ve felt a little uncomfortable with some movements.   So what an opportunity for me to not concentrate so much on practicing an entire form each and every time, but to rather pick out portions and work specifically on some detail within that chunk.  I am hoping with extra time and attention on these, that what I may improve on in one form, will translate into my other forms as well.    

Now I’m at the point where I need to find homes for 8 little kittens.  This is proving to be sooooooo hard.  I have become very attached. I know Darc, I can’t keep 9 kittens.  I think everyone, adults and kids alike, need a cute little kitten companion in their home.   Hint hint……

Alana Regier