Cute Kitties!!!

Lucy and Kelvin are adorable...they seem to love having their photo taken...aren't they pretty?

Travels

I just arrived in Addison, IL, a suburb of Chicago for a quick business trip. I'm happy to be at my old stomping grounds, but unfortunately, there just isn't enough time on this trip to drive downtown and hang out with friends. I'll be working all day on Sunday, departing Monday and then I fly to Detroit to catch a shuttle to Woodstock. I'm going home for 10 days! Yippee! I wish I could say I am taking a vacation but I'm not; my visa expires, requiring me to work from home in Canada. My new one starts October 1st.

I haven't had a trip home for this length of time in probably 4 years. It will be a nice change of pace and may help me relax before I close on my condo, which is October 10th. I just tried to check in on my kitties but the kittycam is already down. I miss my babies already! What made me miss them even more was seeing this really cute video, which I will share. Cats are so funny...

modern kitty dwellings

As the closing of my first new home approaches (tentatively October 10th), my yearning for new furnishings is increasingly becoming an obsession. The worst part is, my fixation is finding the perfect dwellings for my pets. Rolling Stone and Peanut Butter are the best kitties ever! I admit, I am being completely biased, but in their defense, they are really, really good cats. They are well-behaved, adorable, fun, sweet, loving kitties. Even with my hectic schedule and spontaneous trips (both business and pleasure), they are still fairly low maintenance creatures. Yes, they have their own kitty feeder. Yes, they have an automatic water reservoir. And yes, they even have their own Cat Genie. Don't even mention the fact that I have a webcam on when I'm away on trips! That's part of the beauty of technology and for my own peace of mind. Even with all these "things", I assure you, though they may not need their mommy to feed and clean up after them, they still need me. I keep them company, play with and give them love. Unlike the stereotypical cat who pays no attention to their owner, my kitties greet me when I come home, respond and come when I call them and always hang out with me when I'm home (both are sleeping on me right now). So why shouldn't they deserve the best? My search for the perfect modern dwellings will hopefully fit under the following basic guidelines:
1- Must look GREAT in my condo
2- Must FIT in my new condo
3- Should be able to accommodate both cats
4- Must be stable and durable
5- Must NOT cost more than a piece of furniture that I would buy for myself.
Pretty simple, right? Not quite. There are a lot of really great products out there and I'm having problems avoiding #5. The trouble is, I really LIKE those ones because they seem purrrfect (except for the fact they cost more than something I'd purchase for myself). It will likely boil down to where something best fits and if I can afford it. We shall see...