Monday, December 20, 2010

Toys for Tots

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The Barletts do love their toys. All of them. And not one at a time, either - they'll take on the whole basket, spill everything out, and roll around joyously in the bounty. Everyday's like Christmas for our little Barletts.

23 comments:

  1. And just like babies everywhere...the container is the real prize.

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  2. What enterprising younglings! And, of course, even mischief is adorable. Maybe especially mischief. :-D

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  3. Makes Christmas very merry just looking at the pictures!

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  4. Toy or basket??? Too many choices! I have come home to find every cat toy in the house spread around and kittens passed out in the middle of the room. :)

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  5. The Bartlets are going to be a very well-developed bunch, with so many shapes and textures for intellectual and physical stimulation. Something tells me, though, they have but one thought about the bounty: "TOY!!!"

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  6. How sweet! I bet they've never been so happy and carefree before! They're going to make some families very happy. Can't wait until CBB is allowed to greet them.

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  7. Happy playful kittens are the best. I love the Bartletts. Hope they don't turn you into a "basketcase" though Laurie. Womp womp!
    I can't wait to see my 3 munchkins after being away for finals.

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  8. So here is the story that I hear in my head when I saw these pictures: First photo - Imogene and Clarence are dividing up the booty. Imogene" I'll take the pipecleaner." Next photo Clarence:"I'll take the blue elephant". Next photo, Georgie wanders by and says, "what're you guys doing?". Clarence, "Nothing". Imogene says, "Go away". Next photo Georgie says "Ohh, I like this, can I have the basket?"

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  9. It's like kitten Disney World :)
    I'm so happy to see them having so much fun

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  10. where'a Marcel??? I was hoping for a chance (again) to compare the size difference. Hope he slows on the growth issue so the others are not 'left behind' when he goes to his forever home...

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  11. How sweet the Bartlett's are, I have a soft touch for kitties that have a rough start in life, it's like they appreciate every little joy even more! I don't know who's more blessed for Christmas, the kitties or Laurie's household ;o) Thanks for sharing these photo's they are really special.

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  12. They enjoy life so intensely - a great lesson to us of "greater" intellect. HA!

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  13. Awww. I have a question--do you sterilize these between litters? I have trouble figuring out how to wash my kitty toys, especially the soft furry ones, but I don't want my next foster group to get sick...

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  14. notemily, at the shelter (another one, not Laurie's) we throw the soft fuzzies in the washer, in a lingerie bag. Every load gets 1 cup bleach added via dispenser. We soak the hard toys in a bleach solution for 15 minutes. That takes care of any worries.

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  15. You haven't lived until you have watched a cat turn a laundry basket upside down on himself and proceed to run around the house encased in a laundry basket. It's like watching an perambulatory laundry basket. It was a full ten minutes before I could stop dying laughing long enough to get the basket off of him.

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  16. And so it should be! Yoo're only a kitten ONCE!

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  17. I recognize that green octopus! Who was it (from a past litter) that was pouncing on it, making the kitten room safe for anyone afeared of green sea creatures?

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  18. Any chance this litter can stay together? Anybody out there want an instant family? Just askin'.

    If I weren't on the other coast, I'd be applying for these babies.

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  19. When I get out my laundry basket to do laundry, my kits always want to hop in. Forget the toys, the basket is the prize. Cute photos of the Bartletts.

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  20. elaineofshalott, that was the adorable Ira Finch! I immediately thought of that too when I saw the toys. Video here:

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/lalalaurie/4169669634/in/set-72157622986095988/

    It's so sweet to see the Bartlett babies happy and playing after their horrible start in life!

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  21. That is such a happy image, them writhing around in a sea of toys. My boy back home likes to roll in dirt and on our driveway. It's like happiness takes a physical form in squiggly kitties.

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