A Posey and Cleo Update!

We had an update on Enzo Framboise last month, and today we're saying hello again to sisters Posey and Cleo!  That's young Posey in the top photo and Cleo below.

Here's what their ma and pa had to say:

Posey and Cleo have grown ever so big and beautiful, and have just passed the one year mark. They're happy, healthy, extremely silly, and have absolutely exquisite soft coats, the likes of which we've never seen. Cleo clocks in at over 12 pounds now, and Posey will surely maintain her smaller stature through adulthood.

The girls have grown into total love bugs, and are just incredibly sweet. They really love each other, too, which is such a joy to behold. At least once a day we'll witness them curl up and tuck in together, often in each other's arms. Adorable!

We're tickled that their tongue bleps still happen, too, though not quite as frequently as when they were tiny. Sparkleballs are still Posey's favorite toys. Cleo loves larger playthings like her Kickeroos, which she'll toss up in the air and throw around as if she were a puppy. And of course, they still love chasing each other and wrestling just like when they were babies.

This video of the Alexanders you posted recently also may have solved a great mystery in our lives. Since the very first night we brought home our dear girls, Cleo found a spot on our hallway wall that she loves to pounce on regularly. We jokingly call her "Trinity" because she'll manage to get all four paws up on the wall, a few feet off the ground, and it reminded us of that early sequence from The Matrix, where Carrie Anne Moss's character runs up the wall in the first action sequence. We were trying for the longest time to figure out where that behavior came from, and the "get that dot" clip above seems to be the answer.

We're so grateful to share our lives with these delightful little beasts. They're ever so loved.

All our best to you and Craig, Charlene, and Wylla. Thanks so much again for all you do!

Warmest regards,

Dan & Erin

What a wonderful update! Thank you so much for taking the time to share the stories and photos of the girls. They are so lovely and loved!


And just so we can see all of the Framboise Family together, here's Enzo.   What stunning tabbies they all are!

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A Posey and Cleo Update!!

I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday! We sure did! We had a houseful of good folks, both friends and family,  and a lovely meal! After dinner, the cats and kittens entertained us with their hijinks.

Erin and Dan, Posey and Cleo’s mom and dad, sent us a very nice update on the girls which I am excited to share with you today.

Here we go:

Hi Laurie!

Just wanted to check in and let you know just how well the girls are doing.

Cleo and Posey have had a couple of vet visits now and recently got their latest round of vaccinations. They're in great health, and are already both up to 5 pounds -- goodness they grow like weeds!

They play like happy little demons when they have an attack of the crazies, and invent all sorts of kitty games to play (Posey especially likes depositing sparkleballs in our shoes, but she's always kind enough to remove them when she's finished). They're also the sweetest little snugglers we could possibly have hoped for! We're delighted by how much they enjoy getting kissed. Cleo frequently demands to be picked up and held, and will even leap into waiting arms when she wants a cuddle. When Posey gets all loved up, she kneads, gives soft little bonks, and purrs almost as loudly as her sister.

Their coats have grown so soft and velvety. We're still quite curious to see how much floof they might end up with in the future (if any).

We're very pleased to report that they're seriously happy, ridiculously spoiled, and tremendously loved. Tongue bleps have pretty rare, but we have managed to catch a couple on camera.

Hope all's well with you and yours! Thanks so much once again for all you do.

All our best,

Dan & Erin

Thanks so much for letting us know how well the girls are doing! and sharing these adorable photos! Please give them some love from all of us! I’m so happy to see there’s still an occasional blep.

OK, stay tuned, folks. I’ve got a little announcement to make in a bit. Got to sit down for some breakfast with our houseguests, then I will be back!

See you soon!

Goodbye Girls

As I sat down to write today's departure tale, I was thinking about how much everyone will miss this litter. They're such a special batch, and I know they tugged on the heartstrings of many.

And then it dawned on me, I had these very same thoughts with ever single litter we've hosted.  Every single litter.

I remind Charlene and Wylla at least once a day of how special they are.

"Out of all the cats in the world, how is that we are so lucky to have YOU as our cats. What are the odds of us having two such special cats in our life?"  

Sometimes Craig will offer a response to my question.

"Because all cats are special," he says.

It's true, they are.  And this steady parade of kittens that runs through our house sure proves this theory.  It's not a matter of whether they're special or not, but in what way they are special.

With the Framboise Family, I suppose the little tongue thing is what makes them stand out.  But also, their journey from scaredy-kittens to trusting cats.  I'm proud of this batch and so happy they were able to let go of their fears and become the sweet, loving things they are today.

We only had them for a month, but in that short time they became big, healthy, social, and ready to move on.

And so they did.

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Dan and Erin are longtime followers of the blog, since 2008, I think, and recently moved into our area.  After spending a little time setting up their home and getting settled into their new town, they decided they were ready to bring a pair of sweet, fuzzy babies into their lives, so they sent me an email and introduced themselves.  They sounded like wonderful people, so we were very excited to be setting a meet and greet with them once quarantine was up.  

They wanted to adopt all three Framboises, but their apartment complex only allows two pets per unit, so they had to settle on just two.  Posey and Cleo caught their eyes initially, and once they met them in person, it was confirmed that these two would be their kittens.

The Framboises were scheduled for surgery the following week, which gave Dan and Erin some time to do some shopping and pick up every single thing a kitten could possibly ever need.  Yes, they had plans to spoil these girls.

Bellies were shaved, parts were snipped, kittens mended, and it was time to say goodbye.

It was sad to do so, but like all other adoptions, knowing the girls were going to a wonderful home where they would be loved, made it all bearable.

I've gotten several emails from Dan and Erin, and the girls are doing great!  Here's a bit from the latest update:

The girls are doing exceptionally well, and have acclimated far more quickly than we'd anticipated. They've really opened up since yesterday, and we're just tickled to see it all unfold, especially watching their kitten personalities compliment one another in the cutest ways. They're just deadly cute. We've seen the gamut of awesome kitten behavior, from full-tilt zoomies to lots of snuggling with plenty of purring and kneading happy feet. Even though they have a zillion toys the sparkle balls are still their favorites. 

They've been eating and drinking well, and adapted to the new litterbox situation quickly (with only one minor mishap, which of course happens). Our only "sad" moment so far was watching the girls notice their reflections in our glossy entertainment center, and meow at themselves, perhaps thinking of Enzo. Hopefully that's just our own projection -- and my goodness is Enzo a cutie, speaking of which. We'd have so happily brought him along if we weren't living under a 2-pet restriction. So glad that he has a great home too. 

There have only been two tiny tongue-out moments so far, and I wasn't fortunate enough to capture them, but they'll always be the Framboises to us even if the habit (predictably) passes.

We wish you all the best, Dan and Erin.  We're so thrilled you adopted Posey and Cleo -- I know they're going to bring you a tremendous amount of happiness. Have fun spoiling your special kittens!

Every Blep Ever Blepped

I had planned to share an adoption tale this morning, but I thought I would save those for Monday, and instead share with you one giant all-blep post.

Here they are -- every blep ever blepped by our precious Framboise Family.

Well, every blep I managed to capture with a camera, that is. There were many, many undocumented bleps.

Enjoy!

And if you think there's someone who might need a little lift today, please share this post with them!









































































Have a great weekend! We'll see you Monday!