She’s getting brave now…
Penned on Wednesday the 14th of July, 2010 from Englewood, New Jersey | No responses
It took a few days, but Woofa has finally stopped hiding under the couch.
She has been doing a lot of exploring at night after the lights are out, making sure to get back under the couch when we get up.
Today she stayed out and walked around for an hour or two before finding another place to spend her day.
She discovered a spare mattress under the spare bed. That has to be more comfortable than the floor under the couch!
Here she is pretending to be a government employee, watching Damien work at his desk.
Woofa under the couch (still)
Penned on Sunday the 11th of July, 2010 from Englewood, New Jersey | 1 response
Well we still haven’t seen Woofa come out from under the couch yet. We know she made it to the litter box during the night (yay – nothing to clean up!), but we’re concerned about her eating and drinking. She won’t come out to eat and has only eaten the bits of hard food we have tossed to her under the couch. We pushed the water bowl under the couch, but we don’t think she’s had anything from it. She’ll come around in a few days.
It’s a bit hard stretching under the couch to pet her, but at least she purrs. Can’t wait to cuddle her once she surfaces!
A cat named Woofa
Penned on Saturday the 10th of July, 2010 from Englewood, New Jersey | No responses
A cat named Woofa came to live with us today. She’s around 2 years old and has been living in a cage for just over a year since she was rescued. She’s really sweet and purrs sooooo loudly! She has one blue eye and one golden eye (kind of freaky). Her fur feels more like a rabbit’s pelt than a cat’s pelt, but that just means she’s even softer.
When we let her out of the cat carrier, like a good kitty, she promptly stuck her nose in the litter box and became familiar with it. Then she circled our living room and kitchen twice, stopping under the dining table for the next 30 minutes. Then she found her way under one of the couches, and we haven’t seen her come out since.
Independence Day
Penned on Sunday the 4th of July, 2010 from New York, New York | No responses
Tonight we celebrated America’s independence in style!
As the sun set, we boarded a boat that took us on a cruise along the Hudson River, stopping briefly in the shadow of Lady Liberty, before proceeding further north to watch the fireworks.
It was great watching the fireworks from the comfort of the boat instead of braving the millions of people who arrive early in the morning and then jostle with millions of people all day on the side of the river hoping for a good view.
Of course, now the pressure is on. What will we do next year?
Fun fact: while most commonly associated with New York City, the Statue of Liberty is actually in New Jersey.
Grand Slam!
Penned on Saturday the 3rd of July, 2010 from Bronx, New York | No responses
This afternoon we went out to see our beloved Yankees play the Toronto Blue Jays.
The sun was sweltering and the players were in form. Saturday afternoons at Yankee Stadium is an experience that can’t be put into words. You really have to experience it for yourself to be able to understand it.
Once the Yankees were comfortably ahead, Damien went off in search of a phenomenon we had only heard about like people whisper the stories of legends – Yankee Garlic Fries! He eventually returned to our seats with a bucket of fries and a sweet stench that everybody within 10 rows could smell. Success!
It was a great game! With a final score of 11 – 3, we even witnessed a rare event – a grand slam! A grand slam is where a home run is hit while the bases are loaded, giving the team four runs from one hit.