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I'm currently in the process of trying to transfer the blog over to word press and I'm also going to change the domain name to http://fortheloveofcats.wordpress.com/ , so there might be some interruptions on the site from time to time while I sort this out! Apologise :) Hopefully it will mean that the site will look better if it works out.

The domain is set up but not everything is transferred etc, check it out and see what you think. I'm trying out different headers and stuff. Advise from experienced bloggers would be welcome :D!

Happy Mother's Day!

Happy Mother's Day to all you pet parents out there! I found this very cute image at a site called  www.actioncat.com . It's a lovely site with some really nice little images to suit all occasions.

However this idyllic image above is not how I was woken up this morning! No. As I mentioned in yesterday's post I have the flu. This morning as I woke up I had difficulty breathing. Different thoughts flashed through my mind, had I developed a bad chest infection, did I now have pneumonia? Actually it was simpler than that, Poppy was asleep on my chest! It's amazing how much weight there is in her little body! So no flowers, no breakfast in bed, just near suffocation is all I get for Mother's Day :) hehehe

I must say though as well as having very nice e-card type thingy's, the actioncat site also had a lovely little piece about Mother's Day, if you are an animal lover I recommend you checking it out here :

http://www.actioncat.com/mothersday.html

That Darn Cat!!

Poppy seems to be going through some sort of destructive phase! (I pause as I type to try and stop her knocking over a lamp!)

Her war on inanimate household objects has a high casualty list, so far we've lost:

1 Bottle of Olive Oil - tipped off kitchen work top

2 Wine glasses - 1 knocked from kitchen shelf, 1 from wine cabinet

1 Ornament - Arm can be glued back on

1 Tall Tumbler Glass - Kitchen counter (again)!

The glass in our favourite picture frame - pushed off the top of the telly.

The cordless phone  met a watery death too when it was tipped by the Popster into the toilet!

Now, I've look this up on the Internet. Apparently it is not unusual cat behaviour, which is comforting.  I'm glad to know I'm not the only half crazed cat lover out there frantically gluing bits of things back together!

I've read it's the cats way of acting out their natural instinct to hunt. I've also read some cats do it because they enjoy the entertainment value it gives them, ie seeing me scramble to catch something before it hits the floor or the wonderful crashing noise glass makes when it hits a tiles!! Either way it can be a sign of boredom, this coupled with the fact that I worry she will hurt herself or Oliver is worrying.

I'm trying some new tactics at the moment. First of all I've removed most of the tempting breakable from shelf edges, TV tops, window sills etc. I'm also really trying to make extra playtime with her to try and tire her out and keep her active. If anyone out there has any helpful suggestions or advice, please share it!

If all else fails I could just glue everything down!

Oh and I've got the flu :(