A few interesting days

I didn't get many pictures this day because I was to busy running around with towels and finding neighbors and friends who would let us use their bathrooms. Last week our plumbing backed up and WOW! We couldn't flush the toilet or use the water all day! It was one of those times you wished you had family close by where you could go and stay for the day....or at least let your kids go and stay while you took care of the mess! Anyway, the plumbers had us back up and running by 7pm. They said it is a temporary fix and to be careful when draining/flushing water and things. So I waited until about 930 to start a load of wash. Well, I'd just finished scrubbing the tub and shower when I walk into another water mess! The washer was overflowing and water was clear out into the front room! Luckily it only got on a bit of the wood floors. We again, brought out all of the towels that had any soaking up room left in them and began mopping up again! The plumber came again the next day and said it wasn't the plumbing but the washer was bad.....who knew the plumbing would flood us out and the washer (Two different problems) on the same day :/ So we ended up having to get a washer.....thank you Craigslist!

On another day last week we heard a kitty meowing while we were watching TV. We thought it was outside. Well the next morning I could still hear it, only now it sounded like it was on the roof. Ben was sure it was a bird chirping but I KNEW it was a kitten. So he went out and looked at the roof...no kitty. Well, after a few hours of the meowing on and off he finally heard it and believed me, that it was a kitten. We finally discovered it was coming from the vents above....the darn thing was in the attic crawl space! We sent Cody Cox up there (he was over for dinner) to inspect. Sure enough he saw a small kitten. It couldn't have been more than a few weeks old because it's eyes were barely open. No sign of any other cats, just the one. Our hypothesis is that the mother took it up there....since it couldn't have gotten up on the roof and in there by itself.
The little thing was a bit wild and wouldn't let Cody get near it. We weren't sure what to do. Ben sat on top of our step stool for a good hour or so using his soothing voice. "Here kitty kitty." We had some canned chicken and milk trying to lure it towards him so he could grab it. After awhile he finally yelled that he had it....sure enough the thing had come close enough for him to grab it. Our girls were sure they'd just got a new kitten. We asked the neighbors and everyone around if they knew of a mother cat?? No takers. So we started trying to give it to someone. Our neighbor two doors down said his brother's cat had just been hit by a car a few days before and that he'd take it for him. We were super happy we didn't have to keep it. The girls said their good bye's and the story of the mystery kitten and meowing was over!

Here is a little video clip of the meowing that we could hear through the vents.