Pioneer Woman at Heart

One Flourishing, Frugal and Fun Family!

One family learning to live off the land, cut back on expenses, and to live a simpler and a more self-sufficient lifestyle.

Adopted Motto

"Eat it up,
Wear it out,
Make it do,
Or go without."
~A Pioneer Sampler, by Barbara Greenwood~

Sunday, April 12, 2009

Kitten's eyes are opening at 9 days old


Here is baby #2 born on April 3rd. Now 9 days old. One eye has opened and the other is half open. All the other kittens eyes are still closed. The first two kittens are growing quickly and this one squeals very loudly when Aurora (Mom cat) is out of the box.

Tuesday, April 7, 2009

Aurora's babies are about four days old today


The top picture shows how the babies curl up with each other when their mom steps out of the box to eat and get a drink of water. They curl up and stay that way until Mom returns. As soon as she steps into the box, they squeal like crazy.

Barn cat #2 has four babies!

This picture shows their colors a bit better (above).



Here is proud Mommy Sapphire with her brand new 4 baby kittens. One orange, two tan colored, and one almost the same gray colors as mom. They were born some time today. Since she was trying to squish Aurora's babies yesterday we had to put her back in the barn last night. Today she gave birth in a box that was in one of the barns. Since we did not see the birthing of the babies, we do not know the order in which they were born. The kids are excited, however we have to separate the two mom's. Aurora continuously tries to get into Sapphires box. It's snowing out and too cold for them all to survive outside.

Friday, April 3, 2009

Barn Cat has Kittens

Here is Baby #1, born to Aurora (proud mommy) and born approximately 1:30pmEST 4-3-2009.

Here is Baby #2, born approximately 2:34pm EST, 4-3-2009
..........waiting on mommy's progress......

Well 2 kittens is all she had. She is curled up, purring up a storm, and the babies appear healthy and eating well. Mom sure looks proud.

Wednesday, March 18, 2009

Delay in Postings

Sorry for the absence of posts. I've been sick for over a week and so has everyone in the house. As soon as the bug clears, I'll have some new articles here. Thanks for visiting.

Thursday, March 5, 2009

Volunteering at the Humane Society ~ Our First Day Back

I finally caved in. My 12 year old daughter has been after me to take her back to the Humane Society to volunteer. We moved out of state and then recently back, so she was eager to start again. I had been through the volunteer training with the girls before the move, so we just needed to commit to the time again. This year it will be myself, my 15 year old and 12 year old daughters volunteering. We are starting with caring for the cats.

Upon arrival we updated our information with the Humane Society, signed in on the volunteer form, and headed to the room where the cats were. It was packed full of cats. Some sleeping, some climbing, some roaming, some grooming, and one rubbing my legs.

We armed ourselves with cat hair brushes and investigated the cats. Leaving sleeping cats sleep, we positioned ourselves in the middle of the floor and sat down to their level. Immediately my daughter's laps were full of cats. A very beautiful long haired orange and white one curled up in my 12 year- old's lap and turned her belly upright, stretching her paws out in total relaxation.

My 15 year- old's lap had two cats. One was practically sitting on the other, while another pawed at her back. A few climbed my legs and got a few belly rubs, and cuddling, and one decided to play.

My 15 year old spent over an hour trying to get the attention of an orange colored older kitten. She nick-named him "monkey". He was climbing everywhere, and very quick too. He didn't seem interested in getting attention or brushed, keeping himself distant.

We continued to brush, cuddle, and then finally ended the evening by playing ball with the frisky cats and kittens. We again sat ourselves onto the floor and rolled a plastic ball with a bell in it. Back and forth it went, while cats and kittens pounced, chased, and darted at it.

When it was time to leave, I looked at my 15 year old's lap, and low and behold, there was "monkey". He was not only getting cuddling, but he was stretched out onto his back, belly side up, and paws stretched way over his head. He was a totally different cat.

We can't wait to go back next week to see what the cats are up to. Maybe we will bring some food, toys, and blankets when we return.