New Family Members Arrive

I have always thought that a house with animals in it is a happy place to be. Back when we lived in England we several times adopted dogs from rescue homes and regularly had a house full of cats. The children loved them all.

When we left the UK, we had only one cat with us, but I assumed we would adopt some more pets at some point and get back to "normal". However, it turned out that my new husband had no time for animals and would not agree to any at all.  So, apart from Caroline, (our lovely cat), we spent the next four years in a house devoid of animals. To the rest of us, it just felt wrong.

Now though, we are free again to bring some furry friends back into the house. Following the arrival of our skinny pigs last year we have now also been joined by two beautiful little kittens from a farm in Pitkäjärvi.

The children were so excited to meet them yesterday that they didn't want to go to bed. They insisted that they needed to "look after" the cats, and were up this morning extra early to do the same thing.

Luckily the kittens don't seem to be shy at all and seem to be very happy to be surrounded by little people offering them string to chase.

We are still thinking of names for the new arrivals. Minttu's suggestion is "kissa" - (cat in Finnish) which I suppose is functional if nothing else!

Now we are just waiting for our dog to arrive from Romania and then the family will start to feel right again.

In the meantime we will get on with enjoying our new kittens, who are now taking a well-earned rest before what will no doubt be another session of intense playing, chasing and being "looked after." Exhausting work, being a kitten.