People Suck

I've pretty much decided that people suck. See, two years ago we moved to our current apartment and were not able to take our precious cats with us. Now, I know most of you don't really care but this is something that is very near and dear to my heart.
I loved those cats with all of my heart and was so depressed when we couldn't bring them along. Poor Kayl ran around the house looking for them for three days.
I took them to the shelter praying that they would be adopted because they were really good cats.
Two years later I go to the shelter just to look around and I get the nerve up to request the adoption information on my cats to see if they were adopted. My worst fears were realized, all three of them were put to sleep because no one wants older cats. Everyone wants kittens.
I feel so terrible that we couldn't find them homes on our own. I loved those cats and now I miss them so much and I feel so bad. People Suck!
R.I.P. Kater, Haru, and Lily, I'm so sorry.

I Suck!!

I am such a terrible blogger. Anyway, to catch ya'll up in the goings on at our house....

I've been doing a little better since the surgery and the doctors still don't know anything. They did rule out cancer which is a good thing. My OB is really concerned with my getting sick for a week after Todd and I have intercourse. If anyone knows what cause you to throw up for four days and to not be able to walk for two days afterwards let me know. My doctor and I are stumped.

Kayl has been doing great! He can now say HI, WOW, MOM, and DAD. we read to him daily and he understands what we say. He got a cute haircut the other day so now Todd and Kayl are twinners.

I was rewarded two weeks ago for listening to Showtunes Saturday night. I won four tickets to Seven Brides for Seven Brothers and the Murray ampitheatre. Let me tell you, that was an amazing show.

I had a job interview that looked very promising but she never called me back and whenever I try to call her I can't get through. It would have be nice to work for a few months. Oh, well.

Todd was supposed to get a promotion but they ended up giving him more things to do and a pay drop. A bunch of his co-workers are upset that he didn't get the full promotion. Not much we can do but wait it out.

We took our yearly trip to the zoo the other day. Kayl was having so much fun running around the zoo. He was excited to be out of his stroller. His favorite animals are the big cats. The tigers and lynx were hiding and it made Kayl sad. So we kept walking. We got to the Snow Leopard cage and it was laying right against the glass. Kayl runs up to the glass and started to pet and kiss the kitty. Kayl misses our cats so much.

I know this may sound silly to some of you but when we had our cats I was so much healthier. I noticed my health declining 2 weeks after we took them to the pound. I don't fully understand it but I have a weird connection with cats. They just make me feel so much better. So, Todd and I have started every Saturday going to PetSmart to play with the kitties that they have there. It makes me happier. Last Saturday there was a box of kittens and I was able to pick them up and play with them. I wanted to take all of them home with me. There is this one cat there that has been there for four months now. She looks so much like our old cat Haru did. She gets so excited when I come and see her. She licks me and tries to cuddle with me. I just want to hold her and take her home. Sometimes I hate being such and emotional person with animals. I always want to rescue every animal I see.

My little sister Emily came home from her mission two weeks ago. I can't even begin to tell you how much I missed her. I missed being able to call and talk to her or her coming over cause I made cookie dough and she wanted some. I love Emily.

I think that is pretty much all that has happened in the past month.

Update!!

I know that it has been a while since I've blogged, but when you don't have the internet what are you going to do.
We've been pretty busy lately. Todd has been working more and more hours and he sometimes dosen't get home till 6 or 7. I've been working like crazy at Iggy's and I'm still hoping to start serving soon.
Kayl is my little walking machine. He just doesn't stop. He discovered how to push himself into the kitchen so Todd and I had to go thru the entire house and baby proof it.
We love our new place we just really miss the cats. We've been without them for a whole month but it feels a lot longer.
Sorry that this post isn't longer and there aren't any pictures it's just that I have to blog from the library and they don't give you near enough time to write anything bigger.

Depression hurts

You know those Cymbalta commercials where it says "Depression Hurts" well it is very true. I'm in a lot of physical pain due to the fact that I'm so stressed and depressed because we had to take our cats to the Animal Shelter. It was the hardest thing I think I have had to do in a while. It felt like a part of me died. I've had my cats for longer than I've had Kayl. So, it was hard for me to see them go. Now I'm just hoping that they get adopted to great homes. I didn't want to take Kayl with me cause I hate when he sees me cry so Kayl went to play with Grandpa while I went and dropped them off. Let me tell you, hearing them whine in the car all the way to the shelter was the worst thing ever. I was already crying when I got there and I started bawling when they brought back the empty pet carrier. It was a really rough day.

So fast!!

I really thought that I would have more time with my kittens but within 3 hours of my ads being on all of my kittens are sold and off to their new homes.

WOW!!

Not even 30 minutes after I finished posting my ads for my kitties, two of them are already sold and leaving tonight!!! I thought I would have more time like I did with my two other liters. I'm so sad to see them go :(

My little kitties need to go : (

I'm so depressed that the time has now come to let the last litter of kittens go. If anyone is interested in one please let me know. They are the cutest kittens ever and are very very good with kids. It is very sad that they are ready but it is time. Thank You everyone!!!


Hitler


Two-Face


Flower


Louie

She took long enough!!

It's about time she popped her kittens out. She has been looking like she was ready to have them for like 3 weeks.
This morning she was meowing like crazy and seeking attention from me. I knew that she was going to have her kittens today I just didn't know when.
I left for work at 4:30 and 30 minutes later Lily was in labor and having her kittens. Todd had to lock the other two cats in closets to keep them away from her.
I finally got the text that she had had her kittens at about 10:45 and I rushed home to see them.
I'm very happy to report that she has had four kittens. Two of them look exactly like her. One is black with white feet, and one is black with a bunch of freckled colors all over. I was so happy that she had two that looked like her. We have never had that before and we really wanted her to have some that looked like her. Now we do!! If you want to come and see them let me know!!

Lily is a nerd!!

So everytime Lily is pregnant she gets really friendly towards us and other cats. When she is about to give birth she will seek out Kater and cuddle with him and bath him. He baths her right back. I finally caught it on video.

P.S. Kayl is crying in the background because he is teething and is just in a bad mood all together. He did finally calm down but his teeth just keep coming.

It's begining to look a lot like Christmas!!

I'm excited for Christmas, just not the snow. Since it has snowed and since Emily got mad at me, I decided to finally set up our tree. I'm also excited because there are actual presents under the tree.

We have had a few problems with the tree. We have to yell at the cats because they like to try and jump up the tree. Kayl has also discovered how much he likes the lights on the tree. I decided that I need to get one of those baby gates that is round so I can protect the tree and the presents. He keeps trying to unwrap his presents early. At least he can't reach the stockings quite yet.

Our house is so Christmasy, we have a strand of lights in every single room and on the railing leading down to our apartment. This time of year is my favorite because of all the beautiful lights, the music, the movies, my moms train, and the family togetherness.

Our Christmas Letter

The Tangreen Report

I don’t have the great poetic writing experience that my dad does. I hope this letter is okay for everyone.
We started out this January as happy as could be. Kayl was 3 months and I was getting into the motherhood mode.

We had just had our first litter of kittens as well and Kayl just loved them.
Todd was enjoying his job as he was been moving up in the company.
As the months moved on we came into March.
Todd and I both share a birthday in March, so we took Kayl to Wingers and enjoyed a nice meal as a family.
As we came into May we were settling into your new apartment when my Dad e-mailed me and said that my Grandparents were coming home from their mission. We took a trip up to the airport to see them home.

Kayl was also so excited to see his cousin Rachel.

As we rolled into July we realized that we needed to find a new apartment fast. I looked and I looked for weeks and nothing was working. Then on the last day of my search I found the perfect place and we were able to move in that day.
By this time we were already on our second litter of kittens.
August and September came and went without many problems or fun.
We came to October and I wanted to travel back in time. My baby was growing up and I wanted it to stop. To no avail, Kayl turned one and I love every minute of him.

We took Kayl trick-or-treating for the first time that month. We also took him to the zoo for his birthday

In November, Todd and I juggled two Thanksgivings. We went to his Grandparents as well as my Parents. We ate until we couldn’t eat anymore.
We have had our share of misfortune and sadness. I found out about my high allergy to onions, one of our kittens from our second litter passed away, and we had to take Kayl to the hospital once for a really high fever.

Our life isn’t perfect but we make the best of it.
Wishing Everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!!

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If you would like a full copy of the letter with all the pictures in it. Just leave me your e-mail and I'll send on too you.

Just for Sarah!! Cause I love her!!

Per Sarah's request here are just some random pictures of Kayl and our Cats. Sarah jst loves to see pictures of them so here you go!!!

A very sad day

To many people losing an animal may not seem that bad. I've had a lot of animals in my lifetime and I've helped put a lot of animals to sleep. You would think that I would be used to an animal dying.
The first animal of my own that I ever had to put down was my hamster Gus. That was a very hard decision that took me a few days to come too. See, I thought that he had a tumor growing off of his butt so I got really concerned and I called the vet and asked him how much it costs to make a regular appointment and it cost 35 dollars which I couldn't afford since I was 13. It only cost 5 dollars to put him down so I went with that decision. Later on in life I discovered that they were just his testicles and that he was probably perfectly healthy.

The next animal that I witnessed dying was my little sister Emily's hamster Starlight. Emily was on vacation in California when her hamster got sick. I tried everything to get her to eat and to play but she ended up dying while Emily was gone.

The third animal was my second hamster Penny. She was probably the easiest death to deal with because she died in the middle of the night while working out on her wheel. I was okay with her death.

The fourth animal was probably the hardest of all. Dukie was our family cat for 14 years. I loved her so much. She got extremly sick and had a tumor on her jaw. The only way that they could fix it was to take her lower jaw off which would have killed her. We decided that it would be easier on us if we just took her to the vet and had her put down. We were quite a sight to see all four Heiss women in the room with Dukie all of us in tears when she was put down.

Which leads us to 20 minutes ago when Daxter passed away. Daxter was Lily and Haru's little kitten from her most recent litter. All of us had been trying to nurse him back to health. He started down a deadly spiral when his brother from the same litter was taken to a different home. He got really depressed which made his immune system weak and he caught something that I couldn't stop. I felt so helpless. He died in Chris's lap very peacefully.

I feel like maybe I should go back to school and get a refreasher course. I feel like I failed him. So, this is my list of animals that I have been close too that have passed away. I feel miserable right now. Oh, well I've still got my three big cats.

Everyones Walker

Kayl's waker has now become the cats walker. Todd decided that it would be fun to place the cats in Kayl's walker. Kater was nice enough to sit in it for about 5 minutes. Haru sat in it for about 1 minute and Lily was in it for 2 seconds. I was so sad that I didn't get a picture of her. My cats are nerds!

3 Kittens for Sale!!!

Todd and I are selling our kittens. They are 5 dollars each. They eat solid food and are litterbox trained. Please give these kitties a nice home!!

The Kitten and the Sandal

The other day Todd and I were about to leave the house and as Todd went to put on his sandal and noticed that there was something orange and fluffy in it. Come to find out it was one of our many kittens. Todd got his camera out and snapped some pictures of how cute it was.

Big Holes and Angry Cats!!

*DUE TO THE GRAPHIC NATURE OF THIS STORY AND PICTURE VIEWER AND READER DISCRESTION IS ADVISED*




Two days ago I wake up to Kater laying on my face. Normally this would not be a problem but this was not normal. I was petting him and I felt a strange lump on is side. I ignored it and kept petting him. I then decided to get out of bed and get ready for the day. After about an hour my Veterinary intuition started to speak to me. So, I went into the bedroom to find Kater. I found him in the exact spot that I had left him so I laid back down on the bed and parted his fur. I couldn't see anything where I had felt the lump so I gave his side a little squeeze and much to my surprise a whole lot of puss and blood came rushing out all over the bed. Now, I was used to seeing this kind of stuff but never in my own cat so I was not prepared for it. I ran out of my room and grabbed a paper towel to mop up the crap that had just come out of his side. By thid time Kater was so angry with me that he was cowering under the bed and not wanting to come out. When Todd got homw he held Kater whike I shaved away the fur around the area and what I found was a nice big puncture wound from him and Haru fighting. I have to keep it clean and drain it every 3 hours till it is completly empty. Loads of fun!

A busy day for the Tangreen Clan!!

Today was a very busy day for us Tangreens. I woke up this morning around 7:30 and got dressed for church. I woke Todd up and told him to get dressed. Then together we woke Kayl up and got him dressed. See, we had to go to Wales this morning because my cousin just got home from her mission in London and her homecoming was today. When we got there Kayl was not too happy. He didn't really like the drive down there and there were too many people in the house. After everyone got to the house my Aunt Dorthey and Uncle Raymond opened their mission call. They got called to the Cape Town, South Africa mission. Once we all heard the news we headed for the church. Kayl was still alittle grumpy, but after awhile of mom and him playing he was happy enough to go to Grandma Heiss. Of course, Sarah did have to give him her keys. After sacrament meeting we went back over to the house and ate some yummy yummy food. I got to see some of my family members that I haven't seen since before I was married. They were all excited to see Kayl for the first time.

Michael and Michelle

Then we came home to a big surprise. I had been waiting for about a week for Lily to give birth and when we came home she was no where to be seen. I walked down the hall and noticed that Kater was not wanting to go into our room, which is really strange. So, I went to investigate. I got down on my belly and I saw Lily just laying under the bed. At first I didn't see the kittens. Then out of the corner of my eye, I saw something move. I screamed for Todd to get in the room. Seeing how he is the only one who can fit under the bed. I told him to lay her on our bed and he went back down and brought up two orange kittens. About 5 min. after he put her on the bed she had a third orange kitten. I was so excited that she had finally given birth. She had a total of 5 kittens. Three orange and two black!!



Then today at about 6 pm we went over to my brothers house for a birthday party. See, my neice Rachel turned one today. So, the family had a little get together. We discovered that Kayl has a fasination for balloons. He and Grandpa were playing with them. It was so cute to watch.

Rachel is so big now. I can't believe that in 3 more months Kayl will be 1 and I'll have toplan a party for him.

It was a fantasiclly tiring day today.