#challengershouse

Back in 2014 we had a litter of kittens who weren't all related to each other - most of them were orange or orange and white, so we called them the Cheez Doodles. I happened to capture this picture by accident - I was so buy looking at Gilbert in the tuna can bed, grabbing for Marshall's tail, that I didn't realize until later that I'd captured Blaster back there in mid-leap over an unsuspecting Grant. This is another of my all-time favorite pictures (yes, I've got a LOT of all-time favorite pictures!) #TheCheezDoodles #TBT #ChallengersHouse #HuntsvilleAlabama https://www.instagram.com/p/B1eHPiQnxdo/?igshid=1e1oyvrvl5lcv

Paul Simon. #challengershouse

10 years ago, we had a litter of 6 kittens who had eyelid agenesis (basically, their eyelids didn't form), and they all needed surgery wherein the vet took pieces off the corners of their mouths to create eyelids. (The surgery went great!) We named the kittens after characters from True Blood (the series AND the books). One of those kittens was this one, Bill, whose sweet face you can see these days over at @george_and_red alongside his little brothers George and Red (who were our fosters Carlin and Skelton back in 2015 - they were two of the litter born to Lucille Ball, born on April Fool's Day, and all named after comedians.) I'm sure I didn't take this picture on a #Thlurrrpsday, but it works well for that and for #TBT. #TrueBloodBill #TrueBlood6 #ChallengersHouse #HuntsvilleAlabama (at Huntsville, Alabama) https://www.instagram.com/p/B1dyp_VAy9V/?igshid=5ssktx8kdqqf

Four years ago (2015) was our summer of bottle babies - every time we got a set weaned, we got another set. This litter was called the Swimmers (because they were literally pulled out of a puddle of water during a storm). This little gray guy was Spitz, and he didn't want any stinkin' canned food, he wanted his bottle. OH, that face. #TBT #TheSwimmers #SpitzTheKitten #BottleBabies #ChallengersHouse #FosterKittens (at Huntsville, Alabama) https://www.instagram.com/p/B1MTZ8lFuiS/?igshid=1ebwvi427s0tp

Four years ago, we had these bottle babies - the Squash Bugs (named after types of squash) - who had to be kept in a cage between feedings because they weren't yet litter box trained. Here, they were screaming to be fed (I actually had their sister in my lap drinking her bottle.) It's not the sharpest, clearest picture ever, but it's one of my favorites. From left to right: Zucchini, Calabash and Pattypan. (Not pictured, but in my lap: Ambercup.) #TBT #SquashBugs #ChallengersHouse #FosterKittens #BottleBabies (at Huntsville, Alabama) https://www.instagram.com/p/B1MFqzZjMe2/?igshid=1qteisaknnpmk

This is another of the True Blood 6 litter, who all had eyelid agenesis (I posted his brother Bill's picture earlier). This is Terry, who I called Terry the Mouth more than once (he had a lot to say!) This is one of my all-time favorite pictures. OH, that boy. You can see Terry these days over at @love_fisi . #TerryTheMouth #TrueBlood6 #ChallengersHouse #TBT #HuntsvilleAlabama https://www.instagram.com/p/B1d87FIAnK9/?igshid=187595opsfik2

#TBT from 2009, #Keebler from the #Cookies kittens. I can’t believe it’s been 8 years! #FosterKittens #ChallengersHouse #TimeFlies

Another #TBT picture from 2009, #Keebler from the #Cookie litter. He looks like a little old man who just heard they’re serving chocolate pudding in the dining room today, so you better GET outta his way! #FosterKittens #ChallengersHouse