Of paw cleaning, Chani cleaning and being cute

Last night, Mom was lying on the couch, Chani took over her chest, so I lay next to Mom. Mom started petting me and I was so happy, I rolled this way and that til I fell of the couch. Chani ran off and I decided to hop up to the back of the couch to clean my paws. I totally meant to roll off, after all.

 Later Chani sat on Mom's chest again. Being the good big brother...

 

I decided Chani needed her head cleaned.

Sheamus slept on the other couch, but then decided Mom needed to take a close up photo of him, so he came closer since Mom couldn't move with the two of us on her.

Don't worry, Chani

I'll keep you clean. And really, Mom still loves us lots.

Cleaning Chani in the New Year

As you can see, 9 still takes his Chani cleaning duties very seriously. Chani was peacefully sleeping in the new best chair in the family room, Grandma's chair. 9 hopped up and started to clean her. She's mid-yawn here in this picture.

9: You have a little bit of something here on your face, I shall clean it for you.

9: Hold still now, Chani, I have to get this back part too.

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Thank you for all your well wishes. I was getting a bit worse what with coughing and a stuffed up nose. So, I finally emailed my doctor who prescribed an anti-biotic for me. Sigh... I hate taking medication even when I know it's good for me. Here's to hoping that the meds work and I'll be back to my normal self soon.

Cleaning Chani on a Sunday

If my brain hadn't already sploded from the cuteness before, well, it would have gone splodey when I saw this. Took a few pictures and of course, missed the shots where both kitties were looking at me. Still, with this kind of composition in front of me, I think I can forgive myself.

Checked out another condo today with my realtor (it's been about 4 and a half months since I made my offer on my first condo, and because it's a short sale, it's taking fooooorrrreeeevvver. Average short sale takes 4 - 6 months to complete). At any rate, this new condo was more impressive than the listing made it seem, but not enough for me to make an offer (really, if I'm going to buy a place, I must have my own laundry in my own place! Not to mention heaters that are not on the wall baseboards. Yes, I'm picky and spoiled by modern conveniences)... Will keep you all informed on how it all goes.

As I was told by Siena and Chilli's mom, Chani and 9 seem to be enjoying their grandparents' attention. Yes, they do and are getting very spoiled, but in a good way. And with moments like the above, how could anyone resist spoiling them?

9 cleaning Chani

Here is the video of 9 cleaning Chani. I love her little yawn in the middle of it all! The lighting wasn't that great at the time that I shot the footage, so I imported the video into AfterEffects and added a few filters. I also shrunk the video down. This is what I went to art school for!

Oh, and it helps if you look at all the pieces that come in the box of your new smart phone (Smart phone, maybe not so smart consumer/user hehe). Found the USB cable for my Droid, so I just cable loaded the video to my computer. Thus, I'm even happier with my new gadgety phone now! By the way, thank goodness for internet resources because this phone did not come with a manual at all. Just a pamplet. Hmmm... maybe not so smart company? Though, they did provide a link for videos on Youtube to show you how to use your phone. Hmmm... how very cunning of Motorola?
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And I wanted to thank everyone for their comments on the picture of Siena. I am an artist by trade and training, so I am very particular when it comes to presenting my artwork. If it doesn't look like it would when you see it in person, I consider it a "bad" photo. Of course, nothing really replaces actually seeing an image or action in person, but you can get pretty close. Honestly, I wasn't being that hard on myself... just being me :P