As noted in the previous post … it got ugly.

It has stayed ugly! As in above freezing, melting, kind of freezing … ugly. The ground is not much good for walking or playing or anything fun.

Visually, it has mostly not been beautiful – outside, but there have been a few moments…

And one evening…

Moon shadows from a 3/4 moon. Plus the lights of a warm little house. I never fail to be cheered by the lights of home!

Cozy mornings no matter what the weather is like outside!

This Friday morning … Oscar is looking less like a kitten and more like a small cat … and he is full of the dickens … just ask Emmett :)

But despite Oscar’s kitten antics, Emmett stays on the alert … SQUIRREL!!!

So, as of yesterday, Thursday 1/13/2022, Oscar has been part of the family for 8 weeks and is 4 months old. We love him dearly! I think he loves us, too!

Oscar and Emmett play and play and play … and then they nap. I love how they are doing together. And it is particularly nice now with horrible walking conditions … Emmett gets extra exercise via the play.

Oscar is very snuggly with both of us. He also is able to play by himself when Emmett has had enough, and I am working. His active imagination has him playing hilarious hunting games with his toys. I am actually wishing for a mouse in the house to see what happens. Oscar is VERY fast and I know he will be able to catch a mouse … the big question is then what???

I am so very grateful for Oscar. I miss Auggie every day. Oscar often does things that are so like Auggie that I wonder … just like I wonder when Emmett does things like Karl and Bear. Whatever, it is all good and comforting and part of the circle of life.