There's no business like monkey business

I will preface this post by letting you know that my laundry is still sitting by the couch unfolded… There has been an incredible amount of excitement around the house lately, and I have been far too busy trying to chronicle all of it! I do plan on having it out of the laundry basket and ready for put-away before the Monkey Daddy is home, but we’ll see. I'll also have to run some damage control because I'm sure that my little blessings have been quite busy making messes while I've been on the computer!

I should maybe break this up into a couple different posts, but I don’t wanna, don’t feel like it. I figure I’ll just cram a bunch of good stuff into one big post, and it’ll be like bloggy Christmas or something.:)

Before taking him to bed last night, I found Blessing #5 having a snack. Evidently his taste buds aren’t too picky because he has resorted to markers. Mmm… tasty.

Our sweet little Mowgli disappeared on his first birthday, April 7th, just over two weeks ago. It was obvious something bad had happened… like a run-in with a car or some other really bad thing. If he were around, he’d have come home.

Late yesterday afternoon, right before we were getting ready to leave for B#2’s soccer practice, I got a phone call. I almost didn’t answer it, but I did. It was Animal Control, saying they’d just rescued a cat named Mowgli out of a tree and were rushing him to a vet, and I was to meet them there immediately.

He is scraped up from trying to escape, and he was severely dehydrated, but he is doing well now. And, yay!, after two weeks of a sad, teary Monkey Moma, my little Monkey Mowgli gets to come home this afternoon.

Let’s just suffice it to say that this is our little miracle kitty. I have been praying for a miracle for him, that he might just happen to show up, but I never expected this. He was not just in a tree, but he was in a tree with his head stuck in a hole… and I’m certain he had been there for two weeks. Otherwise, he would have come home.

It turns out, he was just down the street this whole time. And the little booger and his dramatic rescue made the news. In fact, they’re going to do a follow-up story tonight. He's stirring up quite the buzz. Check out the video- it’s pretty crazy! And, contrary to the news reporter calling Mowgli a she, he really is a he. :)

You know the drill-
Amazing Grace OFF, computer speakers ON

I visited him at the vet's this morning after dropping off the older girls at school. He was so much different than the dehydrated, sedated, limp ragdoll he was when I saw him yesterday evening. He was really happy to see me, all snuggly and sweet.

And what better way to follow-up that heart-warming story than with a good, funny video! I finally got video from B#3’s first T-Ball game onto the computer and ready to go. Unfortunately I didn’t have my camera in video mode for his first turn at bat… when he hit the ball and ran straight for second base. It was hysterical! But I did manage to get some other funny stuff.

Let me say it again- FUNNY STUFF! Maybe it's only because I'm the mom, but I have laughed every time I have watched the video.

Who knew T-Ball was a hip-shakin’, foot-shufflin’, head-bobbin’, dancin’ sport? This video should definitely put a smile on your face… and if not, what's wrong with ya, huh?!:)

Just make sure (yeah, you've heard it before!) you’ve got the speakers ON…
(yeah, yeah) and Amazing Grace OFF.

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