LostWoods Blog

… Cyra the Fish!  And what, you might ask, did she win? That lucky girl has won an all expense paid trip to Texas, along with a lifetime of being spoiled and loved by her new parents. She’ll get to strut her stuff in the show ring now and then, also. And when she’s older, she’ll be romanced by a handsome boy and get to have beautiful little minnows of her own. Yes, Cyra went home with Jim and Donna Armel and will be living with the ForestKatz fur kids in Spring, Texas.

Before leaving my care, Cyra again showed why I call her The Fish by taking not one, but two swims in the hotel room bathtub. Jim tells me that at the hotel in El Paso on the way home, the first place Cyra checked out was the bath tub. She jumped in and was waiting expectantly for someone to run her a bath. Hey, a nice soak is great for relaxing after a tough day at the show and a long car ride.

The decision was not unanimous among Jim and Donna’s friends, as a couple of them chose Ce’Nedra and everyone had good things to say about both girls. I’ll be looking for just the right home for Ce’Nedra now that I know she is the one available.

Other news from the show this weekend… The LostWoods cats presented themselves well and were rewarded with a few finals — more than I honestly expected with the fierce competition. Mac got three - 2 10th best LH Kitten finals and a 5th best AB Kitten. Fin got one — an 8th best LH Cat. And Colyn also got one — a 4th best LH Alter.

There were eight NFC kittens competing for the breed awards and Mac was best several times. The top three breed ribbons were distributed differently in nearly every ring, speaking to the quality of the class. Fin was competing against two other NFC boys and was best of breed twice, second best in all the other rings. The boy who took best in most of the rings was a great looking cat and I can’t whine about Fin placing second to him. Colyn was also up against two other boys — two great cats, both regional winners. One of them, of course, was my wonderful grandkitten, ForestKatz Treat. Treat did very well at the show. I loved getting to see Treat in person and he’s as sweet as he is handsome.

The best thing about the weekend was getting to meet Jim and Donna (hi Jim!) in person finally. We’ve talked on the phone and by email many, many times in the past couple years, but that’s not the same as meeting face to face. And when we finally did meet, it was like we’d known each other for years. (well, technically, I guess we have!) I couldn’t be more happy that they decided to take another LostWoods girl home and I know that both Tori and Cyra are in the best of hands.

Other kitten news… Zak and Cati flew away to Canada on Thursday night and are now living with their new owners. Customs wanted to keep them — they said they were so affectionate and beautiful. Lisa (the daughter of the new owners who was picking the kittens up) vetoed that idea.

Today is time for catching up and unpacking from the weekend, so I’d better get to it. Later!

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