{"id":4166,"date":"2012-05-29T16:10:00","date_gmt":"2012-05-29T16:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.chocolatemooseimages.com\/blog\/?p=4166"},"modified":"2012-05-29T16:10:00","modified_gmt":"2012-05-29T16:10:00","slug":"digi-tarrazus-cat-tales-vol2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chocolatemooseimages.com\/taketwo\/digi-tarrazus-cat-tales-vol2\/","title":{"rendered":"Digi + Tarrazu\u2019s Cat Tales \u2026 vol2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: Bookman Old Style;\">Gotcha Day!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Bookman Old Style;\">Goodness, the response to our <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chocolatemooseimages.com\/blog\/2012\/05\/digi-tarrazus-cat-tales-vol1\/\"><span style=\"font-family: Bookman Old Style;\">first post<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-family: Bookman Old Style;\"> was lovely! It was the proof we needed that we should have taken fewer naps over the last two years and studied the Big Glowing Box more!! If somehow you did miss it, you may want to go read that first so you know what the hey is going on \u2026<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\">Welcome back!<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Bookman Old Style;\">So, speaking of two years \u2026 We celebrated our Gotcha Day anniversary this weekend! Mom has been asking us (in a rather annoying high pitched voice that she seems to be reserved for only us) what we think of the last two years.\u00a0\u2018Do we have any requests for the next 2?\u2019 she says \u2026 And my thought is \u2018Why are we talking 2 years? \u2026 I think we need to plan projects for June. I want a kitty palace in the near future!\u2019\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chocolatemooseimages.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/IMG_4948.jpg\"><span style=\"font-family: Bookman Old Style;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"background-image: none; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-top: 0px; border-width: 0px;\" title=\"Digi and Tarrazu - the cats behind chocolate moose images - talk about their gotcha day\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chocolatemooseimages.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/IMG_4948_thumb.jpg?resize=267%2C400\" alt=\"Digi and Tarrazu - the cats behind chocolate moose images - talk about their gotcha day\" width=\"267\" height=\"400\" border=\"0\" \/><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-family: Bookman Old Style;\">\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chocolatemooseimages.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/IMG_4953.jpg\"><span style=\"font-family: Bookman Old Style;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"background-image: none; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-top: 0px; border-width: 0px;\" title=\"Digi and Tarrazu - the cats behind chocolate moose images - talk about their gotcha day\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chocolatemooseimages.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/IMG_4953_thumb.jpg?resize=599%2C400\" alt=\"Digi and Tarrazu - the cats behind chocolate moose images - talk about their gotcha day\" width=\"599\" height=\"400\" border=\"0\" \/><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\">Dad built us this set up after we first came home, but Digi is convinced it\u2019s just the tip of the iceberg in the world of kitty condos. <\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Bookman Old Style;\">Correct!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\">Anyhow, this time last year mom <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chocolatemooseimages.com\/blog\/2011\/05\/minneapolis-pet-photographer-1-year-anniversary\/\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\">wrote a bit<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\"> about us and how we came to call the Square, basement and that pillow in front of the fireplace our home. I suppose it\u2019s accurate \u2026 But here is how WE remember it.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Bookman Old Style;\">Many moons ago we had a lovely mother who was covered in orange stripes. We\u2019ll call her Orangeina! And her mom was a nice 2 legged lady who had lots of wrinkles and loved to hold Orangeina on her lap and cuddle. We\u2019ll call her Orangeinamom. It was quite a surprise when Orangeinamom (and her caretaker) realized that Orangeina was going to have kittens! Once we were all here we were gosh darn irresistible. Orangeina was a great mom and helped us grow big and strong and always made sure we got along together. I was picked on the most because I was the smallest and when this happened Orangeina tried to break things up and told my sisters \u2018play nice with her! with her extra toes she can swat you extra hard!\u2019\u00a0 It was the best piece of advice she ever gave me! <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Bookman Old Style;\">Then came the day where we had to leave Orangeina for good. Orangeinamom and her caretaker had been telling us about a \u2018new home\u2019 and \u2018new mom\u2019 for a few days now so we were prepared for that. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\">But we were not prepared for the car ride getting there! <\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Bookman Old Style;\">There were 3 of us looking for new homes so the lot of us were put into the back of the car and driven around in circles for what felt like forever. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\">I think I bit you. <\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Bookman Old Style;\">I think you did too! <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Bookman Old Style;\">When we finally stopped there was a big car next to us and a very, very blonde girl who was standing nearby. She clearly wanted to hold and love us and could barely wait to get us out of the box. It was a little intimidating, to say the least! Orangeinamom&#8217;s caretaker is who brought us out and she described the personalities of the three of us as best she could. I remember her saying that I needed extra love because I had extra toes. I liked that reasoning! I hoped that my new mom would take that to heart. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\">And for me she said that I talked to my toys when I played with them \u2026 That\u2019s true but really, I talk to anything and everything when I want something. I talk to mom to demand the back door be opened or that we be fed, I talk to the birds to demand that they come a wee bit closer, I talk to the neighbor dog to warn that as soon as I get down to his level there will be trouble for all that barking and I talk to my shrimp toys saying \u2018here pretty pretty.\u2019<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Bookman Old Style;\">So something that Orangeinamom&#8217;s caretaker said made our new mom decide that we were the ones that got a new home. <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Bookman Old Style;\">As soon as our new mom got us to our new home and we were able to roam and explore and we met dad, we were happy campers!! <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Bookman Old Style;\">And since then our life has been rather grand. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chocolatemooseimages.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/IMG_3528.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"background-image: none; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-top: 0px; border: 0px;\" title=\"Digi and Tarrazu - the cats behind chocolate moose images - talk about their gotcha day\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chocolatemooseimages.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/IMG_3528_thumb.jpg?resize=430%2C645\" alt=\"Digi and Tarrazu - the cats behind chocolate moose images - talk about their gotcha day\" width=\"430\" height=\"645\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chocolatemooseimages.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/IMG_3537.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"background-image: none; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-top: 0px; border: 0px;\" title=\"Digi and Tarrazu - the cats behind chocolate moose images - talk about their gotcha day\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chocolatemooseimages.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/IMG_3537_thumb.jpg?resize=430%2C645\" alt=\"Digi and Tarrazu - the cats behind chocolate moose images - talk about their gotcha day\" width=\"430\" height=\"645\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Bookman Old Style;\">Of course there have been the ups and downs&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\">By ups do you mean the bat in the bedroom? <\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Bookman Old Style;\">Well, I guess that was one of them, yes. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\">Yeah I knew it. I want to tell that story when we get there. <\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Bookman Old Style;\">No problem! After all, you helped get it out of the sky so dad could trap it in a sheet. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\">True. That was me. I&#8217;m pretty fearless. (holds head high)<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Bookman Old Style;\">(rolls eyes) yes, you sure are. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Bookman Old Style;\">Well, that pretty much sums up our Gotcha Day story!! Hope you enjoyed it and don\u2019t forget that if you do have any questions or stories you\u2019d like us to answer or tell, feel free to comment here or send us notes at our very own notebox! <\/span><a href=\"m&#x61;&#x69;l&#x74;&#x6f;:&#x44;&#x69;g&#x69;&#x54;a&#x72;&#x72;a&#x40;&#x63;h&#x6f;&#x63;o&#x6c;&#x61;t&#x65;&#x6d;o&#x6f;&#x73;e&#x69;&#x6d;a&#103;&#x65;s&#46;&#x63;o&#109;\"><span style=\"font-family: Bookman Old Style;\">&#x44;&#x69;&#x67;&#x69;&#84;&#97;rra&#x40;&#x63;&#x68;&#x6f;&#x63;&#111;&#108;ate&#x6d;&#x6f;&#x6f;&#x73;&#x65;&#105;&#109;age&#x73;&#x2e;&#x63;&#x6f;&#x6d;<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-family: Bookman Old Style;\">. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gotcha Day! Goodness, the response to our first post was lovely! It was the proof we needed that we should have taken fewer naps over the last two years and studied the Big Glowing Box more!! 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