Houseful of Cats

   Did I mention that I have SEVEN animals in my house right now?! Kristin & Jeff apparently think that one cannot procure kittens in Portland, so they wisely adopted two young kittens shortly before embarking on a 2,639-mile cross-country journey with their current kitty, Mr. Mittendorf. Here's their trajectory:

   I must admit, Kismet and Pearl are irresistible. And at least in Kristin & Jeff's case, their pets do not outnumber them 4:1. (Hanging head in shame.)

Mittendorf doing his best sphinx impression

Kismet is part cat, part monkey

Pearl is an Atom lookalike!

   We thought it would be cute for easygoing Taylor to meet the kittens. The kittens could not agree less. They were probably glad to be leaving for Utah this morning!

Save me, Chococat!!!

Tiny yet terrifying!

Random Hallmark Moments: I knew our staff was foxy

    Cindy emailed this photo to me this morning to show me that there is a family of red foxes living just outside the windows in our Keepsakes department. Six babies have been spotted. Can you imagine how crazy everyone over there is going, considering this is Hallmark and we looooove cute lil' fuzzy animals? Can't get much cuter than a baby fox!

   Unless, of course, you're talking about Kristin's new kitten, Kismet. She sent these photos from her phone as she & Jeff were driving him home from Petsmart yesterday. Don't you just want to snuggle him?
   I should also point out that Kristin has always been allergic to cats, and Kismet is her second, in addition to 1 year old Mr. Mittendorf. And in a few short weeks, she and Jeff are moving from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to Portland, Oregon. She wasn't sure how she was going to drive cross country with ONE cat. I think she might be crazy. And also, adopted.

Random Hallmark Moments: moving day approacheth

   While I was relaxing in Cali, Olivia MMS'd this photo and message: "Mike and i decided to take out your drawers, encase them in cardboard and packing tape and label them."

   At first I was like, "How lucky am I to have such thoughtful coworkers?" But upon second thought, here's what worries me about this: Olivia and Mike are both troublemakers. I am half expecting to return to work next week to find every object that I left in my office to be painstakingly, individually wrapped and possibly organized in a hilarious way. They both have wicked senses of humor, which clearly means they can't be trusted. Especially if they put their heads together. I mean, Mike is the guy that created his own crucifix, holy water and stake set to protect himself from Ginny, whom we believe to be a vampire. Oh, Lord...