Compass Pointe: CATZ of course!

The Fantastic Four:
Here are the last four catz that you have yet to meet.
First, we have Ari which is our white and cream colored floof ball. He has the longest hair of all the catz in our family. He looks part Persian. Ari was the first born of the kittens and when he was born he looked completely white. As he has gotten older, his markings have become darker and more pronounced. He is white with Carmel colored spots and tail. Ari is the groomer in the bunch. He is always going around to groom his fellow catz in the community. Ari is probably the most passive of all the catz. Very laid back. He has an odd sounding meow and purr. Ari is a very affectionate cat but does not usually seek out attention. You sort of have to go to him. Very autonomous.

Then we have the final brother of the trio-Tyrone. We call him Tyrone the crack head or Tiki. He was the last kitten born and also the runt-skinniest-of the litter. Once he got up and running, he was also the most hyperactive of the three brothers and did such ridiculous things that we decided he acted like a crack head. Among his many feats...he once tried to jump through a picture window. He tried to jump up on a shelf of a corner what-not cabinet, too high up, and he missed and did a triple-gainer into the pop can bin and scared the daylights out of himself. Tyrone is also the one who can jump the highest by the french doors when jumping at the bugs through the glass that are drawn to our porch light outside. Always the first to play and the last to quit!

Mieke is the mother of Ari, Bryn and Tyrone. she is a petite little cat who came out of nowhere, pregnant, on our deck one day. I had decided that, since we had Lucy and I had just adopted Sanchez, there were enough catz in the place already. So, I was going to give her a little food and let her stay out on the deck but not come in since Lucy was still adjusting to Sanchez after being the only cat for 12 years! One day, we had a horrible thunderstorm and it poured buckets. Little Mieke had gotten much bigger and looked like she was about to pop! She was dripping, soaking wet and had the most pitiful look on her kitty face. I just couldn't stand it so I opened the door. She's been in this house ever since! I actually had people who were willing to take not only her but her kittens as well. When it came right down to it, I couldn't bear to break up her family after the kittens were born and so I kept everyone! I've never regretted it. Out of all the catz, Mieke is the shyest, most reclusive, and easiest to scare. I have noticed that she now socializes much more and goes all over the house now. For a long time, she would either stay in my room or sleep in the towel shelf of the bathroom. Mieke was a very attentive mother to the kittens and still seems to enjoy being with her kittens more so than any of the other catz. Her kittens are all much larger in size than she is! It is hard to believe those three big boys came out of this little, tiny cat!

Finally, there's Zoie. Zoie means life in Hebrew. We also call her "the bitcher" because she's the most vocal cat we have. We also call her the possum because she has gotten about as fat as she is tall and before she filled out, she was a tiny little peanut. So she sort of sways kind of funny when she walks and we all say it reminds us of a possum. Zo-Zo is another one of her names. Zoie has buggy eyes and a little heart-shaped face. Whenever you call ANY cat, Zoie comes running! She has dependency issues. Zoie wants constant petting and constant attention and she will pester you until you give it to her! She is a very loving cat and likes to crawl up on you to sleep.