We now return to our regularly scheduled programming

The Alien has returned to its home planet.

In other news:

Today will be spent catching up on phone calls, mail, bills, and a trip to the vet.

We hired a pet sitter to take care of the house and feed our cats while we were away. Unfortunately, this was not an ideal situation for the kittens. The lack of human interaction is not a good thing at that age and they tend to go a little anti-social on ya. Out of desperation, I started calling rescue facilities to find a foster home for them. The day before we were scheduled to leave, Pet Rescue called me back with the name and number of a woman who might be willing to help.

It seemed perfect; nice friendly family with kids, a small cat friendly dog and another cat. Lots of social interaction and new things for the kittens to experience.

But it appears that this family had gotten way in over their heads and the kittens were just about too much to deal with. She couldn't wait to be rid of them and they both are pretty sick with colds. I don't fault the woman who stepped up to the plate for us. I don't think she had any idea what she was getting into and was simply trying to do the right thing. But it's a bummer. Now we have to care for them until they are both in good health again and that in turn, stalls the adoption efforts.

Overall, I think they were better off with staying with this family than being cooped up in the house here with a once a day visit from the pet sitter. But nursing two sick kittens is one more thing that I really didn't need to have to deal with today. As I mentioned yesterday, I'm pretty low in the TLC giving department.

On the bright side, they're just kittens. At least I'm not still being subjected to the constant "Who lives in a pineapple under the sea?" brand of cruel and unusual psychological warfare. Thank god for the 7 day waiting period.