Thor the 4-month-old kitten is definitely growing. It seems like every time I turn around he looks bigger. He recently found his way back up to the windowsill where he first lived in our house, so I snapped a picture for size comparison.

Missy the dog has a favorite chew toy: a three ring chain of rubber loops. She only chews on the orange one though, to the point that we’ve had to buy a new one because only the orange ring was chewed through. Thor the kitten loves his Missy dog, but going over to her toy sticking his feet through the orange ring, then laying down has me baffled. Kitten logic, I guess. Maybe it seemed a good idea at the time.

Curiosity is embodied in kittens. Every thing needs to be investigated, poked, and chewed on. Thor was particularly interested in the insulated grocery bags full of groceries. We did finally put a collar on him. He was less than impressed initially, but is getting used to it.

Here is another entry for the “Show me you have a kitten in the house, without telling me.” We have been sorting and cleaning out closets, and we stuffed a box with old packing paper. This is now Thor’s favorite spot. He gets in the box and rustles through the paper, often bringing a toy with him. Our floor is often littered with paper scraps.

Having a kitten means coming up with ways to distract the kitten, usually from getting into trouble. He thought my Cricut cutter was quite fascinating, so to keep him out of the mechanisms, I made toys from the cutting scraps.

We have the plastic springs, which he loves, commercially produced balls, some he likes some he doesn’t, and some small stuffed toys, but we have an army of little balls of paper and paper towels all over the floor. A distracted cat makes for a happy family.