Poof. An Update.

many of you have asked how Poofie-the-cat is doing (not entirely true, but thought i'd build it up a bit), so i thought i'd give you a little update.

cute guy.  this was when he thought
australia was just a vacation destination...

laying upside down on his favorite green chair.

Poof went to live with jeff's aunt and cousins in columbia, south carolina.  we were thrilled that they were able to take him because we knew he'd have a good home, and he LOVED the kids.  LOVED them.

about a week before we left, jeff took Poof to his new home - we didn't really know how this transition was going to go for him because he had a bit of a hard time with the move from charlotte to atlanta and he was going to have to share his "people" with another cat.  we knew that i was going to be a complete basketcase (and i was...crying so much in the vet's office that someone asked if we were there to put him to sleep...which only made me cry more).  jeff got him settled in and stayed the night with everyone.  turns out, Poof is way better at coping without us than i am coping without him.

Poof the day he went to his new home.
isn't he handsome!

when we arrived in los angeles to catch our connecting flight to melbourne, we received a text message which essentially said, "poof is doing well.  he broke into the cabinet, ate an entire box of treats, then slept for hours."  keep in mind that he had been there less than a week and he was already making himself comfortable.

Poof's new mom sends us notes about once a month, with updates on how he's doing.  all signs point to him enjoying life greatly!  he and tater (the other cat) had a couple of tangles initially, but it now seems as though they are fast friends.  the other night poof was cleaning tater's face!!  yes, you read that right, he was cleaning tater's face!

he's also up to his old tricks with bedtime rituals:
1.  when he's ready for bed, he expects everyone else to be...he's hovering around 11:30pm right now, which is pretty late for him
2.  once in bed, he gets his scratches for the night
3.  he gets UNDER the covers and sleeps on your legs
4.  when he gets too hot, he comes out from under the covers and sleeps on your head

yes, he already has his new mom trained!

kim, austin, and joelle, thank you so much for taking such good care of our only son and welcoming him into your family.  tater, thanks for putting up with Poof's shenanigans!

OHHHH.  and more exciting news...Poof is an international celebrity...our friends who moved to geneva, switzerland about the same time that we moved to melbourne have blogged about him on their blog, schwingen in switzerland.

doesn't look like he's lost any weight...
cracks me up that he sits like that

Poof and Tater.  Poof is on the left,
if you couldn't tell from his girth.

Poof and Tater sharing toys!