Meet Roary!

 Hi everyone! Can't believe I'm actually here! I thought you might enjoy learning more about the newbies on the blog (Roary and Levi) and today, I am going to feature Roary, (since he was here first). This post is extremely photo heavy so I am going to try and keep the words to a minimum to spare you!

Look at that face!! I just love that face! Around August I thought I might be up for adding a kitty to our family again, I wasn't sure, but I subscribed to a number of sites and figured if it was meant to be it would be. One day after meeting two other cats that were instantly obvious they were NOT the right ones, I saw this:

Yes, Roary began his life as a "Felix!" I saw this face and instantly fell in love. I decided to send Lenny to PetSmart to check him out in his cage first, just to see if he was friendly. Lenny came home with a great report, "Felix" held his paw out to Lenny and proceeded to work his way into his heart. I promptly filled out an application, they checked my references and an appointment was made to meet "Felix" on September 21, 2020.

The rest is history! "Felix" instantly was named Roary, (after the Detroit Lions mascot), and we promptly adopted him. Roary was born June 10, 2020. He was a little over 3 months old when he joined our family. What strikes me as strange is Dakota was diagnosed with cancer on June 8th, we found out Cody had to have biopsy surgery on June 9th and Roary was born June 10th. It certainly seems that a higher power had a plan that I knew nothing about.

The original Roary and I at a game on my birthday

Our Roary, a friendly, playful, adorable bundle of fur came into our house like a terror. He was into EVERYTHING (and I DO mean EVERYTHING!) From getting behind the washer/dryer, to getting stuck under our china cabinet (or so we thought, until we called the Fire Department and Roary came out 2 minutes before they arrived after being under it for nearly an hour).......we knew we had a real character on our hands. He went from being UNDER the china cabinet to scaling it.

He LOVED playing with toys when he first arrived. I think he thought he hit kitty nirvana from all of the toys I still had that Cody didn't play with.

He is truly one lucky boy!! Then, he got the surprise of his life!! Ms. Ellen, Queen of the Cat Toys and the Queen of gifting lucky kitties with her thoughtfulness, surprised Roary with more toys, a catnip mat and a yarmulke for Chanukah!! I was beyond touched and deeply appreciated Ellen's kindness!

He couldn't believe how lucky he was!! (Be sure to visit Ellen's blog here) 

Roary is unlike Bobo and Cody in virtually EVERY way. He is a bundle of energy, he studies everything closely to plan his next move (usually a move of mischief). He LOVES studying the dishwasher, when it's running. He spends a good amount of time in my bathtub, I have a faucet that leaks and Roary's favorite thing is to stand under the dripping faucet and take a kitty shower.

While he IS loving, he isn't quite a lap cat yet. He's too busy. He will sit and allow us to pet him for a bit, then he's off to his next activity.

Whether it's scaling Dad by surprise because he saw a fly on the ceiling, or taking silly photos with his "stuffed" brothers

This guy is ALWAYS on the move and is ALWAYS good for giving us laughs or making us tear our hair out.

He enjoys relaxing terrorizing the cat tree that Cody loved so much. I wasn't thrilled because he tries to tear the leaves off and jumps on the UPPER POST of the cat tree (where he shouldn't be) and tries to knock photos off of the wall. But, occasionally, he WILL relax there.

It was touching the day he chose to lay next to Cody's urn which we have placed on the cat tree, his most favorite place to be in the world!

We couldn't be luckier or happier to have found Roary. He adds so much levity and mischief. He is always up to something, there is never, ever a dull moment with him. There are times he drives us crazy for sure but with a face like this guy has, it is nearly impossible to be upset with him for long.

Roary's first day at our home and he
 already was sleeping by Lenny

In preparation for the arrival of Levi, (who you will read about SOON!) We had our sister and brother-in-law bring over their adorable dog, Punky. We wanted to see how Roary would get along with her..

He took to Punky INSTANTLY. So much so that poor Punky wanted to escape this nosy kitty who has A LOT to learn about social distancing!

We were a little worried when Levi joined our family on November 21st, 2020..... once again, there was no need to worry.

They get along famously and I am greatly looking forward to sharing their adventures with you!

Lenny and I are thrilled with Roary. He has grown so much since being a tiny kitten when he first arrived, (although the Vet thinks he is going to be on the small side). Roary also isn't causing as much mischief with US as he did before Levi joined our family. Now, most of his mischief is directed at Levi which makes for some hilarious moments!  

Roary, is the purrfect addition to our family, and we deeply thank the powers that be for arranging sending him to us. He certainly keeps us on our paws!

Looking forward to introducing Levi to you SOON!