We've recently welcomed a new addition to our little Queensland family...PRINCESS JASMINE! My beloved kitty has made the trek from WA to QLD and is finally here!
She's been living it up on holidays in Mandurah with my mama up until now (thanks a million, Mum!) while we were getting set up and settled in. Now that we're here (and Mum is well and truly sick of her) it was time to send my baby across the country.
I hired a company called JetPets (one star, wouldn't recommend) to transport her across. She was dropped off in Perth at 6:05am and all caged up ready to wait for her flight. The poor little poppet was terrified, but managed to survive the five hour flight to Brisbane.
Two and a half hours later (and still caged up) she was on another flight to Bundaberg. I called to confirm the pick up address, as it sounded strange to pick her up from downtown Bundaberg. I was assured it was correct (it wasn't - I had to race to the airport to meet her at the correct pick up place).
My poor little baby wasn't moving a muscle and hiding under the blanket in her cage when I picked her up. I hurriedly got her to my car so I could open the cage and give her some love. She perked up a little after some snuggles and a drink of water and we were on our way home.
She was pretty stoked to be let out the cage in Childers and did a few laps of the donga. After scoffing down her favourite sardines for dinner she tucked herself into bed for the night. Obviously she had a traumatic day and needed a rest!
The next day (yesterday) she was kept inside, much to her disgust. She was very keen to explore and meowed mournfully whenever anyone was close enough to hear her.
This morning I'd had enough. It was 6:30am and her meowing was relentless. I opened the donga door and she raced outside. She spent about an hour walking around sniffing anything she could, while I trailed behind to keep an eye on her. Once I was happy that she knew where she was and where "home" is, I let her be while we pottered about the cellar.
She spent the first half of the day exploring, and came back every ten minutes or so to 'check in'. She's spent most of the afternoon just hanging out with us, wherever we happen to be.
She helped me water the garden beds. She helped Josh eat a cheese platter for lunch. She helped us with some bookwork in the cellar. She's also claimed the decorative armchair in the cellar as her own and spent a good proportion of her afternoon sleeping there.
She LOVES rolling around in the red dirt and tries so hard to catch the birds that flap around nearby. She also seems pretty stoked to be able to spend all day around Josh (her favourite person in the world) and I.
All in all, this crazy cat lady is very happy :)
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| "Pleeeeeease let me outside!" |
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| LOVING the red dirt. |
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| Relaxing on her chair |
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| Crazy cat lady selfie |
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