Frankie

Here's a picture of our new cat. The girls named her Frankie after a little black kitten they played with, over two years ago, at the Vet's office.

Frankie followed me home from the mail box nearly two months ago. She was skinny, hungry, and very friendly. She's been splitting her time between our house and a neighbor's yard (they feed her sometimes, but they already have ten cats so don't have room for her in their house). If they had room she'd probably like it better there, since they don't have three kids and a bouncy dog to contend with ;-). She's been spending more time with us, however, now that we allow her full run of the house.

Rock Climbing

We've recently joined a local rec center (well, we've signed up for a one month membership so far). The main feature that appealed to H, S, and me is their rock wall.

They have three levels of difficulty. I've only made it to the top of the beginner wall, but I've only had the chance to climb twice (I need to have someone watch C while I do). My arms get sore fairly quickly - I'm not in climbing shape, yet. I'm not sure I could make it all the way up the intermediate wall, even if I tried when well rested.

I'm impressed by how long H sticks with it when she climbs. She'll last twenty minutes, while I can only last about five. S tends to climb for only five minutes at a stretch, but then she'll sometimes try again two or three more times before we leave the center.










The first photo is S on the intermediate wall, the second is H on the beginner wall, and the third photo is a shot of the beginner wall (right most rope) and part of the advanced wall (left rope).