Kittens and Kids

Terry (the neighbor who wants Kumquat) and Caleb (his son) are actively trying to catch the kitten now everyday. Unfortunately, Caleb has a tendency to be too noisy and or fast and ends up scaring the kittens. Last night Terry even brought a bowl of sardines in hopes of appealing to the kitty. :-P It's amusing sometimes. I just hope he or I can catch him soon before all the kitten hunting traumatizes him/her too much. Apparently Terry had Kumquat in hand this morning but got bit. Le whoops?

Practically all the kids (particularly the girls) in the neighborhood are all gaga over the kittens and sometimes even step into my yard to grab them without even asking! I mean if they're gonna adopt, fine. Well not fine, not the run and grab part cuz that just scares them. But oh hey never mind come on into my yard without asking. Sure why not! And what ya all wanna run up and try and grab the kittens like a herd of cattle? Sure.... The kittens won't mind. I'm sure they'll run right up to you! >.<  Seriously. As if it weren't bad enough that I have to stand out there and keep guard while Snickers (one of the old regular strays) eats cuz she keeps getting run off by the mama and her babies, but now I have to referee the brats in the neighborhood? And the younger ones here can barely speak English..or at least barely speak it properly so I just loooove it when they talk to me. So not a kid person.... Soon as Kumquat is adopted, I think I'll try and catch the lot and just take them to the shelter so I can be rid of the kid problem! I mean we were gonna do that before too long anyway. But ugh!

I think if I ever end up living on my own, I'll look for a kid free apartment. It's a shame really. It was a quiet neighborhood when we first moved here. Damn kids had to grow up into noisy monsters.