The Kitten Chronicles, Year One

When we brought the little fuzzball home I naturally tweeted out a pic of our newest family member. And then another. And then another.

And the next day.

And a couple of days later.

Thus the Kitten Chronicles were born: a thread of tweets with pictures and stories about the fuzzball who became Tiggs short for Tigger in about 3 days.

Along the way a dropped phone and some backup file kerfuffles meant I lost the original images. And now Twitter appears to be in its death throes thanks to a spoiled, pouty billionaire who bought it and proceeded to drive it into a ditch, so my sole source of kitty photo memories could disappear.

Not if I can help it! I'm grabbing screen captures and building blog posts to chronicle the chronicles. I'll embed the tweets but those could vanish so I'm also saving those screen grabs in case I have to swap them in later. Herewith, the first year with the adoptee from the King County Animal Shelter who has become such a big part of our lives.

Kitten Chronicles Day 1: Attempts to take pictures are almost all either kitty butt or blurry as he runs around checking out the place. Haven't named him yet; awaiting insights into personality or some cute story we can tell about how he got his name. pic.twitter.com/4qEqCDhLE4

— Barb Chamberlain (@BarbChamberlain) July 14, 2020

Got a closeup of the kitty cuteness that's only slightly blurry, right before he started chewing on the charger cable. pic.twitter.com/eDmcawZbcT

— Barb Chamberlain (@BarbChamberlain) July 14, 2020

Kitty-Wee sleeping the sleep of the played-out. pic.twitter.com/b10ulOC6Y4

— Barb Chamberlain (@BarbChamberlain) July 14, 2020

Kitten Chronicles Day 2: He likes sleeping in the sun behind husband's bike on the trainer. Super sweet, hangs out on lap of whoever's sitting down, purrs a lot. Still no name, although Squeaker as an Incredibles tribute has come up. @TheGratedCheese idea: Squeaker of the House. pic.twitter.com/nxBCjTKGPn

— Barb Chamberlain (@BarbChamberlain) July 15, 2020

Kitten Chronicles Day 4: Someone took advantage of me being in a phone meeting and not typing to fall asleep on my arm. pic.twitter.com/eopp8W6uPn

— Barb Chamberlain (@BarbChamberlain) July 16, 2020

Kitten Chronicles Day 5: It's possible his name will be Tigger. The song describes him perfectly. https://t.co/VjyK9xDoMP

— Barb Chamberlain (@BarbChamberlain) July 17, 2020

The Tigger YouTube video I shared in that tweet

Kitten Chronicles Day 10: Hard at work. pic.twitter.com/P1ARZhlfom

— Barb Chamberlain (@BarbChamberlain) July 23, 2020

Kitten Chronicles Day 11: Didn't get this picture taken while the hummingbird was still at the feeder, but someone has discovered that we have bird feeders and a birdbath right outside the office window. That's why Tiggs is an Indoor Cat. pic.twitter.com/9TWwzPaacO

— Barb Chamberlain (@BarbChamberlain) July 24, 2020

Kitten Chronicles Day 13: So sweet and fuzzy in the warm sun puddle, looking not at all like the monster who ran across my face, climbed my body, attacked my hands, and generally stuck his stabby stabbers into me most of the time I was doing yoga. pic.twitter.com/DEFpCmVFxn

— Barb Chamberlain (@BarbChamberlain) July 25, 2020

Kitten Chronicles Day 18: I'm using my standing desk less because I have to make a lap for my helper. pic.twitter.com/i550dhEFzm

— Barb Chamberlain (@BarbChamberlain) July 30, 2020

Realized I should have included my Mr. Tiggs, Coffee Drinker tweet in my Kitten Chronicles tweet thread. https://t.co/8auoWMtmkZ

— Barb Chamberlain (@BarbChamberlain) August 5, 2020

Kitten Chronicles Day 23: A Basket o' Cat. pic.twitter.com/mE0KyJRBBy

— Barb Chamberlain (@BarbChamberlain) August 5, 2020

Kitten Chronicles Day 25: Bowl o' Cat. (yes I do now wash anything I take off these shelves before using) pic.twitter.com/RA0qr3hSiR

— Barb Chamberlain (@BarbChamberlain) August 6, 2020

Kitten Chronicles Day 31: Evidence that he was on the piano while I did lunchtime yoga includes a tilted painting on the wall and kitty toothmarks on my piano books. Perpetrator now shut into the office with Kitten Dad supervising. pic.twitter.com/yK0Mbr2GHG

— Barb Chamberlain (@BarbChamberlain) August 12, 2020

Kitten Chronicles Day 37: Sacked out after a long hot day. pic.twitter.com/r7wzONTcFs

— Barb Chamberlain (@BarbChamberlain) August 18, 2020

Kitten Chronicles Day 39: Just discovered an appointment on my calendar that I'm reasonably sure was booked by A Certain Kitten walking across my keyboard. Thanks, Tiggs, for holding that spot in my day. pic.twitter.com/T0EZ8bA2kl

— Barb Chamberlain (@BarbChamberlain) August 20, 2020

Moral dilemma: Do I delete the appointment my cat made on my calendar? Or keep it as a little spot in my day that shows as booked so I can use it to tackle Mount Email?

— Barb Chamberlain (@BarbChamberlain) August 20, 2020

Kitten Chronicles Day 48: Tiggs turns his front paws out when he sits, and the angled pattern of his white socks exaggerates the effect. Not quite ballet first position, but working on it. pic.twitter.com/IXlXsT9UW9

— Barb Chamberlain (@BarbChamberlain) August 31, 2020

Kitten Chronicles Day 50: It doesn't get cuter. pic.twitter.com/bdVjpdiWep

— Barb Chamberlain (@BarbChamberlain) September 1, 2020

Kitten Chronicles Day 52: Played out. pic.twitter.com/aZ3sn26h9C

— Barb Chamberlain (@BarbChamberlain) September 3, 2020

Kitten Chronicles Day 53: Video with sun puddle for a touch of Kitten Zen. I love the silhouette of his sharp little ears. pic.twitter.com/ucSfajw6uw

— Barb Chamberlain (@BarbChamberlain) September 4, 2020

Kitten Chronicles Day 65: Watching Kitty Dad build steps outside the home office French doors. pic.twitter.com/h82njlHNKg

— Barb Chamberlain (@BarbChamberlain) September 15, 2020

Kitten Chronicles Day 67: Yesterday stressful; 1st time we've had anyone in house since Tiggs came home. Visitor gave us "Murder Mittens" nickname, then @TheGratedCheese added so now it's Killer Kittens with Murder Mittens. pic.twitter.com/ChXEhqdCdw

— Barb Chamberlain (@BarbChamberlain) September 17, 2020

Kitten Chronicles Day... 73? It's all a blur in the month of Marchtober. Searching on whether a cat can actually bite through the screen of a Surface. Now why would I need to check that? Tiggs appears to have entered adolescence; I still love him even though he's annoying.

— Barb Chamberlain (@BarbChamberlain) September 24, 2020

Kitten Chronicles Day 78: A bike on a trainer with a wheel spinning freely makes a great kitty toy. pic.twitter.com/c0XvPMFzuY

— Barb Chamberlain (@BarbChamberlain) September 29, 2020

Kitten Chronicles Day 81: My assistant helps me live tweet a conference session from atop my monitors. pic.twitter.com/MLZyJo3Iar

— Barb Chamberlain (@BarbChamberlain) October 1, 2020

More Kitten Chronicles: Tiggs, my teleworking assistant, quite interested in the regional trails plan in Palouse country. I missed the shot when he had his face snuggled right up to the screen. pic.twitter.com/RpijsXxc6F

— Barb Chamberlain (@BarbChamberlain) October 2, 2020

Kitten Chronicles Day 84: Who, me, think about jumping up on that counter and eating the oatmeal cookies you just baked? No, never, I'm just sitting here washing my face. Don't mind me. pic.twitter.com/tstpLut9df

— Barb Chamberlain (@BarbChamberlain) October 4, 2020

Kitten Chronicles Day 88: Stretchy cat! pic.twitter.com/UhSOpiNESy

— Barb Chamberlain (@BarbChamberlain) October 9, 2020

Kitten Chronicles Day 89: Decepticon here looks so sweet and harmless. You'd never know he went kinda wild trapped with us in our office while movers packed out the rest of the house. He kept trying to dig under the door to get out and investigate. Poor kitty baby. (Poor carpet!) pic.twitter.com/203AkkYxYI

— Barb Chamberlain (@BarbChamberlain) October 10, 2020

Kitten Chronicles Day 90: "Look at me Mom! I'm on top of the door!" Followed after a while by a definite look of "Uh-oh, now how do I get down from here?" pic.twitter.com/V4aaHWM3LG

— Barb Chamberlain (@BarbChamberlain) October 10, 2020

Kitten Chronicles Day 94: Resigned to yet another trip in a cat carrier, Tiggs awaits the trip to Olympia and our temporary housing there while we finish the house hunting. He's such a good boy, for this moment at least. He was a wildcat earlier as we packed, sensing the future. pic.twitter.com/90YfchHxAG

— Barb Chamberlain (@BarbChamberlain) October 14, 2020

Kitten Chronicles Day 96: Now in our VRBO where Tiggs keeps getting up on top of new furniture to explore. I keep yelling "Get down!" and every single time this song pops into my brain. This is not helping. https://t.co/81NFrPRrzv

— Barb Chamberlain (@BarbChamberlain) October 16, 2020

Kitten Chronicles Day 122 (my how time flies!): Is that a guilty look on his face? Because it sure should be. pic.twitter.com/PSCdkYbj68

— Barb Chamberlain (@BarbChamberlain) November 12, 2020

Kitten Chronicles Day Something: When Kitty Boy Tiggs gets really wild it works great to throw a bag on the floor that he can hide in. Look at those wild eyes! pic.twitter.com/i3x59rJz5x

— Barb Chamberlain (@BarbChamberlain) November 16, 2020

Kitten Chronicles Day 139: Tiggs is helping me pack up our stuff at the VRBO. He also enjoyed my friend Betsy's yoga instruction in this morning's class. pic.twitter.com/kuZQUenGbr

— Barb Chamberlain (@BarbChamberlain) November 28, 2020

Kitten Chronicles Day 141: Because everyone needs a kitten on a Monday, here's Tiggs helping me work by squeezing in under my lift-up desk and pawing at things and generally being too cute to scold. pic.twitter.com/k7YmzUDLD5

— Barb Chamberlain (@BarbChamberlain) November 30, 2020

Kitten Chronicles Day 153: does anyone else have a cat that likes to chew on fabric? Tiggs will chew loudly and persistently on any little scrap. Right now he's working on a shoelace. pic.twitter.com/8uJgJtQSGl

— Barb Chamberlain (@BarbChamberlain) December 12, 2020

Kitten Chronicles Day 159: Mr. Contentment all stretched out in front of the fireplace in our new-to-us house with a freshly painted wall. pic.twitter.com/33828YQv4e

— Barb Chamberlain (@BarbChamberlain) December 19, 2020

Kitten Chronicles Day 160: More relaxed contentment in front of the fireplace, this time in Kitty Dad's lap. pic.twitter.com/nT7KVqI0Zv

— Barb Chamberlain (@BarbChamberlain) December 21, 2020

Kitten Chronicles Day 161: I have a feeling this winter will generate quite a few pictures of a certain kitten/cat stretched out in front of the fireplace. The way he has his head completely upside down is so adorable. pic.twitter.com/CVbTlDLnON

— Barb Chamberlain (@BarbChamberlain) December 22, 2020

Kitten Chronicles Day 166: The culprit returns to the scene of the crime. My lesson for the day = never leave an unattended box with packing peanuts. pic.twitter.com/oKSKVZmNca

— Barb Chamberlain (@BarbChamberlain) December 27, 2020

Kitten Chronicles Day 170: Earlier today Sweet Hubs asked if I recognized a small black bead. I didn't at first--until we found the new fabric mask Tiggs had chewed on with the missing straps that had a bead adjustment. He's done this before with the KN95 masks too. pic.twitter.com/D7OC69peIu

— Barb Chamberlain (@BarbChamberlain) January 1, 2021

Kitten Chronicles Day 172: There's a reason we've taken to calling Tiggs the Paunchy Predator. pic.twitter.com/hXYk4Vq65h

— Barb Chamberlain (@BarbChamberlain) January 3, 2021

Kitten Chronicles Day 175: I'm going to bet I have Tiggs walking on my keyboard to thank for the fact that PgUp now functions as PgDn and PgDn now functions as CTRL-S. Time to find that restore original key assignment spot in Settings.

— Barb Chamberlain (@BarbChamberlain) January 6, 2021

Because everyone needs a break now and then, Kitten Chronicles Day 176: pictures showing you why one of his nicknames is Cute Boots. pic.twitter.com/eLDZoqi3h5

— Barb Chamberlain (@BarbChamberlain) January 7, 2021

Kitten Chronicles Day 178: Trying to troubleshoot Tiggs' reprogramming of my Surface keyboard. I note it's not the first time he's done this; should have put these tweets into the Kitten Chronicles thread when it happened back in July. https://t.co/Aftg1Pzviw

— Barb Chamberlain (@BarbChamberlain) January 10, 2021

Kitten Chronicles Day 181: I mentioned Tiggs has been chewing on fabric (and apparently eating it since no scraps remain). This would be why I'll be hemming up a long sweater that hangs where he can reach it.... #CatsOnTwitter pic.twitter.com/apJEAty4N9

— Barb Chamberlain (@BarbChamberlain) January 13, 2021

Kitten Chronicles Day 200: Good grief, this cat thinks his job is to dig and scrape until every single grain in the litter box has been moved to a different location 3x and box lid/sides have all been thoroughly pawed at too. And his litterbox is by my bedroom. So I'm awake.

— Barb Chamberlain (@BarbChamberlain) January 28, 2021

Kitten Chronicles Day 205: Tiggs providing comic relief from cares of the day by making repeated circuits in and out and around the house dragging his feather-on-a-string wand with him. He's made at least 8 trips by now, maybe more, carrying his trophy. pic.twitter.com/BFW1IQVSvy

— Barb Chamberlain (@BarbChamberlain) February 2, 2021

Kitten Chronicles Day 216: Tiggs will stop eating, leave his food bowl that has a water bowl right next to it that he mostly ignores, and run to the bathroom if he hears me run water in the sink. Sink water is clearly superior to bowl water. pic.twitter.com/zYBsBhQlw7

— Barb Chamberlain (@BarbChamberlain) February 12, 2021

Kitten Chronicles Day 218: Tiggs helpfully sits on top of boxes while we do some unpacking. Not captured: Tiggs chewing on cardboard. I'm beginning to think he has pica given the things he eats. pic.twitter.com/m7vE5tMkjA

— Barb Chamberlain (@BarbChamberlain) February 14, 2021

Kitten Chronicles Day 218: Basket full of Tiggs on top of a bookcase. What you can't see is that there's a smaller basket inside the big one so he's really wedged in there. Of all the places to choose for a bath! He had to leap approximately 5 feet at a steep angle to get here. pic.twitter.com/JI5mtDjnYi

— Barb Chamberlain (@BarbChamberlain) February 14, 2021

Kitten Chronicles Day 220: TIL that if your cat eats a hole in your turquoise SmartWool top it takes around 9 days for the ingested fabric to show up in the litterbox, still blue. I'll spare you the photo.

— Barb Chamberlain (@BarbChamberlain) February 17, 2021

Kitten Chronicles Day 223: Discovered that "Mothra" struck again when I went to put on another SmartWool. Or do we can him Chewbaccakitten? pic.twitter.com/qiJ0AKRP2j

— Barb Chamberlain (@BarbChamberlain) February 20, 2021

Kitten Chronicles Day 224: Thanks to a cat owner in my online yoga class I now know Tiggs's destructive habit is called woolsucking, although he'll go for other fabrics too. He ate a piece of my bamboo top while I was in savasana. (Didn't have it on.) https://t.co/cseu0u9yCz pic.twitter.com/HMy1JUzAhf

— Barb Chamberlain (@BarbChamberlain) February 22, 2021

Kitten Chronicles Day 227: Each day brings a new nickname for Tiggs. Today as he suddenly seemed to catch fire and dashed out of a room with his back legs practically sideways, Sweet Hubs coined Tail of Urgency. This joins Mr. Stripey Pants, The Tiggalator and much, much more.

— Barb Chamberlain (@BarbChamberlain) February 26, 2021

Kitten Chronicles Day 228: Tiggs has left his mark on my yoga mat. pic.twitter.com/KrUhOjC2C9

— Barb Chamberlain (@BarbChamberlain) February 26, 2021

Kitten Chronicles Day 234: Extended video of a certain kitty boy trying to fit into the basket on top of a bookshelf despite it having 2 smaller baskets inside that make this semi-impossible, if you're not a determined cat. pic.twitter.com/26nJBHcFho

— Barb Chamberlain (@BarbChamberlain) March 5, 2021

Kitten Chronicles Day 240: Tiggs doesn't often jump into my lap these days but playing the bird calls in this @SeattleTimes piece by @c_clarridge brought him right up. https://t.co/ED7F1jLWjs pic.twitter.com/0YdqGUjTVt

— Barb Chamberlain (@BarbChamberlain) March 10, 2021

Kitten Chronicles Day 240: We found an amazing kitty condo/tree thing on Craigslist. Tiggs is in kitty play heaven. pic.twitter.com/Nv8hu02GiQ

— Barb Chamberlain (@BarbChamberlain) March 11, 2021

More Kitten Chronicles, this time with video. He likely scents the other kitty whose new house won't have room for this giant play structure, which is how we scored. I foresee many happy hours of play that will be good for him since he's an indoor kitty. pic.twitter.com/FCABvimjY6

— Barb Chamberlain (@BarbChamberlain) March 11, 2021

Kitten Chronicles Day 260: Does your cat do this? This goofball tidies up after he eats like he's burying stuff in his litterbox. He pulled the throw rug a few feet over being thorough. pic.twitter.com/6wzzR24Fuz

— Barb Chamberlain (@BarbChamberlain) March 30, 2021

Kitten Chronicles Day 264: My funny boy sitting on his kitty climbing condo with his tongue poking out. Other pic is from a couple of days ago when he helped me with laundry. pic.twitter.com/GDSE6WsVAh

— Barb Chamberlain (@BarbChamberlain) April 3, 2021

Kitten Chronicles Day 281: Our indoor kittums is listening to birds chattering up a storm outside. So far so good on not trying to claw through the new window screen my sweetie just put up. pic.twitter.com/gfK6aQisbk

— Barb Chamberlain (@BarbChamberlain) April 20, 2021

Kitten Chronicles Day 291: An artsy shot of Mr. Stripey Pants in a sunny windowsill. pic.twitter.com/WehMdh4eEH

— Barb Chamberlain (@BarbChamberlain) April 30, 2021

Kitten Chronicles Day 323: No idea why he's so comfy with his front legs hanging straight down like this. pic.twitter.com/t9rgRqVlvf

— Barb Chamberlain (@BarbChamberlain) June 1, 2021

Kitten Chronicles Day 330: Tiggs is a shadow of himself. pic.twitter.com/1uHzeh80e2

— Barb Chamberlain (@BarbChamberlain) June 10, 2021

More Kitten Chronicles: Tiggs chillin'. pic.twitter.com/FbKO47YqHT

— Barb Chamberlain (@BarbChamberlain) June 10, 2021

Kitten Chronicles Day 334: Thanks to leaving my bowl of leftover takeout on a table, I now know that Tiggs can handle 2-1/2 stars of spice heat. In fact, he likes it.

— Barb Chamberlain (@BarbChamberlain) June 15, 2021

Kitten Chronicles Day 350: This never happened when I went to the office--Tiggs is eating a tiny piece of the draft active transportation plan part 2 that fell off my desk. He looked unhappy about being caught in the act, then dragged his prey away. pic.twitter.com/M7IoRdZjMW

— Barb Chamberlain (@BarbChamberlain) June 30, 2021

Kitten Chronicles Day X: I got off on my tally of days in Tiggs Time somewhere. July 13, 2020 was Day 1. That's okay; we all lost time in the last year.

— Barb Chamberlain (@BarbChamberlain) June 30, 2021