01/02/2025 – Happy 2026 and to our 2025 in Review

2025. That seemed like a very long year. Did it to you? It was just here two days ago. Time goes on and so, happy 2026! From all of us here at Colehaus Cats, we thank you for visiting us, for reading our words, enjoying our photos and leaving comments. We always hope what we’re doing works for you and that your time here puts a smile on your face. Please join us today for our 2025 Year in Review!

January 2025 began with cold, stormy weather which led to snuggly and non-snuggly cats, swapping sleep spots and boxes, questioning motives, a second broken washer, and noticing age. Mom gave the AI text generator a shot to describe Dad’s Whirlwind Day of Unexpected Cleaning (not pretty) and the month ended with the hope for February snow.

Photos around Colehaus began the month of February. We had a little snow and even through freezing temperatures, lively ants still invaded meaning anteater Pia partook in ant snacks day and night. Later in the month, Quint skedaddled, a new washer was ordered, Tessa offered up kisses for Kiss a Tuxie day and Viola enjoyed the fruits of someone’s poor choice of oversleeping.

Before spring officially arrived, March started off with lots of buds and flowers and naturally, Mom jumped at the chance to “Disneyland-ify” the garden. It’s a gardener thing. We had a Quint hunt, a tussle and a tussle investigation, a hail storm or two and a flashback to our 2nd batch of Colehaus Cats. We shared our favorite blueberry muffin recipe, a tattle-tail was recognized and before we knew it, the month was over.

Things on Cats (and Dad) returned briefly in April along with Mom’s continued dislike of April Fool’s Day. Because someone with claws liked our wooden kitchen table and chairs a bit too much, we gave those away. Surprise. Cats were unhappy. We shared flashback photos of our very first batch of Colehaus Cats, we and Quint waited for warmth and because jobs and projects threatened to overwhelm us, we took a break from the final week until May.

May began, once again, with battling house ants and stopping Pia from eating them. It was touch and go with her for a week. The warm weather prompted Mom to dive head first into long thought out projects both inside and out. We introduced you to our arbor project, to a briefly ungrumpy Tessa and the latest raccoon mama Bea. May turned out to be the summer of Black and White visiting outdoor cats

What better month is there to check wisdom freckles than June? Answer: None. That was followed by ant checks, IKEA rat checks and hot weather at last but thankfully, only for a while. Projects ended, new ones began and thanks to un-affordability, budgets were readjusted, again. June ended with so many flowers, even with tightening our belts, it was hard not to think we lived in paradise.

July started much like every July – with loud fireworks and hanging out together in the under-the-bed blanket fort. The month also brought cat tussles, mama raccoons with babies visiting, house maintenance and the devastating loss of Pia, bringing to a close nearly 50 years of being owned by one or more ginger girls. Months later, Mom continues to have a bit of rough time over this, as might be expected.

The current fruit inspector was busy in August inspecting all those blueberries gathered from the sun-filled garden which had all kinds of visitors this year. Quint enjoyed a mellow Monday, much like he enjoys every day, we admired and appreciated flowers for Pia from Chewy.com and Viola shared breakfast with Dad.

Tessa and Quint figured September was as good a month as any to pick up a late sleeping habit. Who would we be to argue? The warm weather continued and brought lots of outside garden visitors to Colehaus. Inside, mayhem ruled a good portion of the month because sometimes, things don’t always go your way. We celebrated the arrival of Autumn with favorite Autumn photos and finally, a long, drawn out project gets moving again.

Bananas and toys kicked off October. The furniture rearrangement project continued and brought with it a surprise – Tessa and Viola napping close together! The garden shared lots of sunflowers, pesky squirrel raids, and an odd visitor. Quint told a bedtime story and Viola closed out the month with a new trebuchet Halloween photo. Yes, we know her trebuchet is really more of a catapult. Note: Don’t argue with the cat.

Viola and Tessa continued napping close in November, but perhaps that was due to Viola’s dental issues. After surgery, Viola thoroughly enjoyed her new Tooth Fairy toys and shared those with exactly ZERO other cats! The deepening love affair with Dad’s new downstairs bed grew and Quint played a favorite game or two.

We introduced our 2025 Christmas eCards in December with Viola and Quint who graciously participated in the photo shoot. We might be lying about the gracious part. As most Decembers are, ours was an expensive one but those cabinets have a new home elsewhere for it and a big, long project is complete. Some uncooperative cats felt chewing on things would certainly make up for any perceived inconvenience and for once, Tessa offered to share.

There it is, 2025 revisited. It was an interesting year mixed with smatterings of fun here and there at Colehaus. Mostly, we worked, we cried and we survived. We’re looking forward to what this new year may bring and wish that everyone, everywhere, have a year filled with happiness and peace, and most of all, with kindness and love.

Thank you for visiting. Thank you for your Christmas cards, your generosity, for your good thoughts and wishes. And as always and forever, thank you for reading us.

XOXO
The folks of Colehaus Cats

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A Colehaus Cats flashback:

2024 – No post
2023 – Happy 2023, and our 2022 Review!
2022 – No post
2021 – No post
2020 – No post
2019 – No post
2018 – No post
2017 – Our Year in Review – Goodbye 2016, Hello 2017!
2016 – No post
2015 – Premium Quality
2014 – No post
2013 – Almost Wordless Wednesday – Bag it
2012 – No post