Yes, living in a house that is under renovation is tough. Perhaps it's the toughest on the smallest occupants of the house... the family pets. Yes, they certainly have a rough life of lounging around the house watching their slaves work on things that don't involve either feeding or petting them. But, as you can see, our pets are very resourceful and are determined to make the best of the situation.

Is it a bad sign when the pets start cozying up with the building materials? Will they start missing their new friends when the materials are tucked away behind a wall or under a floor? Washu has decided that one of the PVC fittings placed on top of my suitcase was a good snuggle buddy.	And people thought Katherine was the biggest heat soak. As it turns out, Mer has her beat. Here, Mer is seen pushing Katherine's sneakers off the heat vent so that he can warm up his toes.