Milestone Day

One of those days that doesn't seem to be like others. Dad started taking the wall apart in the kitchen - and that be interesting enough. We all had to check it out multiple times during the day. I personally took it on to keep Phoenix out from under foot. But tonight a big truck pulled up in front of the house. Sean got out of it and so did a bunch of guy humanz I had never seen before. They all come into the house bringing snowflakes with them. Everyone stood around for awhile talking peeplz talk and I began to sense that although they were smiling and laughing this was a sad moment. Then all the man humanz went outside. Mom and Dad and Sean went outside to. Sean shook Dad's hand then hugged Mom tight. Then he got into the truck with the guys and they drove away as the snow fell. Mom and Dad came back inside. My kitty sense said I needed to go them. And I learned that Sean has moved away. His new church be two hours away, close to where Natalie (the future Mrs. Sean) lives. This is part of how life is in the lives of all. Mom and Dad be proud of Sean, but they gonna miss seeing him all the time. Time for me to hang close to them tonight.

Today be my Birthday!!!

What a cool and fabulous life to far!!! Eight years ago I be borned in the phys plant building of Asbury University. I learned all about how wonderful college kids are! They all miss their kitties back home and loved on me soo much. I learned that when they went to the green when their hearts were broken and their eyes leaked I could jump up on the park bench next to them and somehow my headbonking and purrring would make them feel better. I lived that way for almost two years. Then the school torn down the phys plant building and I lost my home. But right about then, I met Stephanie! She took me to her dorm apartment and hid me there. Inside! Wow! What a place! Then she realized that I was with kitten. She and her roomie decided to keep me inside so nothing bad could happen. Lots of hiding from the RA went on. One day Stephanie be standing outside and the RA talking to her about dorm rules. Steph look over the RA shoulder and I was hanging from the screen in the window! So fantastic were the days!

When Stephanie graduated, we moved into Mom's house for the first time. No one knew for sure when my babies were due. I lived in a bedroom and didn't like it much cause I wanted to explore. A week later, Stephanie got her first apartment and I went with her. Such fun! There was a dog there and Tippsey the fish (yeah the one Miranda scared to death). I had my babies on September 15. Four cute little furballs. Two black and white tuxes (girls); one gray tux (the infamous Linus!) and one tortie who looked just a like me. Sadly, the little tortie crossed the bridge when she was less than a day old.

So, when Linus was about three months old, he went to be Suzanne's cat.But ended up being mom's cat (another story!). Steph brought Milo to live with us but he got very depressed. Steph have never seen something that bad, but this isn't Milo's story, it's mine!

About a year later, I got out of the house Steph lived in and was lost for three very scarey days! After that, I didn't want to go out much.

When I was six, Steph, Milo and I moved back in with Mom. So, now except for the chicken wars life has been very cool!

I am, and will always be, the mom kitty to all these cats here! And I still jump into the laps of peeplz when they are sad and their eyes leak!

Valentine's Day Coming

Seems things are way too quiet around here for Valentine's Day being just a few days away!!! Time for Valentine's Pairs to make themselves known. Hopin' Littleboy will be my Valentine once again! Knowin' my boy, Linus, and his sweet Lacey are a pair! Meow out, everyone...declare your luv!

Ooooooo - Me First!

Oooooooo...Ahhhhhhhh...Mom came home at lunchtime today. Not the usual. Then a big truck came to the house. Hum. Then a strange man got outta the truck with a paper. Interesting. Mom signed the paper and pointed to the family room. Then she locked all of us in the back room. What the hey! I heard the door, I heard scrapey noises. Phoenix started playin' with my tail. Really, kid, can't you see this is somehow important? Then, quiet. Mom opened the bedroom door. I smelled something new-- gotta check this out. I ran for the family room. There, sitting all pretty-like, was.....a new couch! I ran and jumped onto it - got onto it even before the peeplz got to sit on it. Possession is nine-tenths of the law. It's MINE!

My Gotcha Day!!

Thank you everyone for my bootiful gotcha day zealies!!! I have had a wonderful day remembering the day that Stephanie took me into her dorm apartment. I had always been friendly outside with college students who would give me bits to eat, and pet me, talk to me, but she was the one who brought me home to a forever family even though I was pregnant with four babies. That was five years ago and I have never forgotten. I am still the first kitty at the door to greet the hurtin' peeplz who come to mom when their lives are a bit messed up. I curl up right beside them while they talks to mom. I always make them feel better. Phoenix may be going to see granddad, but I am the original therapy kitty around here and I plan to keep the title for a long time to come.

Yippie!! I be DDP!!!

What a great surprise!!!! Mom just wandered into catster and there was Buddy's notice that I was a Diary Pick!!! How pawsome! I feel so specially honored!!! Makes me feel like doing a kitty dance!!!

More Visitors!

Changing of the peeplz. Some new family come today. I really like to check them out and they all like to pet me. Some of them even give me their table food (cept Mom don't like that much). The ancient granddad be pretty much the same. Mom spends a lot of time with him in his hospice place. I heard her and her sister are plannin' to sneak Phoenix in dere cause he love kitties so much and Phoenix is really small. Plan is for Sunday since lots of peeplz comes and goes there on Sundays. Stay tuned!

Tough Peeplz Times Call for da Therapy Cat

Mom changed my name to Lucy the Wise today. I be a therapy cat for sure, seeking out the sad humanz that I can feel and crawling into dere laps, licking away dere tears. But right now, there be too many of them at home. The ancient granddad human come home from da peeplz vet place, but there be sadness. Mom tell me gently he comin' home so he can cross the bridge from here in peace. She say may be a week or two. I can feel she be very tired even when she wake up from sleepin'. There be peeplz around now who come quiet like and stay for a while then leave. Miranda is scared and won't come out. Phoenix Naomi, bless her heart, just runs and plays - givin' everyone a smile. I called Linus into action, too, and he be spendin' time snuggling and huggin' peeplz, too. He likes the ancient one. I think he understands, too. So, mom don't wanna list us as away cause she try to come by a least once a day, but probably not say as much. The ancient one always be a huge cat lover. He gonna love da bridge when he gets there.

Good Way to Start de Day!!

So, I not been writing much lately cause I keep wondering about this little Phoenix girl. Sometimes she think I am her mama, but I don't really want that. I do make Linus be nice to her though. Anyway, I want to tell this morning's story...

Mom was sittin' at da table drinking her coffee (that stuff that gets peeplz purrin' in da morning). She have a good view of da porch where Little Sweetie and Tawny comes to eat. They not been by today yet. She playin' her iphone app (cause peeplz also have short attention spans) when she sees somethin' from the corner of her eye, looks up and there's this kitty eatin' out on da porch who not been there before. New kitty? Then she gasp. IT BE ME! She jump up an' go running out dere (in her bathrobe yet!), call me real gentle like so I don't spook (course I NEVER spook). I come purring and cherping. "Hi, Mom!" She scoop me up and bring me inside. How I get out? How long I be out? She thinks maybe Sean be careless when he leave for work real early in the morning dark time. I tell her not to worry, I am an outside kitty for two years when I be little. I can handle myself. It was fun to be outside again.

Yesterday was such a buuutiful DOTD with Kenny and Taylor both getting their forever homes! THanks for my fun zealies from Smiley Cassanova, Teebo, Callie and Rose, Milo and family, Anna and her family. Extra special thank you to Littleboy for my sweet heart!!!

So, tomorrow be da big Derby (horses running in circles)Day! Mom was kinda routing for Take Charge Indy until Steph told her that she knows the little farm where Union Rags was foaled and saw him when he was a little baby foal.