It's Me Again =^..^=

Hi All:
Well, Easter has come and gone, and Checkers and I made it thru without Mom trying to put Bunny Ears on us, or dress us in Easter Outfits for pictures~that's a good thing!
What do you guys think about this food recall? I guess that's a silly question, I'm sure you're all as horrified by it as Checkers, Mom and I are. How did this happen?
When Mom had our Bridge Sister, Heidi, she loved Fancy Feast and Mom's efforts to move her to a higher quality food, weren't very successful.
When Mom adopted Checkers and I, she wanted to start us off on a better quality food. I had been eating Eukanuba pouches for quite a long time, ~YIKES! I really liked them, but, YIKES!
I'm happy to say, I seem fine, but, I feel like I dodged a bullet, or, at least I hope I did. Could there be long term, cumulative effects? Who knows? Mom will keep an eye on me, and if anything seems off, she won't forget that I ate this food for a long time. Checkers doesn't like wet food, just dry, but, she did like some tastes of the gravy, from my pouches, so, Mom could have had 2 sick kitty's. Once again, YIKES!
We're both on California Naturals, now, I get wet and dry and Checkers just eats the dry. It's pretty good, and Mom is keeping an eye out for other high quality foods that she feels she can trust.
OK, enough of that, we've all heard about it, endlessly.
I turned 3 on March 31st. It was a very nice day, Mom was home, and I got spoiled :-) I also got some TIKI Tuna and a new toy. Checkers didn't buy me anything, but, in her defense, when you're indoor only, it puts a crimp in your shopping!
It's been 16 months, now, since I was adopted by Mom, and found my forever home. I have Mom, my younger Sister, Checkers for company, and lots and lots of love. I'm a lucky girl.
Mom says she's the lucky one, and I have to agree, we are pretty special Cats (and just so she doesn't forget, we keep reminding her)!
I better go, but, I'd like to say, I'm also very lucky to have the Catster community. I keep all of you in my daily prayers for your health and happiness, and our family always remembers those special kitty's who need extra purrs and prayers, and we always will.
Huggs and Purrs to all of you~Kitty Power!!
Gracie

Long time since I've written

Meoww!
I don't write a lot in my Diary, and it's been a long time. This will be short, but, I wanted to write today, because it's been 11 months today, since I came to my forever home.

In that time, I've acquired a younger Sister, Checkers, she recently turned one and she is from the same rescue group, Julia's Jungle, that I was adopted from. We get along great and it is nice to have a friend, since Mom has to work.

In late April, our Mom had to say good-bye to her Mom, who went to the Human Rainbow Bridge, I think Mom said it's called Heaven. She was elderly and she had something called Dementia, it caused her mind to not be the same, I think that's very sad. She had gone downhill and was not doing well at all. Mom says she's home and at peace now. Still, it's very hard to say good-bye and we were sad for Mom. We hope she found our Rainbow Bridge Sister, Heidi, who went to the Bridge, a year ago. I think she did, because Mom says they were great friends, and now they can be together again.

In late June, Mom, Checkers and I moved to a new apartment. It isn't that far from the old apartment, but, it's nicer, and a lot more convenient to transportation for Mom. The move was a little traumatic, especially moving day, but, Checkers and I adjusted fine and we really like it here.

Halloween has come and gone and now Thanksgiving is coming up. Checkers and I are very Thankful to have a forever home. This will be the first Christmas that Checkers is with us (I was still getting settled in, last Christmas). Mom says she can't imagine having a tree, because :-) it's scary to think what the two of us might do to it!

My Paws are getting tired, so, let me, on behalf of all of my family, wish everyone, a joyous Holiday Season, and a New Year, filled with Love, Happiness and Much Health.
Gracie

A friend??

OH BOY~ just a very quick entry tonight. My Human is thinking of adopting another Cat!! How do I feel about that?
I honestly don't know. It might be nice to have a friend here, when Mom is at work, or has to be out doing Human stuff~but---
I'm really still settling in and adjusting and I think I deserve the time to do that. Mom agrees and says we'll go slow, no decisions, she's just thinking about it. And looking on the Petfinder Website~incidentally, where she first saw me!
I'll keep you updated, and in the meantime, I'll keep reminding the Human not to rush into anything.
Other than the possibility of a new friend, no big news. Grey and rainy here for quite awhile, but, according to Mom, better than the slippery white stuff!
Not that it matters, I'm Indoor only, the closest thing I get to that big world outside that patio, is watching the wet squirrels :-)
Until next time-----Gracie

A New Year~2006

January 2, 2006:
Dates don't mean a lot to us animals, we try to live our lives in the here and now, not dwelling on the past, or wondering about the future, we have no control of either; so, with that in mind, I'm going to spend just a little time talking about my past, and the future, well, that will take care of itself.

I was adopted from Julia's Jungle, a rescue group, by my Human Mom, Pat, on Dec. 4th, 2005. I came to be at JJ's, because they rescued me from the shelter, a young, pregnant mom to be, who was also scheduled to be euthanized. There's no point in going there, so, I'll just say that JJ's took fine care of me and my kittens, I was even a surrogate Mom to another needy kitten for a little while.

I first met my Human, when she came into JJ's with a young couple, who I later learned, were her Nephew and his Wife. They came right to my cage, and I knew right away they were interested. I tried to be my charming best, and even though, they walked around and met the other kitty's, it must have worked, because they came back and took me!! Although, I was excited, it was also scary. I had been at JJ's for awhile, they're good Humans, and there was security there, even, if it wasn't a real, true, home. I was put in a carrier (not an experience I want to repeat a lot), and into the car (again, not my favorite thing), and then~~we were home! Home is a 2-bedroom apartment, on the Southside of Spokane. It's not fancy, but, it's nice enough, and it's sure a lot better than a cage. I was allowed to get acquainted with the apartment right away, and even though, I hid quite a bit, that first day, I sensed that Mom wanted me to feel safe, and little by little, I came out, ate some, used the litter box and got acquainted with Mom. I even slept on the bed with her, that first night; not snuggled, I'm not really a snuggly cat, but, hey, on the same piece of furniture was quite brave, I thought.

Mom works from 12:30-9 Monday thru Friday at her job, so, I have the run of the apartment to myself, quite a bit. We've developed a routine, a little playtime and feeding in the morning, and the same thing when she gets home at night. In the morning, I get wet and dry food mixed together and at night, I get wet food only (woohoo). I eat Eukanuba, Wellness and Innova, because, Mom says she wants to get me started on good quality food right from the beginning. I have toys to play with, including a scratching post with a kitty perch on top, that belonged to my Rainbow Bridge Sister, Heidi, (more about her later) and Mom opens the curtains out to the patio, so I have a "window to the world". It's fun to watch the birds and squirrels and the Humans that go by, on the street below. Mom also leaves the TV on for me, and yes, I admit it, I like to watch the "boob tube".

You know what, Catster friends~ it's getting late and I'm getting tired. I want to talk about my impressions of my first Vet visit (I'll bet you can guess), and also the Holidays, here at my new Forever Home. But, a girl has to get her beauty rest, and I've got to put my Human to bed, tomorrow is a work day. So, all that will have to wait for another time. Until then~ Gracie