An old fart's birthday

Today I have finally turned 8 years old. It was on this date of last year that dad found me in the backyard laying in the sun. I had been feral for two years because my original owners never came by to get me like they said they would, so for two years I had been wandering the neighborhood and living under porches. When dad told mom about me last year on the 7th of july, mom came outside and gently picked me up. I knew right then it was my buddy Tigger's mommy, so I wanted her to be my mommy too. For 6 to 9 months I had to learn to be a domestic cat again and mind you it was not easy. I had to learn to get along with Socks, Shwizz and Daisy (Daisy was another newcomer into the house last year). Plus I had to learn to love daddy and the human sibs too, because my ex owners were a dramatic bunch. Even though I was born on another date, but since mom didn't know my exact birthday I was reborn again with a new life on this date. So happy birthday to lil old fart me.

Peace

This morning while coming into the house I was greeted at the door by Shwizz. Normally he greets me with a hiss and verbal growl (cussing under the growling), but today he greeted me with nose to nose (it is a cat's way of greeting so no worries about him kissing me people) without a hint of growl or hissing. I am not sure what made him change his mind about me being in an indoor/outdoor mew, but I am glad he has come to terms with me being here. I am not sure if it is a temp thing, but I am going to enjoy remembering that peaceful moment between my little brother and I.
Tiger

I'm gonna celebrate life

I'm gonna celebrate life
with happiness and strength.
For who knows how long my life
is, but I will keep on living on
fates time length.

For years I lived a life
of hell. First part was witnessing
humans being cruel to their kind
and second part living on the streets,
until mom took me to make me well.

Though my issues are near gone
and done, but I have many more
problems with my health that still
tell me I have not conquered nor
won.

So I am gonna celebrate life,
with what time I have got.
I will celebrate well with
purrs and happiness, until
God calls me home to heavens
lot.
Tiger