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The Princess Purrs

Gotcha Day!

Four years ago today, October 31, 2005, mama and Joe started the trip to get me. It was four hours up a little winding road up the side of the mountain to Yancey County, North Carolina. After an hour of paperwork and some tests, we came back down... the interstate! Mama hadn't known it was there... NEVER trust map websites!! But my grampa Joe was up to the trip and I made it safely home with my mama and got to meet my new sisters!

I know I have a very special angel watching over me. Tigger. She passed away October 2, 2005 and mama knew she just had to have another tortie in her home. When she was ready, she knew the kitty would be named Tiger Lilly, both for colouring and in memory of Tigger. I was already named Lilly (though with one l at the time) and I was the most beautiful thing mama had seen! Then, she'd never seen a cat with a split face like mine.

She thought at first she'd made a mistake. You see, when I came out and she picked me up, I started growling at her. And I was clawing the chair. Well, I've demolished the front of the recliner, but mama doesn't really care. And I'm STILL not much for being held... I'll growl and stuggle after a few seconds. BUT I am the ULTIMATE lap kitty! I love to lay on mama and will stay there for ages, getting up for litter visits, food and/or water and returning quickly!

Mama saved the pictures off the shelter site (found through PETFINDER!) but not the one off petfinder, so she doesn't have the one that is the specific one she fell in love with, but she has the rest!

Forgot to put this... I had been at the shelter for 10 months!! Almost a whole year that my beauty was unable to be appreciated far and wide!! Thank you Catster for letting me be able to share... me!!

I Licked Her!

Well, sorta... kinda... came close...

Mama has started coming out with Gaia when she's got a compress on. She still won't let us really get close to her because of her cold, but she wrapped her so her tail was poking out and invited each of us up for a sniff. Taillee sniffed and sniffed, then hissed and got down. Kittanna sniffed and sniffed and decided to reserve judgment at this point. Zilla wouldn't get in mama's lap, she just hissed and did that breathing thing she does when she smells something she doesn't much like. Me, I'm the GOOD one!! FOR ONCE!! I got in mama's lap and sniffed her tail and started to lick her. Mama put her finger on my head and told me no. She's worried Gaia's still too contagious for us to have any real contact at all. But I tried several times to lick her tail then laid down in mama's lap! Mama hopes the licking isn't a prelude to me trying to eat her or anything... hehehe...

In Memory

We don't have a picture to put up today, but we're sending many purrs and lots of love in memory of those lost 9/11/2001. Our hearts go out to their friends and families.