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Sisterhood

The 18th of October was ...

My 6 month anniversary with my family.

That was a fast 6 months !
I keep hearing what an "absolute darling" I am. I seem to have completely captured the hearts of my family.

That Nuk continues to be so sweet with me.
Generally, he does not like to share his "space" - but with me he doesn't mind. He keeps trying to get me to lick the top of his head though (Who started that?!?) While I'm a *licker* and will lick up any skin exposed on my humans, I'm NOT licking Nuk's head. He can just forget about that. No matter how many times he ducks his head and puts it at my mouth level - It is NOT happening.

Not only do I cock my head to the side, laying and rubbing against the hands that pet me, I do this licking/kissing thing too. When my family stops petting me, I start grooming on their hands, arms, or whatever bare skin is exposed. Now with winter coming, less skin is showing and I'm confused, "Where did all the skin go?"
Sweaters are not fun to lick.
I'm also growing fluffier. I think I'm getting a Pennsylvania Winter Coat !

Sweets too doesn't mind sometimes sharing her space with me.
I think too, now that I know she's sick, maybe some of her crankiness wasn't *because* of me or *with* me, but because those bladder stones of hers were growing all the while inside her. They didn't grow to be the size they are, overnight !

I had my first bath with this family during the summer. It was enough to show me that "I DON"T LIKE BATHS"

I think I miss the doggy Chief cleaning my ears. Although, probably because of the pleasant memories of Chief doing it for me, I will sit very nicely and patiently while my family uses the ear Flush cleaner from our vet and cotton ball wipe my ears clean.

I've taught my family my *language* It's probably taken the past 6 months for them to learn the full Gabby vocabulary. The little greeting "coos" I make when ever I see them. The more quiet "meowing" I do when I'm walking the house looking for one of my humans.
The more demanding insistent "meow" that means "Gabby wants food and she wants it NOW!" Then there's my "popcorn" sounding purr and the purr meow. One this is certain! I am Gabby ! I am always "talking"
And I've got them "talking back" to me too now.

I am a great spider spotter! I can spot a spider even before Nuk and I "took over" his cricket cornering the one evening that we had a cricket in the house.

I don't seem to mind being indoor only. I've never run at an open door and although I like watching the squirrels. leaves and the birds from the windows, I don't show any interest in going outside.

My family tried harness training with me, but that's another thing I'm NOT having any of. I threw myself on the floor and tried to chew that harness off of me. I really do not like anything around my neck or belly.

I make instant friends with anyone that I meet.

I follow my family around the house, often talking to them and I like to spend quiet evenings sitting between them on the couch.

I sleep on their bed with them at night, but only at their feet. It's rare for me to come up between them or near their heads, but every morning I've got one of them pinned by their feet.
Believe me! You are NOT moving, with a Gabby loaf on your feet !

Halloween Tag

I was tagged to play halloween tag. By Pharoah Loki
Five things I like...

1.
The warmth radiating from the oven - ALL kinds of baking going on here.

2.
The smells, of Autumn, of spices, of apples - Yum !

3.
Leaves of all colors scurrying around on the back porch. I could watch them for hours.

4.
Seeing my friends change their Catster pages into cool and spooky themes.

5.
Extra cuddles because I'm warm and fluffy and the weather grows cooler.

Gabby Loves: Food/ Butter Cookie

In my first profile from my first family my Mom filled in the space "Loves" with "food"

Ok... That's fair and that's true ! BUT that doesn't mean that I "need" all these "foodie" nicknames.

First I get called Pumpkin. (Which I understand has something to do with my rounded shape?)
Shape is in the eye of the beholder... Some folks say I'm "round" - Other folks say I'm "Curvy"

MoL

Two nights ago starts a new nickname for me...
Now my family is calling me "Butter Cookie"

I wasn't too sure how I felt about that nickname until I heard my family discussing it. Mama pointed out that it's a "kinder" name than "ButterBall"
She also said that it had more to do with my coloring than my shape.

I was a little relieved to hear that. Butter cookies tend to kind of "spread" out on the tray as they cook. I don't want to be compared to a "spreading" anything.

But I am soft and sweet!

I guess I can be a "Butter Cookie"