Birthday: May 2nd 2008 Coloration: Orange Tabby Likes: I like to talk! mrrrrrowwrrr Dwells:
indoors Arrival Story: FURRRST of all, I promise more pictures when I come out of hiding! I have to hide for a little bit, until I understand my new surroundings. After that, look out world, here I come!
Mom went to the local shelter that she donates to, to give them a carload of donations for their big garage sale to benefit the shelter. After dropping everything off she asked if she could "visit the kitties" (VERY dangerous MOL) and spent over an hour visiting. Well.... she spied me and fell in love! Bio: Hi, my name is Chance. My name has many meanings; MAINLY that it is French for "Lucky". And boy, am I LUCKY. Not only to have found my forever home, but to be the 7th kitty in my family! Lucky Number Seven!!! I thank my godmommy Sugar Bear for coming up with my name! :)
Mom left the shelter that Sunday to think it over... and took a "chance" on leaving me there and took a "chance" that I'd be adopted by someone else. And I took a "chance" at a new life, a new family and being whisked off to the unknown. BOY! Mom, Dad and I are all so very happy that we all took CHANCES!!! So here I am, lucky #7 of the Kitty Crew!!
Sadly, I was abandoned and left in an empty house! I was found on Ford Street in St. Paul; for that my original name was "GT". (as in Ford GT) I really like my new name Chance. I was obviously very well cared for, for I'm healthy and beautiful. However, I'm extremely shy, for I don't understand why someone would abandon me?? So... as my mom types this for me, I haven't even been in my new home for 24 hours yet, and I've been hiding. *giggle* I'm a smart kitty! Mom knows that I'll come out of hiding eventually.... she has all of the patience in the world! Lives Remaining: 8 of 9 Forums Motto: TAKE A CHANCE!! The Groups I'm In: "Cobblestone Square", ♥♥FORGET ME NOT♥♥, ♫ THE KIT KAT CLUB ♫ ®, ♫HERNANDO'S HIDEAWAY-OLE!♫ , **Tabbies With 'Tudes** , FANCYPANTS CAFE, AWA Country Club International HQ, Brilliant Orange Cats Unite, Cattitudes, For the Love of Cats and Dogs, Friends of the Blind Cat Rescue & Sanctuary, Friendship Circle, Kool-Kat Hangout, MAN CATS AT WORK - No Girl Cats Allowed, P*I*F (Paw it Forward), PAWS Angels WAGS for Kindness, Pen Paws, PURRS N WOOFS VILLAGE, RUBY'S RAILROAD :), Sweet Face, The Birthday & Gotcha Club, The BlacKat Lounge, THE FURTASTIC WEDDING CELEBRATION OF DIAMOND LIL & MAX, The Kitties' Club, The Power of a Purr and Prayer. The Last Forum I Posted In: The Wedding of Tommy and Zoey ~ May 23
Today is my birthday, a time of celebration and joy. This year's birthday is going to be a little different. It will be a time of celebration and joy for a life lived and a life loved; of a life that was cut short too soon by FIP. I am celebrating the short and sweet life of my little brother in law Vern today, who made his gentle journey to the Bridge today.
My family and I are deeply saddened at his passing, for her is a very brave little boy; a fighter with the will to live. Vern came and spent the weekend with us last weekend.
We kitties have a certain 6th sense about things that might not be quite right. Vern couldn't walk, and he sat comfortably in his Morgan's Bed in the living room, as our pawrents and we kitties kept him company. Normally, we are not very nice to newcomers and we hiss and growl and make sure they understand that they are not welcome in our house. Well... we sensed, we KNEW something wasn't right with Vern, and we welcomed him. We sniffed noses, we sat with him and were quiet and respectful. Big brofur Poo sat at the fireplace with Vern, contemplating kitty life, as he licked the tiles. We couldn't figure it out; he seemed to be seeking nutrients from the stone.
My birthday wish for today is for Vern's family to find peace and comfort in their ever giving hearts, for having given Vern the ultimate gift of Love by gently helping him to the Bridge.
My birthday gift was being able to meet and visit with Vern before he became an angel; for that I am eternally grateful. Won't you stop by his page and offer some love to him?
Here is his page:
http://www.catster.com/cats/1158224
I beliEVE in you, sweetest little Vern! I love you little brofur in law! Fly high and grace the heavens with your beauty~~
Here in this house...
I will never know the loneliness that I hear in the cries of the other animals 'out there.'
I can sleep soundly, assured that when I wake my world will not have changed.
I will never know hunger, or the fear of not knowing if I will eat.
I will not shiver in the cold, or grow weary from the heat, but rather, I will nap in the sun's warmth, and play in the rain's coolness, and be allowed to smell all that can reach my nose.
My fur will shine and never be dirty or matted.
Here in this house...
There will be an effort to communicate with me on my level.
I will be talked to, and, even if I don't understand, I can enjoy the warmth of the words spoken to me in kindness.
I will be given a name so that I may know who I am among many.
My name will be used in love and joy, and I will relish the sound of it!
Here in this house...
I will never be a substitute for anything I am not.
I will never be used to improve peoples' image of themselves.
I will be loved because I am who I am, not someone's idea of who I should be.
I will never suffer for someone's anger, impatience, or stupidity.
I will be taught all the things I need to know to be loved by all. I will be praised for my successes, instead of punished too harshly for my mistakes.
If I do not learn my lessons well, they will look to my teacher for blame.
Here in this house...
I can trust arms that hold, hands that touch...
knowing that, no matter what they do, they do it for the good of me.
If I am injured or ill, I will be doctored.
If I am scared, I will be calmed.
If I am sad, I will be cheered.
Here in this house...
No matter what I look like, I will be considered beautiful and known to be of value.
I will never be cast out because I am too old, too ill, too unruly, or not cute enough.
I will not be left behind because my humans moved - I will move with them.
If a new human baby joins my family, it will not 'replace' me,
but instead will be one more human for me to love, and to love me.
I will not be treated as disposable.
My life is a responsibility, and not an afterthought.
I will learn that humans can almost, sometimes, be as kind and as fair as other animals.
Here in this house...
I was BROUGHT, because I was WANTED!
I will BELONG!
I will be home - FOREVER!
AND I WILL BE LOVED!
