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My Diary

Mommy has been LAZY

And she hasn't written in my diary in ages! Actually, she hasn't felt like doing much of anything. She has the winter blahs and is very Bah Humbug. The good news is, she is officially my Mommy. She decided that she just can't part with me. She and Daddy and most of the other kitties love me to pieces. They love that I'm Sassy and are thinking of changing my name. They love that I'm playful and stubborn and full of kitty you-know-what. They just plain love me! To all of you people out there who DIDN'T adopt me when you had the chance, Mommy says "YOUR LOSS IS OUR GAIN!" So now let's do a happy dance! Oh, wait. I did one of those on Daddy's head at 3 AM. That was a bit of a mistake! :-) Purrs and kitty kisses, Sassy Sasha

A Diamond in the Rough

I am such a brat! I've been so focused on my own needs and I haven't realized how hard this is on Mommy. She is so depressed at the thought of me going somewhere else to live! Mom has had a lot on her plate lately and my situation is just one more thing that is troubling her.

Mom knows in her head that she needs to let me go. But in her heart, she can't bring herself to advertise me. Yesterday I made Mommy laugh out loud for the first time in days. I'm such a snot, and so Sassy, that she says that should be my new name! She says that whoever ends up being my forever parents are going to get a real treasure, because I am so unique.

I'm a bit like a Diamond, Mom says. One that hasn't been cut and polished yet. I am rough around the edges but a real shining gem underneath. There are so many things about me to love, all it will take is the right family to bring out all of my uniqueness and see the treasure underneath. My foster parents see the treasure already. That's why they are hanging on so tight while trying hard to let go.

If there is a family out there that can see through the rough exterior and appreciate what I am inside, maybe Mom and Dad would find it easier to let me go live somewhere else. Are you the family that can do that? If you are that special family, please get in touch! For every day that goes by, this gets harder for all of us. Purrs, Sasha

From Happy Happy to Very Sad

I was so UP yesterday! Mom and Dad said that they were going to be my official Mom and Dad. They found out some things about me, including that I'm really only 6 months old. And they love me SO much! But Mom feels overwhelmed right now. Millie hates me and keeps picking fights. Mai Lin has issues that Mom is having trouble dealing with. Tiki is always a problem for Mom. Mom says that if she had a choice, I would never leave. But she feels like she has to a least make an effort to find me a new home.

I have personality traits that Mom and Dad love, but that are different. It will take special people to be my new parents. I like to have things my own way. If I don't want to be held, I make funny meow noises, and if you don't put me down I hiss and growl and even swat or bite gently. But none of it is malicious. My foster parents just laugh at me and hug me when I do that, and it is kind of maddening because they are supposed to be *afraid*! People that don't understand probably would be afraid and think that I'm mean and not want to keep me. People that do understand will be like my foster parents, and love me even more because I am so unique.

I swat the dogs but I'm getting used to them and though I pretend to be afraid of them, I'm really not. I don't like to drink out of the communal water bowl, though. I want my own water out of a cup on the sink.

I am just such a unique little kitty, and I need a unique family to give me a home. I have that unique family right here and want to stay. But if I can't stay here, I would like someone special to give me a wonderful home. Is that person You? Purrs, Sasha