Meowllo evewypawdy awe you weady fur da weekend? It’s almost here. Anyways today’s anudder day in da Bloggin’ A to Z challenge. And todays letter is N. Hmmmmm We hear da word No stawts wiff an N, but since mommy rarely ifin ever tells us No, then maybe me better not talk ‘bout dat. So me fawt fur a long time and finally ‘cided to talk ‘bout Needs. You know fings peeps and anipals must have to survive. There be da obvious fings like food and water altho’ mommy sez dat hoomans can go wiffout faw longer than is fawt. But we hope nun of ow furiends evew have to find out how long. And then there’s da comfurts of a home wiff heat and air conditionin’. A bed and somewhere to sit. Altho’ mommy has lived in hers caw afur, she sez she be way to old fur dat kind of life anymowe. And then there be LOVE. We wish nopawdy/kitty evew had to go fwu life wiffout luv.
Lexi and me awe so blest to have such a wunnewful mommy and all of you. But there’s lots of animals in da world hoo have never known luv. And sum dat did and lost it, and found themselves in shelters or on da stweets all by themselves. We told you da udder day ‘bout ow towns city council making sum weally stupid statements ‘bout da law and how they like to solve da purrawlem of those unwanted kitty cats dat roam ow stweets, and how mommy wuz on a mission to set fings stwaight. You know those kitties didn’t choose to be outside scwimpin’ fur food and shelter. All they evew wanted wuz a home and luv. To survive tho they must hunt or search fur homes dat will meet their basic needs fur food and water and shelter. And now a community wants to take those fings fwum them as well.
Mommy finally spoke wiff one of da council members and hims admitted they didn’t know da laws and spoke outta turn and wuld be cowwectin’ dat. And then him went on to say dat anudder of da council members stated he had twapped one of sed cats and wuz fined $20,000.00 cuz it wuz feral. Just when mommy fawt she had heard evewyfin’. OMC Hoo comes up wiff this stuff. Anyways, mommy wesponded wiff, “that’s not a penalty nor is there any such law.” To which she got, “well we’ll have to do some research because we’re a small town and can’t afford a $20,000.00 fine.” Mommy proceeded to splain dat they kuld hoomanely twap those kitties and hoomanely twansport them to da nearest local shelter to be held fur adoption or hoomanely eufanized. And then you wanna hear what ‘scuses they made? They told mommy dat da shelter chawges them $25.00 fur each animal they turn in. Yep, dat’s mowe than a bullet, but guess what? Accordin’ to state law a bullet dusn’t qualify as hoomane euffanasia. Oh and dat killin’ must be dun by a twained and qualified purrfessional tech or Vet so as not to cause undue stwess on sed animal. So we conclude ow town NEEDs to gwo up and join this centuwy.
So da last fing weez gunna leave ya’ wiff today is this. Ifin yous feel da need to add a furry to yous household, purrlease ADOPT. Save a life and in turn save yous own. We all have needs and fur us da most purrtant one is luv.
Meowllo evewypawdy and a happy and blest Sunday to you. This is ow favowite posty of da week. We get to list sum of ow blessings and wemind udders to count theirs as well. This past week has been ruff on a lot of us. We had roofers here all week, and fank catness they don’t work on Sundays or mommy wuld purrawlly scweam, but they awe a blessin’ cuz ow pawtment needed a new roof and gutters. So migwaine and noise aside, they awe a blessing.
We also weceived help getting’ ow tire fixed so we kuld take Lexi to da Vet fur a wecheck of hers CRF. And da news we got ‘bout sis Lexi duin’ so much better than docs udder patients wiff hers condition is also a blessing. And we got help buyin’ hers medicine fur this mumff. And we weceived a kupple nip mats what weez been wantin’ fur da longest time. And just as spected, We Luv ‘em. And cuz of ow sweet furiends, we each hav ow very own. Now those awe tangible blessings dat we can see and feel. But we hav udder blessings as well.
Wub da belly, purrlease…
We awe ever so gwateful fur these tangible blessings, but we awe also gwateful fur da ones we can’t weally see. You know da ones. Da luv and purrayers of all ow furiends and fwamily. We know you be sendin’ ‘em cuz da Vet sed dat Lexi’s gweat condition is on account of mommy’s care, but we know it’s cuz of all da luv and purrayers she’s weceived. You know da peeps dat helped us wiff financial fings had to spend their munny afur it did any good. Dusn’t matter how much munny yous have, ifin yous not pay da went yous wuld be homeless. Ifin yous not pay fur food and supplies, you wuld die of stawvation. See havin’ munny dusn’t mean much, it’s how you spend it dat makes da diffewence. And Luv is a lot like dat too. We be evew so fankful to those dat spent their gween papers to help us.
Youz kin rub minez bellee too purrleez.
You can hav a huge heart full of luv, but till you give dat luv away, it means nuffin’. It dusn’t benefit you or anypawdy else. Mowe offen than not when you share yous luv you weceive luv wight back. We like to fink we be spweadin’ da luv wound as much as we can. Evewy once in a while you share yous luv to sumpawdy and they don’t share it back. Mommy sez those awe da times when you share a little mowe. You not know what they be goin’ fwu, and they might just need a little extwa to help ‘em on their way. Sum peeps call this pawin’ it furward. Da twuff is you never know what da future holds and how you might have helped sumpawdy hoo in turn helps sumpawdy else in da future all cuz you shared a bit of luv and kindness. As always we awe so blest to have each and evewy one of you in ow lives. And member no matter what you be goin’ fwu you will make it and come out on da udder side mowe blest than afur.
Mommy sez we don’t have much, but we have each udder. And dat includes all of you. And altho’ she may not always have evewyfin’ she needs we do and dat’s what counts. She sez we have da mostest purrtant fing in da universe and dat be Luv. A luv dat we share so it can gwo and gwo and gwo. We fank you all fur sharin’ dat luv and we fank God fur givin’ us such a wunnewful circle of furiends and fwamily. Weez fawt we wuld share a little video wiff ya’ dat we weally like. Hope you enjoy it.
Meowllo evewypawdy, today is Luv yous pet day. So yous spectin’ sum flowery words fwum mommy ‘bout luvvin’ us or diwections fwum me on showin’ luv to yous pet, wight? Well guess what? Dat’s not what meez gunna do. Mommy wrote da mostest bootyful luv letter to Lexi you can wead here. And then she wrote da pawsumest luv letter to me dat you can wead here. So today weez gunna weturn dat luv and splain all da little ways mommy luvs us and tell her how much we luv her too. Now we searched high and low on da innewnet fur a luv yous hooman day, and we found nun. You wanna know why? It’s cuz Hallmawk hasn’t found a way fur us to buy cawds. Yep dat’s wight. Holidays awe ‘bout makin’ munny. Ifin only we had fumms…Anyways, we wanna tell ya’ a story, so pull up yous chair and get yous anudder cup of coffee, tea, coke or whatever you dwink and welax.
LEXI: I’z gunna go furzt cuz I’z beez da oweldizt. Az youz awl noze mommy rezk-yood me when I’z wuz owenlee minitz oweld. Fur her dat mint noze sleep fur da nex 5 weekz at leezt. Rownd da klawk feedinz and wipin’ buttz. Din der wuz da teechin’ me too eet sawlid foodz and yooz da pawdee bawx. And ledid me tell ya’ dat lazt wun iz noze ezee feet fur a hooman. Itz nawt like she kuld krawl in der and litterullee show me how. Mommy sez I’z wuz a grayt stoodunt doe and lernd relee kwik. Aneewayz she had too beez redee too devoet a lifetime too taykin’ kayr of me. Purrvidin’ minez nomz, litter, treetz, and vet kayr. I’z kulda gawn wivowt dat lazt wun but mommy sez itz purr-tint. She had too devoet a lifetime too kleenin’ up after me. Skoopin’ pawdee bawxez, washin’ food dishiz, water dishiz, kleenin’ frow up and hayrbawllz awff da karpitz and bed. Moovin’ me to nu playziz wiv herz and helpin’ me to aklimayt, sted ov ternin’ me in to a shelter or frow-win me owtside too servive on minez owen. Maykin’ shur I’z awlwayz nu dat I’z wuz sayf and lubbed. In awl deez feengz, mommy habz nebber fayld.
Faynk youz mommy fur awlwayz beezin’ der, and gibbin’ me a grayt life. Faynk ya’ fur kleenin’ up avter me and alwayz gibbin’ me da beztezt. Faynk ya’ fur helpin’ me now dat I’z beez owelder and need medsinz. Faynkz fur beezin’ minez mommy.
DEZI: Yep sissy, mommy takes gweat care of you. Now it’s meez turn. Mommy bwought boff of us back fwum deaths door. And when she wescued me it meant more sleepless nights and lots of hineybo cleanin’. Bwingin’ me back fwum da bwink and usin’ natuwal wemedies to wid meez body of those pawful worms cuz me wuz too yung and weak to take da usual medicine. So it took longer to get wid of those fings and it meant lots of hineybo cleanin’. Me has furs dat go on furever so It means she still has to do da occasional hineybo cleanin’. And purrvidin’ all da same fings she duz fur you Lexi. Luvvin’ me also means jumpin’ evewytime me meweeks. Cuz it usually means me wants her to clean sumfin’.
Luvvin’ us means she decided to devote a lifetime to puttin’ us furst and never complainin’. It means fightin’ fur us when we can’t do it owselves. Purrtectin’ us fwum all da dangers of da world. Feeding us when she can’t feed herselff. Playin’ wiff us and even when she’s sick or hurtin’ makin’ sure we hav all da fings we need to not only survive but thwive. And you know what? Mommy has never failed to tweat us like da little queens/divas dat we awe. Mommy you know me luvs you even when meez be gwowlin’ and hissin’ when yous clean meez hineybo or clip meez claws. Yous know me luvs you when meez hollews at you fur da 500 millionff time in a day to clean da pawdee box. You know meez luvs you when me dusn’t want you to welax and hav a cup of coffee but instead play gunna getcha’ wiff me.
Mommy Lexi and me fank you fur savin’ us and fur bein’ ow mommy. We wuldn’t wanna liv anywhere else or wiff anyone els. Fank you fur goin’ wiffout so we don’t hav too. Fank you fur da patience you hav wiff us, and da sweetness in yous voice when you speak to us. Fank you fur da warm home we liv in and yous lap to lay in. Fank you fur da luv in yous eyes we see when you look at us and da gentleness in yous touch. Fanks fur da extwa tweats and time spent playin’ wiff us. We never doubt dat you luv us. You show it each and evewy moment of evewy day. You never needed a day to wemind you to make us feel special and luvved. So on this day of Luv yous Pet, weez wanted to tell evewypawdy how much you luv us by duin’ da daily stuffs, da not so flowery purretty stuffs, and how much we luv you. See luv isn’t always purretty or easy, but it’s reward is always gweat. In weturn fur all dat you do, we share ow purrs wiff you and learn to meow loudly so you can unnewstand us. Seems you hoomans don’t speak smell da pee or da hineybo. We chose you to luv and you chose to luv us even when it isn’t purretty. And we know dat today just like evewyday will be filled wiff good noms, delishus tweats, and cuddles apurrlenty. Now go ahead and show sum extwa luv to yous furries today too.
OMC Yous never gunna believ it, but weez membered to mention, weez joinin’ up wiff Rascal and Rocco fur da Pet Pawade. They’ve also written a pawsum posty fur Luv yous pet day, you oughtta check it out. Fanks guys, we weally purreciate you and yous cohosts fur da Pet Pawade.
Dear sweet Lexi, where do I start?. When I saw you for the first time only minutes old and laying there in a child’s shoe box stacked on top of your littermates; I couldn’t have known how profoundly you would change my life. You spoke for all of you. Mewing so loudly that you got the attention of everybody at the adoption event. I didn’t wait to hear your story or how you came to be there. I took you into the break room at the Petsmart and washed you off, wrapped you in a towel and got you a bottle. It was then that I took the time to hear your story. I knew you would be special. You were a fighter and wanted to live and be loved.
I remember as I sat feeding you the president of the rescue I volunteered with told me they didn’t want to take in your litter because y’all were too “black” and would be hard to adopt. And that it would be better for everybody if you were put to sleep now. I remember the rage I felt hearing that, and refusing saying that someone will want y’all. I remember going to the vet later that day to have you checked out and being told none of you would make it. But I just knew you would. You had spunk, and fight, and the biggest purr I had ever heard on such a young kitten. I also remember how you wanted to snuggle up in my arms every chance you got. I would try to give you a bottle and you just wanted to be next to me.
As y’all grew and it came time for you to find a forever home, I remember being a little more protective of you than I had been with other kittens. I remember the first adoption event you were a part of and how when we came home you wouldn’t leave my side. And then it happened…someone wanted you. An application had been put in to adopt you. It was then that I knew how much I truly loved you and could never let you go. I made apologies an changed your name and resigned myself to the fact that we were a 3 cat home now. It was like you relaxed when I told you that you were my baby, my daughter now and I would never leave you and you would always live with me no matter what.
You were a quick study when it came to learning how to help me and your brothers. You worked so hard it was as if you were trying to prove you belonged with me and that I had made the right choice. But Lexi, my heart, my love, you never had to prove anything to me; I made the only choice my heart would allow. Each time we moved you were always the steady one. The one who seemed to let your brothers know that we were always going to be together even though your worlds had been turned upside down. And as always you preferred being held over anything else. You scarfed your meals so you could get to my lap first. And no matter how hard I tried to get you to slow down you just didn’t listen. You were so tiny and your brothers so big that you didn’t want to have to compete with them. I so enjoyed lap time with the three of you.
As the years passed you grew and things changed. First Devon left us and then Lucky. You and I grieved together and found comfort in each other. And you tolerated the addition of a new brother and eventually a new sister. Out of your toleration grew a deep love for them. You were so patient and loving with them and me. You worked so hard to help me train each of them. Even though you were getting older and slower you worked just as hard as when you were a youngster.
We’re both getting older now my sweet, and the gray hairs are creeping up and sprouting on both of us. But every time I look at you I still see that little kitten that fought so hard to live. I never had much in the way of money so you didn’t have every new toy that came out or pawsum cat furniture to play on. But Lexi my green eyed angel girl, you never lacked for my love.
There is no one in this world who could love you more than me. Sometimes as I watch you sleep, and watch your chest rise and fall with each breath I’m in total awe. How could so much love be wrapped up in such a small package? We often communicate without saying anything. I look at you from across the room and you tilt your head and give me a slow blink and turn on your rumbling purr that can be heard throughout the house. And then you walk over to me and jump up in my lap and put out your paw to pull my hand over to you. I whisper, I love you angel, and you just purr louder. Sometimes I ask you if you love me too, and you always look over at me and meow. There are those who would say you have no idea what I said or what you are responding, but you and I know different don’t we.
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We share a bond that can never be broken. I was so blest to have been the first voice you heard and the first thing you saw and too be chosen by you. I am still so blest that you continue to share your love with me. Everyday with you is like a little piece of heaven here on earth. I try daily to let you know how much you mean to me and how much I love you. And with each passing day my love for you only grows stronger. So Lexi, my darling angel girl, I will continue to remind you that I love you and that we will always be together. Thank you for choosing me and thank you for loving me. I am yours and you are mine till the end of time and beyond.
Love Forever,
Mommy
Well evewypawdy as you can see, mommy hijacked meez bloggy today to write a love letter to sissy. She sez she’s gunna write me one next and me can’t wait. Me knows mommy luvs me cuz she tells me all da time. But it’s gunna be gweat to get a letter fwum her all meez own. It’s da mumff of luv, so ifin yous don’t say it evewyday or even ifin you do, then take da time this mumff to wemind those in yous life dat yous luv them. And don’t furget tomowwo be Valentine’s day and da Sadie Hawkins dance over at da Tabby Cat Club. Hope to see you there.
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