To Dezi…With Love

Sweet sweet Dezi. My heart and my soul…my destiny. My precious angel you could have never known how I felt the day I met you. My heart had been ripped out of my chest just days earlier when I lost Ransom. The third boy, no…son that I had lost at the age of five. I swore as He drifted off to heaven that I would never give my heart away again. I just couldn’t bare going through this again. And I thanked God that Lexi was waiting for me, to comfort me. She would fill that hole and be enough. I knew that I would have to get a new kitty to help Lexi help me, and that kitty would be well taken care of. But I wouldn’t lose my heart to them. Of course Lexi had gotten older and needed help quickly. It broke my heart to see her trying so hard to do the work that 2 kitties had done for the past 5 years. And then the phone rang.

On the other end of the line was a dog rescuer begging for my help. They had taken in a large litter of Ragdoll kittens from a very bad breeder. They knew my situation and I’m sure they thought I’d take at least 1 kitten home. And of course I made the 2 hour drive to meet you all. And the whole way there I kept telling myself I wasn’t going to fall head over heels. When I arrived I was given the back story, and although touching, having been in rescue for so long and already grieving, it didn’t phase me much. I was told y’all were 6 weeks old, weaned and using the litter box. They led me to a big empty room and brought a small Easter basket filled with kitties into the room. You were all poured into the floor and I thought you all looked way too small to be 6 weeks old. But they had gotten papers that said just that. And then you came waddling over with your worm filled belly and struggled to crawl up onto my leg only a few inches off the floor but towering over you. Your litter mates all huddled close together and played with each other. But you had no interest in being anywhere but on my leg. And then you looked up at me with those big deep blue eyes and started to purr and mew and I knew you were my destiny. It was meant to be. I wouldn’t admit it, but I was falling in love with you.

I picked you up and we made the long drive home. You lay quietly only purring the whole way. Once home it was then I realized you weren’t 6 weeks old but 3 1/2 to 4 weeks instead. You were half dead from being over wormed with big box store wormers and you had a horrific case of tapeworm instead. These were all things I had dealt with many times, so once I called the rescue to make sure your littermates were properly cared for we set in for the long haul. Over the next few days and weeks and months I didn’t realize how you were purring your way right into my heart. You always wanted to be able to see me. You didn’t seem to miss your littermates at all. And you always wanted me to be seated before doing anything. If I wasn’t sitting down you wouldn’t eat, drink, go to the potty, or play. I learned it’s because you know when I’m going to pass out and since you alert me, you want to know that I’m not going to fall. You are still that way today.

I think about those first few weeks and how close I came to losing you on more than one occasion. You had been so dehydrated and sick from the wormers and the worms that each day was a fight to keep you alive. But even amongst all of that you wanted to be near me. You were ready to take on Lexi when she would protest with a hiss as she towered over you like a giant and drooled from her toothless mouth. You would turn your tiny little body to the side and flare up and hiss right back. And then run to me for “protection” as she ran down the hall to hide. You liked to sleep right on my chest with your head under my chin and your cottony baby furs tickling my face. I didn’t dare move you because you were just so precious. Sleeping and purring all at the same time.

I remember the first time you did your “dance” at my ankles only a few days after coming home, and I didn’t know what you wanted. That “dance” has become the bond that keeps us together almost 24/7. You now stand much taller than my ankles but you still do “the dance”. And with your high pitched babyish mew you make my heart melt. I watch you sleep and see that little kitten that crawled up on my legs and laid down the first day so contented and safe. When you sleep in my lap and wake to find me watching you and tilt your head up and squint your eyes and “pucker” your lips for a kiss…I lose my heart all over again.

I remember the day I realized I had fallen head over heels in love with you my sweet. I woke up and you were laying on my chest with your paw on my cheek and purring as loud as a lion roars. I looked at you and your eyes slowly opened and you put your other paw on my cheek as well and lifted your head and licked my chin. It was as if the world stopped for that moment in time. And then you drifted off to dreamland again. In that moment I knew I could never imagine my life without you. You’ve grown a lot since then and gotten much heavier, but I wouldn’t ever want you to stop our morning wake up ritual.

I love how you chatter and trill and purr almost constantly. How you are always wherever I am. How you wipe the tears from my eyes with your paw. And try to make the hurt go away with your pats. Sometimes I wonder who’s petting who. And just who’s taking care of who. You are one of a kind and I was so blest you chose me to love and be your mommy. Maybe you did know how I was feeling that day and you knew that you could make it all better. My Deztinee, my precious angel, my heart, all I know for sure is that my life isn’t complete without you. Thank you for being my perfect angel and my true destiny. Thank you for loving and looking after Lexi. Thank you for choosing me when I wasn’t worth choosing. I love you with all my heart and soul and nothing will ever separate us. With each passing day my love for you grows and I wouldn’t change a thing.

With all my Love,

Mommy

Oh mommy meez luvs you very much. Me never wanted to be anywhere but wiff you. Fank you fur comin’ dat day and fur fightin’ fur me so hawd. And fank you mostly fur lovin’ me. (puts paw to mommy’s face and wipes away the tears) Don’t cwy mommy, even da happy tears cuz me be wight here. And tomowwo we celebwate meez 1 year Blogoversawy. Yous been helpin’ me and Lexi make furiends and hav fun in Blogville fur a whole year now. we sure hope you can all stop by tomowwo to help us celebwate. Meez sure mommy will hav da leaky eyes again. Da happy ones of course.

So till da nex time………….Be Blest!!!

Luv and Hugs and Kitty Kisses

Dezi and Lexi

To Lexi, With Love…

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.

And till da nex time…………….Be Blest!!!

Luv and Hugs and Kitty Kisses

Dezi and Lexi

Companies Coming

OMC Me gives mommy an inch and hers takes a mile. Meowllo evewypawdy, happy TCIF (Thank Cat It’s Furiday). When we last left you da lectwicians had finally got all ow wires uncwossed and put back togedder to giv us power again and we wuz havin’ company comin’ hoo wuz bwingin’ us a big supwise. We did get mommy to visit a hunnewed and sum of ow furiends bloggys yesfurday, but she wusn’t up fur takin’ dictation so we kuld make a posty owselves. Sumtimes it’s weally hawd fur a cat to get good help. We know lots of ya’ know zactly what weez talkin’ ‘bout. Oh me knows we shuld cut hers sum slack after all even tho’ she wusn’t up fur takin’ dat dictation she wuz all ‘bout givin’ us luvvin’ and she did let us visit sum of ow blog furiends. And da weason she wuz down wuz cuz she had overdid it fur us. Mommy did get a little more cleanin’ dun afur ow company came, but she didn’t get to evewyfin’. She sez she’s savin’ sum of it fur spwing. MOL

Anyways, Wednesday came and mommy had hoped to get wound a little earlier than normal. Of course dat didn’t happen. And as always we knew sumfin’ wuz up, and did evewyfin’ we kuld to distwact her. Kulda had sumfin’ to do wiff da fact dat hers wuz puttin’ on hers “purretty” face. Me had to get in on dat action. Me luvs mommys makeup. Hers bwushes awe so soft, and da powder feels so good. And of course when she’s twyin’ to draw a stwaight line wound hers eyes wiff dat tiny little bwush me has to nose bump hers awm. She needs dat extwa luvvin’ and help. And then just when she wuz makin’ hers lashes blacker than black da fone wang and it wuz ow company. They wuz a little bit lost and a lot early.

See GPS never weally worked here in ow town, but a foo years back we went fwu dat e-911 addwess change dat a lot of towns and cities did, so dat emergency workers kuld find you ifin yous wus usin’ a cell fone. Yeah wight!!! Now nopawdy can find anypawdy and evewypawdy has to pay da tax man. When there’s a gawage sale in town now, da listin’ in da newspaper tells da name of da purrsun havin’ da sale, not their addwess. Udderwise nopawdy wuld come; cuz they wuldn’t be able to find ‘em. Aaaaah da joys of small town livin’. MOL Anyways meez getting’ off twack again. Mommy had told ow company to be sure and purrogwam ow nummer into their fone so hers kuld giv them diwections or go and meet them and let them follow hers to ow house. So mommy wuz twyin’ to giv them diwections and put on hers mascawa at da same time. Till hers got black stuff all over da place. You know mommy has dawk circles and jumbo luggage wound hers eyes anyways, she dusn’t need anymowe black. She finally wealized hers kuldn’t do boff at da same time, and just talked on da fone and helped them find us. When mommy got up to wave out da door, me got da message dat sumpawdy wuz comin’ and they wuz here.

Well after da last 2 days of stinky sweaty men bein’ in ow house cuttin’ da lectwicity and stompin’ back and forff fwu ow house, me kuldn’t magin’ just hoo wuz comin’ up da walk nex so me took off fur pawts unknown. Better known as UTB. It wusn’t long afur me heard da voices of women chattewin’ and laffin’ and then me saw mommys feet headin’ toward da bed. And then me heard sis Lexi let out hers twademawk Hisssssssss and whine. And mommy sayin’, “Oh honey it’s okay. Don’t you wanna meet awnty Ann? She’s come all this way to meet you and bring you a surprise. And sissy let out anudder Hisssss and low wumbly growl. Don’t know when mommy’s gunna get it fwu hers fick skull dat weez not get nearly as ‘cited as fast as her. But then me heard those girly voices cooin’ over Lexi and tellin’ hers how purretty she wuz and what gawjus eyes she had and hers wespondin’ wiff a foo more hisses and growls. Now as you all know she ain’t got no teeff so it’s not like she wuz gunna bite anypawdy, she just wanted to show off hers technique. And then da hissin’ and growlin’ stopped. And sis Lexi joined me, UTB. Whew…it’s all over.

And then…there wuz mommys hands gwabbin’ onto me. OMC Meez had to show off too, so me Hissed da biggest hiss me kuld get out to show meez dispurrleasure. Then mommy sed in dat voice, you know da one, so sugawy sweet it’s posed to mask da bad fing dat’s comin’. “Oh Dezi you’re way too purretty to be actin’ like this. I promise you’re going to love awnty Ann and hers furiend.” And against meez purrotests down da hall to da livin’ room we went. And then me saw them, 2 very purretty ladies; lookin’ down da hall at me and cooin’. Aha Take dat sissyfur, they fink meez bootyful too and dat me has gawjus eyes too. And then they offered soft hands and stawted pettin’ me. Well this ain’t so bad after all. At least they’re much purretier than da lectwic men. They smell better too. So when mommy put me down me had to show off meez belly and meez rollin’ in da nip nana technique. And me had to check out da new purrses in da house. Not nearly big nuff to hold me, but they did hav sum innewestin’ smells. So me had to add meez own smell to those dat wuz alweady there. Hmmmpht When they get back home their furries awe gunna know dat they cheated fur sure. Meez gunna make certain of dat. MOL

Awnty Ann had bwought us a package of glitter balls and sum of those pawsum shwimpy tweats. Even mommy got a gift. Hers got a weally cute Cat Mom coffee cup. Yous know what dat means don’tcha? Mommy’s gunna want to hav a whole cup of hot coffee outta hers new mug. They visited a little more and then took mommy to lunch. Since hers went wiff udder hoomans, mommy let me hav da time off to stay home wiff sis Lexi and play. And play me did. Just wait’ll you see what else we got. Yous gotta wait just a little longer cuz mommy wants to get just da purrfect fotos and all da infurmation hers needs to help me wiff dat posty. Anyways, when mommy came home she came bwingin’ us a pizza. They took mommy to da Pizza Hut and also ordered Lexi and me ow very own pepperoni pizza. It wuz soooo delishus. Fank you sooooooo much awnty Ann, fur evewyfin’. We know we wusn’t on ow bestest behavior, but we do hope yous will come back and see us sumtime. Mommy had a gweat time and wuz so happy to hav met you in purrsun.

We hav a ticket to BlogPaws in Nashville where we kuld meet even more of ow furiends. We sure hope we can get da gween papers togedder to rent a caw and get a room fur those 3 days. Mommy sez hers might twy to hav an auction of sum sort to waise da munny, cuz we weally wanna go. And it wuld be weally pawsum ifin we kuld go and ifin we wuz to win a Nose to Nose award. Nominations awe open fwu tomowwo, so ifin yous not nominated yous favowits, purrlease take a foo minutes and do dat now. And ifin you fink we deserve to win, we wuld be honored to hav yous nomination. There awe quite a foo categories we might qualify fur. As fur ow postys, we fink ow series on UTI’s wuz good as well as sum of ow udder educational posties. But you might hav anudder favowit dat you wuld like to nominate. Maybe you liked one of ow funny twainin’ postys ‘bout me runnin’ us into da wall in da wheelchair, or meez affinity fur da fone. Weez wuld just be honored fur yous consideration. As fur ow fotos, mommy sez dat evewy foto of us is wunnewful but she’s ow mommy and wuld fink dat. So ifin yous like one or da udder and wuld like to nominate them, purrlease do. Yous just hav to click on it to get da addwess to put on da form. Yous can copy and paste it fwum da addwess baw acwoss da top.

Here again is sum of da infurmation yous will need: Da linky to nominate is here and will open in a separate window.

Meez bloggy link is: https://dezizworld.wordpress.com

Me owns meez bloggy but weally it’s under mommys name: Audra High

Ow email addwess is: lexi.dezi@yahoo.com

Meez BlogPaws community page is here: http://community.blogpaws.com/profile/DeztineeHigh

And ow Facebook page (and microblog) is here: https://www.facebook.com/Alexandra.Furiends

And twitter: https://twitter.com/DezizWorld

And here’s da linky fur ow UTI posty: https://dezizworld.wordpress.com/2014/11/13/the-silent-killer-pt-2/

Till da nex time…………….Be Blest!!!

Luv and Hugs and Kitty Kisses

Dezi and Lexi

My Purrfect Day With Mommy

Hay y’all Lexi heer agin. Hoep youz awl dooin’ grayt. I’z gunna git too tell youz awl bowt minez day wiv mommy abter weez levt da VETs. Az I’z toldid youz da udder day mommy had sided too leev sis Dezi hoem and jiz mayk it a day fur da too ov us. I’z awlwayz lubz when I’z git too spend time alown wiv mommy. Mommy had purrawmizt lawtz ov fun, and I’z awlwayz up fur fun. Soz weez finelee gawdid owtta dat pawful playz and lowdid back up in da kar. Mommy had too tawk a bit on da sell fone afur we had owr adbentshur. Finelee she hung up da fone and we wuz awff.

Owr firzt stawp wuz da wallee werld. Okay nawt zaklee minez idee ov a good time, but sumtimez hoomanz habz dibrunt ideez bowt fun din us kitteez. And youz will neber bulleeb whut happind nex. Seez mommy keepz deez “piddull padz in da bawttum ov da strowler cuz Dezi habz a tendinsee too piddull awl ober mommy when she habz too goze too da VET. I’z kin tell ya’ itz purrawllee cuz of awl dat skwishin’ himz duz too da bladder. Anywayz I’z gittin’ awv trak. Day sez it happinz when youz git owelder. Well mommy gawdid da strowler owtta da kar and in awl da foeldin’ and unfoeldin’ she haddunt reelized dat da bawttum had kumm unsnapt and wuz daynglin’ untill piddull padz stardid flyin’ rownd da parkin’ lawt. Youz shulda seed it. Now dat wuz fun.

Peepz wuz poyntin and laffin’ and da wind wuz blowin’ mommyz hare eber which way. And mommy wuz tryin’ too gavver up da piddull padz and refazzun da bawttum awl at da saym time. Finelee diz kootsee little girly kaymed oweber and azdid ibin mommy needid sum help. She had a handfull ov owr piddull padz. She toldid me how gawjuz I’z wuz and toeldid mommy she uzed too habz a kitty but herz pawrintz woodn’t ledid herz keep it. Mommy azdid ibin shez fownd it a good hoem, and she sed, “yes, my parents.” Hmmmmm feenkin’ herz elebayter duzn’t goze awl da way too da tawp. Anywayz, weez gawdid, well mommy gawdid us awl toogedder and intoo da store weez wendid. Weez had gawdid a kuppull givt kardz too wallee werld fur Christmas soz mommy had planz ov gittin’ me sum treetz and herz sum mowr ov dat kawvee cuz it wuz on sayl and herz duzn’t wanna run owt.

There wuz lawtz ov peepz smilin’ at me and fawl-lowin us wownd da stower. Mommy awlwayz lookz fur any awppurrtunitee too edjukayt peepz ‘bowt Service Cats and anipalz in jinnerull soz herz wuz lizzenin fur aneepawdee dat mite say doze majikull werdz…”Why’s a cat in the store in a stroller?” But nopawdee eber did. She musta awlredee edjukaydid eberpawdee dat wuz der. MOL And din jiz az weez hed-did fur da chekowt a kootsee little gerlee sed, “Mommy look it’s Smowkee,” and she poyndid toowerdz me. Herz mommy sed, “No, but it is a beautiful cat.” Well dat wuz nuff fur mommy too stawp and gibz a little lezzun. Lezzun oweber and weez finelee hed-did owtta dat lowd playz. Din weez wendid too da Mikee Deez too git sum baykun. Now datz minez idee ov da fun. And I’z eeben saybed sum fur Dezi. Din weez hed-did hoem.

Ibin youz kant seez da video, click here.

And OMC When weez gaawdid hoem der wuz a box waytin’ fur me. I’z stardid beezin’ pikee bowt what I’z wood eet and soz minez and Deziz pawsum Facebook awnty Jennifer and grand awnty Peggy sendid me a kupple kayziz ob nomz. Faynk youz soz much. Az youz saw in minez lazt poeztee I’z lubbed ‘em and am eetin’ good too, speshullee now dat mommyz figgered owt when too gibz me minez medzin soz it duzn’t interfeer wiv minez nomz. Anywayz dat wuz minez purrfek day wiv mommy. Dezi wandid me too pawlow-jize cuz weez gawdid behind in owr biztin’ agin. Mommyz nu kayz manujer kaymd oweber and soz weez didn’t git too habz pooter time, but weez’ll git kawt up soon nubb. I’z wanna sayz a meowzee big Faynk ya’ too da Kitty Cat Chronicles fur minez badge. I’z lubz it, and relee purreshayt awl da purrs and purrayers youz awl bin sendin’ minez way. Jiz keep ’em kummin’ ibin ya’ don’t mind.

Az Dezi sez, Till da nex time………..Be Blest!!!

Lubz and Hugz and Kitty Kissez

Lexi and Dezi

With all my Love,

Mommy

So till da nex time………….Be Blest!!!

Luv and Hugs and Kitty Kisses

Dezi and Lexi

If you can’t see the video, click here to watch it on youtube.

Love Forever,

Mommy

And till da nex time…………….Be Blest!!!

Luv and Hugs and Kitty Kisses

Dezi and Lexi

Here again is sum of da infurmation yous will need: Da linky to nominate is here and will open in a separate window.

Meez bloggy link is: https://dezizworld.wordpress.com

Me owns meez bloggy but weally it’s under mommys name: Audra High

Ow email addwess is: lexi.dezi@yahoo.com

Meez BlogPaws community page is here: http://community.blogpaws.com/profile/DeztineeHigh

And ow Facebook page (and microblog) is here: https://www.facebook.com/Alexandra.Furiends

And twitter: https://twitter.com/DezizWorld

And here’s da linky fur ow UTI posty: https://dezizworld.wordpress.com/2014/11/13/the-silent-killer-pt-2/

Till da nex time…………….Be Blest!!!

Luv and Hugs and Kitty Kisses

Dezi and Lexi

Ibin youz kant seez da video, click here.

Az Dezi sez, Till da nex time………..Be Blest!!!

Lubz and Hugz and Kitty Kissez

Lexi and Dezi