Five Years and Counting ^..^

On the 29th of August we celebrated my five year anniversary since my Mom brought me home. I remember that day like it was yesterday. They shoved me into some red carrier that I did not like at all so I started screaming and meowing and crying; at that point my Mom named me "Gabby" because I was not quiet the entire way home. I actually managed to pretty much destroy the very pretty carrier my Mom bought special for me.  And you can see below that I accomplished this in a drugged state. I had surgery at the shelter the day I came home and still managed to make my wishes known, bleary eyes and all! And look, even then I just loved to eat!!!

My Mom had a "safe room" prepared for me but I did not like that either. I discovered a bed in another room right after we got home and I wanted to stay in there...that was the start of me running the house. My Mom let me sleep in her bed and stay in her room when she was not home and I was very very happy!  I have heard that the first nite I was there I scared my Mom - she woke up and thought something was wrong - it was my pink nose!!!! Chessie had a black nose. Five years later I think I have my Mom pretty well trained if I must say so myself!

Kelly Gets A New Port

Several weeks ago my Mom told me that Kelly's port did not work and she may have to have it replaced. We prayed that it would fix itself but that was not to be.  Tomorrow, Kelly will have her port replaced. It is an out-patient procedure but Kelly will be very sore following surgery. We are sending good wishes and prayers to Kelly and hope you will too. My Mom explained to me that the port keeps the doctors and nurses from poking and prodding Kelly when she has bloodwork and chemo. Since I only have one good vein and the vet techs do that to me I know how much that hurts too so the port is a good thing to have.  I heard from my Mom that Kelly will be at home in bed - I hope Sadie and Murphy are able to cuddle with her and make her feel better! We send you much love, meows and hugs Kelly! I will curl up in bed and await good news that Kelly is feeling better...

Oh Deer x Four!

Today we saw the deer twice.  My Mom says that the two we saw this afternoon are getting antlers. I don't know what that means but I know I do not have any antlers!  Tonite there were four deer out back!  We took some pictures so everyone could see them...not much else is going on in my life. My Mom talked to the deer and they twitched their ears at her and stood there. She threw them an apple to eat. If I am awake tonite I will keep my eye on it .Today I napped, then ate, napped and ate some more. My Mom tried to get me to play before she left for work but I was a tad tired and wanted to go back to bed. This afternoon I felt a nap would be a good thing - it was cloudy! Tomorrow I think I may have to sleep in because it is supposed to be a rainy day!

My Mom got a new printer to use for work to print color copies since the Ava Anderson brochures are so brightly colored. I guess I do not need to tell you the first thing we printed as a test page was a picture of me - I looked really cute with my peacock feather and big eyes!  Here are the deer, and yes, you can see their antlers ^..^

"It's Complicated"

Last nite I asked my Mom if we could email my boyfriend, Victor, who is in the Navy stationed in Japan. While you have seen I can use the computer those tiny little keys on the Blackberry are troublesome for me because of my claws! So we emailed and almost right away we heard back!!!! I was so very excited because I have been very scared since we moved that Victor will not be able to find me. I was also worried that he would be despondent and very upset when he came home and I was not sitting at the front door of the house waiting for him and staring longingly at his Jetta.  My Mom read me the email and we were both very happy to learn that Victor may be home within two months and then in Florida for a year training to be a Navy search and rescue swimmer. I so hope that works out because maybe we will get to see him more....maybe. Victor does not know I know it but he has a girlfriend.  She's a human and very very pretty. Last nite I had nice dreams of seeing Victor again soon!

I Won the Battle and the War!!

This is my table. At the house it used to sit by the front window and I could watch Esther Bunny, the squirrels and the birds from either the bottom shelf or the top shelf. The reason I love my Aunt Mary so much is that I have the table because of her!!! My Mom moved it into the living room temporarily and then my Aunt Mary did not need the table so it became mine. My Mom said she did not want it in the living room but I loved having it there.

When we moved I did not know where the table went. I thought I saw it in the laundry room with wire baskets of laundry and cleaning supplies but believed I must be mistaken - it was, after all, my table and why wouldn't it be in the living room again? I used to wonder about that a lot and though I have these really great windowsills here and my Mom put another table in front of the door so I was high enough to see out, I missed my table. I have been sort of mopey since we moved and today my Mom went in the laundry room and brought out my table. I was very excited and got right up on top of it. It is very dreary and rainy here today so there was not much to see. My Mom says she does not want the table in the living room here either so I had better sit on it or she will take it away again. I don't believe her or she would have never have gotten it out. But when I was sitting on it I made sure to dig my claws in so that if Mom tried to move it I would have to go in the laundry room too! That would be pretty neat actually because I don't know what is in there because I am not "allowed."  I have snuck in a few times but my Mom throws me back out so I really want to know what is in there that's so interesting. I will make that my next goal to conquer ^..^

A Tisket A Tasket

I sit in a yellow basket!!! I just love baskets - usually the smaller the better, which means I do not fit in them very well.  This one has a handle. I was hopeful that my Mom would carry me around in it because I am lazy but instead that awful bright light flashed in front of my face! I hate that.

When my Mom came home today she told me about her friend Missy who has four cats - Oliver, Theodore, Platinum and Simba.  On Saturday, Theodore will be 19 years young ^..^  Many wishes for a happy birthday Theodore! My Mom needs to use the computer but I wanted to send birthday purrs and meows!

And as one final thought does anyone know what a tisket or a tasket are?

My Mom Has A Fun New Opportunity!

Everyone knows my Mom says I need to get a job. I have no intention of working and believe that is illegal - after all I am only five years old! And I need a lot of rest - hours of rest a day! So my Mom took advantage of an opportunity to be a represtentative for Ava Anderson NonToxic. She is really excited - and yes, there was dancing!  My Mom so believes in non-toxic products and says she is green. She does not look green to me but maybe I do not know my colors as well as I write.  I know I am alive only because she feels so strongly that nothing should harm us. I was very lucky to have chosen my Mom because I live in a house with no chemicals. I am happy now we can everything organic and non-toxic!

Please check out my Mom's website and get in touch with her if you have any questions:

www.avaandersonnontoxic.com/patlehr

My Mom will have samples of products and though I hate to even say it, if you come visit us maybe she will feed you - just don't let her actually COOK anything for you! She has a horrid habit of burning everything.

I was Sick and all I got was a Peacock Feather!

This past week I was sick. My Mom ran all around to Annapolis, Glen Burnie, Gambrills, Severna Park and Crofton buying venison food. I did not want those foods - I wanted my own food. Now I am eating something else that I like so Friday I did not have to go get my ultrasound. That is good because I did not want my tummy shaved; my hair just grew back! This food is not my favorite and my Mom is not happy because it is not hypo-allergenic but now that I have seen those deer in the back of our condo I don't care to eat venison anymore!  My Mom says I have never seen a buffalo and if we do see one in the backyard we have more serious issues than my food so maybe we will try that next :)

Anyhow, last Sunday my Mom went to Annapolis to this really neat pet store. (Later I overheard her telling everyone is she had a lot of money she would open a similar store in the building right in front of where we live).  If you have known me for awhile you know I make it a rule never to play. My idea of playing is to watch my Mom throw balls, pieces of paper and fake mice around the room while I sit and watch! But Mom brought this peacock feather home and it was fun...for about ten minutes and then I had broken it into two pieces. Monday nite I played with one of those pieces throwing it up in the air, rolling around on the floor with it and having a good time. But I realized later that was not a good thing because I do not want to ruin my reputation as a sloth. Really I have no clue what a sloth is;  it does not sound very nice but that is who I am and I do not want humans to think I will demean myself and play with them. And look what happens when I play - my eyes look like they are going to pop out of my head...not an attractive look at all for me.

My Mom says I must thank my Aunts - Mary, Whitney, Donna, Joy (who even went to the pet food store in Oregon!) and Marilyn for sending good thoughts my way this week - thank you so much!

This Picture is Embarassing!

This afternoon I am not feeling well - Friday nite I loved my new food and now I don't like the food at all (actually it is foods because my Mom keeps coming home with new versions of venison!) and so am not eating. I overheard my Mom saying the veterinarian was coming this afternoon so I decided to hide and take a nap.  My Mom found me and took my picture. I was in the middle of yawning and do believe I am entitled to some privacy. I believe it will be even worse when they arrive because they are going to weigh me. I do not know any female who likes to be weighed!!

I know my Mom is upset that I am not eating but I am really ticked. This morning about 12:30 I sat on her head and wondered what her nose would taste like because I am really really hungry.  At 3:27 AM we were up again but no good food came my way. For about an half-hour after that I sat on my pillow and flicked my lethal weapon around hitting my Mom in the face so she would know I am displeased. Today my Mom went and bought some other food that was recommended. It was weird and looked like a dog's jerky treat. I would not eat that at all.  I did bat it around the floor for a few minutes. I just don't think I want to eat venison anymore.  I would like something different.  My Mom had a pretzel this afternoon; I thought it smelled really good but as usual, no people food at all!