Gratitude: 327

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Today I am grateful for:

furr babies

Gratitude: 306

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Today I am grateful for:

kitties

Gratitude: 241

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Today I am grateful for:

kitties to cuddle

Gratitude: 50

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Today I am grateful for:

BooBoo

he's sweet and cuddly and alive

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I am grateful today for:

kitties who give me comfort when I'm sick in bed.

Sleep and Dream

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restless sleep

riddled with dreams

strangeness

fighting

crochet

passion and pain

obvious stress

and worry

keeping my dream life

full and busy

and my sleep

from being complete

hot flashes

potty breaks

thirsty for water

cats causing ruckus

crashing and banging

waking me out of a dead sleep

and causing my nerve ends

to jangle

hope for better

and restful sleep

tonight

Kitten

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psssssst

pffffff

grrrrrrrr

uggggghhh

baaaaahhhhhh

tzzzzzzzz

grrrrrrrrrr

you brat!

behave!

quit beating up the big girls

quit climbing up my furniture

stop biting on those cords

Good God

little fuzz!

I forgot how aggravating

such an adorable

and sweet little

HELLION kitten 

can be!!!!!!

Naptime

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cuddling

with Boo 

the sleepy kitty

reminds me

that I am sleepy also

and I would enjoy

a nap

BooBoo

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such a little

sweet pea

adorable

cuddly

fiesty and fun

exploring the world

and facing

the big kitties

even though

they are cranky girls

and keep hissing at you!

soon enough 

they will come around

and life will feel

like you have been a part of it

always

sweet little buddy

our BooBoo

Twisted Kitty

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beautiful

kitty

napping

on my bed

curled up

round

and twisted

tummy bared

feet splayed out

that can't be comfy?

and yet she's

dozing away

peacefully

beautiful

kitty

Little Red Mouse

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kitty

needs a buddy

she was

very ticked off

when we went camping 

and left her alone

with only her momma

for company

because momma

doesn't play

instead

she swats

and hisses

at our poor little girl

and since daddy Doodle 

has been gone

she's had no playmate

except her little red mouse

she's ok again

after half a day

the day we got home

of snitty fit

and then

two full days

of clingy cuddles

and checking 

to make sure I was here

and had not left her again

I am AWARE

that little Moochie

NEEDS a play mate

but it will have to wait awhile

and in the meantime

I will continue

loving her

and trying to teach her 

to play fetch

with her little red mouse

Oliver & Vincenzo

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yesterday

and again today

we saw two 

beautiful kittens

at the pet store

(shelter cats)

they looked

just like

Oliver

and

Vincenzo

both lost to us now

Oliver

was also a shelter cat

we CHOSE

and loved

for a SHORT time

he was ill

he was 

the sweetest boy

for seven weeks

he cuddled

and loved

and was loved so much

he'd wait at the door

for me to come home

when I sat

he became

my warm ollar collar

(sleeping on the back of my neck)

he was the sweetest boy

and even Pester

our big kitty

who didn't like anybody

was sweet to Ollie 

and played with him

until the day or two before

when he went the long way around

to stay far and clear

and looking back

we could see

that he knew

Oliver was sick

and while he didn't get to stay

he did have the benefit

of all our love

for his last days

and we do not regret

he was precious to me for more

than just being a new kitten

he was a symbol

of something I believed

he was a living, breathing testament

to a story 

a story

that lives and breathes

inside of me

when we chose him

I knew I would call him

Oliver

and when the lady at the shelter

said he had a name 

but we could change it

if we wanted to

we asked his name...

it was OLIVER

how strange the world

that leads you 

in small ways

with small touches

to the open doorway

of your destiny

if only 

you will open your eyes and see!

there is a kitten

in my mind's eye

and he belongs in a story

I will write

his name

was

is

and always will be

OLIVER

is this NOT a sign?

after he was lost to us

we went to the pet store

and found

Vincenzo

who looked very much the same

but his personality was not

he was feisty

and fun

he liked to climb

on the top of my son's toy castle wall

so i giggled and called him

Vinnie, the KING of the castle

and then one day

he snuck out of the house

and didn't come back home

we were sad

and missed them both

but life goes on

what Ollie meant to me

is deeper

than a kitten we only cherished

for seven weeks

he is a symbol

of a direction I was meant to take

because it matters

so much to me

I had his name tattooed

on the back of my neck

to remind me...to remind me

have faith in your dreams

it has taken me 

such a long time

but today

and yesterday

I was nudged and reminded

to follow my dreams

and I hope once and for all

that I will find

the courage I need

to do that...to dream

and to chase them 

till I can't chase them anymore

Oliver

My Comforter

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Miss Moochie

has a sense

for days when I am 

resting in bed

from pain

or sickness

and always

asks to come in

with me

sometimes

just sleeping

at the foot of the bed

my companion for the day

but sometimes

coming closer

for a sweet little cuddle

and 

this way

she always brings me

comfort

is it

pain

or

loneliness

or 

sickness

that brings her to me

I don't know

but I am aware that

in these times

she CHOOSES

to be with me

when I need her

even if I don't 

acknowledge that truth

The Light in My Life

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the light in my life

is a friend

who lifts my spirit

when I am down

the light in my life

is a kitty

who warms my side

while encroaching on my space

the light in my life

are my two boys

who for no reason at all

will hug me and say, "I love you, mom!"

the light in my life

is my daughter

who dances to her own beat

and  I admire her

the light in my life

is a step-father

who calls me his "darling daughter"

and has a beautiful and generous heart

the light in my life

is my mother

who may not always agree with me

but will back me fiercely anyway

the light in my life

is hubby

who is my soulmate

and my best friend...always

the light in my life

is each soul connection made

whether here in my presence

or through the miracle of the internet

the light in my life

may be...

YOU

Cuddlin

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warm

fluffy

black, orange, white

lovely calico

buddy

lays beside me

in my chair

givin me sweet looks

and soft licks on the hand

purring

contented

cuddlin

in her own special way

my sweet Lady Bug

Moochie

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pretty little lady

white calico

shy

sweet disposition

big green eyes

she mooches my food

soft paw placed on my knee

but not everything

she likes pasta

spaghetti

and her favourite is ham

she'll come for a cuddle

and a kiss on the head

but then is off running again

she likes to chase mice

a talent learned from momma

the red fake one is best 

and makes her meow

which is the most noise she ever makes 

quiet little dignified lady

Bug

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Pretty little baby

soft little furball

came with brother

Our Baby Bug.

Pretty little princess

calico beauty

more timid than brother

Our Princess Bug

Big round belly

Momma to be

ugghhh that brother

Our beauty, Lady Bug

Proud little momma

two litters of kittens

fixed that brother!!

Our sweet Momma Bug

Two litters of three

Two didn't make it, four left

one a home, two lost and one here

Relaxed Queen Momma Bug

Snarky old momma

Hisses at her daughter

no more brother (lost) 

Our Snarky Momma Bug.

Be safe old momma

it is dangerous outside

too many lost, too sad

Stay with me AGES, MY Precious Lady Bug.

BUG

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Momma Bug got a couple of elastics to play with for Xmas because they are her ABSOLUTE fave toy!

Next time I'll take a video of her and daddy playing with them cause it's just too cute! ;)

Prince Doodle

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I think we have lost another cat...I don't know where or what has happened to him but, our Doodle hasn't been home for 3 days now and he is NOT tomming because he's been fixed for a long while now. :( I'm feeling very sad about it and wish that he would come home and everything will be alright again. We've lost too many lately! We are down to two of them, Moochie and Momma Bug. My favourite girls. Hubby says no more pets when they are gone but, I can't live without a cat so I hope these two will be around a long time yet!!!

Cuddle Buddies

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Doodle & Moochie's fave thing to do is laze and cuddle together somewhere. They groom each other too! All our cats have had very sweet temperaments and loving personalities so we are very, very LUCKY!!