Category Archives: Cats

Rest/Peace/Play

Posted on December 24, 2010 by Azeena

Jean Claude at Christmas

Jean Claude likes to curl up under the live Christmas tree at my house.  He just goes and sits under the tree and sleeps.  Roxie prefers to sit on the sofa  and watch the tree for the most part.  Really this is the first year they’ve done this…lots has changed this year.

The other day a friend dropped off a gift in the dead of night.  I opened the door to retrieve it, and unbeknownst to me Roxie flew out the front door.  The next morning I noticed she was not in my face  asking for her breakfast.   Where is Roxie??  I placed an anxious call to a relaxed but sleepy CCL.  I then decided to go out the front door after hearing the fant cries of a cat. Sure enough Roxie was on my neighbor Bonnie’s  porch (home of JC’s pal the dog ‘Six’).   Roxie was crying for her life to be let in that house.  I stood at the fence where she noticed me and raced down the steps, still not sure how she could get out of this predicament.   Shortly thereafter,  I opened the gate and scooped her up  and walked with her back to my house. ( and yes she was a bit fussy).  Once inside my house  Roxie went straight for food and resumed her spot on the ottoman, watching the world.

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Box Theatre

Posted on December 5, 2010 by Azeena

JC in The Box

CCL and I had a ball Friday night at the theatre.  We saw a rambunctious  musical version of  A Christmas Carol with songs covered from Broadway show tunes.   Big fun.  As most of you know CCL and I get plenty of entertainment from Jean Claude and Roxie too.    Of late I’ve kept the empty box from a JC Penney delivery in the living room for Jean Claude’s amusement.  After  I got home from the play I decided it was time to ditch the box.  Jean Claude followed me out to the backporch pantry and jumped inside of it.   Perhaps it’s the J.C. on the box.   His message  clearly “ditch the box and ditch me.”   The box  now rests in front of the fake fireplace in the basement.  Jean Claude spent time inside it  today.

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So apparently I come by it naturally

Posted on November 18, 2010 by catzandalldatz

I’ve always thought that I was a cat person and that my parents merely tolerated my love of those feline critters.  How wrong I was!

Having my mother look after Jean-Claude and Roxie, I see that she too is a cat love and now, I just found out my father is a cat person!

He called me one day, from SC where he lives, to tell me that a cat kept coming around and he was feeding it.  Fast forward to a week later and the cat has moved in.  Now he calls me with cat questions and cat updates.  It’s the cutest thing (for the Family Guy fans, he’s acting just like Quagmire did when he got James).  And the Cat (no name) is acting just like a cat.  She wants to eat when she wants, be petted when she’s ready and has adopted the second bedroom as her own.  She follows him around the house and is a good companion.

Cats choose their owners.  Roxie tapped my leg with her paw and JC threw himself around my mom’s neck.  In life most of us have this same instinct of “family”.  People we just met that we feel like we’ve known for years.  People we know will be a part of our life and people who can come in and out.

Here’s an email my dad sent me on Cat:

“Cat” seems perfectly fine that there are only 2 of us here. She spends her days sleeping and prowling, but last week when I had tours, she was shocked to stay outside all day. She hates the cold. If put out, she meows and hangs around until I let her in. Most cats escape; she’s the opposite. Within 15 min. oft my coming back, she’ll see the light on or hear movement and show up.

Now she wants to eat all the time. She thinks whenever I go to the kitchen she’s supposed to be fed. When she’s really full, she sacks out in [the guest] room. Otherwise, she’s burrowing under the covers, where she plays contently, or walking across my chest, after looking me straight in the eye from 3 inches away. She placed her dish next to the refrigerator where she prefers it. She likes dining out, too. On the step. She’s such a time player! Very in tune and intelligent. Plays w/ others well.

 

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Still Here

Posted on November 13, 2010 by Azeena

There are days when one needs inspiration. I think of Marvin Sapp’s “Praise Him in Advance.

Like everybody I think I let people turn me away from a primary mission, love of God, love of self, Love of my fellow human beings and animals.  I compare myself to others and then I remember Roxie and Jean Claude who have a sense of who they are in the world.  Sure they fight, I think mostly for fun but there is no question they are confident in who they are and their life purpose.  Cats are all that.

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Welcome Back

Posted on November 8, 2010 by Azeena

Roxie and Jean Claude have been at my house for all of one hour and as  of this minute Jean Claude is now locked in my garage.    I went in the garage to get a cat blanket to cover  new ottoman.   Didn’t see JC  follow me in but I guess it was just too much for his need to explore.  I did see Roxie try to follow me.  I stopped her!!  Jean Claude will just have to wait.

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