Tomorrow we are two days from a new year. For some folks and critters a new year symbolizes a new beginning, a clean start ,an empty slate. For others the new year brings a chance to purge the memories of the past. For Roxie and Jean Claude this year has been quite something and they have had an adverturous and rather splendid holiday season, spending time at my house and at CCL’s house. Although they escaped twice from CCL’s during Christmas dinner – sorry CCL but it was small bag of trash that had to be taken outside. They really seemed to enjoy Christmas dinner with family at CCL’s. Roxie and Jean Claude are a favorite of my aunt Fran who doesn’t like cats but is very entertained by this duo. Yes they performed for her and showed her love and attention, rubbing her leg and jumping on the back of her chair and running across. Animals entertain and love and nuture us. We should show our furry friends love and attention too. Do your part to support the Washington Animal Rescue League – www.warl.org or the Animal Rescue league in your town.
Category Archives: Cats
Tat a Tat As the Holiday Season Goes
Rest/Peace/Play
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.
Box Theatre
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.
So apparently I come by it naturally
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.
Still Here
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.
Cats & All That ™ 