My Other Kids...

Well, I have talked about my family and my hobbies and my hangups. Now I am going to introduce you to my 6 other children. I have 6 cats. They all live indoors. They are all spayed and/or neutered. I have three boys and three girls. I will introduce you to the boys first. This is Gizmo.



Gizmo

Gizmo is the alpha male. He is very large and 'ferrell', I am told by my vet. He is the only cat we have that I have to warn people about. He bites...like a dog...but only if someone he doesn't like pets him. We almost didn't keep him. We got him when we only had one other cat and he was about 3 weeks old and abandoned. We bottle fed him and he bonded with my hubby. He still favors my husband over anyone else. He is sweet to all family members...but we don't pick him up unless we are taking him to the vet.

The next male in the line of authority is Rascal

Rascal

Rascal is our $4600.00 kitty. He has had two hip operations and has had most of his teeth removed, (all the back ones...he only has his little front teeth and his fangs). He had a condition called 'stomatitis' and was allergic to the plaque on his teeth. Treatments didn't work and made him really sick so we chose to remove most of his teeth and he is now much healthier. The stomatitis also causes certain bones to be more brittle so he also ended up with two broken hips at separate times leading to two different hip surgeries. You would never guess by looking at him now as he appears the picture of health. He is my kitty and he and Gizmo are the two that sleep in mine and hubby's room. They both curl up together on the bench that sits at the foot of our bed...and occasionally on the bed with us too.


Rascal


Rascal and Gizmo when they thought no one was looking...


This is Max....

Max


Max

Max is the only kitty I ever actually paid money for. I got him at Pet Smart so he is still an adoption. He thinks he is a ferret. When you pick him up he just sort of hangs like a ferret. He is a very odd little kitty. He chose 'J' my 15 year old as his human and he basically lives in her room unless he is out to visit, eat or go potty.

Now for the ladies....

I'll start with the oldest and the highest ranking. This is Missy. She is the first cat I had and I had only her for about 6 years. We got Gizmo and he thinks Missy is his mommy because he was so young. Missy is grouchy but harmless to all the other cats. She is almost 16 years old.

Missy


This is Lacy...she chose 'C', my 16 year old for her human. Lacy is very dramatic and gets lonely very easily. She sleeps in the laundry room by the back door when we leave so she can be the first to know when we get home. Lacy and Rascal were adopted together and were raised as brother and sister so they are very close. Lacy has a remarkable girly personality.

Lacy


Last but not least we have Lexie..she is pictured here with Gizmo. She is our most skittish kitty. She was highly abused as a kitten and still has great fear of humans. Someone must have done something really terrible to her because we have had her for three years now and she still has fear in her. We can pet her now and she stays out in the open around us but if you make a sudden move she hi tails it out of there.

Gizmo and Lexie



So those are my kitties. Do I think 6 inside is too many? Yea sometimes I think I am nuts. But we scoop kitty boxes,(yes plural meaning we have more than one), every day so the odor doesn't over run us. They are all declawed which I know some people think is cruel but we HAD to declaw Gizmo when he was little because he was so vicious and I didn't think it was fair to have one declawed and not the others. Plus this way I actually have curtains and furniture that isn't shredded AND most importantly I know I will not abandon or toss my animals outside where they would be defenseless. They have a good life...sometimes I actually get jealous of their life of leisure and relaxation along with the occasional cat nip binge...


SO even though you may think I am nuts...except Michelle :)...these are my 6 other kids and family members.

Thanks for listening....

Her Best Friend

When G was 3 months old it was March of 2005. The Easter season was here and one of my friends saw a cute yellow and white checkered bunny with blue ears at Walmart and picked it up for G. G's face lit up the first time she saw him, it was love at first sight...

Over the past 3 years 'Bunny', (as he is appropriately named), has been through everything with G. He was there for her ear tube surgery, her 8 days at Shands with pneumonia and every doctor visit she goes to he goes with her, (her pediatrician knows him by name). Bunny goes with us on vacations and anytime we leave home he is with us. He no longer is allowed out of the car during day trips because she left him on a shelf in Walmart one time and I had to run through the store to find him like a mad woman! I was praying out loud dashing through the store trying to remember every aisle and every stop we had made. I almost cried when I saw him sitting ...waiting...on a corner shelf. As I am about to collapse G giggled and said "silly Bunny!"




Bunny gets a ride in Daddy's shoes....


Knowing my friend found him at Walmart during Easter season I decided to see if I could find a duplicate or two so that I had them to store 'just in case'. I have looked every Easter season and have never found one, still I continue to scout the aisle every season just in hope to find one.



G just adores her Bunny and I guess I am a little attached to the guy myself. After all how could I not be when she loves him this much!!



About once every two weeks or so Bunny gets a gentle cycle washing in the lingerie bag and a good dose of Downy to freshen him up. Then about every 6 months or so he will get a new ribbon for his neck. This time G picked out a nice bright yellow satin ribbon with a pretty sheer blue ribbon to go along with it for the Holidays. We gave him a bath this morning and I stitched and tied the new ribbons in place. I think the little guy looks pretty snazzy!!




G approves too!!

A TIme For Prayer

I read an article last night, several actually, about a little golden monkey god that Barack Obama carries with him for luck in his pocket. Here is an excert from one of the articles:



Hanuman temple Priests believe that ties between India and US would grow stronger under Obama's presidency and said the prayers had been organized to ask Lord Hanuman God for Obama's success in the elections. "Barack Obama is a great believer in Lord Hanuman. His victory will benefit India," Brij Mohan Bhama, another Hanuman temple priest said, adding that they will appeal to Indians in the US to support Obama in his endeavour. A diplomatic official at the US Embassy said the group organizing prayers for Obama had read a Time magazine report which mentioned that he carried a "monkey king good luck charm.""Senator Obama showed his good luck charms like a tiny Madonna in the photograph. But people in Delhi are impressed and rooting for Obama. "A person who believes in Lord Hanuman and has his blessings can cross the greatest hurdles in life with ease. I will pray for him," Arati Misra, a Hanuman devotee said.

1. Thou shalt have no other gods before me.

2. Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image.

Remember these? The 1st and 2nd Commandments?



I do not hate Barack Obama. I am fearful of him. I am concerned for our country. His political views are not my major concern right now. This country has survived immoral politicians before and we can do it again. My concern is this great country that was founded as a "Nation Under God" has been delivered into the hands of someone that doesn't acknowledge our Lord. Will he be sworn in on the Bible? He has said not. Will he stand and salute our country and its flag on inauguration day? He has turned away during all times I have seen the pledge done in his presence. How can he lead our country to a better place if he leaves God behind in the process? Who will be his religous counsel? In the pasts presidents has relied on the likes of Billy Graham. Who will Obama choose?

The president-elect is constitutionally required to take the presidential oath as follows:

I do solemnly swear(or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States, so help me God.

Will Obama recite this with all of his anti constitutional views?

J.F. Kennedy, who became the first Roman Catholic president, stated publicly that he would be loyal to the U.S. Constitution even if he had to go against a position that his church had taken. Will Obama make this same vow?

Folks all I am saying is that before all of the politcal this and thats that we go through with every election we at least have two candidates that openly love and support our country and what it was founded on. If Obama does not then why did he choose to be president? Why doesn't he go and be president of India if he wants to acknowledge their Humuman monkey god? All I can think of is that there is another reason he wants to have the power of the highest office and I will be praying for America...

Rides, junk food and a 1st place trophy update...

Pictures of the crazy ride we went on this weekend!!
(if you're confused read the previous entry and the pics will make sense)

Rides, junk food and a 1st place trophy

I am exhausted. We spent the past 4 days at the fair. My kids had a blast! They rode rides and ate junk food till they popped! I was even brave enough to ride the biggest scariest...most air timeiest ride at the fair...The Dream Catcher. I love roller coasters but this thing was phenominal! Not a roller coaster but a very high swinging pendelum with a spider looking arm thing on the end with 24 roller coaster type suspended chairs hanging on it. It takes you back and forth in the in the air almost going completely over the top but not quite...while all the time you are also spinning. It was awesome and my 15 year old loves that her mom will ride it with her! G rode the carousel at least 50 times over the weekend too!

I had the karaoke contest on Saturday. I was entered and so was my best friend Dawn. We didn't win but we did have allot of fun.

Today was the Gospel Sing and we were entered in a contest today for the title of Best Gospel Singer of Levy County. This time we placed 1st!!!

All in all we had a fantastic 4 days! Every bone in my body aches and I feel like I could sleep for a week but I wouldn't have wanted to miss a moment.