Today is the 3rd
anniversary of my momma Ellie's and my Gotcha Day! My momma Ellie and I were rescued from a terrible situation where we were abandoned in a trailer to fend for ourselves. My momma had 6 kittens to care for and she was starving. I was so tiny, I don't really remember the details. We were lucky to have been turned in by a nice person to United Paws, a wonderful volunteer organization that saved our lives. Here we are in a basket...you can just barely see tiny little me near my
mommas chest.
Below are the photos that were posted on
Petfinder.com. That's how my mom found us. She was heartbroken over the loss of her sweet Maggie. Maggie had gone to the Bridge in November of 2005. Starting in January 2006, mom started her daily search on
Petfinder.com. For months she looked at kitten and cat photos, read the stories. She just never felt ready to make a call or do anything until mid-April 2006. Mom did her normal log in to
Petfinder.com and she saw the photos below and read the story (entire text below)...and it took her about 30 seconds to make the call that would change all of our lives.
Although my siblings were cute...mom knew instantly that she wanted to adopt my momma.
She had no idea that she'd be taking both of us home. Mom and her sister came out to visit us. The decision was made, she would be adopting my momma Ellie (then known as Libby), but she'd have to be patient until all of the kittens were weaned. Then 2 weeks after that first visit my dad came with my mom to visit us. It was at that second visit that they noticed little me. By that time all of my brothers and sisters were spoken for. They learned that no one had even called to inquire about me. Dad was smitten with me...there was no way he was going to pick up my momma in 2 weeks and leave me without my mother or my siblings....no way. They made the decision to adopt both me and my momma! They came back 2 weeks later with a cat carrier built for 2!
Here is the text of our
Petfinder ad:
***What you are looking at is a miracle. Libby and her 6 nursing defenseless kittens were left behind with no food and no protection from raccoons and coyotes who wanted to make them dinner. They were rescued by a good Samaritan and turned into the program. Libby was very weak from not having any food, yet still having to provide for her family. Despite her desperate situation, Libby never lost her wonderful attitude and personality. Not only is she a wonderful mother but an ideal companion for your home, She is trusting of strangers and loving to all she meets. She will be available soon as the kittens have been weaned and she will be spayed. There are 5 seal point kittens. 3 girls and 2 boys. One of the boys looks to be lynx point. The other baby is pure black, not sure of sex yet. Although Libby and kittens won't be ready for a new home until mid may, we are putting holds on them when they are ready. If you would like to adopt or have questions,please call or email us!! **UPDATE** Libby and all siamese babies have been adopted, BUT we still have one pure black female kitten still available!!! Please bring this sweet kitten home today!!!***
Yes, that sweet kitten was me!
So thank you to
Petfinder.com and most importantly to United Paws. To celebrate we are going to have a
commentathon! Mom will be donating 25 cents for every comment that is left for us today to
United Paws!
Grete is loving the yard. She chases and is a nuisance with all the other kitties, but she completely leaves me alone and won't mess with me. She knows that I own the garden and must follow MY rules. She was happy that the iris's started blooming since the raised beds won't be filled until Memorial Day weekend. And guess what...we almost forgot but today is Grete's 1st gotcha day anniversary. With all the excitement over Madison's birthday and Ellie's birthday and Ellie and Cory's gotcha day...we almost forgot about our girlie dog. She will get her own post tomorrow to make up for it. May is a very busy month around here.
Here I am marking the spots carefully for the new blueberry plants. We have 5 of them and spacing was an important task. I instinctively know where to place them and I lay on the spot. I'm pretty sure my parents would never be able to figure out where to plant them if I wasn't telling them what to do.
Here is one of the blueberries in the ground, all nice and tucked in.
Here is my big secret tip of the week. My mom thought she saw slug slime on her lettuce. She thinks the only good slug is a dead slug. She captures them by sinking little plastic champagne glasses in the dirt, then fills them with beer. Works like a charm. This wouldn't be Oregon if we didn't have slugs. I'm a good girl and I don't drink the beer.
When the days work is done, it's time for a well earned nap on the deck. I can still keep an eye on things if need be. I gotta rest up because this coming weekend is a BIG gardening weekend. All the rest of the veggies go in the ground.
