Happy Third Birthday, Giovanni!

 Today is a very special day here. It's Giovanni's third birthday!

To be honest, Giovanni had a rough year.

Just three days before his second birthday, he had to have one of his toes on his back foot amputated because he had a mast cell tumor on it. His mast cell tumor ended up being cancerous. He recovered well (though he tore his bandage off about 40 times during the two and a half weeks he had to wear it!) and adapted well to his missing toe. 

Last May, we lost Tylan. When I brought Giovanni home as a 10-week-old kitten, Tylan welcomed him with open paws. Tylan was so happy to have another kitty friend after we lost our sweet Carmine. Tylan immediately accepted and loved Giovanni from the first minute he entered our lives. And it only took Giovanni 24 hours to return Tylan's love. 

When Giovanni was a kitten, he would curl up right by his new big brother in his heated bed. They were good pals. 

Last June, I brought Gabriel home. Giovanni initially struggled with this. He found Gabriel's kitten energy to be too much. How quickly Giovanni forgot that he was that energetic not too long ago...

Giovanni and Gabriel get along pretty well these days. Gabriel has calmed down a little (but still has lots of energy!). I find the boys curled up together for naps more days than not. They happily sleep together for hours at a time. Giovanni even lets Gabriel bathe his head and face! It's so sweet to watch.

Thankful Thursday: Suckle Blankie

Hi everybody, it's me, Gabriel, and me is joining Angel Brian's Thankful Thursday blog hop today!

Every week, Mama gathers up all de clothes and washes them. Last week, hers gathered all de clothes and bed sheets like usual, but do you know what?! Hers forgot to wash my suckle blankie!! 

When Mama noticed, hers put my blankie in de laundry basket and got me another blankie to suckle. 

Me was so upset! In fact, me was so upset, me refused to curl up by Mama at wakie time like me does every day. And me didn't even want to be on de bed to hang out with her very much. 

Thankful Thursday: Professional Furniture Assembly

 Hi everyone, we are joining Angel Brain's Thankful Thursday blog hop today.

Look at what got delivered to our house last week! It be an office chair and another bookcase for Mama's bazillion and one books. Mama said that this office chair is for her, so she can start researching and writing her new book, but we know hers really bought it for us! We both really loved napping on this nice box.

Today we be thankful for furniture assembly services. 

This be de new bookcase.

Mama be thankful for professional assembly services because hers knew there was no way hers could put together de new chair or bookcase by herself. We is thankful for de service because we didn't have to hear Mama spewing any HBO words trying to put these things together, MOL!!

What do you be thankful for today?

Happy Birthday, Angel Carmine

 Today would have been Carmine's 21st birthday. 

This may not be a great photo of him, but I chose it because this was Carmine's signature pose. From the time he was a baby, he would lay in beds (or cubes) with his leg over the side like this. He loved this little box bed I made him out of an old Chewy box and napped in it nearly every single day we had it.

I miss my Tiny Lion more than I can express with words, but I like thinking about all the great times we had in our nearly 18 years together. I was beyond blessed that he chose me as his human, and I look forward to the day we meet again on the other side. Until then, I know he is watching over me and in my heart always. 

I am working on strengthening my animal communication skills before I reach out to him telepathically. I want the best chance of being able to hear what he has to say. I know that he is around; I see and sense him. 

I hope he is having the most wonderful birthday celebration at the Rainbow Bridge with Jewel, Lita, Tylan, and all of our other furry friends who are there. I'll eat some ice cream for him today as it was one of his very favorite foods while he was here with me. 

Happy Birthday, Carmine!

I miss you and love you, Tiny Lion!!

Kiss a Ginger Cat Day

 

Giovanni: Gabe, do you know what today is?

Gabe: Monday!

Giovanni: Yes, but do you know what today also is?

Gabe: Ummm.....your birthday?

Giovanni: Good guess, but no. My birthday isn't until March. Just a few days before yours, actually. 

Today is Kiss a Ginger Cat Day!

Gabe: Ummmm, Giovanni? Isn't that EVERYDAY?? 

Giovanni: Good point. It is here, yes, 'cause Mama kisses us everyday, but today other people will also kiss us. So we get extra smooches today.

Gabe: Really?! Cool!! Mes LOVES attention, ya know.

Giovanni: Yes, me knows...

Everybody, be sure to find your favoritest ginger cat friends and give them smooches today. And if you have a few kisses to spare, you can send some me and Gabe's way!