Thankful Thursday

 Hi everybody, it's mes, Gabe! 

We is joining Angel Brian's Thankful Thursday blog hop today.

Yesterday, me and Giovanni went to the vet. Giovanni had to get his annual exam and me had to get a kitten exam and a vaccine. 

Mes weighed in at 2.83 pounds while Giovanni weighed in at 12.13 pounds, MOL!! Mes has gained 0.6 pounds since me came to live with Mama. Hers can't believe how fast me is growing. 

Today we is thankful that we both gotted a clean bill of health! 

Mama could only get a photo of mes cause Giovanni was hiding in the bench the whole time. Hims be a scaredy cat at the vet. Meanwhile, mes had fun exploring the room and getting fussed over. Everybody thought me is mighty cute!

We is also thankful that our dear friend, Ann, from Zoolatry made us a new header and footer for our bloggie! Didn't hers do a pawesome job?! Thank mew, Ann!!

What does you be thankful for today?

Thankful Thursday with Gabriel

Hi everybody! It's me, Gabriel, today! This be my very first Thankful Thursday post. Me is joining in on our dear friend, Angel Brian's, Thankful Thursday blog hop today.

Today me be thankful for de lovely sun and de nice big window me has here in de living room. Me loves the nice wide ledge. It be a good spot to watch de people and cars and birdies out de window.

What does you be thankful for today?

Welcome Home, Gabriel!

It's been hard keeping this a secret for an entire week! But now I can finally let the cat out of the bag.

Gabriel (Oak) the day we met.

About 2.5 weeks ago, I was looking at the kitties at Giovanni's rescue website just to see.... I honestly didn't think I was ready for another kitten. But then I saw an orangie and well.....my heart went pitter patter. 

I applied o adopt from the rescue again, but by the time my application was accepted a mere several hours later, the kitten I was inquiring about had been adopted. Well, rats! So I kept an eye on the site the following days. I saw two orange brothers and inquired about them. Again, adopted out. Next, I saw two more orange brothers and actually set up a meeting with the foster to come meet them. Woohoo! But then she told me (several hours before I was supposed to meet them) that someone had adopted them. I saw an orange and white guy who was adorable, but he was also adopted out before I heard from the foster. Rats, rats, rats! 

Then, the first kitten I'd inquired about was up for adoption again, but he had coccidia. 

I was starting to wonder if God was telling me no, no kitten, not right now. 

But I decided to take one last stab at it...and set up a meeting to meet two kittens, Cedar and Oak. Again, another pair of orange brothers. 

When I was asking their fosters about them, it seemed like Cedar was everything I was looking for - snuggly, sweet, talkative, playful, and likes other kitties. But he wasn't all that interested in me. Oak, on the other hand, kept saying, "Pick me, pick me, PICK ME!!!!" I've learned enough to know that you have to listen to the cat, so I went home and told the rescue I'd like to adopt him. 

Happy Second Gotcha Day, Giovanni!

Hi everybody!

It's mes, Giovanni! Guess what today be?!

It be my SECOND GOTCHA DAY!!!! Can yous believe it? Mama says hers can't believe it's been two years already! Hers tells mes it was like yesterday when hers broughted me home as a 10-week-old kitten. Hers likes to show off de photo she took of mes the day wes met. Here it be.

Giovanni the day I met him In June, 2023.

Mama has had lots of fun getting to know me the past two years! Some things have changed over time while others have not.

Me still loves belly rubs! Mama is convinced mes learned to love belly rubs by watching Tylan. Me didn't ask for any belly rubs at my foster home when me met Mama, but after me saw Tylan demanding them, me started demanding them, too! Now me demands Mama rub my belly numerous times a day.

Giovanni loves belly rubs and requests them numerous times each day.

Me still loves my favorite spot on de big cat tree. Me has always loved de second to highest spot on de tree. Me can sunbathe and watch out de window from there. 

Thankful Thursday: Whisker Jewelry

Back in 2023 after Carmine went to the Rainbow Bridge, I saw something beautiful on a friend's page on Facebook. She had posted two pendants that contained her kitties' whiskers. I found out where she'd had them made and went to the Etsy shop online to see about getting one for myself. I ended up getting a whisker ring with one of Carmine's whiskers in it. I cherish it. 

I made sure to have the vet get a few of Tylan's whiskers from him after he'd crossed the Rainbow Bridge so that I could get another piece of whisker jewelry made. This time I decided to get a whisker pendant. I asked Volana to make it a blue color similar to that of Tylan's eyes. I sent her a couple of photos for reference and sent off Tylan's whiskers.

Earlier this week, I got my whisker pendant in the mail, and here it is!

It is gorgeous! It is even prettier in person - the photo doesn't do it justice. I am thrilled with the piece. Volana does such lovely work. 

Today I am thankful that I have a little piece of Carmine and Tylan to carry with me everywhere, a sweet reminder that they are never far away. 

We are joining Angel Brian's Thankful Thursday blog hop today.