Giovanni's First Ginger Cat Appreciation Day

Giovanni: Mama?

Mom: Yes, Giovanni?

Giovanni: You know what Tylan said?

Mom: Thinks to herself: This ought to be good.... To Giovanni: What did Tylan say?

Giovanni: He said today is Ginger Cat Appreciation Day.

Mom: He's right. Today is Ginger Cat Appreciation Day.

Giovanni: Mama? What's a ginger cat?

Mom: A ginger cat is a cat who has orange fur.

Giovanni: So me is a ginger cat?

Mom: Yes, Giovanni. You are a ginger cat. The most adorable ginger cat.

Giovanni: Does that mean you'll let me steal all of Tylan's food today?!

Mom: No, Giovanni. 

Giovanni: Well, does it mean me can steal all Tylan's treats today?

Mom: No, Giovanni.

Giovanni: Aww. Well, can me at least has some extra treats?

Mom: Okay, Giovanni. You can have a few extra treats today. Just don't tell your brother, okay?

Giovanni: Yipee!
::Runs off yelling:: HEY TYLAN, GUESS WHAT?!

Mom: Giovanni!

Giovanni: What? Me was just gonna ask him if he wants to play....

Happy Ginger Cat Appreciation Day to all our ginger cat friends!

Seven Reasons I Love Carmine: Ginger Cat Appreciation Day

"Look, there's an orange one," my friend Mariah says as we stand at the window looking into the PetSmart Adoption Center. 

"Aww. I want to see him," I say. I am legally blind and cannot see more than a few inches in front of me.

Mariah finds a store employee and asks if we can see the orange kitten. 

I sit in the chair by the cats' cages while the employee gets the kitten out of his cage. She hands me the kitten, and I put him in my lap. I knew instantly that I was supposed to take this little bundle of fur home with me. 

What I didn't know was how much this orange kitten would impact my life.