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08 Jun 2012

I Have HuFamily History!! Who Knew?!

Well who the heck knew??? I certainly did not!!

My Mom has a Family Bit of History…under which I play efurry night!!! Woo Hoo!!

…so I am just relaxin’ under this quilt thingy ALLLLL the TIME…notice how comfy I am??…..

…then Mom tells me ” Savvy (they call me that as an affectionate name…purrr)..you do know that right above you is the name of my Great Aunt Mamie Pinson???? (ya, right, I totally got that when I don’t even know my own feline mom???)…

…then Mom makes me focus…and what do ya know…there is her Great Auntie’s Name…and then I ask…”why is her name up there?” Mom says…”Savvy, that is my Grandmother’s ‘Furriendship Quilt’…made by all her furriends, well, really ‘hufriends’…back in the 1920s…and Mamie is my Grandmother’s sister-in-law…now I am confused…but whatever…

…”and here is my Great Grandmother’s Name…she was my Grandmother’s husband’s Mom”…(now I am totally confused??!!)…but I can tell this is important to Mom …and even, maybe to me???…

…then I ask about the weird lookin’ stuffed bear…and the red and blue quilt above him…and Mom says…”well, Banana Cakes (OMC! she does call me that!)…”first the quilt was made by my Great Grandmother Rodgers…about 1890…and the Teddy Bear is the first toy anyone gave my Mom and Dad before I was born…he is actually 4 days older than me!! (errr, ummm how old is that Mom???…just askin’~~…probably older than dirt~~…umm…~~older than electricity~~…umm…I give up)…

…then Mom spreads another quilt on our bed to show me, the one in between the huFriend Quilt and the ~~older than dirt~~ really old quilt…and she tells me this is called a “Great Star of Texas” quilt pattern…(probably just a big star)…but my Mom’s Grandmother made it…in about 1965. So I’m thinkin’…”big deal”…not very old…

…then Mom tells me that her Grandmother made this quilt outta left over material my huMom’s mother used to make Mom’s dolls’ clothes…long story short…this is a TOTALLY important quilt to my MOM! NOW I GET IT!!! I HAVE HUFAMILY HISTORY!!!

…pretty colors, huh??!!

So this is how I learned I have huFamily History…even some on my huDad’s side…but I play, rest and nap under my Mom’s HuFamily History most efurryday…we take pictures of me there…and I wanted ya to know the story…

Paw pats, Savannah

Posted in Mental Recovery, Savannah's Life Experiences and tagged adopt adult cat, cat photo, cat recovery, scared cat, special need cat rescue, trust

07 Jun 2012

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AHHHH…The Smell of Day…

OH My Cat!! I have discovered the open slider to our deck outside our bedroom…mmmm..nice!

…oohhh…what is that?…it’s different from the first whiff…hmmm…..

…whoa!!! Baby!! This is not natural!!!…just sayin’…

…oh yeah! Now I get the drift…ummm…ahhhh…not sure what it is (‘cours’ I don’t go out)…

….yup! there it is again…what is that?? hmm…parsley?? rosemary?? sage??? thyme?? (pun)

…ooopps! face needs a polish…”excuse me… do you have some powder I can borrow??…”

…aiiieeee! I just saw my toes!!! Nasty!!…must clean now…Oh Cod!…did any furry notice???…

…nope..totally safe…give a scratch…

… what ??!! Did I say anything???…what’re ya lookin’ at??? What??????…

Ya gotta luvluvluv the smells of the day…mmmmm….zzzzzzz

Paw pats, Savannah

Posted in Mental Recovery, Savannah's Life Experiences and tagged adopt adult cat, cat photo, cat recovery, scared cat, special need cat rescue, trust

05 Jun 2012

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TIssue Paper Rocks!

THIS ONE IS FOR MY PAL SAMMY!!!

Sammy, over at One Spoiled Cat, taught me all about tissue paper play!! Oh My Cat! My first time tryin’ it…WHAT A RUSH!!

After Mom read about Sammy’s collection of tissue, she promised to ge tme some of my own…harummppphh…never happened! So Dad buys this nice pair of new sandals…and guess what?? YES! They are wrapped in tissue paper!

So Mom gets two pieces and puts them on the floor…Dad says “Hey, what if I want to take them back??” And Mom says “Return them without the tissue paper honey, Savannah needs it more…” MOL

Anyways, so now me and Mom are on the floor…with the tissue paper…and I just sort’a sit there and stare at it…so Mom knows my fave toy is my black feather wand…so she gets it and starts to put it under the paper…

…and I’m thinkin’ ‘now your talkin’ Mom”…this could be interesting…so I reach over and just lightly ‘tap’ the tissue paper…aieeeeee!!! WHAT A GREAT NOISE!!! Just like Sammy said…it is CRINKLY!!!….

…then I kind’a find myself sitting on the tissue paper…hmmmm…oopps! Something is under my butt??!!…

..Oh Cat! Now it’s under my tummy…must attack…must kill…spreading front paws wide to trap it….

…AIIEEE…it is getting away…I launch my whole body across the tissue paper…not matter the awful (not really) noise it makes…trying to trap what’s under it with my front VERY strong paws and a good ole body slam!….

…phewwww! Now it’s back under where it belongs…but wait a minute…is that a peek under the sheet of tissue paper…lemme test it with one paw…verrryy carefully…

…oh, oh, oh…it’s getting away AGAIN!! Quick grab under the tissue paper…no matter the risk to myself…

…uummphhfff…can’t quite reach it…shover paws and nose under…again, taking the risk it won’t attack me…full offensive attack mode from me now….pant, pant…

…there…the tissue paper is now deaded!! Bring on the next one! …yelling at Dad…”Hey Dad, could ya go use your plastic card thingy and bring home some more shoes??!!”