jenluckenbach
08-20-2006, 08:02 AM
Today mama and daddy celebrate 23 years of marriage. YIPPEE.
We'd like to describe it in cat years.
8-20-1983 - the wedding
Sept 1983 - their first cat, me BrightEyes. :D
Jan 1985 - They got Amanda. We became BEST friends.
July 1985 - Thumper came. He didn't like us for a while.
Oct 1985 - BearBear came. He was going to a KILL shelter, and at 5 years old mama knew he would be PTS. We found a home for him but he didn't like it so he came back and stayed with us for MANY more years.
all is calm and quiet for many years.
Sept 1994 - Y.Lee came to us.
Sept 1995 - Mama found Lucas outside of her work and brought him home. He was suppose to find another home, but mama said NO! he stays.
Nov 11, 1996 - Amanda left for the RB. :(
Nov 22, 1996 - Amber was adopted from the shelter.
May 12, 1996 - Thumper left for the RB. :(
May 17, 1996 - I (BrightEyes) left for the RB. :( I was now reunited with my friend Amanda.
May 24, 1997 - on Daddy's birthday we adopted Fern and Rutherford.
Oct 30, 1998 - Jasper came to live with us.
Jan 26, 2000 - BearBear left for the RB to become the original 4 cats up in heaven. He was 20-ish.
Feb 7, 2000 - Monte was adopted.
Oct 1, 2000 - Sterling was adopted.
Mar 10, 2001 - Willow was adopted.
Apr 19, 2002 - Y.Lee left for the RB. :(
May 2, 2002 - Ashley and Calvin were adopted.
June 15, 2002 - Biddy came to live with us. He was suppose to find a home of his own but again, Mama said NO!
Nov 23, 2002 - Jim and Kim were adopted and named after mama's friend and her dad (who had both recently passed away.)
Aug 7, 2003 - Bonnie, the first foster cat from One by One was adopted for mama's birthday.
Dec 12, 2003 - Mickey failed fostering and became part of the family.
Oct 9, 2005 - Shilo also failed fostering and became family.
June 26, 2006 - Lucas, after his battle with cancer, left for the RB. :(
July 26, 2006 - Hamlet, who came as a foster, decided to make himself at home.....and stayed.
And that, my friends, is 23 years of love (cat style). Thank you for listening. BrightEyes, reporting from the RB.
We'd like to describe it in cat years.
8-20-1983 - the wedding
Sept 1983 - their first cat, me BrightEyes. :D
Jan 1985 - They got Amanda. We became BEST friends.
July 1985 - Thumper came. He didn't like us for a while.
Oct 1985 - BearBear came. He was going to a KILL shelter, and at 5 years old mama knew he would be PTS. We found a home for him but he didn't like it so he came back and stayed with us for MANY more years.
all is calm and quiet for many years.
Sept 1994 - Y.Lee came to us.
Sept 1995 - Mama found Lucas outside of her work and brought him home. He was suppose to find another home, but mama said NO! he stays.
Nov 11, 1996 - Amanda left for the RB. :(
Nov 22, 1996 - Amber was adopted from the shelter.
May 12, 1996 - Thumper left for the RB. :(
May 17, 1996 - I (BrightEyes) left for the RB. :( I was now reunited with my friend Amanda.
May 24, 1997 - on Daddy's birthday we adopted Fern and Rutherford.
Oct 30, 1998 - Jasper came to live with us.
Jan 26, 2000 - BearBear left for the RB to become the original 4 cats up in heaven. He was 20-ish.
Feb 7, 2000 - Monte was adopted.
Oct 1, 2000 - Sterling was adopted.
Mar 10, 2001 - Willow was adopted.
Apr 19, 2002 - Y.Lee left for the RB. :(
May 2, 2002 - Ashley and Calvin were adopted.
June 15, 2002 - Biddy came to live with us. He was suppose to find a home of his own but again, Mama said NO!
Nov 23, 2002 - Jim and Kim were adopted and named after mama's friend and her dad (who had both recently passed away.)
Aug 7, 2003 - Bonnie, the first foster cat from One by One was adopted for mama's birthday.
Dec 12, 2003 - Mickey failed fostering and became part of the family.
Oct 9, 2005 - Shilo also failed fostering and became family.
June 26, 2006 - Lucas, after his battle with cancer, left for the RB. :(
July 26, 2006 - Hamlet, who came as a foster, decided to make himself at home.....and stayed.
And that, my friends, is 23 years of love (cat style). Thank you for listening. BrightEyes, reporting from the RB.