CJ's Gotcha Day 1/4/05

4 years since our snotty little boy joined the family.

Picture from petfinder.com. It was those big eyes and that splootch on his nose that first caught my attention.
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Meeting his new sister.
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Learning to relax in his new home.
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Not being shy about asking for nummies from his new meowmy!
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Meeting new friends.
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Posing pretty in his new home.
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Aaaaahhh....this new place has a fireplace. I love it!
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More in next post >>>>>>>>>>>

Coping with major changes in his life (move to apartment before going full-time in the motorhome).
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Exploring new horizons.
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Learning to live with another new sister.
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Realizing sisters aren't all bad.
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Learning to love the motorhome life style.
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Trials......
http://i474.photobucket.com/albums/r...ll188_8849.jpg

....and tribulations.....
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But exploring new frontiers is fun.
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Thanks everyone. Life is good.
CJ
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Aww, congrats on your anniversary, Cracker Jack! :)

How many MILES have you logged, CJ? :confused:

Here's wishing you
a Hap, HAPP,
* H A P P I E * :)
Gotcha Day,
Cracker Jack / CJ
:)

And MANY More
Happie Miles
to come!
:D

Happy Gotcha Day CJ :D You sure lucked out little one - great purrents, great lifestyle and a sweet little sister - life can't get better than that sweetie.

Enjoy getting spoiled and get lots of hugs and snuggles too :)

Four years?!! :eek: That is just incredible that T&P's Mom's "new boy" has been around for that long. :D You certainly have settled in CJ. Mind you, you look pretty settled in those early pictures too. It was obviously meant to be.

Four years? So it's more than 4 years that Tubby left to Rainbow Bridge?
Time flies.
CJ- you did very well in your career - everyone knows that becoming a PetTalk pet is like winning the lottery.
Congratulations !!!!!

Have FOUR years gone by that fast? WOW!

HAPPY GOTCHA DAY CJ!

Happy Gotcha Day CJ!
It was nice to see pictures of your time with your family. I wasn't around back when you joined a PT family. :)

And Cracker Jack has a life I think that many would love for Our Fur Companions, to be able to travel and be in the sun where its warm all the time and to see more of the world than the four walls in thier homes.
We know that there are many Animal Angels :cool::cool:who travel wit Cracker Jack, his Sister and Family:love::love:
I think we will
One Fine Day:)
Con Cat Ulations to Cracker Jack:D:D on 4 years of fun and travel , and may there be Many More:love::love:

Aww! Happy Gotcha Day CrackerJack! You sure do know how to relax! What a cutie!

Wow! It's been 4 years already!!!:eek: HAPPY 4th GOTCHA DAY CJ!!! You sure are one lucky cat and are as handsome as ever.:)

Happy Gotcha Day sweet CJ!!!! What a handsome kitty boy you are :love:
Wishing you many more happy years of love and companionship with your wonderful furever family. Please ask your Meowmie to give you lots of scritchies and lovies to help celebrate your very special day? :love: :love: :love:

CJ is such a sweet kitty! I hope that blonde woman with the really horrible hair did not frighten him too much!

Four years....wow...how time flies....

Happy Gotcha Day, handsome CJ!

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Originally Posted by Barbara

Four years? So it's more than 4 years that Tubby left to Rainbow Bridge?

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Yes, December 11, 2004 was the day the RB had a new blackie arrive, and was one of the worst days of my life. :( Miss you big boy. :(

Even though I had seen CJ on petfinder.com before January, we had to wait to get him because we were taking our Christmas vacation - two weeks in the motorhome - and we didn't think it would have been fair to him to pick him up before we left....way too much trauma for one small kitty...not to mention getting to know his new sister in very close quarters....and her getting to know him in the same close quarters....so we decided to wait until we got back.

Turns out it was a good decision because as we were leaving town, I called to get more information on him because Terry was worried he'd be snapped up before we got back. However, fate was on our side and CJ had a little cold, so he was in the infirmary and couldn't be adopted out until he was healthy anyway.

So, the first day in January the shelter was open was January 4th. I remember it was a Monday and we couldn't go until after I got home from work (6:00 pm) and I got lucky and Monday was the one day during the week they were open in the evenings - again fate was on my side. We walked in the door of the shelter, the girl asked if she could help us, we told her we were there to adopt a cat, she started explaining how we could go in the cat room and look around, I told her no, I know which one I want, they put us in a room with him, we said yes, we want him, we signed papers, paid money and went home. The rest is history. ;) :D

As for the blonde lady, I seem to remember she was a recent California immigrant and was back in Chicago for a few days. Yes, how time flies. ;) :D

CJ got extra walkies, extra smoochies and extra nummies on his special day, and he seemed to appreciate it because he snuggled with me extra long all night. :D

Four years already!!! :eek: Wow.

Happy Gotcha Day CJ! I'm sure you've already seen more of this country than I have, you lucky cat. Now if your meowmie could just find more time to keep us up to date on your travels.

About Tubby, he was one of the first cats on PT that I had become very "attached" to and his passing hit me like a ton of bricks - just ask my husband. I still have his and Peanuts last Christmas card together. :love:

I can't believe it's been four years since you got CJ either!:eek:
He sure is lucky to land in a nice Pet Talk home like yours.
I really miss Tubby too, I still have a bit of his fur that Barbara had brought over for Samantha when she was visiting Vermont after she visited you.

Time really does fly, it's four months today since I brought Milly & Izzy home.
They really helped me feel better after Samantha went to the Rainbow Bridge.
It is amazing how well they fit in here, like they were meant to be here, I really think Samantha helped me find them.
I've been so busy that I haven't had time to post pictures of them in a while, I better go do that now.