Gee whiz, mine have taught me so much! Each one has taught me different things but the first change they made was to make my house a home that I was excited to come home to. Life was borning and lonely before they came.

Lesson #2 was that I would rather they be happy than have a neat house. When I got up this morning and walked into the living room, I had to smile ear to ear! Cat toys were EVERYWHERE, the floor was covered, life was normal again! Looking around, the living room was crammed with stuff for them... a basket for them to lay in, Amy's kennel shoved under the end table. The activity box with the toys they got out of it all over the place. The toy buggy was just about empty and toys were everywhere on the other side of the room and the comforter neatly folded on the floor by the chair Amy likes to sleep in to soften her fall when she tried to get out of it.

Catfood bowls all over the kitchen and toys scattered all around in there and Samantha curled up sleeping on the perch by the kitchen window. This is HOME!

Chester has taught me devotion and to protect the ones you love, even from each other. Amy taught me to set my goals and never give up on them until you overcome the hardest ones. Samantha taught me to NEVER give up on what you want, keep at it and it will happen! Giz has taught me to keep my sense of humor and make life fun, explore everything and have fun doing it!

Putting this into words in one paragraph has really summed it up and brought it out to clearly see why I love them so much. Thanks for this thread, I am touched by what it has made me see. Best of all, they have taught me to love, stronger than I ever though possiable and to apperciate what God gives us.