CJ's Gotcha Day 1/4/05

[Tubby & Peanut's Mom]

Coping with major changes in his life (move to apartment before going full-time in the motorhome).


Exploring new horizons.


Learning to live with another new sister.


Realizing sisters aren't all bad.


Learning to love the motorhome life style.


Trials......


....and tribulations.....


But exploring new frontiers is fun.


Thanks everyone. Life is good.
CJ

[Karen]

Aww, congrats on your anniversary, Cracker Jack!

[Cinder & Smoke]

How many MILES have you logged, CJ?

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!

[Bengalz]

Happy Gotcha Day CJ 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

[Killearn Kitties]

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

[Barbara]

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 !!!!!

[Laura's Babies]

Have FOUR years gone by that fast? WOW!

HAPPY GOTCHA DAY CJ!

[Tubby & Peanut's Mom]

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

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.

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.

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.