Newbie Request: Help Me Get To Know You?

[Laura's Babies]

I am Laura (my cats are my "Babies")

I am in SE Louisiana and live with my 4 babies.. Boo, a orange & White lady that was my Mom's faithful companion until she died in 1999.. she is going on 15 years old now.

Amy is my CH baby ( cerebellar hypoplasia), a tabby & white that is about 6 to 7 years old now (time flys and it's hard to keep up).. See what her CH looks like in the link in my siggy.

Giz is my "clown" girl, a diluted calico (?) that is very mischievous, always into to something, bores easily and she is the funniest cat I ever met. About the same age as Amy, was gotten to be a companion for Amy.

Samantha is my black beauty that sat on my doorstep for 2 years begging to be mine. She is my shadow and constant companion.. Although she is the smallest of the bunch she is older by about a year than Amy & Giz.

I work on a boat on the Mississippi River, I am the cook and my job requires me to be gone 28 days and when I am home, I am home 28.. So I come and go here according to my work schedule.

The boat I work on..


(Just call me the "boat lady" if that helps you remember me)

[Taz_Zoee]

Hello Pat! My name is Cindy and I have two dogs, Zoee who just turned 5 and Taggart who will be 2 in May. I also have a kitty, Paizly, who will also be two in May.
I live in Concord, CA (Bay Area near San Francisco) with my boyfriend and our "kids". In my siggie you'll see a tabby cat. That is my Taz who I had to let go back in July of last year. I probably wouldn't have made it through that difficult time if it weren't for my PT family here.
One of these days I might get another kitty to (hopefully) keep Paizly company, if she'll accept a newbie.

I work in accounting at a management company and volunteer at a local animal shelter (Tony La Russa's Animal Rescue Foundation www.arf.net) at least one day of the weekend. That is where I found Taggart.

[Momto4FemaleFelines]

Hi Shelley, nice to meet you!

[sirrahbed]

This thread is very nice - am learning more basic things about people I already "know"

I am Debbie, married for 35 years to Dennis. Three grown and married kids, four grandkids. I am homemaker and hubby is retired military - we live in Ohio. The fur family includes five kitties - Emily, Eliot, Dylan, Lizzie and Robbie. We adopted the last two from another PT friend here - Kimlovescats who lives down in Tennessee.

Welcome to PT, Pat!

[pomtzu]

Hi Pat! I'm Ellie and we're practically neighbors. I live in DE, about 10 miles NW of Dover. I share my home with my 2 pups: Myndi is a Pomeranian and her birthday is today - she's 14, and my little guy Sparky who is a ShihTzu and will be 11 next month. You can see them in all their cuteness in my siggy pic. I also have an outdoor kitty by the name of Sherbie - the stray who came to stay - 7 years ago during the President's Day Blizzard in 2003.
I'm retired - love the ocean - and have a passion for lighthouses. I have 2 beautiful grandkids and my granddaughter graduates and is off to Monmouth Univ in the Fall.
Welcome!!!

[Momto4FemaleFelines]

Hi Ellie, nice to meet you all the way over on the other side of the pond! I had a hamster a long time ago.

[Momto4FemaleFelines]

Hi Laura! What a unique job you have!
Nice to meet you!

[Momto4FemaleFelines]

Hi Cindy,
I'm sorry you lost your Taz.
Isn't it odd how our on-line fellow pet loving friends are more comfort than people in our real life when we lose a pet? So many just don't get it, that pets are family. I'm so glad the internet allows we pet lovers to congregate to share and support! I know I needed it when we lost our Jack Russell Terrier, Aggie, in 2007.
Your dogs are adorable! I love the name Paizly for your kitty!

[Momto4FemaleFelines]

Hi Debbie, thank you for the welcome.

It can sometimes take so long to become familiar with the folks you post to and read from/about on forums, I like introductories to help out! I'm one that has trouble remembering people if I don't post back & forth with them on a regular basis!

[Momto4FemaleFelines]

Hi Ellie, nice to meet you!

Hmmm, blizzard of 2003, I don't remember that one for some reason. I remember the one in '96, though.

I am about 20 minutes from the Delaware Memorial Bridge, North up 295.

[trayi52]

Hi Pat, my name is Willie. I am married to Jimmy, and we have been married for 39 years, will be 40 years this June. I have two cats name Oscar, and Grover. Grover is a female I raised from the age of two weeks. She is very spoiled because of it. I also have a Yorkie name Sarah, and a Cockatiel name Charlie Sweet. I have one son, and two daughters, and six Grandchildren.

I live in Middle TN, in a little town name Collinwood.

I am very happy to meet you, hope you like it here, it is full of very nice people.

Willie

[Momto4FemaleFelines]

Hi Maggie, we've 'conversed' a bit in other threads. It's great to be here and meet you.

Hi Genny! You've got a big furfamily! Nice to meet you! Our Collie, Ladd, was the first dog I ever really had. My husband took him in from a family who had to give him up about a year before we got married. He was a wonderful, loyal dog. I still miss him even though he's been gone since 1987. The first day my husband then fiance left Ladd at home to go to work then returned home, Ladd was protecting the house and didn't want to let him back in. Chip then had to reach in to grab a loaf of bread and give Ladd a piece of bread to calm him down...the bread was the only thing around he could grab to give a treat as a bribe so Ladd would let him back in the house!

Hi Willie! Thanks for replying!

Hello Bri, nice to meet you!

Hi Elyse, thanks for replying to my threads and commenting on the photos in my album! Nice to 'formally' meet you.

Hi Rachel, nice to meet you, too! We've had beagles in the past, as well as a terrier, a Jack Russell to be exact.

[wombat2u2004]

Hi Pat,
I'm John from Australia. Everyone here knows me as Wom.
61, retired, recently married. Three daughters, 2 border collies, 1 King Charles Cavalier Spaniel, 2 budgerigars, fish (I can't count them beause they swim too fast). Ex-builder and consultant. Pass my time now doing volunteer welfare work for aged and sick war veterans and war widows.....collect art...collect militaria.....spend time on Pet Talk making a nuisance of myself.
Oh .....and I also cook a lot.
Hope you enjoy your time with us.......
Wom

[BitsyNaceyDog]

Hi! I'm Kari. I no longer have the time to post as often as I used to ,but I still love Pet Talk and I try to read and keep up with everything as best I can.

I've been married to my my husband, Justin, for 9.5 years. We have an almost 3 year old son, Nathan, and we're expecting our second son, Christopher, in May. We live in Florida with our farm-full of animals, almost all rescues. We have 6 dogs- pit bull/basenji mix, a mini mutt (possibly a jack russell mix?), a pug, a min pin, a pomeranian, and a chihuahua. We also have 7 cats, a horse, 5 snakes, 2 tortoises, 2 chinchillas, 2 rats, 9 birds, and a small fish tank. We're planning on adding a few chickens in a few weeks too. I've been wanting and waiting for a very long time to have chickens and I'm excited we're finally ready for them this year!

[molucass]

Welcome to PT!

My name is Cori and I am from Texas.. I currently work at a hotel as a night auditor. I'm 24 and anxiously expecting a baby in September.
My fiance has an 8 week old puppy named Skunk, 2 goats (now 3, one just had a baby this morning), a horse and a pig..
I also have a female pit bull named Alize that I have had since the day she was born. She will be 2 in February.
And last but not least, I have a chihuahua named Deebo, but he stays with my mom now because the "farm life" just wasn't for him. He's 4 yrs old and weighs 4 lbs, so I figured it would be best for him to stay with my mom and her little dogs when I moved out.