Newbie Request: Help Me Get To Know You?

[Momto4FemaleFelines]

Hi Johanna, thank you for introducing yourself! 7 years is a long time, but when you find a great place, you stay, so I'm guessing you're a good advertisement that PT is a good place!

Hi Sandie! I actually post on another cat forum and one member there is questioning if #17 has just shown up in his back yard! I'd have more if I could. I just replied to your nice post about the photos I posted. My husbands Grandmother has periods of dimentia so we know a little about how that can be, she'll be 99 in July. She has a 24 hour live-in care taker but we do her grocery shopping for her. I almost failed Fostering, too. We did keep Tiger Lily and Piper, though ultimately had to rehome Tiger Lily. I wanted to keep her boy kittens but knew I couldn't, but it was still hard to let them go.

Hi Maya & Inka's Mommy! I'll be 53 in September. My mind still feels about 30 but my body sometimes feels like 100!

[davidpizzica]

Hi, Pat! I bet you were wondering if there were any guys on this forum. We're in a minority, but we're there. LOL! My user name is my real name. I've been on here since 2004. I recently moved to an assisted living facility near Pittsburgh. I grew up in a suburb of Pittsburgh where I recently retired as a groundskeeper on a golf course. I've had a sucession of cats as pets, the most recent being miss Marigold, a beautiful female tortie. (unfortunatelely, the facility has a rule against residents keeping cats as pets, YUCK!), however she was adopted by a very nice older lady and has a great home. I was also involved in cat rescue and adoption with the Cat Sense organization. Well, Pat I 'm officially welcoming you to Pet Talk!

[boomersooner]

Hi, Pat and welcome aboard!!
My name is Shannon, and I live in a suburb of Dallas. I'm in my 25th year as the librarian at an elementary school (actually the one I attended!). I'm married to Mike, and I have two kids....Marc and Molly.

I joined Pet Talk about 2 1/2 years ago. At that time I had a wonderful Dalmatian named Cassie. She crossed the bridge 10 months ago at almost 15 years of age. We miss her a lot!

Presently, we have a black and white Springer Spaniel boy named Boomer. He'll be two in February. Last month, we added a liver and white Springer girl named Sooner. She's 2 1/2 months old. We are avid fans of the University of Oklahoma Sooners....so that is why we named them Boomer and Sooner.

Welcome, again!!

[Scooter's Mom]

Hi Pat! (My mom was a Pat, too.)

I am Crystal. I am almost 38 (June) and have been married to Preston since December 1999. He is my 2nd husband - my first hubbies wife, Kat, posts here sometimes under the username Katjaye. She's my best friend.

I live in Phoenix, Arizona but am from Houston, Texas. I moved here 11 years ago this month.

I am mom to:
Charlie - a male b/w kitty who is the talkiest kitty I've ever met. He's around 7 1/2, and when we adopted him 5 years ago (Dec. 10), he had lived in the shelter a good long time. They rescued him from the desert where he had lived for awhile previously.

Jingle Belle - a very girly calico who came to live with us Dec 22, 2007. She will be 3 in March. (The vet said she was around 9 months when we found her so we're guessing March for her bday.) She is super affectionate and very bossy!

Jadie - an 8 year old female Shih Tzu. I adopted her from a man I used to work with who didn't really have time for her anymore... I've had her since Dec 29, 2003. She is also very bossy! lol... must be a girl thing. But she's also so loving and fun - she has never met anyone she didn't like.

Oreo - a 6 year old male Shih tzu. My husbands co-worker was giving Oreo away in May 2007 and we took him in. He had been mistreated and was living outside for a long time in the Arizona heat... he's been abused (kicked, thrown, not fed!) and is very shy but loves my husband immensely.

And last but not least, I am going to include my Scooter Bug. He went to the rainbow bridge yesterday... he was my 14 1/2 year old tabby kitty that you see in my signature. He was my best friend and my favorite kitty ever... and I will miss him until the day I join him. We had him cremated and my husband and all my family knows that when I die, Scooter Bug and I are being buried together. He is my kitty. My sweetest boy.

thanks for the thread idea.
Crystal

[Pinot's Mom]

Hi Pat & welcome to the PT crew! I'm going to join with others and say "what a wonderful idea for a thread"!!

I'm Maggie, my husband is Coop (real name Bob, we've been married since 1982) and the queen of our household is Miss Pinot Noir. She is in my avatar and I have an album in my profile. She's about two and a half; we adopted her from a shelter in March of 2008 when she was about 10 months old. Pinot was Cat of the Day on May 5, 2009. I grew up with dogs (Irish Setters) and have had cats (one at a time) all my adult life. I have met wonderful people on PT and have gained some wonderful insight and information. Again, WELCOME!!

[Momto4FemaleFelines]

Hi David! It's nice to have men aboard a cat lovers site! As the mug I got my husband says "Real Men DO Love Cats"! I'm sorry you had to re-home your Marigold. My MIL lives in a "3 level" senior place, unassisted, assisted and total healthcare sections. She's still unasssisted and COULD have up to 2 cats but she won't be bothered even though she loves cats. Nice to meet you and thank you for the welcome!

Hi Shannon from Dallas! Springer Spaniels are pretty dogs! Nice to meet you!

Hi Crystal, I'm so sorry to hear of your beloved Scooter Bug's passing. We had our Jack Russell cremated and her ashes are to go with whoever goes first. Thanks for replying, nice to meet you.

[Genny]

Hi Pat, I'm Genny. I'm 21 and I live in Alabama. We have 8 dogs Sadie a great pyrenees, Max a german shepherd, Angel a maltese/pomeranian mix, Adrian a shihtzu/chinese crested mix, Mose a lab/retriever mix, Phoebe a pomeranian, Gretta a poodle and Abby a lab? mix. Then we have 5 cats Storm, Sebastian, Sophie, Tigger and Hazel and 6 birds...

I saw your signature. Your collie dog Ladd was beautiful. I use to have a collie. I got her when I was 7 and she died when I was 17. She was the best...I've loved collies ever since ;]

[Roxyluvsme13]

Hello Pat, and Nice to meet you!

My name is Briana, but you can call me Bri. And I am 17.5 years old.

I'm from East Tennessee.

Pets are:
Roxy (Boxer/Pit Mix)
Lily (Pomeranian)
Tallulah (Calico kitty)
Flower (Guinea Pig)

I'm not on much because I don't have internet access at home but since I have a new laptop and can steal wireless, it's cool . Ah and I'm going to UT in the fall and majoring in Veterinary Medicine, w00t.

[cassiesmom]

Elyse here
From the west suburbs of Chicago
Single
One cat, Cassie, who is 13
I'm a nurse
Other interests: music and reading, the Chicago Cubs

[CountryWolf07]

My name is Rachel. I'm 25 years old. I am hearing impaired - I am deaf without my cochlear implant. I graduated from Ohio State with a BA in Art. 10 months after, I am still searching for that "dream" job of mine. I don't know what it is, but I'll figure it out sooner or later. I have a boyfriend of three years. He has a Black Lab named Dozer, and I have a Beagle/Terrier mix named Hank. (He is in my signature). I am from Cleveland, Ohio.

[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.

[aTailOf2Kitties]

I'm Gwen and I live in Munford TN. Been "shacked up" with BJ for 10 years now. Neither of us wants to get married, so it works. I have 2 cats I adopted Valentine's Day 2009, after losing my bestest kitty buddy, Montego. I now have Toby a 2-ish snowshoe and Havoc who is about 20 months and a Siamese mix. Their pics are in my siggy. Honestly I'm more of a dog person but I realize I don't have the time and space to properly care for one, so I'm back to doing the cat thing for several years now and loving it (had several cats growing up). In the past I have also shared my home with fish and birds. I've been tending to lab mice for almost 8 years now and worked at a vet clinic for 6 years before that.

[Alysser]

Alyssa, I am down in the southern half of the state a little below the town of Woodbury which you may have heard of. I'm not far from Deptford, which is another town that may be more familiar than my little town.
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I don't know the area well, but you're a little over an hour from me. I know where that town is from past visits to Camden and stuff, I don't think you're that far from there.

[Pembroke_Corgi]

Welcome!

My name is Jill, and I live in Colorado. I am married and have an almost-one-year old daughter named Lyra. We have 3 dogs (2 pembroke welsh corgis and a greyhound mix) and 3 cats. Right now I am home with my daughter, but I'm a teacher and hoping to find a teaching position for next school year!