The Joy of Cats...

I haven't written much about the furry family members we have. Maybe because we lost one of our furry babies this past summer suddenly. That is a story for another time- but Canyon will always be missed. He left behind a couple of cats that are-- well interesting. I think since they were raised with Canyon that have some qualities of a dog. You see Rich found a stray cat at work and thought it would be a good idea for me to come and get her. This cat ended up costing us $1000 because she bit Canyon and give him an infection. We thought it would be a good idea to give this cat to our neighbor- problem solved right.. WRONG. Being the good person he is he took the cat - who he named Street- to the vet only to find out she was pregnant. So back to us she came because he was going to be gone and didn't want her alone. A month later we were able to see her 5 kittens born. We were lucky to find 3 good homes - Lou went Tonya- Flurry went Candace- and Little Grey went to Brenda. That left us with Mesa and Sedona. We named them after things from Arizona since Canyon was named for the Grand Canyon because of his color. These cats have caused us nothing but trouble! At least that is what Rich thinks but truly it is his fault we have them anyway so he shouldn't complain! They eat any food that is left out! Sedona has ran off with a pork chop before and they shared a WHOLE cake with Canyon. Stuffed animals are easy targets if left out. Even my robe is tempting to chew on. I can't help but laugh as they walk around growling with a stuffed toy in their mouths! Even though they drive us a little crazy I can't help but love them. They love to snuggle up and will purr and purr when you rub their necks. I do believe these cats will live to be 20 years old- just to drive Rich nuts!

So that is a little bit about our furry babies Mesa and Sedona- (Sedona is the white/tan one and Mesa is Grey/White/Tan)

Until Next time!

Melyssa
(ps- I will post the week of photos soon- just a little behind on my journaling!)