"Everyone enjoys being acknowledged and appreciated. Sometimes even the simplest act of gratitude can change someone's entire day. Take the time to recognize and value the people around you and appreciate those who make a difference in your lives."
~Roy T. Bennett
When someone asks me what I am most thankful for, my family comes to my mind first. I imagine that would be what most folks would say, but our family is Alan, myself, Hendrix, Dylan and Joe. Two humans, and three fuzzballs. Cats. We adopted Hendrix and Dylan in autumn of 2008, after we lost our cat Elvis, to Cancer. Joey was found on the Saturday, after Thanksgiving, in 2013. He was alone, dirty, injured, and it was pretty clear that if we didn't take him in, he wouldn't survive the weekend. Opening our hearts to this tiny lost cat, turned out to be one of the best decisions we ever made!
From day one, he has a sweet kindness to him, and his intelligence is unbelievable! He has a funny way of "meeping" if he thinks he is in trouble, as if he is apologizing.When he is unsure about playing, or if wants to try something new, like sleeping on the end of the bed, he will meow in such a way, that it almost sounds like a question! "May I please?" Or "Is it okay if...?" Honestly, he is the best behaved cat I have personally ever known or owned. He seems to know that he was saved by Alan, taken into our home, and he knows we love him, and we always will!
He says THANK YOU to us, every day,
in his own way, with snuggles and nom-noms.
Nom-Noms are kisses, by the way. He loves kisses!
Finding him on Thanksgiving weekend, in 2013,
made it all the more special for us!
So, at thanksgiving time, I always feel thankful,
and grateful he came into our lives, and made it a much nicer place!
"If having a soul meas being able to feel love and loyalty and gratitude, then animals are better off than a lot of humans."
~James Herriot
All Creatures Great And Small
#22 Leaf Of The Day
November 22nd, 2017
Knight's Ferry, California
~Me :)
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