Nine wonderful years ago, my sister-in-law's cat, Pascal, gave birth to four kittens, and one of them was my C. John. It was an exciting day for us all, and I instantly fell in love with the biggest, fluffiest kitten of the litter. Pascal had a teenage pregnancy, so, of course, I wanted to do everything I could to help her out. So, adopting one of her sons was a pleasure and the least I could have done. I'm happy to say that Pascal is also still alive and is doing well in her new home near College Station.
Lane and I got C. John the summer before we got married, so he's been through it all with us. There was only a few months after September 11, 2001, that C. John was missing, and other than that, we've stuck together. I have helped him over these past four years, as he has fought and struggled with Feline Urinary Tract Disease, a condition that nearly took his life before we caught it. Thankfully, his condition is easily managed with the right food. He has done marvelously with his diet change and has continued to bring our family joy!
Dane and I thought that it would be fun to have a birthday party for C. John today, so since Granna (my mom) was coming to watch Dane while I went to the dr., she was so nice and made a birthday cake. Dane picked out a cake mix with sprinkles in it, and we used whipped cream and crushed oreo cookies for the frosting. I carved on Dane's 2 yr. birthday candle and made it into what kinda resembled a 9. We used left over party plates and half-eaten boxed Neopolitan ice cream, and whalla! - we had ourselves a party! To make the party even more fun, Dane's friend, Winter, came by for a couple of hours to play while her mom went to the dr., so she got to help us celebrate. We even talked Lane into coming home for a while for the party. I think the cake and ice cream part had more to do with his coming home, rather than his desire to celebrate a cat's birthday, though. We'll take what we can get, though!
Dane, trying to give C. John his present
For those of you who are not quite sure, we do not normally have birthday parties for our pets. I just happened to remember that C. John was born on May 1, and I thought that it would make a fun day for Dane, and it did. We have had a great time. I'm not really so sure if C. John even cares about all of the time and effort Dane, my mom and I put into his special day. He mainly just wanted to go back and finish his afternoon nap! Some thanks!
4 comments:
What a lucky cat! And a weird bunch of people.
How cute is that!
Mary you look wonderful...
Happy Birthday C-John!!
This is great reading. Just when I thought I was have issues thinking my family was weird, you come along and put things into perspective. Thanks Mary. I will also have to personally pop a present in the mail for C. John. I'm thinking TK "Honkey Tonk University?"
Thank you for letting Win share in the party. She had a great time.
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