Meet Jan!
Saturday, December 22, 2012
New Little Sisfur
Hi Kitties! My Mommy says this is just a quick post for today. Part of my house has been closed off for some reason. A fellow cat blogger Mommy stopped by today. This is what she brought.
Tuesday, December 18, 2012
The Story
Hi Kitties! Sorry my Mommy hasn't updated, she says things were so crazy before I even took a walkabout. I won't tell my Mommy what happened during the time I was gone, but she wants to tell you from her side since she knows all you Kitties and your Beans want to know what happened. Take it away Mommy...
Thanks Lily. Let me start by letting you know how much Lily would go outside. When it's warm she sometimes would go out on weekdays as early as 7 am and come back sporadically until dark when we would lock her in. As it got colder her outside time was less and less, and was always when it was light outside. Right before she disappeared she barely showed any interest in going out, and we were thinking about starting to make her an inside cat.
So on Saturday December 1st in the afternoon Lily, her Daddy, and I were in our TV room relaxing. Lily decided around 3 pm that she really wanted out, so I let her out opening her cat flap for her. I started to get ready for a wedding reception that her Daddy and I were going to that evening. At 5 pm we had to leave, so I put food in Lily's dish and we left for the reception.
At 8:30 pm that night we came home expecting Lily to be in the house. I looked in her food dish and noticed she had been inside at some point to eat some food. We searched all the house, but she was no where to be found. We called for her outside, but didn't see her. We weren't too worried at that point because it was a little warmer than normal, so we thought for sure she'd be back before bed time.
I starting to worry as 10 pm approached. It was also starting to get really windy. There were high wind warnings all that night, and raining for the next day. I did not sleep at all that night. I kept hearing the cat flap open and close, but it was the wind. I was so worried as Lily had never been gone overnight, and the weather was so bad.
Sunday morning I posted her most recent picture on Facebook asking if anyone had seen her. I have a lot of my closest neighbors friended there. By that night I had so many neighbors looking for her with one false positive sighting. I decided to post on her blog and the CB because I truly believe in the power of purrs, prayers, and positive (or maybe not so positive since I asked you guys to tell her to "get her butt home") thinking. I also posted on our local free classified site (which is more used than craigslist) and craigslist.
Monday morning still nothing. My neighbors checked on me to see how the search was going. I called our local shelter. I tried on Sunday, but they are closed weekends. Oh I forgot to add that this whole time my husband and I took turns walking the neighborhood looking for her. I started to make posters and fliers to hand out. We actually spent almost $100 getting copies made to blanket our neighborhood with. I just really felt I needed to focus on the area around us.
Tuesday morning I got a call. A neighbor saw a cat in her yard, but wasn't sure if it was Lily. I thought it was another false positive, but decided to check. The neighbor said she tried to grab the cat, but it did not want to be held. I walked down by the house, but saw no cat. I called her name as I walked home. Just as I got to the bottom of the steps to our home, I see Lily come running towards me. I grab her as fast as I can and start crying and saying, "Where have you been? We've missed you so much!" I get her inside, close her cat flap, then get her some canned food out. She was very thirsty, but not very hungry. Her fur was gritty and dry, but otherwise she looked fine. She spent about 10 minutes running around the house and up and down her cat tree. Then as it started to rain outside, she settled down and slept on my lap for 5 hours.
Sorry this is so long. I just knew everyone would like to hear what happened. I want to thank you guys again for all your purrs, prayers, and thoughts. Lily is now an inside only cat, much to her dismay.
Thanks Lily. Let me start by letting you know how much Lily would go outside. When it's warm she sometimes would go out on weekdays as early as 7 am and come back sporadically until dark when we would lock her in. As it got colder her outside time was less and less, and was always when it was light outside. Right before she disappeared she barely showed any interest in going out, and we were thinking about starting to make her an inside cat.
So on Saturday December 1st in the afternoon Lily, her Daddy, and I were in our TV room relaxing. Lily decided around 3 pm that she really wanted out, so I let her out opening her cat flap for her. I started to get ready for a wedding reception that her Daddy and I were going to that evening. At 5 pm we had to leave, so I put food in Lily's dish and we left for the reception.
At 8:30 pm that night we came home expecting Lily to be in the house. I looked in her food dish and noticed she had been inside at some point to eat some food. We searched all the house, but she was no where to be found. We called for her outside, but didn't see her. We weren't too worried at that point because it was a little warmer than normal, so we thought for sure she'd be back before bed time.
I starting to worry as 10 pm approached. It was also starting to get really windy. There were high wind warnings all that night, and raining for the next day. I did not sleep at all that night. I kept hearing the cat flap open and close, but it was the wind. I was so worried as Lily had never been gone overnight, and the weather was so bad.
Sunday morning I posted her most recent picture on Facebook asking if anyone had seen her. I have a lot of my closest neighbors friended there. By that night I had so many neighbors looking for her with one false positive sighting. I decided to post on her blog and the CB because I truly believe in the power of purrs, prayers, and positive (or maybe not so positive since I asked you guys to tell her to "get her butt home") thinking. I also posted on our local free classified site (which is more used than craigslist) and craigslist.
Monday morning still nothing. My neighbors checked on me to see how the search was going. I called our local shelter. I tried on Sunday, but they are closed weekends. Oh I forgot to add that this whole time my husband and I took turns walking the neighborhood looking for her. I started to make posters and fliers to hand out. We actually spent almost $100 getting copies made to blanket our neighborhood with. I just really felt I needed to focus on the area around us.
Tuesday morning I got a call. A neighbor saw a cat in her yard, but wasn't sure if it was Lily. I thought it was another false positive, but decided to check. The neighbor said she tried to grab the cat, but it did not want to be held. I walked down by the house, but saw no cat. I called her name as I walked home. Just as I got to the bottom of the steps to our home, I see Lily come running towards me. I grab her as fast as I can and start crying and saying, "Where have you been? We've missed you so much!" I get her inside, close her cat flap, then get her some canned food out. She was very thirsty, but not very hungry. Her fur was gritty and dry, but otherwise she looked fine. She spent about 10 minutes running around the house and up and down her cat tree. Then as it started to rain outside, she settled down and slept on my lap for 5 hours.
Sorry this is so long. I just knew everyone would like to hear what happened. I want to thank you guys again for all your purrs, prayers, and thoughts. Lily is now an inside only cat, much to her dismay.
Tuesday, December 4, 2012
LILY IS HOME!!!
Lily came home!!!! I want to thank you guys all so much for your purrs, prayers, and shouts to Lily! I will be around a little later to thank everyone personally. Now to spend a little time hugging my little girl!
Sunday, December 2, 2012
Lily is lost...
Hi everyone, Lily's Mommy here, could I ask that everyone send their thoughts to Lily to get her butt home? Sorry I haven't blogged or visited for awhile. I have kept up with your blogs, just haven't been commenting. Thanks.
Tuesday, October 16, 2012
What My Parents Have Been Up To and an Award!
Kitties, I am so sorry I haven't been able to blog! Especially since Nerissa of Nerissa's Life so kindly gave me an award!
Firstly my parents have been busy working on our home and lawn. You see they bought their first home almost a year ago and it's a fixer upper. It had been empty for over a year and not very well taken care of. So first they had to care for the lawn and plants, which are all doing quite well now that they've had more TLC. Also the house needed to be painted before this winter comes.
So now that they're done hopefully my secretary Mommy can spend more time on the important stuff, like blogging and catching up with my friends!
Now onto my award... The Versatile Blogger Award
Isn't it pretty? Thanks so much Nerissa!
So I understand I have to share seven random thoughts about myself.
1. I now like kids! My Mommy has no idea what happened, but I will now run up to kids outside and ask for attention. I used to run at a mere hint that a kid could be trying to touch me.
2. I love exploring behind doors that are closed most of the time. This includes closets, cupboards, and the fridge. I don't get in the dishwasher or washer/dryer though.
3. I once jumped in the shower with my Mommy. This kind of goes with number two, but I'll never, ever, ever do that again!
4. I have an fifteen year old Aunt kitty named Izzy that I lived with for awhile after my Mommy and Daddy gotcha-ed me. We didn't get along very well though.
5. My parents never really use my last name. My Mommy decided to use it for my blog because she thought it is a pretty name for a pretty lady cat like myself.
6. I have taken over my Mommy's pillow at night to sleep. She added an extra pillow to the bed in case there's no room for her while I'm sleeping.
7. I almost went home with my Grandma one time when she was visiting. I had jumped into her car while she was loading up some of my parent's laundry when the washer broke. She said she'd take me home with her, but I jumped out before she got in.
Firstly my parents have been busy working on our home and lawn. You see they bought their first home almost a year ago and it's a fixer upper. It had been empty for over a year and not very well taken care of. So first they had to care for the lawn and plants, which are all doing quite well now that they've had more TLC. Also the house needed to be painted before this winter comes.
Here I am supervising the painting from inside.
Now onto my award... The Versatile Blogger Award
Isn't it pretty? Thanks so much Nerissa!
So I understand I have to share seven random thoughts about myself.
1. I now like kids! My Mommy has no idea what happened, but I will now run up to kids outside and ask for attention. I used to run at a mere hint that a kid could be trying to touch me.
2. I love exploring behind doors that are closed most of the time. This includes closets, cupboards, and the fridge. I don't get in the dishwasher or washer/dryer though.
3. I once jumped in the shower with my Mommy. This kind of goes with number two, but I'll never, ever, ever do that again!
4. I have an fifteen year old Aunt kitty named Izzy that I lived with for awhile after my Mommy and Daddy gotcha-ed me. We didn't get along very well though.
5. My parents never really use my last name. My Mommy decided to use it for my blog because she thought it is a pretty name for a pretty lady cat like myself.
6. I have taken over my Mommy's pillow at night to sleep. She added an extra pillow to the bed in case there's no room for her while I'm sleeping.
7. I almost went home with my Grandma one time when she was visiting. I had jumped into her car while she was loading up some of my parent's laundry when the washer broke. She said she'd take me home with her, but I jumped out before she got in.
Here's me on my Mommy's pillow.
Thursday, June 28, 2012
Sorry I've Been Away So Long!
Hi kitties, can you see me? No hold on a sec!
My mommy was sad she missed being able to go to blogpaws even though it was so close. She hopes all the pet parents enjoyed visiting Salt Lake City.
I wanted to share a picture from one of the many wildfires going on here in the west. We've had one kind of close to us, but it was put out fairly quickly. We sure wish it would rain and cool down!
This is from USA Today. It's a lady here in Utah who found these kittens under a burned out truck in her neighborhood that had burned in a wildfire. We don't know anymore about the story, but we sure are sad for all those who are affected by the wildfires.
Well I'm gonna get back to watching over my neighborhood from the tree. Hope every kitty has a good day!
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
It's My Second Birthday!
Sorry my mommy hasn't posted or commented for me for awhile. She says things have been really busy. I've made sure that I've gotten enough attention anyways. Mommy promises to help me visit later and try to blog more often.
On to the most important thing: It's my second birthday today! I've already gotten some fun toys from mommy and daddy. Later I'll get treats, yay!
Mommy made a video of me spiffing up for my birthday. Mommy says she likes the part where I clean my armpits. She's weird like that. Anyways, I hope you guys enjoy it!
On to the most important thing: It's my second birthday today! I've already gotten some fun toys from mommy and daddy. Later I'll get treats, yay!
Mommy made a video of me spiffing up for my birthday. Mommy says she likes the part where I clean my armpits. She's weird like that. Anyways, I hope you guys enjoy it!
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