Cleo

Cleo basking in the sunshine.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

Couldn't make up my mind which on to use

Ann does a terrific job on any picture she makes.

"Happy Birthday to me

Happy Birthday to me

Happy Birthday dear Casper

Happy Birthday to me."

Mom: Casper that isn't fair. This month is

Cleo, Patches and was Gizmo's birthday too.

So we are celebrating all of them, even Gizmo's

since he passed in his Birthday month. Don't

forget it was your Daddy's birthday yesterday

too. I estimated by the time all of you

came into our lives as kittens your

birthdays were in the month of July.

So Happy Birthday Sweet Kitties.

Temptation

Blessed is the man who endures temptation;

for when he has been approved, he will

receive the crown of life which the Lord

has promised to those who love Him. Let

no one say when he is tempted, " I am

tempted by God"; for God cannot be

tempted by evil, nor does He Himself

tempt anyone. But each one is tempted

when he is drawn away by his own desires

and enticed. Then, when desire has conceived,

it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-

grown, brings forth death.

NKJV James 1 12-15

Memorial to Gidget

Mom read in today's paper that

Gidget of the Taco Bell fame passed

this last Tuesday of a massive stroke

she was fifteen years old. No more

"Yo Quiero Taco Bell." She was a

cutie but we don't have a picture of

the real her so Mom took a picture

of a replica. Mom loved those

commercials as I am sure a lot

of others did too. I know she is a

woofie but she wasn't to much bigger

than me and she was the same age

as me.

Casper

Wordless Wednesday

Napping

This is what you do on a hot hot day. Just

bask in the air conditioning and nap. It has

been so hot here lately. It's been over a 100

for eight days now, it was between 106 -109

for a few days now it is between 101-104

Hope it eases up soon but they say no end

in sight. Oh Well, so thankful for A/C.

Today is the 40th Anniversary of those guys

in the weird hats who put their paw prints

on the moon. Wonder if their paw prints

are still there????

Sing Praises to God

Sing to God, you kingdoms of the earth;

Oh sing praises to the Lord, to Him who rides

on the heavens of heaven, which were of old!

Indeed He sends out His voice, a mighty voice.

Ascribe strength to God, His exellence is over

Israel, and His strength is in the clouds. Oh God

You are more awesome than your holy places.

The God of Israel is He who gives strength and

power to His people. Blessed be God.

NKJV Psalm 68: 32-35

Hot Fudge Sundae

Mom woke up this morning and

called Cleo a hot fudge sundae.

She is vanilla ice cream with a lot

of hot fudge all over her. I don't

see that. She just looks like a

black and white cat to me. I

think Mom is getting a little

wacky.

Nap Time

Mom surprised me by posting a picture of me

taking my nap today.

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We have an update on daughter bean.

She saw her surgeon doctor today

and he told her things are looking good

for her. He said no other surgery required now.

He wants her to have three or four more chemo

treatments, which she doesn't like. He told her

you're body is responding to the chemo. She

also will be getting an appointment with a

radiation doctor soon.

Patches is doing a

lot better. She is picking but not eating

as good as Mom wants her to. Mom might

have to go back to feeding her. She is keeping

an eye on Patches as her outake is not as

good as Mom wants it to be.

Sons of Men and Animals

I said in my heart, "Concerning the condition of

the sons of men, God tests them, that they may

see that they themselves, are like animals." For

what happens to the sons of men also happens

to animals: one thing befalls them, as one dies,

so dies the other. Surely, they all have one breath;

man has no advantage over animals, for all is vanity.

All go to one place: all are from the dust, and all

return to dust.

NKJV Ecclesiastes 3: 18-20

Rest In Peace

Rest in Peace Sweet Peaches

Loa's sweet Baby

Thank You All so Much

All here would like to thank you oh so much

for all your condolences, purrs and prayers.

All of you out there make it all worthwhile

for blogging. It's been a great three years

and I have met so many new friends. It

really does my heart good!!

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Well, we have had another scare but it is not

all bad. Patches also stopped eating and

drinking. Called the vet and asked if their

might have been a disease between her and

Gizmo. She said no. She told me to put

Patches on an AD diet and force feed her.

It's working. Her intake and outake isn't

up to par but I have faith it will be. She is

behaving like a good girl and letting me do

it. Like Casper said in the July 5th post everything has changed around here and I

am trying to return it to normal for their

sake.................... and mine.

Again, thank you all so much.

Memorial To Gizmo

Gizmo passed away at about 4:15 this afternoon

and now sleeping a very peaceful sleep. Mom

took him to the vet at 11:20 and left him there

until the vet could do a sonogram on him. His

urine test was not good and his blood test was

fairly positive but the creatine reading was

kind of high. When the vet felt him she could

feel a hard mass where the kidney was suppose

to be. The other vet in the office could feel it too.

They thought it was the kidney but the sonogram

proved it was a tumor. His weight went down to

5.3 pounds and he was in a very weakened

condition and might not have made it through

surgery. The decision made by Mom is that he

has been through enough and put him down.

The vet and Mom discussed it for a length of

time. Mom really didn't want to do it but

decided it was in his best interest.

Mom is going to miss rubbing his fuzzy

belly. He is the only one who would let

her do it.

Gizmo was a real good sport letting Mom

put the Santa outfit on him this past

Christmas.

Gizmo loved boxes like the rest of us. He also loved to go outside in our yard at our other place and walk around and played like we did. Patches, Cleo and I will miss him a whole bunch but I think Mom will miss him the most.

Gizmo would have been fifteen years old

this month. 105 in cat years. Don't know if

we will be celebrating our (Patches, Cleo and I)

our birthdays this month. It won't be the same

without Gizmo.

Mom was also suppose to celebrate her third

Blogaversary July 9th.

Updates

Daughter bean is doing well. Her surgery

was deemed a success. The doctor said the

tissue around where the tumor was excised

looked like it was clear. He will know more

when the tumor has been evaluated.

He made an incision under the left arm pit and

said the lymph nodes are good. Guess that means

unaffected or he would have said otherwise.

Her next appointment will be on the 14th

and he said the next treatment will be

evaluated then. Mom has

been trying to get a hold of Son Bean this

morning but all she gets is a busy signal

on the phone. Gizmo is going to the vet in

an hour and ten minutes. More updates

later. Thank you so much for all your purrs

and prayers. Yes, Mom is needing them now

too.

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Update on Son Bean

He also is doing well.

Mom is really greatful

that Daughter bean

and Son bean are doing well.

But grieving for Gizmo.

A Good Morsel

Mom came up on this delicous morsel on one

of her walks at her sonbean's house in Michigan.

Don't you think that she could have brought it

home with her so I could play with it then eat

it??? Mom said she thought of me when she

saw it. She told me it probably would be dead

by the time she got home. Well, doggone, you

never know she at least could have tried it.

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Mom is in a bad mood today. Guess she has to

much on her mind. Daughter bean is going to

have her surgery tomorrow (Monday) and she

found out her son bean in Michigan will be having

surgery tomorrow too. He is going to have a tube

put in his ear. Mom said he was always playing

with it when she was back there. The ear was bothering

him so much. One thing Mom is grateful for, he

is finally doing something about it. Mom is also

worried about Patches and Gizmo. Gizmo is not

eating again. Week ago today Dad woke Mom

up and said "you'd better come and see this."

Patches vomited up blood in about four

different places, no food just blood with water.

But she hasn't done that since then.

Monday she took Patches to the vet and

she told Mom to keep on eye on her intake and

outake (whatever that means) It only has made

everything different around here. She reported

back to the vet Thursday and said that intake and

outtake was the same but sparse cause she is

nibbling. The vet thinks that when she was trying

to barf she might have ruptured a vein which

caused the blood. Anyway Mom is keeping an

eye on Patches and Gizmo. She will be gone all

day tomorrow to be with Daughter bean.

The Lord's Goodness

The Lord's Goodness to the Faithful

I will praise you with my whole heart;

Before the gods I will sing praises to You.

Iwill wordship toward your holy temple,

And praise Your name for Your lovingkindness

and Your truth; For You have magnified Your

word above all Your name. In the day when

I cried out, You answered me and made me

bold with strength in my soul.

NKJV Psalm 138: 1-3

HAPPY 4TH OF JULY

Hope everyone has a great and wonderful

4th of July.