A love letter to Lorelei Lee -
I saved you for last because you are the newest Mews. You dear sweet girlcat... I love you to pieces.
Lori, you are a lovey cat. You never met your predecessor Iza, but you would have liked her. She was a lot like you. Attached to me, minklike fur. Meezerlish fur colors. Got oohs and ahhs from the vets as you do too. It sure took me a while to get you here. Over a year on the breeders waiting list for a litter that had you in it. The wait was worth it!
Don't get me wrong, cherished girlcat. You are different from Iza. Beautiful aqua vs blue eyes, lighter color fur, different personality. While I loved Iza for who she was, I love you too for who you are. Braver outside too. You have caught birdies and mousies! And you walk the fence top.
I love that you want to be near me all the time. Not a lapcat, but you are always close to me. The back of the TV chair, the ottoman, the bed. Somehow you are always close to me. When I come home from food-hunting, you are right next to the garage/basement door happily waiting to see me again. The others don't wait for me at the door like you do. I cherish that.
And you always stretch up to invite my attention. And I give you attention in return which you return yourself with more stretches to me. You are so wonderful!
And at night, you come under the covers and snuggle against my knees or back and purr. It helps me sleep sometimes. You even tolerate a lot of my tossing and turning at night. You just adjust your position and settle back down again.
You helped make Laz whole. I will never forget what a change you caused in him after you arrived. Do you even remember the first time you napped with him? You just approached him so easily while he was napping on the waterbed after you came here. and he was surprised. But he loved it when you did. It changed his whole life. It was like flipping a switch in his brain. He had a friend! Laz became a happier and more whole cat after you joined us.
And I have to say that you (and Laz) are probably my last lifelong cats. So as the youngest, you better stay a while. I want to love you for many years to come! You deserve a long time and I want it too.
Love,
The Big Thing
And that ends the "Love" posts for February... A love letter to each, ending with the newest Mew (Mews?). All deeply loved and cherished... I have been so lucky with all of you.