About my Calico Cat....

I am still suffering with this horrific viral thing so I am still doing this very slowly.........slower than what I thought.

But, anyway....my calico cat is Lucy.  She came into my life nearly 4 years ago when I adopted her a week or so after losing Ashley (Ashie the kitty cat). Ash was my best friend for 8 years and it was truly one of the most tragic things I've EVER gone through.  Yet, I determined that I really need a cat to give my love to.

That is when I found Lucy at the humane society.  I didn't adopt her right away, but after "meeting" her, I couldn't get her out of my head.  All I could picture was her home with me.  I couldn't picture another cat (other than Ashie, of course)....so a few days later, I went back and brought Lucy home.

It was difficult to bond with her the way I had with Ashie.  I cared for her, obviously.  She slept on our bed at my feet from day one and she was cool.  But I just couldn't bring myself to LOVE her in the way that I had Ashie.

About 8 months later, she started doing quirky things that I had only see Ashie do.  One thing being sleeping on my side.  No other cat has done that and out of nowhere, Lucy did.  It was bizarre and a little difficult to accept, but then I started wondering if maybe Ashie had "communicated" with Lucy in some way (Yea, I know, but work with me here!).  And honestly, I found peace with that.

I am in LOVE with this cat.  Of course she doesn't replace Ashie at all...Ashie was her own cat....and Lucy is her own cat, too.  But Lucy truly did rescue me from my grief and taught me so much about life and loss <3

Slowly starting.....

It's been about 4 days now since my cold (virus) has had mercy on me, but, wouldn't you know it??? I woke up yesterday morning with a SORE throat.  That turned into a stuffy nose and now, my glands (lymph nodes) in my neck are swollen and sore.  Welcome to having two kids in school and under 7 years old:  germ magnets!

SO, this is going to start out slowly until I can combat this and feel good enough to start posting.

I did, however, manage to make it to Menard's this afternoon to pick up some stuff for a new project.....but, when it gets closer to nighttime, I always feel yuckier..blach.  SO.....I think it is just a chill night for me......get the kiddos to bed and curl up with Sims 3 :)