Good Day my fan club!

 If I was playing poker I'd say I had two sets of four of a kind. I'm not playing poker but we have two four of the same kinds in this house now.  It was 4 and 3 but now it's 4 and 4.  How do these animals find there way here?  It's actually a full house now.  Mom says "that's it, the inn is full, next one has to go to the stable". But mom,  we don't have a stable!  Oh whatever.  

So here is the tear jerking story mom gave me, why she allowed another cat in the house.  I thought three was too many now there are four!  

Meet Valentina.  Oh joy, not! 

Mom said to dad that mom mom (that's dad's mom) forwarded an email that a lady had sent out to the folks in their retirement community.  It said there is a three legged black and white cat that has been hanging out around their section of the community for the past several year.  In this past snowstorm and freezing weather it took shelter under her deck.  Since she has an older cat, she couldn't take it in but asked if anyone could take it.  The lady couldn't stand to see this poor cat outside anymore!

So mom got soft and told dad to read it and before I could scream "NO" they called the lady and .. well, the rest is history.  

Mom took her to the vet and had her checked out. She is a small cat, only 4.8 lbs, but the vet ran tests and said she seemed healthy just underweight. The vet also said that she wasn't a young cat, and guessed by her teeth and stuff that she might be 8 years old, but the vet said it's really hard to figure age.  For now mom has her in a big dog crate. This way the cat can meet us and we met her and nobody get hurt while this is happening. Give the cat a place of security as she watches and learn our household operates.  (She is kinda cute for a cat but if you tell anyone, I will deny  I ever said it)   

Mom picked the name Valentina since it was just valentine's day.  Not sure what her nickname will be, but we all have nickname around here.  Actually when mom and dad picked up the cat they said don't know if it's a boy or girl so it would be Valentino or Valentina.. turned out with the "A" at the end.  

 So friends, as the snows came down today I heard mom say to Valentina, "You can look out the patio door at the snow, little girl but you are safe, warm and won't have to worry about food again.  Sleep my little girl, you are a part of our family now." 

Stay safe in this crazy weather, just remember you don't have to go outside to pee. They made indoor bathroom for you years ago, nobody has invented any for us yet!  (I'm working on it, you have no idea how cold that snow is on my ding dong)  

Love, 

Leonard

 Okay, I finally caught a cat, it was a rough morning but I corralled her into Clara's cage. That should keep her for the day.  Why did I corral her?  Better to have a cat locked up, you know where they are and can rest comfortably for the day.  Now I'm tired, that was a tough job. 

 

You have got to be kidding! Snow again!

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This is brave Eve going outside in the snow!  

 

 

 

No thank you! I'm staying inside and snuggling "Mom, come here and snuggle with me,  please?"  

 

 

Love your little boy, Leonard

 I love peanut butter. Well, we all do.  Mom hides pills in them when she has to give us a pill, but I don't care.  I never even taste the pill.  Just give me the peanut butter!  Mom has a special jar for us dogs, she gets us the creaming peanut butter.  Yum!!   When the jar is empty, she usually give it to me to lick out, as far as I can. Then she gives it to Eve (she is bigger and has a longer tongue). If I could just get my head in the jar I could have it all to myself.  

 Catch you later folks!  Stay safe, I just heard mom tell dad that they are expecting more snow on Sunday..  More?  Oh my goodness, do you realize I only this a little spot outside to go to the bathroom?  I need a large area so that I can roam and smell. I don't want to pee on top of where I peed this morning.  I bet you never realized how hard it is to find the perfect place to pee.  You go in that room and close the door, I hear you.. How do you pee at the same place all the time when there is a whole big world out there?

 It has seen something else this past month.  Mom and Dad seems to be home all the time, I can't get any computer time.  

Katie and Erik got married on January 8, 2021 and it was beautiful weather.  Things weren't what they had expected when they started planning, it kept getting smaller and smaller in guests, but it was very nice, at least that is what I'm hearing. They wouldn't let any of the animals attend.  Can you imagine?? We half raised the girl and we couldn't attend.  Oh well, the pictures look nice, Katie and Erik are happy and back in Virginia. That's all that counts!  Here's the best picture I could sneak out of mom and dad's computer!  

 

 

 After that big day the following Wednesday, January 13th mom retired from A D Moyer Lumber, she was there forever.  She worked there 37 years. They had a cake and some send off gifts for her.  She forgot the dogs (who cares about the cats)  and she didn't bring home any cake for us.  But one thing I really like since she is retired, she doesn't sent that stupid alarm clock.  We can all sleep in now.  Clara is even sleeping in, at first she would wake up at the normal alarm time, but I took Clara aside and explained the facts of life to her. You know, sleeping is what we do most the day, why get up too early, you just have to go outside to do our "Duty" when it's super cold out, if you sleep later, it gets warmer. If it's warmer, we don't freeze our jingle bells off going potty in the morning.  Clara's not dumb, she understood when I explained the facts of life to her. Her is mom and the huge cake that we didn't get to partake of!  

Okay, that is enough for me, I'm back to bed for the day.  It's snowing like crazy out there, I don't want to go out, I'll freeze my jingle bells off and get all wet. NO THANK YOU! 

Love,

Leonard