Max the Tabby Cat

We found a 6 week old kitten today, in the carport, the day after Doug and I returned home from an 8 day trip to Utah.  He was so little, hungry and frightened. You may ask how did a little kitten end up in your carport? Well, we have a lot of feral cats in our neighborhood so it's not surprising that one day we would find one by the front door.  Here is the rest of the story!

After we found the kitten I had to take him to the vet because I have Simon a 12 year old tabby that I want to protect from any diseases.  On the way to the vet I called my friend Nancy, who was taking care of Simon while we were away.  I told her I found a cat and was she responsible for it being in my carport?!?!  Silence on the phone.  She asked, "What color is it?"  I told her, "It is a Tabby."  She said, "There was a black cat and I almost fed it!".  I told Nancy NEVER to feed any stray cats at my home, and that this little one is not a result of Nancy's caring ways with cats...She was not to blame! Unfortunately, in our neighborhood we have a lot of stray/feral cats that have been abandoned by their owner due to the economy.  This little one probably got lost while traveling with his mother. 

So, at the visit we discovered the kitten is a boy and named him Max.  Max was tested for feline leukemia and feline aids and found to be negative.  However, he does have an upper respiratory infection and is on antibiotics. Now we have to worry about Simon because this is very contagious.   

And you guessed it...he now lives with us.  Meet Max a cute little tabby/ginger cat.
 

I have forgotten what it's like to have a kitten in the house, always under foot, eating like a Piggly Wiggly, and following me around everywhere I go.  I LOVE IT!

Here's Max lounging on my desk keeping me from doing my work!

My First BYU Football Game

Idaho State 3 - BYU 59

It was a total BLOW OUT game...Idaho State didn't have a chance.  I've never been to a college football game and this was so thrilling to me.  I enjoyed every minute it, from the National Anthem to the amazing Cheerleaders!

This is immediately after the 1st touchdown that occurred within the first minutes of the game.  EXCITING!

 RAH RAH rah rah rah

 RAH RAH rah rah rah

 RAH RAH rah rah rah

Gooooooo Cougars!

Incredible cheerleaders encouraging the stands.  It was BYU Spirit all the way!

The band was spectacular.  You could tell they had a fun time on the field.  The different moves, marching and maneuvering into different places.  It was very apparent they work hard at their choreography and they take pride in their performance.  I loved every minute of it!  Thanks Linda for inviting me and I hope I get the opportunity to go again.

Fall Fun!

Doug and I visited with Josh, Sabrina and the kids. 

On this day Vincent, Lillian and friends decorated cookies in the backyard. 

It was beautiful weather and lots of fun!

Here's Lillian with her Frosting Smile!

Sabrina got creative and made a cookie to look like Josh.

I just had to laugh...it made me smile!

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month!

Summer Vacation

Doug and I made our annual summer vacation to Utah.  On this trip we had a few extra things we wanted to do with family.  We met with Doug's cousin RoseAnn to go to Superior and Rock Spring Wyoming. I was there only once before and I do not remember it being so windy!

Our purpose of going was to do a little family history.  We met RoseAnn's cousins, Shirley, Laura and Rich Hiner. On our day trip to Superior, Wyoming we saw the castle house on the hill that was built by Doug's Great Uncle Angelo Pellegrini.  This house was built for his brother Joseph Pellegrini which is Doug's grandfather.  The house was built in 1916 and still stands today.  We peeked in the windows and it looked like someone was remodeling the inside of the house.  The wind blew and blew even more up on that hill.  After reminiscing, we took a drive into where Superior was booming during the early part of the 20th Century.  We could see remnants of old mines and black soil. 

On Sunday we went to breakfast at the local IHOP and visited each other.  Afterwards we went to the Rock Springs Cemetery to pay our respects to our family members that were buried there.  It was a short trip but full of memories and stories.  One day I may go back just to see the castle on the hill.

A Very Sad Day!

This morning I took Simon for his follow-up appointment at the Vet.  He's still a little sick, but doing a lot better.  He was given another antibiotic and nosedrops.

Callie hasn't been feeling too good so I decided to take her too.  I've noticed that she was wobbly, moving slowly and not eating.  I thought she was still battling the respiratory virus and that she needed another RX of antibiotics. Unfortunately that was not the case, Callie's blood work showed that she is in kidney failure.  This was a complete surprise and something I had no idea I would be faced with.  The Vet began talking and I asked her to be honest.  Well, she was honest and said, "I cannot save this kitty."  My heart broke.  I had to make one of the worse decisions and that was to help her move on to cat heaven.

Callie Marie Pelley 

Born in the Fall of 1998
I brought her home from Petsmart March 11, 1999

Passed Away July 2, 2011

Callie also known as "Girlfriend", "Sissy", and "Calree".

Girlfriend, you will forever be in my heart!

5 Year Mark

Today I had my 5 year check-up.  I'm CANCER FREE!  Yes, I had breast cancer...but breast cancer doesn't have me!