It's April Fool's Day and it's also the day in 1998 that my two calico sisters, Puff and Powder entered into this world. Born in a barn and destined to have a incredibly short, crappy life full of disease, hungry coyotes and extreme temperatures, these two gals hit the kitty jackpot. At the same time they were born Mommy and Daddy were getting ready to enter into wedded bliss and the only thing Mommy wanted for a wedding gift was a cat. Yup...one cat. Daddy already had a D.O.G. - a sweet guy by the name of Jordan. A Golden Retriever who was about the happiest, silliest canine around. So after the vows and the short, but very sweet honeymoon, Mommy and Daddy drove many, many miles into the flat and boring Southwest Kansas country for a calico (that was Daddy's only requirement).
They arrived at the farm and were directed to the barn. The people who lived there were not what you might call cat people. They were people who had cats in a barn. A lot of cats in the barn, an awful lot of cats in the barn! Mommy felt overwhelmed. Daddy searched till he found a little calico kitten who was busy chasing around with her littermates. He scooped her up, looked her over and called it good. Time to go, right? Well, not quite. Mommy had been looking around and noticed the ittyest, bittyest kitten (calico) in a bale of hay trying with all of her might to back her little butt into the hay so she wouldn't be noticed. This just made Mommy more determined to meet her and the closer Mommy got, the more this little ball of fluff burrowed and hissed and spit and hissed some more. Mommy was hooked by her determination. Daddy couldn't say no. So, in that awful barn in Kansas is where Mommy and Daddy started our little feline family. Puff and Powder got a great home, and as a result of them being incredibly cute and wonderful, more cats have been welcomed into this family, like ummmm - ME!
So Puff and Powder, thanks for not screwing things up for those of us who got to join you later. I hope we share the same food, bed, toys, windows, home and the love of our parents for many, many, many more birthdays to come. I really do love you more than tuna juice!
30 comments:
Yay! What a great story about your sisters. It looks like you are going to have a great party. Have fun.
Happy Birthday to Powder and Puff! How cool to have a birthday on April Fools day. You can party AND play pranks today. I really liked the story about how Puff and Powder came to live with your Mommy and Daddy.
It looks like you are going to have a very fun party, too!
Happee birfday to your sisters Parker!!
Happy Birthday!!!! That is a very nice story!
Happy Purrfday to Powder and Puff. We are glad your Beans took them away from that horrible barn place. Have a great party!!
Happy Birthday to Puff and Powder! That barn sounds like a horrible place for kitties. It is great that Puff and Powder found a great Forever Home.
I hope they have a very happy birthday!
Happy birthday to you girls!!! Parker, they both sound like they were pretty wild in their younger days!!
Happy birthday to the calico sisters!
What a great story!
Happy Birthday to Powder and Puff! What a great story about how they became a part of your kitty family. Have a great day today!
Happy Birthday to Puff and Powder!
Two birthdays in one day! I bet the party is big at your house!! Woohoo!
Happy Birthday, Puff and Powder! Have a really special day!!!
awww Happy Purrfday Powder and Puff!!!!
Happy Birthday to Powder and Puff!!
We are so happy that they are your sisters. we hope you had a funneroonie day together as a happy family. This was a really nice storie
~Caesar
*we do not know what kenneled means? It must be bad and we are sorry and sad about that.
Happy Purrthday to Puff and Powder. What a neat day to have as your purrthday.
Oh that is a wonderful story!!! Happy Purrfday Puff & Powder!!!
We're so happy that they found a great furrever home and paved the way for more kitties to come into your home.
Luf, Us
Oh, Happy Birthday to Powder and Puff. We just went to visit them at Catster (but we don't know what you meant about Rudy being kenneled???) so we could give them treats and rosettes. What a fun party day in your house!
Purrrrrs, China Cat & Willow
That's a lovely story. Happy birthday ladies!
YEAAAAA, happy happy happy burthday Powder and Puff!!! Hope yoo two had a grate one and yer bro was super nice too yoo!!!!
Happy Birthday, Powder and Puff. I liked the story about how you found your forever home. I'm so glad that you were rescued from that barn. I hope you had a great party.
Powder and Puff are so cute! Happy Purthday to dem! That was a heartwarming story about how you got dem. It was jus meant to be. Now you all gots toys to play wif.
Parker
What a great story about your two sisfurs. That is really sumfink to celebrate!! Woo woo. Hope efurryone had a big happy partee.
HAPPY PURRDAYS GURLS!!
Abby
Parker
I dunno what "kenneled" is on Catster, could yu tell me?
Fanks
Abby
Happee Happee Purrthday, Powder & Puff! My brofur and I haf teleported and hided some purrezzies fur you in your house. We hope you find them and enjoy them!
~Bombay
What a sweet tribute to your sisters! Happy Birthday, and I hope you all had a great party!
Tara
Happy Purrthday girls! We're so happy you found a great forever home.
This is a lovely story Parker - and as a calico myself very glad to hear someone out there is looking after us. Birthday Purrs to Powder and Puff (good names). FAZ
Wow, great story! YOur beans are lovely people.
It sounds like a wonderful party. ooooo grilled REAL salmon, although I'm not sure why the sandwich couldn't be shared....
Happy birthday to your sisters! What a neat story!
I don't know what "kenneled" means either--I don't have a catster page.
Hippo Birdy Two Ewes,
Hippo Birdy Two Ewes,
Hippo Birdy Deer Powder an Puff,
Hippo Birdy Two Ewes!
... and many moooooore!
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