Happy New Year - 2012!

Hello, I'm back! I hope you had an enjoyable holiday season. December happened so fast but all of the festivities and time spent with friends and family were enjoyable and I'm very excited for 2012!

By the way..

I am a firm believer that things happen in 3's. Recently, three things around me have died (to put it so bluntly): my grandfather in September, our orange tabby cat - Mr. Yellow, and my front tooth. I hope not to jinx it but this past week my car has also been giving me trouble. Well, it very well could be about that time to start looking for a new car! We shall see about that, I'm excited, although the thrifty part of me would like to run my Altima to the ground.

During our ordeal with Mr. Yellow, I became acquainted with the Kakaako Pet Hospital. Unfortunately he passed away before I could take him to meet the vet. The doctor and her staff were all so compassionate and helpful about our cat whom they had never actually met, and animals in general. It was rather heart-warming! After learning that our cat didn't make it, the staff at the Pet Hospital asked if we would be interested in adopting a rescue cat that they had been helping to recover from a bullet (bibi gun) to its head. A gentleman had found the cat injured in Kalihi near Lanakila Senior Center and brought her to the Pet Hospital. He has been generous and kind in paying for the cat's recovery out of his own pocket but is not able to keep the cat. The Pet Hospital named the cat "Lani", short for the Lanakila Senior Center, where she was found. So last week, with out much thought or reason, I asked to meet this Lani cat. She was feisty and it was apparent her vision and hearing were impaired. But she was really sweet and playful, not to mention a very pretty Russian Blue color. I asked my Mom if she would want another cat in her life. I was actually doubtful that my Mom would want Lani because she was very sad when we lost Mr. Yellow and I thought she might not want to have to deal with the loss of a cat again. (I know I am making us out to sound like crazy cat people, but we really aren't!) But to my surprise, my Mom said to bring her home. So before the New Year weekend, we brought Lani home to do a test-run. Well, the rest is history and we've kind of fallen in love with this feline. I bought her some catnip toys but she was not interested in them. CJ said, "Our cat is not normal." And it's so true! With her vision and hearing impairments she really is a special cat, funny and charming more than anything. I was talking to my Mom about our rescue cat adoption and she said, "Well maybe the cat is the one rescuing us!" I had to laugh because she's right! It's been therapeutic and fun to have Lani around.

I haven't had a chance to take any pictures of Lani in her new home but here a few shots courtesy of my friend Janice, who is a huge cat lover and came along with me to meet Lani for the first time at Kakaako Pet Hospital.