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Lily Speaks

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This was written by Lily.  She asked me to post this for her.

“You’ve been so kind, but . . .

Searching, searching, searching and calling.

“I finally got out of the old folks’ home.  That place was boring, boring, boring.  Yes they were nice to me.  They gave me good food and water, clean litter and lots and lots of skritches and head rubs (oohh I love those).  Still I wasn’t happy.  I tried to tell them, but they don’t speak kitty very well.

“That poor old man just didn’t get it at all.  Finally the lady began to understand what I was trying to tell them.  I saw her pick up the phone in the office and call the shelter.  She asked a lot of questions of the woman that runs that place.  The lady talked to the old man and they got real quiet.  I heard a sigh and then . . . to my relief . . . he said, “Okay.”

“My request had finally been understood and granted.  They took me back to the shelter.  As soon as I was out of the box, I ran to greet the other girls and then settled into a nice little nest all set for me!

“I didn’t want to break the old folks’ heart, so I sent them back home with Nellie.  Nellie came from a quiet house, and that’s what she needs.  NOT ME!  Boy, is she going to find things quiet and boring.  She tells me that that’s what she needs.  And she’s going to get it.  So, ‘Goodbye Old Man and Nice Lady.  No hard feelings.  You’re nice, but not for me.  I hope Nellie is happy with you.  I need more action in my life.’ ”

Nellie

 

More About Lily

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On Saturday, after 48 hours of hiding, Lily came out to socialize with us.  We were happy that she was no longer avoiding contact.

Sunday afternoon, I coaxed her to come upstairs.  A few times before she had come to the top of the stairs, taken a look around and hustled back to her basement.  This time she came would take a few steps and stop.  I’d be a little ahead of her and would reach out and she’d walk on up to me to get her skritches.  She loves those! :awe:

She checked out the guest room and the office.  That was enough.  She went back downstairs.  I left the door open and went into the family room to watch a movie with Sylvia.  A while later we heard the now familiar “Meow.”  The explorer was venturing forth once more.

Lily stood in the shadow and peeked into the family room.

Sylvia and I spoke to her.  Eventually Lily ventured into the room.

“Hi y’all, whazzup?”

Little by little Lily is feeling more comfortable in her new home.  Thus far, she is well behaved.

I’m sorry about the picture quality.  It’s the best I can do with my shaky old hands.  I’ll have more Lily pics for you tomorrow on Wordless Wednesday.

Family News

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We had lunch with our older son yesterday before we went to the shelter to bring Lily home.  We always enjoy those lunches with him.  For a variety of reasons, we haven’t been all that regular in meeting since for the last month and a half.

The roads were not particularly good, but we wanted to see him this week before he and his wife leave for a vacation Puerto Rico.  You might enjoy summer vacations, but his seasonal business dictates winter vacations.  What better place to go this time of year?

Sylvia and I would love to go there again.  Our one trip there was marred by a hurricane shutting down the island for the last half of our short stay.  We were a day late getting back home.  We have friend there that we’d love to see again, but it’s not likely that we’ll do that except on FaceBook.

Lily

Our newest addition to the household is still hiding in the basement.  She did come out last night and used the litter box, ate, probably drank and checked out her bed.  Today, we can’t locate her at all.  I put out a couple of tasty treats to tempt her.  Patience is the order of the day.

Sylvia and I ran lots of errands today.  We did buy a bag of the same kind of dry food that Lily was eating at the shelter.  We are hoping that will help ease the transition to her new home.

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Lily Comes Home

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This picture of Lily was on The Ionia County Animal Shelter Website.

Sylvia and I met  Lily on our first visit to the shelter.  We were not going to adopt that day, and Lily was not yet available.  A few days later, the shelter listing was updated and had this to say about Lily:

My name is Lily and I am about 7 years old and a Siamese Lynx Point mix.  I am spayed and up to date on all my vaccines and am FELV negative.  I lived with 59 other cats in the house and they came and brought me to the shelter.  I am a very sweet girl and love getting lots of attention.  I can’t wait to find me a new home and new family to love and care for me.

Today, Sylvia and I returned to the shelter.  We visited with lily for a while and talked with the director about her.  We took care of some formalities and then we were able to bring her home.

Lily and the old man.

Once we were home, Lily went to the heated basement where she has food, water, litter and a comfy bed.  Right now, she is getting acquainted with her new surroundings.  We’ll get better acquainted with her later.