Animal

I honestly haven't forgotten this blog. I just seem to find myself doing something else, instead of typing here. As of latley, I have acquired a new routine; after a long day at work. I use to come home, walk Baloo, clean for 15 minutes, and then work on my blog. Now I find myself coming home, taking a nap with my cat, walking Baloo, and then loosing the momentum to clean and work on a blog post. I also have been reading CRAZY a lot, which is good, I know; but these books have the power to turn on my hyper focus self and its very difficult to turn it off.

See, some may not know, but I have a 15 year old cat name Animal. I've been feeling very guilty, we haven't spent much time together because the boys have consumed most of it. Sadly, Baloo appears to go into predatory mode and is only focus on the "hunt". Jixxer...well, when he was little, Animal attacked him (she's clawless and she's notorious for starting fights, with all the neighborhood dogs&cats) and he seems to just want "revenge". As you can imagine, the house has become a bit hostile and Animal has to stay in the spear room, with all her stuff; while the boys are out. When I'm at work, she get's the whole house to herself, but her living situation is in no way ideal.
Over Thanksgiving weekend, my mother brought Animal into a discussion. She offered to take her, so Animal can live in a no-dog house; which would bring a great deal of peace and tranquility to my dear old cat. The sad news about this kind gesture, my mother is offering, is: my mother lives in Vegas. I would miss Animal a great deal, she's been in my life, since I was 12 years old. I'm not as sad about this, as I thought I would have been. I don't feel like I'm re-homing Animal, she just moving to live with another family member. I'm actually excited for her, she will have no dogs to deal with, lots of sunshine and warmth (which I would imagine, would be great for her elderly joints), and my mom. Its a win-win, my mother wants an pet, which offers affection, but doesn't have the time for a dog. Anyone, who knows my cat, knows she is very affectionate (as I type this, she is laying across my arms; I can only move my wrists and hands); so I'm happy for everyone.

Now there is the one matter, I do worry about. For the past 15 years, Animal has only lived in one house and has NEVER flown. I'm planning to fly down there with her, to help her adjust to her new home and new roommate (Bow-tie, my mom's male, clawless, cat). I do hope it all works out and everyone is happy. I want the best for her and sadly, here in Seattle, I can't give it to her. She deserves to live in more than a room and without fear of getting hurt by a huge dog.
 I will keep everyone updated, as this life changing experience for Animal&I, draws nearer. Till then, I'm going to try to spend as much time as I can with her and give lots of TLC!

Believe it or not, that last picture of her, is Animals happy face, ha!

I'm going to end this post, with a youtube video, which is very fitting because Animal is doing this right now to me, as I type:



You should check out the other video's, besides being an avid animal lover; I'm also a huge animation nerd/fan. I think this man does very creative shorts.